Pune: Around 150 passengers travelling from Delhi to Pune on an Air India (AI-2971) flight spent more than three hours inside the aircraft on Sunday afternoon waiting for it to take off.The passengers were stuck without any refreshments or proper information about take-off time.This incident is a repeat of last week when passengers of a…
Pune: The Public Works Department (PWD) plans to establish around 400 wayside hubs with restrooms and eateries across a 1 lakh kilometre road network in the state in the next two to three months.The department aims to address the acute shortage of restroom facilities along highways. Authorities have decided to leverage Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
PUNE: A new Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) study has revealed that a natural gas produced by tiny ocean organisms could play a bigger role in cooling the planet as global warming continues. Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a sulphur-containing gas released from the oceans, is the largest natural source of sulphur in the atmosphere. This…
Pune: The prosecution on Monday told a magisterial court that police needed sufficient time to question Dr Ajay Taware, the suspended Sassoon General Hospital doctor, in custody in relation to the 10 kidney swap transplants that were cleared by regional authorisation committee for organ transplant in 2022 when he was heading it. Assistant commissioner of…
Pune: At a time when it is facing criticism over rampant tree cutting across the city, the civic body has decided to go the Chennai way by introducing a ‘tree ambulance’ service to protect and maintain trees.The service will be started on June 5, World Environment Day. An ambulance equipped with tools and expertise to…
Twelve-year-old Maryam from Yemen, suffering from meningomyelocele since childhood, found hope in India. After enduring years of incontinence and social isolation, she underwent sacral neuromodulation at Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital in Pune. PUNE: Twelve-year-old Maryam (name changed) came to India from Yemen in July last year with hopes of overcoming her medical condition after suffering from…
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…
