Pune: Union Public Service Commission chairman Ajay Kumar on Saturday called upon the passing out cadets of the National Defence Academy (NDA) to step into the service as scholar-warriors, saying leaders were forged not only in steel and stamina but in intellect, clarity and moral conviction.The Galwan Valley clash was not just a test of…
Pune: External affairs ministry secretary Periasamy Kumaran on Saturday said India’s ties with the United States had undergone a structural transformation, marked by deeper engagement while preserving autonomy. He described the relationship with China as most complex bilateral challenge.“The partnership today is robust yet deliberately non-aligned, a critical nuance,” Kumaran said during his address at…
Pune: A section of MVA members is weighing the option of giving seats to MNS from Shiv Sena (UBT)’s quota for the municipal corporation polls in Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Nashik, amid opposition from Congress to the inclusion of Raj Thackeray’s party in the alliance.“We have started holding combined meetings to identify the seats…
Pune: Residents near the Rajnigandha Society in Aundh remain on alert despite almost a week having passed since a leopard was spotted in their neighbourhood on Nov 23. Although the fear has eased somewhat, societies have still issued strict advisories, heightened CCTV monitoring and alerted pet owners to avoid early morning and late night rounds….
Pune: Blood banks in the city are grappling with their steepest shortage in nearly two years as collections fail to keep pace with rising demand, forcing at least one hospital to postpone surgeries, representatives told TOI on Saturday.Major blood banks said donations in Oct and Nov fell sharply below normal levels. Typically, the crunch eases…
Pune: In western Maharashtra’s thick sugar cane belt, the Junnar forest division is set to launch a leopard-management trial to sterilise free-ranging leopards — a first for India — to curb growth in their population by stopping reproduction at its source rather than moving or capping the animals.The move follows years of rising leopard activity…
Pune: Maharashtra became one of the first states after Independence to pass a legislation ensuring citizens, even in the remotest areas, were not deprived of reading.Over half a century after the landmark Maharashtra Public Libraries Act 1967 — spurred by the public libraries movement “gaanv thithe granthalaya” (a library in every village) — the custodians…
Pune: A routine investigation into a burglary at a Lohegaon flat took an unexpected turn when the Pune police discovered that the gangs involved in such house break-ins were using the stolen cash to purchase firearms manufactured in Umrati village, Madhya Pradesh, and then trading them with city-based gangsters.It was a chance discovery, police officers…
Pune: A repository of district-level statistics and cultural insights across Maharashtra, named the Districts Project and its digital portal, www.indiandistricts.in, was launched on Saturday at FLAME University by V Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic advisor to the Govt of India, and Praveen Pardeshi, chief economic advisor to the Maharashtra chief minister.After completing the Maharashtra phase, the…
Pune: MCCIA has scheduled three industry events in Dec for strategic innovation hubs, corporate social responsibility, etc.On December 3, it will host the CSR Synergy Conclave, which will focus on the evolution of corporate social responsibility from compliance-driven giving to purpose-led impact. A GCC Summit is slated to be conducted on Dec 9 to discuss…
