Devotees, organisers and the administration are using AI to make the procession a more memorable experience. Right from creating pictures, videos and graphics for social media to tackling serious logistics, AI is being roped in Pune: The ashadhi wari procession has always been known for its precision, management and discipline and has now included AI.Devotees,…
State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said criminal cases would be registered against the guilty officials and some could face dismissal from service Pune: State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said 15 revenue officials, including deputy collectors and tehsildars, were suspended for allegedly misusing Section 155 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code to carry out…
A stretch of Shankarsheth Road which is part of the Palkhi Marg in disrepair Pune: Some parts of the Ashadhi wari palkhi routes damaged in the recent heavy showers were urgently repaired by the road department over the last two days when the rains took a break to prevent inconvenience to warkaris, said the Pune…
Physiotherapy students from colleges across Pune provide foot massages and stretching sessions for warkaris Pune: The city’s schools, temple premises, community halls and open grounds transform into temporary homes for lakhs of warkaris of the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and the Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhis halting in Pune, before they resume their journey to Pandharpur. While…
PCMC deputy mayor Sharmila Babar and civic officials meet relatives at rescue site in Moshi on Friday Pune: Frustration spilled over at Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant on Friday after relatives of those still trapped beneath the debris accused the authorities of a slow rescue operation in the absence of senior political leaders at the site. Friday…
Rescuers at the crash site on Friday Pune: At the Moshi waster-to-energy plant, time stands still and yet rushes by. More than 56 hours after its administrative building caved in when tons of garbage slammed into it, rescue teams continued battling unstable debris, heaps of waste and toxic gases on Friday in an effort to…
A crowd gathered outside Kondhwa police station Pune: Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam, speaking in the legislative council on Friday, said a report will be sought from Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on ‘anti-national’ activities in and around Kondhwa area to take a call on setting up an office of additional police commissioner.BJP…
Former chief mInister of Maharashtra and senior Congress functionary Prithviraj Chavan Pune: Former chief minister and senior Congress member Prithviraj Chavan claimed there is growing unease within NCP (SP), and five to six MPs of Sharad Pawar’s party are anxious about their future. But NCP (SP)’s working president Supriya said that all eight MPs of…
Pune: Seeking to deepen the integration of art and culture into mainstream education, Spic Macay on Friday brought together leading industrialists, academicians and govt officials in Pune for its inaugural city-level advisory board meeting, aimed at expanding the movement’s footprint across schools and colleges.The meeting was chaired by eminent scientist Raghunath Mashelkar and attended by…
Pune: Public works minister Shivendrasinh Bhosale said on Friday that there are no engineering flaws at the Khed Shivapur toll plaza or the adjoining stretch of NH-48. He said accidents in the area are primarily the result of driver negligence and overspeeding.Replying to a question raised by Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao (Anna) Tapkir in the state…
