PUNE: Deputy chief minister and Pune’s guardian minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that an inquiry was initiated into the issue of gangster Nilesh Ghaywal getting a passport by altering his personal documents. Additionally, minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam approved the arms licence application of Ghaywal’s brother. Pawar said that he discussed the…
Pune: The Mahalunge MIDC police on Wednesday evening arrested two men on the charge of attempting to kill a company bus driver with sharp weapons following arguments over blocking the way of their vehicle around 7am on Wednesday at Mahalunge Ingle. The police have identified the arrested duo as Avinash Bijale (21) of Chakan and…
Pune: Cough syrup sales have plunged in Maharashtra by almost 30% after the tragedy in Madhya Pradesh. “There has been around a 30% drop in cough syrup sales across brands in the past few days,” said Anil Belkar, secretary of the Pune District Chemists Association and a member of the Maharashtra State Pharmaceutical Business Council.Jagannath…
Pune: The land measurement survey for the Purandar Airport is on track to be completed by Oct 16, with compensation distribution for affected landowners slated to begin by Nov 15, collector Jitendra Dudi announced on Thursday.The collector highlighted the rapid progress made since the process commenced on Sept 26, noting that land measurement in five…
At the seventh convocation ceremony of Vishwakarma University, degrees were awarded to students in the presence of Prof. Dr. Kedar Sant, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mukund Kulkarni, University President Bharat Agarwal, Niranjan Kirloskar, Bajrangdas Lohia, University Vice-President Prof. Dr. Wasudeo Gade, and Prof. Vijay Khedkar. PUNE: Niranjan Kirloskar, managing director Fleetguard Filters Private Limited emphasised the importance…
Kerala Tourism is launching India’s inaugural travel literary festival, ‘Yaanam 2025’ PUNE: Kerala Tourism will host India’s first travel literary festival, ‘Yaanam 2025: Tales, Trails & Journeys’, from 17 to 19 October 2025 at Ranga Kala Kendram, Varkala, Kerala, informed Mr Sajeev K R, Tourist Information Officer, Kerala Tourism. He was speaking to the media…
Pune: Friction within Mahayuti was clear on Thursday as Shiv Sena‘s city unit chief Ravindra Dhangekar criticised cabinet minister and senior BJP member Chandrakant Patil for not taking a stand against gangster Nilesh Ghaywal. The comments came after photos of Ghaywal with various Mahayuti politicians were circulated on social media.Police recently arrested some members of…
Pune: The day-long strike of cab drivers on Thursday called by the Indian Gig Workers Front left several inbound flyers stranded outside the city airport, while many officegoers and other commuters across the city had to pay astronomical fares to reach their destinations. Citizens said some auto drivers were also overcharging, while there were no…
Pune: State ATS and Pune Police on Thursday jointly conducted searches at multiple locations in the city’s Kondhwa, Khadak, Khadki, Wanowrie and Bhosari areas following intelligence inputs about “anti-national activity”. In Kondhwa alone, 19 houses were searched in the pre-dawn coordinated exercise involving a large number of security personnel.The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) subsequently released a…
Pune: AICTE plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies into the curricula of all engineering branches, as well as undergraduate courses in business administration (BBA) and computer application (BCA). All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T.G. Sitharam made the announcement while speaking on the sidelines of the first convocation of…
