Pune: Maharashtrian communities are gathering this month for Ganeshotsav in cities across the US, with a focus on teaching the younger generation the culture and creating spaces for neighbourly connection. For many families in the diaspora, the festival has become a way to hold on to cultural memory in a country where collective celebrations are…
Pune: The deadline to file suggestions and objections to ward delimitation announced on Aug 22 has ended with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) receiving over 5,800 applications of which 2,900 were received on Thursday alone.The deadline to file objections regarding the 41 wards declared for the upcoming civic polls was Thursday, and the hearing will take…
Pune: Once among the country’s consistently top-ranked public universities, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has suffered a steep fall in the latest National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings announced by the Union education ministry on Thursday. SPPU saw a major drop, sliding from 37th to 91st in the overall category ranking, and from…
Pune: A surprise inspection of the mobile cancer diagnostic van deployed in Pune circle on Tuesday revealed that it lacked basic tools like a stethoscope, a pulse oximeter, and a BP machine while the record book meant for patients’ information was not properly maintained. Dr Bhagwan Pawar, deputy director of the health department for Pune…
Pune: The air conditioning system at Aundh District Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) has stopped functioning for the past four days, inconveniencing patients.To ensure that patients under critical care are protected from outdoor infections, a centralised air conditioning system is a must in every hospital. However, in this case, since the system had stopped functioning,…
Pune: Chikhali police on Wednesday, registered two separate complaints against two Ganesh Mandal workers for creating a ruckus during the Ganesh immersion procession on Tuesday, at Rupinagar in Talawade. A worker from one of the two Ganesh mandals sustained injuries, and the workers also damaged the windscreen of the generator van of the mandal.An officer…
Pune: Apple has officially inaugurated its Pune retail store, ‘Apple Koregaon Park’, at KOPA Mall in Koregaon Park on Thursday. This was Apple’s fourth company owned retail store in Pune, opening just two days after the company’s third outlet, ‘Apple Hebbal’, was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Sept 2. The Pune store, as do Apple’s other…
Pune: Across Europe, Maharashtra mandals are using Ganeshotsav to bring the diaspora together, with growing turnouts for traditional rituals, performances, and community feasts. In countries where Indian festivals are usually private affairs, these organisations are shaping spaces of devotion and community while adapting rites to local rules and environments. In Barcelona, chants of “Ganapati bappa…
Pune: The state govt will spend Rs 2,550 crore for development of third and fourth railway line between Pune and Lonavla, and the amount will be shared by PMC, PCMC, local bodies, and the state govt. The new lines approved by the state govt earlier this month are expected to make rail traffic between Pune…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) saw a huge increase in suggestions and objections to ward delimitation on Wednesday, a day before the deadline on Thursday. The numbers stand at 2,500, so far.Civic officials said they had not received any directive to extend the deadline.On Aug 22, PMC declared delimitation of wards for the upcoming…
