Pune: The country’s first Sainik School at Satara, founded in 1961, is undergoing a major renovation with a Rs 450-crore fund sanctioned by govt.The public works department (PWD), which is executing the project, said the first phase, worth Rs 283 crore, is currently in progress.“We have already built three hostels for cadets and residential quarters,…
Pune: Proposed nearly eight years ago, there has been minimal progress in the cluster development initiative aimed at redeveloping old wadas and deteriorating buildings in the city, data from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has revealed.The issue has resurfaced following opposition from residents of Lokmanyanagar, a locality comprising 52 housing societies and over 800 flats. Many…
Pune: When French drummer and composer Stephane Scharle steps onto the stage at FTII auditorium at 7pm on Tuesday evening, audiences will watch an iconic century-old film come alive with music.Presented by French Institute in India, in collaboration with the Alliance Française, Scharle will perform a live score for Paris Qui Dort (Paris Which Sleeps),…
Pune: The future of Indian Army’s only Para Node (APN) hangs in the balance even after inspiring performances by its differently-abled soldiers on the global stage including a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Paris and two medals in last month’s World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The Army recently initiated a review to…
Pune: Unseasonal rainfall in the last four days have dashed the hopes of hundreds of paddy growers across Pune district, with farmers in Junnar tehsil reporting severe losses days before harvest.Mahadev Nirmal, a small tribal farmer from Haatvij village, said he will get only half the harvest because rainfall in the last two days has…
Pune: The Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) has decided to initiate strict action against individuals and organisations found commercially exploiting public properties originally developed for the benefit of local residents. The move follows a survey of properties across the board’s jurisdiction and a series of complaints lodged by people. Over the past decade, marriage halls, gyms,…
Pune: The Baner police on Saturday arrested Shriram Vikas Hanwate (33), a criminal on police records from Yamunanagar, on the charge of threatening a construction worker with a toy gun and robbing him of Rs 13,000 cash on Oct 19.The suspect robbed construction worker Kisankumar Dhruv (27) near the passport office in Baner.“Dhruv received his…
Pune: Bavdhan police have registered a case pertaining to cheating and criminal breach of trust against Amit Andre, founder and CEO of city-based IT firm, The Data Tech Labs, and an outside job consultant over Rs9.75 lakh unpaid salary dues of five employees.One of these employees, Abhishek Belekar, lodged the complaint on Oct 15 and…
Pune: Several highways and the expressway leading to the city witnessed severe traffic congestion on Sunday as a large number of people headed back to Pune after the Diwali vacation.According to the State Highway Safety Patrol (HSP), Pune, vehicles heading towards Pune on the Pune-Mumbai expressway moved at a snail’s pace. The old Pune-Mumbai highway,…
Pune: “Mera beta mere jivan ka aadhar tha. Abhi wo bhi gaya. Meri jindagi hopeless hai abhi (My son was the only hope of my life. Now he is gone. My life is hopeless),” said a heartbroken Rubikumari Yadav, the mother of first-term cadet Aditya Kumar Yadav.Rubikumari, the deceased NDA cadet’s mother, runs a small…
