Pune/Kolhapur: Ganeshotsav’s quintessential modak has become a costlier indulgence as prices of its key ingredients have climbed sharply. The biggest shock has come from coconuts, which have tripled in price compared to last year. Pune-based wholesalers said coconuts, which sold at Rs16-18 per piece last year at this time, are now priced at Rs45-50. The…
Mumbai: In a first, a state-appointed committee has recommended making internships mandatory for all industries receiving govt incentives in any form. The committee has proposed integrating the requirement into the state’s upcoming New Industrial Policy. While the state’s higher and technical education (HTE) department had already issued the internship resolution for universities and its affiliated…
New Delhi: Members of Ambedkar University Delhi Students’ Council have alleged that they have been barred by the university from carrying posters, placards, dafli, flags and even speaker systems into the campus during protests and events. They said guards had been given a list of “prohibited items” to check for whenever demonstrations were organised on…
Pune: Increased rush during Ganeshotsav has prompted Maha Metro to deploy additional staff and ticket kiosks at four Metro stations in the city. These arrangements will kick in from Aug 30 onwards in view of the weekend rush of devotees and late-night trains will also be operational till 2am. The maximum rise in travellers has…
Mumbai: If drastic action is not taken to curb illegal constructions, fast-growing towns will face “a colossal failure” in achieving the ideals of lawful and appropriate town planning, resulting in chaos and disaster for generations to come, Bombay HC said recently.Justices Girish Kulkarni and Manjusha Deshpande observed that civic bodies’ approach should be to ensure…
New Delhi: Two positive cases of bird flu have forced the authorities to shut Delhi zoo from Saturday until further order. An official statement from National Zoological Park on Friday stated that samples from two dead painted storks in the waterbird aviary were sent for testing to NIHSAD, Bhopal, on Wednesday and both tested positive…
Pune: An engineer (34) of a private company lost Rs1.81 crore to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between August and October last year. The victim not only spent his entire savings but also took money from his wife, brother and father to invest in the bogus share trade. A case was registered with the…
Mumbai: Andheri police registered an FIR against a staffer and manager of a pizza outlet after a student complained they had given him a non-vegetarian dish instead of a vegetarian dish.The 23-year-old complainant is a data science student. He told the police that his offline classes had moved online for 11 days due to Ganeshotsav….
New Delhi: In a climbdown, Delhi University on Friday informed the high court that there was no prerequisite to deposit money to contest the DU Students Union elections.DU made the submission before Justice Mini Pushkarna, who was hearing a plea alleging that a new notification by the university mandates a Rs 1-lakh security bond as…
Pune: Connoisseurs of Urdu poetry will enthrall audiences at the All-India Mushaira to be held on Saturday as part of the ongoing Pune Festival. A mushaira is a gathering where poets recite their original work aloud, often improvising, often provoking debate, but always listening for that wave of appreciation that comes when words land in…
