Pune: State general secretary of NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar on Thursday called the Mumbai police‘s action of registering an FIR against two unidentified people on charges of making a fake Aadhaar card of US President Donald Trump in Mumbai laughable. He said the BJP has been rampantly using fake documents to add bogus voters, but…
Pune: State health minister Prakash Abitkar stressed the importance of developing the Maharashtra Institute of Virology (MIV) into a high-quality facility modelled after the National Institute of Virology (NIV) during his visit to city on Thursday.“We envision MIV laboratories becoming a benchmark in disease diagnosis and a pivotal hub for strengthening the public health infrastructure,”…
Pune: Candidates aspiring to become college teachers have gone on a strike, with two of them on a fast, in front of the directorate of higher education office in Pune city since Monday. They have alleged that the state govt has failed to take a policy decision on 100% professor recruitment in colleges across Maharashtra,…
Pune: BJP Yuva Morcha’s Maharashtra president Anup More on Thursday resigned from his post, four days after he was named in an FIR filed by a woman party colleague alleging that his supporters issued threats, assaulted and abused her inside a police station in Pimpri Chinchwad.In his resignation letter to BJP state president Ravindra Chavan,…
Pune: A two-day national design conference titled ‘Quasar 2025- Designing What’s Next’, conducted by MIT Institute of Design (MIT-ID), with an aim to bring together leaders, innovators and creators started on Thursday.A statement issued by the institute stated that conceptualised as a two-day immersive celebration of creativity and innovation, Quasar 2025 will explore the future…
Pune: The city police on Thursday decided to start the extradition process of gangster Nilesh Ghaywal and would get in touch with the UK authorities in this regard soon, a senior officer said. Deputy commissioner of police (Zone III) Sambhaji Kadam said, “We received an email from the British High Commission on Wednesday confirming that…
PUNE: Dr. D. Y. Patil Dnyan Prasad University (DYPDPU) has officially been rebranded to Dnyaan Prasad Global University (DPGU), a constituent of Dr. D. Y. Patil Unitech Society, marking a significant step in the university’s journey towards a more global, future-oriented vision of higher education.The university’s new identity reflects both continuity and progress. The word…
Pune: Eight months after a woman was raped inside a bus at the Swargate terminus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), the plan to increase surveillance by installing additional CCTV cameras at different depots and other establishments of the utility has not made any progress. While MSRTC officials have blamed paucity of funds…
Pune: Many working professionals in the city are increasingly hiring retired individuals to provide companionship and care for their elderly family members.With demanding work schedules and limited time, they find it reassuring to have experienced, empathetic retirees offer meaningful social interaction, emotional support, and assistance with daily routines for the seniors in their families. Shivam…
Pune: Minister of state for civil aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol of BJP on Thursday expressed his displeasure over Mahayuti partner and deputy CM Ajit Pawar‘s continued support to Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA) secretary Namdev Shirgaonkar, saying the office-bearer’s involvement in corrupt practices had harmed the state’s sports ecosystem. Suraj Chavan, state general secretary…
