MUMBAI: Maahi Rude always dreamed of becoming a doctor—a figure etched in her conscience as she underwent five major surgeries before turning 10 for her malformed spinal cord. The 20year-old Thanekar had been born with spina bifida, a neurological birth defect.In the face of rules, she almost gave up on her dream. But encouraged by…
Following a Supreme Court order to relocate stray dogs to shelters, Delhi’s RWAs express cautious optimism. While some, like Vijay Goel, hail it as a step towards safety for both humans and animals, others like Atul Goyal, doubt the civic authorities’ ability to execute it effectively. NEW DELHI: Most residents’ welfare associations in the city…
PUNE: Ten women devotees were killed and 27 others, including two men and two children, injured when a pick-up truck ferrying them to Kundeshwar temple near Pait in Khed taluka, about 65 km from Pune, fell into a ditch around 1pm on Monday.Over 35 devotees had boarded the rear cargo bed of the pick-up truck…
Mumbai: Nearly six weeks after the academic session began at the Government Law College (GLC), the administration appointed three former adjunct faculty members—each with decades of teaching experience—as professors emeriti. TOI had reported that six senior advocates and solicitors were initially excluded from this year’s lecture schedule. While three have now been elevated to emeritus…
NEW DELHI: In a far-reaching decision aiming to deal with the problem of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court Monday directed govts and civic authorities to remove the canines from the streets and keep them confined to shelter homes. How Indian cities, Netherlands handle stray dog issueMumbai: With 90,700 stray dogs in 2025 (up…
Pune:Maharashtra is set to become the first state in India to use the newly developed ‘Lumpi-ProVac’ vaccine to immunise 1.4 crore bovine animals against lumpy skin disease (LSD) from Dec-end.Scientists said the new vaccine was safer and more effective than the existing goatpox shots in combating LSD, which has affected about 5,500 animals, with 115…
Mumbai: After receiving multiple complaints against unaided professional colleges demanding fees higher than those fixed by the state’s Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA), the state govt has issued a resolution warning of action for overcharging.Apart from asking colleges to mandatorily display the fees fixed by FRA on their portal and notice boards in English and Marathi…
Pune: The city police on Monday met members of Ganapati mandals from Kelkar Road, Kumthekar Road and Tilak Road in the Peth areas to discuss measures during the upcoming Ganeshotsav that begins at the end of Aug. During the meeting, the members requested a police crackdown against the use of laser lights and plasma speakers…
Mumbai: The BEST announced on Monday that with a hike in BEST bus fares since May 9, the daily ticket earnings rose by a crore rupees—from Rs 2.25 crore to Rs 3.25 crore—but the ridership dropped to 25 lakh. In fact, the ridership fell drastically from 32 lakh prior to the fare hike in May…
New Delhi: In a hit-and-run incident, three young men were killed when a speeding car crashed into their scooter on Urban Extension Road II on Sunday. The driver of the offending vehicle allegedly fled on foot after the accident. The deceased were identified as Basant, 23, Pawan, 22, and Sunny, 22, all employed in grocery…
