Pune: The district recorded over 100% kharif sowing for the second consecutive year, even after facing a fortnight-long break in rainfall during August, agriculture officials said.Sanjay Kachole, the district agriculture officer, expressed optimism over the upcoming harvest. “The overall productivity of the district is expected to increase this season as we have recorded over 100%…
Pune: Customs officials at the city airport on Monday this week made their fourth seizure in two months of hydroponic weed. Four people, including three carriers and one handler, were apprehended with 13.725kg of the substance, costing approximately Rs13.72 crore in the illicit market. The development highlights a growing shift of ‘mules’ ferrying this premium…
Pune: The buying sentiment for silver has strengthened with expectations of its price rising further despite hitting record highs in terms of pricing this year.Silver prices were trending at Rs 123,281/kg (without GST) in Sept compared to Rs 110,000/kg (without GST) a month ago. “Buying activity has picked up in the market over the last…
Pune: Congress and NCP (SP) members on Tuesday alleged that guidelines had not been followed to demarcate ward boundaries for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) polls, with the initiative favouring BJP. The politicians said they would approach the state election commission and the Bombay high court to raise objections against the existing draft.Maps of 41…
Pune: From pandals, idols, flowers and decorations, dhol-tasha troupes, modak and sweets, to insurance and security arrangements, Ganeshotsav is an upbeat time for the economy. This year’s ll-day celebration is expected to generate pan-India business worth Rs 30,000 crore, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). More than 20 lakh pandals have been…
Pune: Narhe resident Nilesh Paigude was happy to zoom over Sinhagad Road on the newly opened Wadgaon to Hingne Chowk flyover, while saving travel time and avoiding traffic discomfort. He told TOI: “I did not have to stop at five junctions and took less than 10 minutes from Wadgaon Budruk to reach DP Road-Mhatre Bridge.”On…
Pune: Paediatricians across the city have flagged an unusual surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases this monsoon, with many children requiring intensive care and even ventilator support. Doctors said the outbreak was proving more severe than in recent years. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms such as cough,…
Pune: The Sangvi police on Monday arrested three men who claimed to be volunteers of a Ganapati Mandal in Dapodi and allegedly extorted Rs 1,000 from a security supervisor of a housing society in Pimple Saudagar on the intervening night of Aug 30 and 31.The supervisor (44) lodged a complaint against the trio on Monday….
Pune: The Kasba Ganapati Mandal has written to the civic body claiming that the sludge from the Ganesh idols immersed in the makeshift tank at Sinhagad Road was not disposed of properly but thrown on the road.“The water into which the idols were immersed was thrown on the road. I personally witnessed this sludge. Measures…
Pune: The court of judicial magistrate first class A A Pandey has granted bail to Dr Ajay Taware, the suspended head of Sassoon General Hospital’s forensic science department, in the 2022 kidney transplant case at Ruby Hall Clinic. He was the head of the regional authorisation committee (RAC for organ transplant, the Sassoon Authority Committee,…
