Pune: The Indian Army has proposed a mechanism to protect startups from severe financial losses in the event that their systems fail during user trials.The proposal, put forward by officials of the Army Design Bureau (ADB), was submitted recently to the Ministry of Defence for consideration. The move follows growing concerns that several defence startups…
Pune: Baramati MP and NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Wednesday demanded a transparent inquiry by the govt into the plane crash that resulted in the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.“Every day, new information comes to light. Everyone is now raising questions about the accident. Therefore, we are seeking comprehensive data…
Pune: Untreated sewage and sullage (grey water) from at least 20 villages under the Pune Zilla Parishad and PMRDA have emerged as major contributors to pollution in the Pavana river, stated a joint committee report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) last week. NGT ordered the formation of the joint committee last Aug after…
Overcrowding at shivneri fort leaves 3 injured during Shivaji Maharaj celebrations PUNE: Three people were injured in a crowd-related incident at Shivneri Fort in Pune district in the early hours of Thursday, as thousands thronged the historic site to mark the birth anniversary of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, police officials said. The incident took…
Pune: A 50-year-old woman died after a truck carrying soil turned on its side and fell on her house on Wednesday morning at Katarkhadak village in Mulshi taluka, about 37km from Pune. Another woman suffered injuries in the incident.The police have identified the deceased as Nanda Malpote. The Paud police registered a case of culpable…
Pune: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday nominated corporator Shrinath Bhimale for the post of chairman of the PMC standing committee.The election for the chairman post is scheduled next week, and Bhimale is expected to be elected to the post as the party holds a two-thirds majority in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) after…
Pune: PCB has cleared salaries for its permanent staffers, but hundreds of contractual workers continue to await their dues, highlighting the financial strain on the civic body due to delayed grants from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).The unpaid contractual workers comprise sanitation and conservancy staffers, security guards, health assistants working in cantonment hospital, and data…
Pune: Irregular water supply dominated PMC general body meeting on Wednesday, with corporators cutting across party lines expressing strong concerns over the issue and the hardship it was causing to the residents. Taking note of the problem, mayor Manjusha Nagpure told officials to conduct meetings at all 15 ward offices, with corporators in attendance, to…
Pune: A 21-year-old student of an engineering college in the city drowned on Tuesday at Lotus Point waterfall in Maval taluka’s Ekole village, about 70km from Pune. The victim, identified as Ayush Harinkhede, was a resident of Katraj and hailed from Gondia district. Harinkhede visited the scenic spot in the morning for an outing with…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Tuesday came out in support of food and drug administration (FDA) minister Narhari Zirwal over the ACB action in his office in Mantralaya last week and said she was shocked to see the chief minister initiating a raid in his minister’s office.Supriya also demanded that chief minister…
