Air India Express is launching direct flights between Bengaluru and Kathmandu starting June 1, marking its entry into Nepal. Bookings are now open with attractive inaugural fares. PUNE: Extending its footprint in the subcontinent, Air India Express has launched direct flights between Bengaluru and Kathmandu, bringing Nepal into its expanding network. Operations on this route…
Pune: The crime branch of the Pimpri Chinchwad police on Saturday arrested three criminals on police records and recovered five country-made pistols and 20 cartridges from them.The trio, Umesh Kedari (28) of Punawale, Vishal Khanekar (30), and Manthan Satkar (28), both of Maval, smuggled these firearms from Barwani district in Uttar Pradesh. “They were preparing…
He confirmed that some govt employees were among the ineligible recipients. “There will be no legal action against them,” he said.Under the scheme, eligible women in the age group of 21-65 are entitled to a monthly aid of Rs 1,500. The govt had made it clear that only those with an annual income of Rs…
Pune: A new method of evaluation has been outlined by the state education department in line with the National Education Policy 2020 where peers and parents and teachers will assess students. Training for teachers will commence on Monday, in Pune.Previously, only teachers assessed students, but now students will evaluate each other, and parents will also…
‘Triumphing over icy waters, strong wind & exhaustion’When deputy conservator of forests (wildlife) Tushar Chavan crossed the finish line at the ‘Ironman’ triathlon on July 2, 2023, he forever etched his name in history by becoming the first Indian forest service officer to earn the coveted title, conquering the challenging 226km course in Kazakhstan.Regarded as…
Pune: The city police have installed 125 Internet Protocol (IP) speakers on roads and at junctions to make announcements related to regulating vehicular movement and emergencies. A central control room would monitor this system through CCTV cameras.The system will help police alert citizens about traffic situations on roads and inform them about inundated roads or…
Pune: For most of the 10 days that he was absconding from police, Nilesh Chavan, a co-accused in the Vaishnavi Hagawane death case, seemed confident the authorities had no idea where he was. But it was a single call from his girlfriend’s phone that helped police track him to the northern parts of the country…
Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year PUNE: The school education department has announced the holiday schedule for the 2025-26 session for govt schools in Maharashtra with 129 off days for students and teachers. Schools reopen for the new academic year on June 16 in the rest of the state…
Pune: A 31-year-old BPO staffer of a prominent company died after a dumper truck collided head-on with his scooter near Shastrinagar Chowk on the Pune-Nagar Road around 10.50am on Sunday.The victim has been identified as Tanvir Alam Yaar Khan (31) of Wagholi. His brother Atta Khan (34) lodged a complaint against the dumper truck driver…
Pune: A popcorn horror series in 2000 quickly grew into psychological terror for millennials who can also be called the ‘Final Destination’ generation. The idea that death could strike through bizarre, but completely possible accidents took root in young viewers’ minds then. Now, millennial anxiety has found a throwback trigger with the release of ‘Final…
