Pune: The state health commissioner on Monday issued fresh guidelines to health officials in all civic bodies, district health offices and Zilla Parishad offices, directing them to conduct mock drills of all the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants that were operational during the Covid-19 pandemic.State govt has also asked these bodies to reserve beds…
Pune: Restrictions on the entry of visitors and tourists to Sinhagad Fort have been pushed ahead till June 4, said officials of the local division of the forest department, in an effort to facilitate completion of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the area.The operation has been underway at the heritage site since May 29 and…
Pune: Members from the Maratha community in Pimpri Chinchwad came together to draft a social code for community members to follow while organising weddings. The initiative, which received support from leaders across political parties, aims to promote simple and responsible wedding practices and prevent harassment-related issues. A proposal outlining the new guidelines was unanimously passed…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched a dedicated mobile app to enable citizens to directly report potholes in their localities.The ‘PCMC Pothole Management’ app aims to streamline the complaint process, ensure quicker responses, and enhance road maintenance, especially during the monsoon.A PCMC official told TOI that residents can upload geo-tagged photos of…
Pune: PMPML just recorded its worst May in three years in terms of bus breakdowns, recently released data showed. Last month, the transport body recorded 1,971 breakdowns, compared to 1,673 in May 2024; 1,901 in May 2023; and 1,024 in May 2022. Essentially, there were 66 bus breakdowns every day of May this year, leaving…
Pune: The civic body has urged the forest department to drop all charges against the director of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Museum for alleged mismanagement of wild animals in the Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WARRC), also seeking return of all animals the department took away during investigations.In Sept 2023, the forest department had registered…
Pune: Experts from the education field on Monday said that the cut-off after the JEE (Advanced) results were out this year will remain low compared to the last two years because of a higher difficulty level in the papers’ pattern and language. Based on the reduced cut-off this year, a student scoring 74 marks out…
Pune: What started as a handful of friends from the queer community meeting to play sports has transformed into a buzzing collective of over 180 members under the Pune Queer Sports Club umbrella.For many queer individuals in India, the idea of stepping onto a sports field has long been accompanied by fear and hesitation rather…
Image used is for representational purposes only 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…
Image used for representative purpose only PUNE: Air India and Air Mauritius have expanded their existing codeshare partnership to provide travellers with better connectivity across the Indian subcontinent and the African region. The two airlines signed the extended codeshare agreement on the sidelines of the 81st IATA AGM in New Delhi, in the presence of…
