Pune: India’s forests may store far more carbon in the coming decades, but scientists have warned the trend comes with a catch — the country’s most important forest ecosystems could become more vulnerable.A new study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), BITS Pilani, Goa, and Lund University, Sweden among others, projected that carbon…
Pune: Corporators from Lohegaon, Wagholi and Nagar Road trained their guns on the civic administration during the general body meeting on Monday, saying the intensified crackdown against unauthorised constructions had turned “haphazard”, particularly targeting small homeowners.The elected representatives even claimed that owners of small houses and standalone buildings were facing action without prior notices, while…
Pune: The state directorate of higher education has directed city-based ILS Law College to refund Rs1.04 lakh to a student with 6% interest, stating that the amount was collected “illegally and in a non-transparent manner” under unapproved fee heads.In a letter issued on April 13 to the college, the directorate said the amount collected from…
Pune: Two men were killed and a couple sustained severe injuries after their motorcycles were hit by a car on a sharp turn on Saswad-Vir Road near Saswad, about 30 km from Pune, on Saturday afternoon.Police sub-inspector Parmeshwar Godse of Saswad police told TOI, “The car driver, a civil engineer, 30, currently residing at Hadapsar…
Pune: The regional transport office (RTO) in Pune has seen a drop of 9% in registration of vehicles and 66% of EVs during the Akshay Tritiya week in 2026 as compared to the corresponding festive period last year, said figures released by the office.This year, 7,579 regular vehicles and 306 EVs were registered between April…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) has extended the deadline for online application for the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (MAHA TET) 2026 to April 24.The exam is scheduled to be held on June 21. The extension comes after several aspirants requested more time to complete their applications. The earlier deadline was April 16.MSCE…
Gitesh.ShelkePune: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune city police has actedsuo motuunder the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act to file a case against two directors of a Karve Road investment firm accused of cheating over 2,000 depositors of Rs43.2 crore by promising 5% monthly returns on their investment since July 2022.The affected…
Pune: A Yerawada Central Prison inmate from Mumbai’s Sion, out on 28-day parole since March 19, has failed to return, police said. Prison guard Tausif Shaikh (37) filed a complaint with Yerawada police on Saturday.Senior inspector Anjum Bagwan said the inmate, a murder convict serving life since 2018, was lodged in Yerawada on Dec 3,…
Pune: Cybercrooks lured a tax consultant (41) from Wagholi in share-trading and cheated him out of Rs 53.3 lakh between April and Oct 2025.According to the Pune Cyber police, the victim initially waited until Jan hoping to recover his money. However, the fraudsters not only prevented him from selling the shares, but also continued to…
Pune: The Talegaon MIDC police are searching for two men, including one from Virar in Palghar district and Mehsana in Gujarat, on the charge of duping an industry owner of Rs 85 lakh on the promise of helping him secure an investment of Rs 65 crore in his company. The fraud happened between Feb and…
