Pune: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday said Lt General SPP Thorat’s autobiography, “From Reveille to Retreat,” was a reflection on leadership, strategy, and service that continues to hold relevance for India’s defence forces. Speaking at the release of the revised edition of the book, Gen Chauhan, in a video message, said…
Mumbai: Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) held an assessment exam for the first time on Wednesday of faculty members appointed at industrial training institutes (ITIs) on clock-hour basis (CHB), even as it has challenged the Maharashtra administrative tribunal’s (MAT) order in HC on regularising the appointments of those who have completed five years…
New Delhi: The forest and wildlife department has issued an SOP on the morphological ridge, asking land owning agencies to check the E-Van Lekh portal to ascertain if their projects fall in the area or not. Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said the SOP clarifies the boundary of the morphological ridge.The morphological ridge…
Pune: A Hyderabad-based PhD holder, with degrees from two prominent universities in London, has been arrested for allegedly cheating a Pune educational institute of Rs 2.5 crore in online fraud between July 25 and Aug 7, promising govt-aided research funding in the fields of drones and AI technology.The Pune cyber police identified the arrested as…
Mumbai: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has told Bombay high court that to declare late Fr Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, not guilty is possible only after a decision in the trial in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.“The death of an accused ordinarily abates criminal action, however, the petitioner cannot take it…
New Delhi: Delhi may have got a drainage master plan at long last. But financing the overhaul of this urban infrastructure will surely test the capacity of the state govt. As govt officials will readily admit, the sheer size of the project, especially when it coincides with existing pressures on the state budget, makes it…
Pune: Redevelopment of Balgandharva auditorium remains on paper, around six years after it was announced. “PMC has received several proposals in this regard. But due to opposition from a section of elected members and artists, the proposal has been kept on hold,” said a senior official of PMC’s establishment department. The redevelopment of Balgandharva auditorium…
Mumbai: A city-based environmentalist has suggested the creation of a separate pool using water from the historical Banganga lake or `tank’ in the city for religious rituals, so that the lake itself is protected from pollution.Hundreds of dead fish were seen floating on the Banganga lake in south Mumbai after the `pitrupaksha’ rituals were performed…
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon retreated from the city on Wednesday, a day before its normal withdrawal date. It was the earliest withdrawal of the monsoon since 2002 when it left Delhi on Sept 20.This monsoon, Safdarjung, the city’s base station, logged 41% excess rainfall at 902.6mm against the normal 640.4mm. However, Delhi as a…
Pune: The sex ratio among newborns in Pune city went down from 946 girls for every 1,000 boys in 2020 to 911 in 2024, data obtained from the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) health department shows. Also, there was a decline in the 2014-2019 period — from 940 to 921, which has raised a concern among…
