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…
Pune: Residents living in Punawale and Tathawade along the Pune-Bengaluru highway have demanded immediate solutions to the severe traffic congestion plaguing NH48 and the adjoining service roads, keeping them stuck for an extra 1.5 to 2 hours in the daily gridlock.The choked thoroughfares are a routine ordeal for commuters on way to their workplaces or…
Pune: Residents of Sus Road on Sunday braved light rain spells to conduct a silent protest against the impact of the local garbage processing plant on their quality of life, asserting that their complaints have long been falling on deaf ears. The protesters highlighted that as soon as one enters Pashan-Sus Road from the Pune-Mumbai…
Pune: There is no space to walk in Bavdhan, said Sujata Gokhale, a resident of the locality for the last 14 years, adding, “Crossing has become a nightmare, too.”According to the businesswoman, “More than three-fourths of available footpaths in this area are occupied by food vendors or hawkers and their customers — the rest is…
