Pune: NCP (SP) working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Thursday slammed NCP’s Ahilyanagar MLA Sangram Jagtap for his appeal urging people to shop only from Hindu shopkeepers during Diwali, asking if he would also oppose the vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India.“It’s unfortunate that a young MLA from a party in…
Pune: An 88-year-old man from FC Road lodged a complaint with the Deccan Gymkhana police station, saying that online fraudsters threatened to arrest him in a Rs538 crore money laundering case and cheated him for Rs19.80 lakhs. The cheating took place between July 9 and 14 this year. Police said that it is an incident…
Pune: Land survey for the proposed Purandar airport has entered its final phase with the district administration set to complete the exercise by Friday.District collector Jitendra Dudi said, “We completed 100% of the drone survey covering 1,236 of the required 1,285 hectares across seven villages. The process was peaceful and well-supported by local residents,” Dudi…
Pune: People with diabetes, hypertension or other lifestyle conditions may not skip the sweets this Diwali, what with a few smart ingredient swaps and mindful techniques. The switch will make festive treats healthier — without sacrificing tradition or taste.Nutritionists and doctors from across the city shared tips on how to indulge responsibly.“The primary ingredient to…
Pune: Residents of Dhanori, Lohegaon and Kalas have expressed exasperation at their deteriorating quality of life where daily activities are a prolonged struggle for basic civic amenities — as they grapple with crumbling roads, erratic water supply, mounting garbage heaps and incomplete infrastructure.Led by resident Puja Dhananjay Jadhav, people staged a dramatic protest in front…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday told Shravan Hardikar, who has been given the temporary additional charge as Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner, and Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi to complete land acquisition for key roads in Pimpri Chinchwad under the urgency clause.The directive follows complaints from several housing societies about poor connectivity and…
From a brutal affliction to a humane, scientific discipline, anaesthesia is now safe, well-controlled, and risk-free. Herbs, mandrake, opium and alcohol were arbitrarily used in primitive times to relieve pain and operate. Later, extreme measures such as cooling the patient or the barbaric practice of clubbing a patient were followed.Anaesthesia has come a long way—it…
Pune: Some people on Tuesday night bludgeoned a 20-year-old woman to death with a stone just a few metres away from her residential building at Koregaon Mul village near Uruli Kanchan, about 40km from the city.Assistant inspector Dnyaneshwar Bajgire of the Lonikand police said the Std XII pass victim worked with an ayurveda practitioner from…
Pune: Homebuyers across Maharashtra have voiced frustration over the sluggish execution of recovery warrants issued against errant builders by MahaRERA, with just 31% of such cases being cleared so far. Despite a state govt directive to expedite the process, officials on Tuesday said that only Rs243 crore had been recovered out of Rs760 crore due…
PUNE: The Devikulangara Gramapanchayat in Kerala will felicitate Prakash Divakaran, vice-chancellor of Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh, for his outstanding academic achievements and contributions.The felicitation will be held on October 18, 2025, at 9 a.m. at the Devi Auditorium, Devikulangara, as part of the Vikasana Sadas (Development Meeting) organised by the Panchayat, said a statement issued…
