Pune: The world of ceramics and pottery is gaining popularity among youth as a creative outlet, combining art, sustainability and self-expression, offering a refreshing escape from their hectic lives.IT professional Dhaval Narvekar, a resident of Wanowrie, said, “Pottery is not easy and requires a lot of focus. It helps me de-stress. I enrol in regular…
MUMBAI: A former state govt employee was cheated of Rs 1.4 crore by cyber scammers who first led him to believe that he was interacting with a provident fund (PF) official and then scared him into thinking the official was arrested by the CBI. The 73-year-old complainant made payments for 1.5 years before realising that…
NEW DELHI: The govt has approved shifting of Gurgaon’s Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway (NH-48) to Pachgaon, a place beyond Manesar, paving the way for easy commute for lakhs of office goers.When the plaza is moved to Pachgaon, over 15 kms from Gurgaon, commuters travelling between Delhi and Manesar also won’t…
Pune: There is no need for any individual to possess firearms in Maharashtra, NCP (SP)’s working president Supriya Sule on Saturday said and urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to order a ‘jumbo review’ of all such licences issued across the state.Her remark comes in the backdrop of the Vaishnavi Hagawane murder case in which police,…
MUMBAI: RannSamar Foundation, a Mumbai-based all-India NGO, on Saturday organized a fund distribution program for families who have lost loved ones to manual scavenging—lives lost while cleaning septic tanks.Between 2018 and 2023, over 400 lives were lost while cleaning septic tanks and sewers across India. The year-wise figures are alarming: 76 deaths in 2018, 133…
New Delhi: Education minister Ashish Sood on Saturday said Delhi govt would, for the first time, officially host International Yoga Day on June 21 by organising events at 11 different locations.Reviewing the preparations for the Yoga Day celebrations and the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 campaign, the minister said the celebrations would be held…
Pune: A fortnight after the discovery of three murdered victims — a woman and her two children — at Khandale village near Ranjangaon, the Pune Rural police took Gorakh Popat Bokhare, the woman’s 36-year-old brother-in-law, into custody.Bokhare, a resident of Saradwadi village in Shirur, was charged with killing the three between May 23 and 24….
Mumbai: A silent “Save Powai Lake” human chain scheduled for Sunday by local residents and nature lovers was cancelled after the BMC demanded a nominal “event fee” of Rs 11,000 to organise it at the lakeside. Green activists alleged they tried in vain to explain to civic officials that this was not an event but…
New Delhi: Neelesh’s family was joyfully preparing for her wedding just five months away. On the afternoon of May 28, she left her Trilokpuri home, telling her 75-year-old father, Ahivaran Singh, that she was going to the bank to complete KYC formalities and withdraw money for the wedding. She never returned home.Neelesh was living with…
Pune: To help senior citizens safeguard their property rights and prevent inheritance-related disputes, the district registration and stamp duty department has launched a doorstep service to assist the elderly in drafting and registering their wills.The initiative is part of the state govt’s 100-day administrative reform programme and is being implemented under the ‘respect’ (sairam) project…
