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…
(With photos)Pune: PMRDA commissioner Yogesh Mhase on Wednesday directed officials to expedite land acquisition for the proposed Ring Road after reviewing its progress.The project, planned in four phases, aims to ease traffic congestion in Pune and adjoining areas.Officials said land acquisition for Phase I — covering three villages between Solu and Nirgudi — is in…
Pune: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday joined nearly 70 PhD aspirants from Maharashtra’s agricultural universities on strike since Monday and warned of a “Nepal-like uprising” among students.Ambedkar extended his support to the agitating students who want the immediate release of long-pending fellowship advertisements. He urged them to take their agitation to…
Pune: The state public works department (PWD), tasked with maintaining over 1lakh km of roads, is struggling with its pothole reporting app, senior department officials told TOI. The app was integrated with the Right to Services (RTS) Act in April this year. Despite assurances to repair potholes within 15 days of a complaint, the app…
Pune: State Election Commission (SEC) has again directed all election officials involved in local body elections to finish ward formation by Oct 31, following the Supreme Court’s firm deadline of Jan 31, 2026, to complete the polls in Maharashtra, senior election officials told TOI on Wednesday.The elections, expected to be held in three phases, will…
Pune: After issuing a govt resolution (GR) based on the Hyderabad gazette to provide Kunbi certificates to eligible Maratha applicants, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said Maharashtra govt has received no complaints of certificates being denied to any eligible applicants. Following Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s recent agitation in Mumbai, state govt issued a…
Pune: Scientists at ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, have found that the bird flu strains, reported in Kerala last year, entered India in all likelihood from East Asia. This is for the first time that the ICMR-NIV scientists have mapped the entry route of the recent bird flu strains to India and its spread…
Pune: Reacting to the incident of red colour being thrown on the statue of Meenatai Thackeray, wife of late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, in Mumbai on Wednesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said later in the day in Pune, “I protest this act. The anti-social element responsible for the crime will be arrested soon. It…
Pune: Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors, Indian Medical Association, Association of State Medical Interns, and Maharashtra Association of Medical Officers on Tuesday wrote to the Union and state health ministers expressing their strong opposition to state govt’s decision allowing homeopathic doctors (BHMS) who had completed one-year certificate course in modern pharmacology (CCMP) to practise allopathy….
