Pune: Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said ethanol has “saved sugarcane farmers and sugar factories in the state”. Gadkari was speaking at the tenth anniversary of Naam Foundation, an organisation started by actors Makarand Anaspure and Nana Patekar for watershed management and drought mitigation. At the event, he said,…
Pune: Renowned author Vishwas Patil was unanimously elected as the president of the 99th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Literary Meet) on Sunday.The programme, scheduled to take place in Satara from Jan 1 to 4, 2026, has been organised by the Shahupuri branch of the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad and the Mavala Foundation.“Vishwas…
Pune: As many as 50 residents of the Wadgaon Sheri area came together on Sunday morning for a determined three-hour cleanliness drive to clear the roads, footpaths and civic areas of garbage. The volunteers, supported by the PMC sanitation staff, collected heaps of garbage, scraped muck, and cleared chronic dumping spots across key stretches of…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday strongly defended his govt’s stand on OBC and Maratha reservations, asserting that the recently issued govt resolution (GR) does not undermine the rights of OBCs.“Not a single non-OBC person will be included in the OBC category. The GR has clear safeguards,” Fadnavis said.Speaking to reporters at the CoEP…
Pune: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may roll out a new Aadhaar application in Dec after which no visits to an Aadhaar centre for updating cellphone numbers will be necessary. The app will best serve those using face authentication matching images with Aadhaar’s biometric records. Services requiring the capture of fingerprints and iris will…
PUNE: Friendship on online gaming platforms is not always fair. A 17-year-old Baner girl learned it the hard way miles away from home.She took the rigour of travelling over 2,100km from Pune to Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal to be with her online friend without informing her family members. Her “friend”, in return,…
Pune: “It is shameful to be playing a cricket match with Pakistan, which has the blood of Indians on its hands,” said Asawari Jagdale, the daughter of Santosh Jagdale, who was among the 26 tourists killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. She was referring to the much-touted India-Pakistan Asia Cup T-20 International…
Pune: Residents of Waiduwadi, Gokhalenagar, and Janwadi are angry over the supply of contaminated and low-pressure water supply and have demanded that the administration take urgent steps to remedy the situation.On Friday, residents received poor-quality water in their taps. Local activist Pravin Dongare approached the civic administration’s water supply department for urgent intervention. Dongare said…
Pune: The Kothrud police have launched manhunt for two men who applied adhesive tape to the cash tray of an ATM and stole Rs 10,000 from the Kothrud branch of a cooperative bank on Sept 3.A bank officer (50) and a resident of Vadgaon Budruk lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police on Friday evening.Senior…
PUNE: Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, on Sunday said that the authorities should explore options like giving stop work notices to developers if they are not following the norms. Pawar was speaking with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials during a visit to Hadapsar constituency areas. He reviewed the development works in the vicinity. Citizens…
