Pune

Pune: Highlighting Pune’s growing stature as an international education hub, regional passport officer Vinodkumar Damodhar Gaikwad on Thursday said the presence of foreign students in the city has been instrumental in strengthening international cooperation and academic exchange. Speaking at the international conference titled, “From Education to Employment: Building Future-Ready Youth in BRICS & Other Partner…

Pune: The number of beneficiaries under several women-specific welfare schemes in Maharashtra has declined in 2025-26 compared with the previous year. The economic survey data on programmes implemented by the women and child development (WCD) department shows that the flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana recorded a slight drop in coverage, with beneficiaries falling from…

Pune: The PMC along with Maha Metro has started preparations for construction of a six-lane elevated road and Metro viaduct on Nagar Road in the Ramwadi to Wagholi patch, while holding joint inspections along the entire stretch starting today (March 6). Authorities will review proposed designs of the 4.7km-long six-lane elevated road, alignment of the…

Pune: Day temperatures climbed to the highest levels of the season yet in the city and several parts of Maharashtra on Thursday, with clear skies and weak winds pushing the mercury upward across the region. In Shivajinagar, the city’s main weather observatory, the maximum temperature reached 36°C, about 1.8° above normal, while Lohegaon recorded 37.6°C,…

Pune: Trapped in the UAE amid the ongoing conflict and desperate to return to their homeland, one Indian family is being forced to travel back separately, while another is waiting out the uncertainty as they insist on sticking together for their journey home.Hundreds of Indians remain stranded in West Asian countries at the moment, especially…

Pune: Wadgaon Sheri’s NCP (SP) MLA Bapu Pathare raised the issue of Pune residents facing daily traffic congestion in the assembly on Thursday and said the slow pace of infrastructure projects, such as ring roads and elevated corridors, was the reason behind rising hardships for commuters.The MLA was part of a discussion on a motion…

Pune: The Khed police on Wednesday registered a case against two men and three women on the charge of beating their 75-year-old relative to death, following a dispute over property. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at the Bhamburwadi village in Khed taluka, around 55km from Pune city. The elderly victim, Sopan Bhambure, succumbed…

Pune: Students of Vidya Valley School have secured first place in the Ninth Grade Small Group Category at the 2025 Live Healthy in Space International Contest organised by the National Space Society. The competition received 2,627 project submissions from 14,636 students representing 12 countries.Their project, titled Kosmosagri – A Self-Sustaining Agricultural Settlement for Healthy Living…

Pune: At least 6,366 complaints remain unresolved with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), according to the state economic survey 2025-26 released in the state legislative assembly on Thursday, highlighting a continuing backlog in disputes between homebuyers and developers.As of Dec 2025, 53,012 real estate projects have been registered with MahaRERA. Since its inception,…

Pune: Highlighting Pune’s growing stature as an international education hub, regional passport officer Vinodkumar Damodhar Gaikwad on Thursday said the presence of foreign students in the city has been instrumental in strengthening international cooperation and academic exchange. Speaking at the international conference titled, “From Education to Employment: Building Future-Ready Youth in BRICS & Other Partner…