Pune: Over 10.7 lakh students across Maharashtra are at risk of being excluded from official school records and marked as ‘out of school’ due to missing or invalid Aadhaar details in the state’s Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)-Plus portal.The glitch has exposed serious flaws in the Aadhaar-linked registration system, where school enrolment, teacher…
Pune: PMPML is set to significantly expand its fleet, with 2,200 new buses expected to be fully owned and operated by the transport body by April next year.This marks a first for Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), which currently relies heavily on private contractors. “Under the PM E-Drive scheme, 1,000 e-buses have been approved,…
Pune: Outpatient department (OPD) services were severely disrupted at govt hospitals and medical colleges across the state on Monday as 35,000 resident doctors, affiliated with the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), staged a protest to seek justice for the deceased Phaltan doctor and urge govt to implement robust safety measures for medical professionals. The…
Pune: India’s burgeoning economic and technological prowess is poised to establish it as an indispensable “third pole” in an increasingly multipolar global order, asserted former foreign secretary and Rajya Sabha member Harsh Vardhan Shringla.Speaking at the Pune International Centre on Monday, Shringla cautioned against India ceding its strategic space, particularly as the global order appears…
Pune: A 42-year-old woman from Raviwar Peth was cheated twice within a week and lost Rs 2.8 lakh to her virtual friends, whom she met through a dating app. The fraud occurred in Aug this year.The victim filed a complaint application after realising that she was duped by the online friends. After investigations, a case…
Pune: NCP spokesperson Rupali Thombare on Monday joined opposition’s protest at Goodluck Chowk to demand the resignation of state women’s commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar, also an NCP member, making internal divide within the Ajit Pawar-led party public.Thombare not only participated in the protest but also strongly criticised Chakankar for her recent remarks regarding the suicide…
Pune: Former cabinet minister and senior Congress member Balasaheb Thorat on Monday said the habit of BJP giving false promises had rubbed off on Ajit Pawar’s NCP as well, criticising the parties over the delay in announcing a farm loan waiver in the state.“Ever since BJP formed the govt in the Centre in 2014, it…
Pune: A 58-year-old woman from Yerawada lost Rs 7 lakh to cyber crooks in a digital arrest fraud after the crooks contacted her and told her that drugs had been found in a parcel bearing her name. The fraud occurred between Oct 7 and 9. The Yerawada police registered a case in this regard on…
Pune: Former minister and senior NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil on Saturday ‘announced’ the dates for upcoming local body elections even before the official notification from State Election Commission.Addressing party workers in Manchar, Walse Patil said, “As per my information, voting for zilla parishad elections will be held on Dec 15, while municipal corporation polls…
PUNE: In a world increasingly driven by chips powering everything from electric vehicles to artificial intelligence, young engineers have an unprecedented opportunity to be at the heart of the semiconductor revolution. But thriving in this fast-evolving field, experts say, requires more than technical skills — it demands continuous learning, adaptability, and a mindset tuned to…
