Pune: The Ambegaon tehsil administration allocated two acres on safe land to 34 tribal families living in Pasarwadi hamlet of Malin village to construct houses.This hamlet on the edge of a hill experienced soil cracks last year raising concerns about another landslide. Its residents were anxious after the one in 2014 claimed 151 lives.Ambegaon’s tehsildar…
Pune: Residents of Elementa Cooperative Housing Society in Tathwade held a march on Sunday to protest against Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s proposed 18m wide road in the draft revised development plan that passes through their society.Chairman Pravin Farad said over 6,000 residents from the society and nearby areas would be affected. “We are not against…
Pune: From questions about internships to securing the best scholarships, queries related to MBBS admissions abroad and bachelor’s programmes in Germany were addressed on Sunday as part of the Mission Admission, an initiative by The Times of India and Astute Academy.The seminars were conducted in two sessions by chairman of Astute Academy, Tushar Deoras, at…
Pune: The IMD on Sunday has maintained an orange alert for the Pune district while issuing the same alert for Satara and Ratnagiri districts as well and a yellow alert for districts in Marathwada, Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra and North Maharashtra.Districts with yellow alert included Beed, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Nanded, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgaon and Ahilyanagar.Meanwhile, Pune…
Pune: An Air India (AI) Express flight, with 150 passengers on board, from Bhubaneswar to Pune was forced to abort landing on Saturday evening due to presence of dogs on the city’s Lohegaon airport runway. The aircraft landed safely later after a go-around.The flight (IX-1097) had taken off from Bhubaneswar at 5pm and was to…
Pune: Kadambari Shaikh has a story of triumph like no other. When the trans woman and social activist moved from her family home in Sadashiv Peth to rent a flat in Hadapsar in the late 2000s, she was harassed, abused and driven out.“I was medically transitioning at the time. Landlords asked me to dress like…
Pune: The city’s queer community thrives in a paradox. There is a vibrant nightlife with drag shows and queer art, yet harassment and danger lurk on the streets, especially for trans people and queer women, exposing the city’s ongoing struggle to become truly inclusive.Stories Café, which recently shifted to Wagholi after unaffordable rent hikes in…
Pune: The Kalewadi police have registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against the parents and relatives of an 18-year-old accused in a murder attempt case to get him out on bail.On Jan 25 this year, the suspect and his three accomplices assaulted a manager (28) of a fuel station in Rahatani…
Pune: Amey Godse is a software engineer by profession, but at heart, he is first a plant-dad. Since 2014, he has dedicated every spare minute to protecting trees and saplings on Pune’s hills.His day starts at 6am, when he makes his first stop at Taljai to check on saplings, water them and remove weeds. He…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that when various political parties come together and work, they are bound to have differences of opinion. He added that there is a need for a detailed discussion between Mahayuti allies on the subject of making Hindi a compulsory subject for school students from Std I,…
