Pune: The southwest monsoon’s exit from central India may not happen on schedule this year, with fresh weather systems over the Bay of Bengal likely to prolong rain in Maharashtra and parts of Central India.The latest Extended Range Forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday indicated a renewed spell between Sept 25…
Pune: Police on Thursday arrested Sonali Andekar, wife of slain former NCP corporator Vanraj Andekar, in connection with the revenge murder of Ayush Komkar (18) in Nana Peth. On Wednesday night, police arrested Munaf Pathan, a close aide of Vanraj’s brother, Krushna. Pathan is accused of supplying firearms to the assailants.Ayush was shot dead in…
Pune: More than 650 students of a city-based school, ranging from eight to 14 years old, participated in a non-profit film-based learning project in Sept, wherein they could imbibe lessons about the natural world through the medium of cinema.This ‘Stories of Nature’ initiative, which has been launched in its pilot phase in Pune by The…
Pune: The Indian Medical Association on Thursday threatened to escalate its agitation if state govt does not within seven days stay the Sept 5 notification that authorises registration of homeopaths (BHMS), who have completed the one-year certificate course in modern pharmacology, with the Maharashtra Medical Council. The 24-hour token strike, called in protest against the…
Pune: Ahead of Navaratra, and the upcoming festival season, the city retailers’ association has issued guidelines to the shopkeepers underlining cleanliness of roads and waste segregation.Shopkeepers were directed to mandatorily follow provisions related to dustbins and not to encroach on footpaths and road spaces.The markets in the city have started bustling with people before the…
Pune: A 29-year-old man sustained a bullet injury when a member of a criminal gang fired a round at him with a country-made pistol following a verbal exchange over ‘blocking their way’ in Shastrinagar, barely 200m from the Kothrud police station during the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday.The shooter was part of a gang of…
Pune: The city police have detained a 17-year-old boy on the charge of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student at an open ground near the child’s school in Baner around 4.30pm on Sept 11.The matter came to light when the younger boy’s father noticed that his son was not feeling well and decided to check his…
Pune: Astronomers using India’s upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) made a rare discovery in the ancient star cluster Messier 80 (NGC 6093). A team led by graduate student Jyotirmoy Das from National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA–TIFR) found the first pulsar in this cluster, named PSR J1617–2258A. This…
Pune: Baramati MP Supriya Sule of NCP (SP) on Wednesday urged Maharashtra govt to declare a state calamity against the backdrop of heavy rainfall and immediately waive loans for the affected farmers. She also highlighted official data showing a surge in Pune’s crime rate, calling it “a sign of the worsening law and order situation…
Pune: Late monsoon trips in and around Pune are gaining popularity among citizens seeking to enjoy lush green landscapes and gushing waterfalls. “We are planning to visit Malshej Ghat this coming weekend. The area becomes extremely scenic in the late monsoon. The weather is cool, and there are many unique flowers in full bloom. One…
