From a brutal affliction to a humane, scientific discipline, anaesthesia is now safe, well-controlled, and risk-free. Herbs, mandrake, opium and alcohol were arbitrarily used in primitive times to relieve pain and operate. Later, extreme measures such as cooling the patient or the barbaric practice of clubbing a patient were followed.Anaesthesia has come a long way—it…
Mumbai: The state govt has approved the release of a sum of Rs 480.5 crores for the crop damage in the state owing to the floods in Aug and Sept. The funds will be released to 6.7 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar division and 4.4 lakh farmers in Amravati division.Last week, the state had…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court‘s decision to permit the sale and bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR has left the residents divided. While many welcomed the move, saying it represents a long-awaited return to tradition, others were wary it could worsen the situation in a city that is perpetually struggling to contain pollution, especially during…
Pune: Some people on Tuesday night bludgeoned a 20-year-old woman to death with a stone just a few metres away from her residential building at Koregaon Mul village near Uruli Kanchan, about 40km from the city.Assistant inspector Dnyaneshwar Bajgire of the Lonikand police said the Std XII pass victim worked with an ayurveda practitioner from…
29 lakh people with disabilities in Maharashtra, as per 2011 Census MUMBAI: Nearly three years after its formation, the Maharashtra Department for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) has launched its Vision 2047 document — a bold, forward-looking blueprint to create an inclusive state. The initiative marks a paradigm shift from the traditional focuson…
New Delhi: The last time Delhiites were allowed to burst only green crackers on Diwali was in 2019, that too during a two-hour window. However, the stricture was widely flouted. With markets in Delhi-NCR already flooded with all kinds of firecrackers in the run-up to this year’s festival of lights, experts said there is a…
Pune: Homebuyers across Maharashtra have voiced frustration over the sluggish execution of recovery warrants issued against errant builders by MahaRERA, with just 31% of such cases being cleared so far. Despite a state govt directive to expedite the process, officials on Tuesday said that only Rs243 crore had been recovered out of Rs760 crore due…
Puja Khedkar’s father Dilip granted anticipatory bail by Bombay HC NEW DELHI: Bombay high court on Thursday granted Dilip Khedkar, father of former IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, anticipatory bail in kidnapping case.Earlier this week, a court in Navi Mumbai has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of dismissed IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s father, Dilip Khedkar.The case…
Delhi faces its annual Diwali pollution spike with green crackers offered as a cleaner option NEW DELHI: Delhi is bracing for its annual Diwalipollution spike, and once again, the spotlight is on “green crackers” — fireworks marketed as an eco-friendlier alternative to traditional ones. Designed with smaller shells and fewer harmful chemicals, they are said…
PUNE: The Devikulangara Gramapanchayat in Kerala will felicitate Prakash Divakaran, vice-chancellor of Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh, for his outstanding academic achievements and contributions.The felicitation will be held on October 18, 2025, at 9 a.m. at the Devi Auditorium, Devikulangara, as part of the Vikasana Sadas (Development Meeting) organised by the Panchayat, said a statement issued…
