Pune: Over 100 passengers flying from Dubai to Pune on SpiceJet flight SG-52 were left stranded overnight after the airline abruptly cancelled the flight after undue delay in boarding process early Wednesday morning.Muhammad Saleem Sayed, whose friend was among the affected travellers, told TOI that the flight was scheduled to depart Dubai at 12.05am on…
Pune: Maharashtra has witnessed a sharp rise in malaria cases this year, with 13,658 infections being reported between Jan 1 and Aug 21 as against 11,819 during the same period in 2024.Majority of the cases in Maharashtra this year occurred in monsoon when the state registered 4,471 malaria patients till July 18. What has caught…
One-day token strike to crumble healthcare in Maharashtra PUNE: Lakhs of allopathic doctors across the state will take part in a 24-hour-long token strike starting from 8am on Thursday, Sept 18 to 8am on Friday, Sept 19.Along with over one lakh allopathic doctors and members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), over 12 thousand members…
PUNE: “The biggest challenge in the country today is employment generation. At such a time, providing skill-based education to students through CSR is an extraordinary initiative, and FUEL has been successfully implementing it. This is transforming the lives of youth and enabling India to soar high towards self-reliance,” said Union Minister for Road Transport and…
Pune: Nagar Road has been gridlocked for the last two days following a traffic diversion introduced to facilitate the construction of a flyover and grade separator at Shastrinagar Chowk near Yerawada.Vehicles have been backed up for at least two to three kms on both sides of the diversion, with even short distances taking a minimum…
Pune airport celebrated Yatri Sewa Diwas with diverse activities PUNE: Pune Airport observed Yatri Sewa Diwas on Wednesday through a series of initiatives that embodied hospitality, sustainability, cultural heritage, community service, and passenger welfare.The celebrations commenced with the traditional welcoming of passengers with tika and rose buds, accompanied by a briefing on the significance of…
PUNE: Bharati Vidyapeeth Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence (BVRTSE), is all set to host its third TED-Ed event on Friday, 19 September 2025. Building on the momentum of its past two successful editions, this thought-provoking platform will once again spotlight the voices of young changemakers as they take the stage to share original ideas worth…
Pune: City-based Milind Tulankar, a jaltarang player of repute, has been creating ripples across the world, producing enchanting musical notes by tapping on porcelain bowls filled with water.On Sept 26, he will perform at September Me, an yearly chamber music festival in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, bringing this ancient Indian art form to Dutch listeners.“The theme…
Pune: The Ambegaon–Katraj ward of the civic body is likely to become one of the largest municipal wards in terms of the number of elected members in the whole of Maharashtra. It is probably the only ward in the state that has five members. As a result, aspirants in the upcoming civic polls will have…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said state govt’s GR to facilitate Kunbi certificates to eligible Marathas based on the Hyderabad gazette aimed to ease inter-community tensions, but the situation has since escalated with different communities now making separate demands.“State decided to use the Hyderabad gazette as the base to resolve the conflict…
