Pune: Pagla Ghoda is not the kind of play that disappears quietly into theatre history. This powerful piece, written by Badal Sircar in the 1960s, has haunted Indian stages for over six-and-a-half decades. Audiences will experience its piercing truths once again on the weekend, with 9Thirty Theatre Company staging the work at The Box2 in…
Pune: Teachers’ associations have opposed a govt resolution on appointing teachers for sports and arts on a clock-hour basis for classes VI to VIII in schools run by local bodies. Mahendra Ganpule, the spokesperson of Maharashtra School Principals’ Federation, said the remuneration of Rs 150 per hour is too low for a teaching job, and…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday appealed to state ministers to voice their concerns in cabinet meetings instead of making statements in public.His response came in view of Shiv Sena member and cabinet minister Sanjay Shirsat recently expressing displeasure over diversion of funds from the social justice department.Amidst speculations over disagreements between Mahayuti…
Pune: A 20-year-old college student almost lost his voice after 33 glass pieces got stuck in his throat when his two-wheeler crashed into a pickup truck in Chakan. Surgery and care helped him regain it in just over a month.The biker was without a helmet when he collided head-on with the four-wheeler. He was flung…
Pune: MSRDC wants to transform Pune-Mumbai Expressway into a 10-lane “superhighway” to tide over traffic snarls and cater to the future demands of vehicular movement along the corridor, one of the busiest in the country.“This is an upgrade from our earlier proposal to make the expressway an eight-lane facility. The latest upgrade will cost around…
Pune: The missing link project along the express way which is expected to reduce travel time between Pune and Mumbai by atleast 25 minutes may be completed only be end of this year, MSRDC officials told TOI on Friday.MSRDC Vice Chairman Anil Gaikwad told TOI that the missing link project is 95% complete. However, the…
Pune: The Wanowrie police are on the lookout for two individuals after they allegedly stole debit cards from a parked car and used them to withdraw Rs90,0000 from ATMs and buy goods worth Rs2.2L. The incident occurred on June 2, between 7.30 AM and 11am, in front of the digital zone at Ramtekdi. The theft…
Pune: A father and son died of severe burns in a fire caused by a domestic LPG cylinder exploding in their home in Gokulnagar Pathar of Warje, around 1.30am on Wednesday.The Warje police identified the victims as Mohan Mudawat (43) and his son, Pappu Mudawat (23). Fire brigade officials found the victims unconscious with burn…
Pune: The Mahalunge MIDC police on Thursday arrested three men for illegally confiscating an earthmoving machine and handing it over to the Hagawane family members about a month ago.Deputy commissioner of police Shivaji Pawar said, “We have arrested Yogesh Raskar (25), Vaibhav Pingale (27) — both of Talegaon Dhamdhere, and Ganesh Potale (25) of Mohitewadi…
Pune: A plot in Kharadi will most probably be home to a dedicated dog park. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has identified the spot after it announced the facility in March 2023. Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation opened its first dog park last Jan.PMC proposed the dog park to reduce human-canine conflicts across the city. The earlier…
