Pune: Winter is tightening its grip across Maharashtra, with minimum temperatures dipping in several districts.According to Monday’s observations, Shivajinagar recorded 11.3°C, while Pashan logged 11°C. Lohegaon reported 15.8°C, and Magarpatta saw a minimum of 16.8°C. In the state, Yavatmal was coldest at 8.8°C and Ratnagiri reported the highest maximum temperature at 34.6°C.India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Pune: Police registered a case of rash and negligent driving against an SUV driver after his vehicle hit a car and an autorickshaw around 11am on Monday in the Puru Society area in Vimannagar. The auto driver sustained injuries. “The SUV driver was detained and later taken to Sassoon General Hospital for a medical test….
Pune: Students appearing for higher education entrance examinations in Maharashtra may have to pay an additional Rs 200 to Rs 250 towards registration fees as the state Common Entrance Test (CET) cell has decided to hike the charges from the admission cycle of 2026 and has submitted a proposal to the govt in this regard….
Pune: The airport showed signs of limping back to normal on Monday with all its 10 bays available for aircraft movements though 36 IndiGo flights were cancelled.The massive crowd of flyers and the chaos was pleasantly missing. Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke said, “One of the bays was occupied by an IndiGo aircraft till Sunday….
PUNE: The Indo-Korean Center – King Sejong Institute Pune (IKC KSI Pune) turned its Balewadi campus into a vibrant cultural space on Sunday, hosting a Korean Cultural Festival that drew students, families, and an enthusiastic K-culture community from across the city.H.E. Yoo Dong-wan, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai, attended as the…
Pune: BJP’s Medha Kulkarni on Monday raised the issue of poor upkeep of many of the 11 forts from Maharashtra, recently recognised as Unesco World Heritage Sites, in the Rajya Sabha. Citing issues like garbage burning, lack of toilet facilities and maintenance of forts, Kulkarni demanded the Centre announce a heritage infrastructure upgrade package for…
PUNE: Baba Adhav, veteran social activist and a champion of workers in the unorganised sector, passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 96. Age did not wither his activism. Until he was hospitalised, Adhav participated in an agitation last month outside Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) main building for the rights of hawkers. He…
Pune: As IndiGo cancellations left hundreds of airline passengers stranded over the last few days, cab operators in the city found themselves making long-distance trips that they rarely undertake. From Indore to Delhi and Bengaluru, cabbies went the extra mile to ensure that travellers reach their destinations on time. For cab operator Krishna Jadhav, one…
Pune: The civic body has decided to spend Rs2.5 crore to remove water hyacinth which has increased mosquito breeding in its wake. Residents have expressed unhappiness over the weed spreading in the water bodies every three to four months and ineffectiveness of the drives held to remove it.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will spend Rs1 crore…
Pune: Courier networks have been thrown off schedule after the ongoing IndiGo disruption choked airfreight capacity, forcing most express consignments onto already-burdened road routes. The impact has cascaded across sectors — from farmers exporting perishables to customers trying to send urgent documents — with companies reporting major backlogs in Delhi, Mumbai and other hubs. Manoj…
