Pune: The ruling coalition partners tried to send out a message of unity while the opposition decried withdrawal of several of its nominees on the last day of the campaign for 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra, which will go to polls on Tuesday.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed at least six rallies on…
NANDED: A 21-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Nanded district married her deceased lover in a symbolic ceremony on Friday, even as she levelled explosive allegations that two police personnel from the Itwara police station had encouraged her brother to kill him. The killing of 20-year-old Saksham Tate has led to the arrest of the woman’s father…
Pune: Civic officials have raised concerns over inadequate fire safety measures in industrial units across the areas within the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) limits in Pimpri Chinchwad, following Saturday’s blaze at a powder-coating factory that left one worker dead and five others injured.When fire brigade teams arrived at the location in Bhosari MIDC, key…
Pune: The state public health department recently launched a special screening programme in all 36 districts wherein 4,211 new leprosy cases including 107 in Pune were detected between Nov 17 and 29.The special drive saw Mumbai city and suburbs report 87 cases, with the highest numbers in Chandrapur (307), Satara (265) and Nagpur and Gadchiroli…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has submitted a Rs16,000-crore plan to the state govt to widen Mumbai–Pune Expressway into a 10-lane superhighway by 2029-30. It is now aiming for state govt clearance in time to initiate the tendering process before the current financial year ends on March 31. The detailed project report…
Pune: The state education department will conduct training about positive discipline in classrooms for all teachers of govt schools in Maharashtra from this week.The intervention comes amid recurring incidents of physical punishment in classrooms, despite a clear prohibition under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.Officials at the education department said the aim of conducting the…
Pune: When 15-year-old Vaishnavi Gaikwad stepped onto the TEDx-Kharadi stage on last month, the bright lights felt like a world away from the dim lanes of Burma Shell Basti in Lohegaon where she lives. Her words, however, carried that world with her. She recited two poems titled “Biryani” and “Soch”, written with friends from her…
Pune: Over 100 passengers of a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight were in the dark for hours on Sunday evening about when it would depart as it was delayed by more than six hours and landed in Karnataka capital only after midnight on Monday.The lack of information, coupled with a sudden gate change, left a section of…
Pune: Christoph Hallier, the German Consul General in Mumbai, said land availability, energy infrastructure, and local transportation remained significant challenges for the industry, influencing decisions regarding new or additional investments in the region. His comments came against the backdrop of persistent issues in Chakan industrial area, a hub for German enterprises. The area faces severe…
Pune: The Pimpri police arrested a five-member gang involved in thefts of two-wheelers from different parts of Pimpri Chinchwad in five months. The police recovered 37 two-wheelers and two autorickshaws collectively worth Rs 15 lakh from the gang.Assistant police commissioner (Pimpri Division) of the Pimpri Chinchwad police, Vishal Hire said, “A special squad was formed…
