Pune: Maharashtra is likely to experience warmer nights with isolated rainfall in some pockets, after days of unusually low minimum temperatures and dry northerly winds.The minimum temperatures may increase by 2-4°C, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Besides, isolated light rainfall is likely in south Madhya Maharashtra and south Konkan during Nov 22-24.IMD scientist SD…
Pune: Eleven students from zilla parishad schools will represent India at Robotex International 2025, the world’s largest robotics and technology festival. The international event will be held on Dec 5-6 in Tallinn, Estonia.The championship will bring together young innovators from 78 countries, showcasing the finest in global STEM, robotics, and AI talent. Students will compete…
Pune: Senior representatives of the local Petrol Dealers Association met police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Thursday and demanded stronger protection, days after two back-to-back assaults on attendants at IOC fuel stations in Yerawada and Bhairoba Nullah triggered concern across the fuel retail network, .The CP assured that strict action would be taken against the offenders….
Pune: The state is likely to see an addition of more than 20,000 National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets in the next two-three years, said Major General Vivek Tyagi, additional director general of NCC’s Maharashtra directorate, on Thursday. “The Maharashtra NCC currently has nearly 1,00,000 cadets across seven group headquarters. With the proposed enhancement, more schools…
Pune: The state labour department has told the liquidator appointed for the Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank in Pimpri Chinchwad to reinstate 205 employees and clear their pending salary dues, stating that the bank closed operations in 2022 without obtaining mandatory govt permission. Assistant labour commissioner Gajanan Shinde told TOI that directives were issued to the…
Pune: Three youngsters speeding on a motorcycle hit a traffic warden when a police constable signalled them to stop at Maske Vasti Chowk in Ravet around 9.30am on Tuesday.Traffic warden Siddharth Kamble (32) of Nigdi suffered injuries to his head. “Kamble is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital,” assistant inspector Sandip Deshmukh of the Ravet…
Pune: The 2025 Vetal Tekdi Birding Marathon (November 5–12) recorded 164 bird species, nearing the 180–200 typically seen in winter at Sultanpur National Park near Delhi. The citizen-science event covering entire tekdi area across ridges, quarry slopes, forest edges and grasslands, with birders uploading extensive checklists to eBird. Notable sightings included a Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Western…
Pune: The Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) will be setting up two science parks in Pune district.In the first phase of the project, two parks is estimated to cost Rs 20 crore. The initiative aims to offer students from the ZP as well as private schools opportunities to explore innovation and scientific thinking. For the parks,…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday temporarily suspended the permission given to a private engineering firm that is laying optical fiber cables in the city for “not following the guidelines” of the trenching policy. “The permission granted is being temporarily suspended, considering the large number of complaints received from people as well as…
Pune: A nine-year-old girl with an end-stage kidney disease received the organ from her 69-year-old grandmother at Manipal Hospital, Kharadi, in what doctors described as a rare, but successful paediatric transplant.The girl was admitted to the hospital with fever, weakness and cough. She was found to have a haemoglobin level of just 3 g/dl (critically…
