Pune:The state education department has barred private schools from forcing parents to buy uniforms, books, or other learning material from specific vendors or the school itself in a move that directly benefits parents and students.Parents are now free to purchase these items from any shop of their choice, ending a long-standing practice that often led…
Pune:The state education department has barred private schools from forcing parents to buy uniforms, books, or other learning material from specific vendors or the school itself in a move that directly benefits parents and students.Parents are now free to purchase these items from any shop of their choice, ending a long-standing practice that often led…
Pune: A month after the death of a woman (32) in a stray dog attack on a service road off the Pune-Nashik highway, the Chakan Municipal Council has initiated a slew of measures to prevent such fatal incidents.The steps include approving a proposal at a recent general body meeting to increase the capacity of the…
(Pics by Mandar)Pune:The railway authorities are exploring the possibility of having a dedicated cab bay on the Pune station premises, provided there is space.“Space at the front circulating area is a problem, but if any aggregator comes to us with a proposal, we will look into the same. The station is in for redevelopment and…
Pune: Officials of a private training academy in Handewadi in Hadapsar were booked on Saturday for abetting the suicide of a 16-year-old student, a resident of Beed, who was found hanging in the hostel room on Nov 10, 2025. The Phursungi police had recorded it as an accidental death the same day.The academy trains students…
Kolhapur: The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the superintendent of police (SP) and commissioner of police of all districts and city commissionerates to set up Special Juvenile Police Units (SJPUs) — mandated as per Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.The commission members claim that, as per the Act, child welfare police…
Pune: The Loni Kand police on Friday afternoon rescued a 12-year-old boy who was engaged in construction work for a toilet and washroom at a Zilla Parishad (ZP) school in Wadegaon, Shirur taluka.Police constable Rohit Mane from Loni Kand police station filed a complaint against the contractor. A case has been registered under the Juvenile…
PUNE: The Indian Air Force on Saturday constituted a court of inquiry to determine the exact cause behind the hard landing of the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet on Friday night at Pune airport, prompting the runway closure for about 10 hours.The Indian Air Force (IAF) spokesperson, Wing Commander Jaideep Singh, confirmed the development.Another senior IAF officer…
Pune: The PMC is working on a plan to construct a bridge parallel to the Rajaram Bridge to address traffic congestion on Sinhagad Road.It is in the process of appointing a consulting firm to finalise the technical design and assess the feasibility of the proposal.The existing Rajaram Bridge serves as a vital two-way link between…
Pune: The Union transport ministry has granted permission to state govt to resume manual fitness tests of vehicles until Oct this year, Pune MP and MoS for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday.Earlier, the ministry had mandated that vehicle fitness tests could only be conducted at Automated Testing Stations (ATS). However, with many RTOs…
