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Pune: Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank’s chairman Vidyadhar Anaskar has said that cooperative banks need to change their decision-making process while issuing loans to micro, small and medium enterprises.The lenders should change their approach to project-based finance instead of focusing on security collateral, he said on Sunday. “Many banks insist on a personal property collateral while…

Pune: Organisers of the annual Ashadhi wari are anticipating a surge in the number of warkaris (devotees) joining this year’s palkhi processions of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj owing to the early arrival of monsoon.The early onset of the monsoon has enabled warkaris, who are primarily farmers, to complete sowing ahead of schedule,…

Pune: The state higher and technical education department has revised the eligibility criteria and duration of eight art diploma courses, aligning them with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The updated courses include diplomas in applied art, drawing and painting, sculpture and modelling, and several specialisations in art and craft such as interior decoration, textile design…

Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police’s cyber wing arrested two men from Ahilyanagar district on Monday, in connection with the alleged “digital arrest” of a 47-year-old Pune man who lost Rs 53 lakh to fraudsters.Police claimed the arrested duo from Bolhegaon in Ahilyanagar district — one’s a farmer while the other works at a finance company —…

Pune: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a fresh reminder to the chief secretary to disclose disability certificates of employees recruited under the disability quota on departmental websites as its earlier directive issued three months ago remains unimplemented.State chief information commissioner Rahul Pande told TOI that despite his letter to the chief secretary (CS)…

Pune: Activists from the Muslim community on Monday submitted a letter to the district collector’s office requesting an enquiry into the closure of Sarasbaug on Sunday after Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni wrote to PMC objecting celebration of Basi Eid by eating non-vegetarian food in the garden that also hosts a temple.Anwar Shaikh, director of…

Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) continues its struggle to find a suitable location to establish a dedicated slaughterhouse in the city, amid strong public opposition.Currently, because of the absence of a local facility, animals from Pimpri Chinchwad are sent to slaughterhouses operated by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) or the Khadki Cantonment Board.In its…

Pune: A 28-year-old doctor pursuing postgraduation in radiology was found dead in the hostel room of a city-based private hospital late Sunday night. Police on Monday said the doctor was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the hostel room, and a note indicating that it was death by suicide was recovered from the spot….

Pune: Days after talks of a merger and several instances of sharing the dais at various functions by NCP founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, both factions are set to hold separate ceremonies in Pune on Tuesday to mark the party’s foundation day.Veteran politician Sharad Pawar’s faction will hold a…

Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Monday proposed that the Union govt should form a separate corporation to operate and manage Mumbai local railway services.He was speaking with reporters in Pune after a local train mishap in Mumbai. “We lack the concept of town planning. Influx of outsiders has caused the railways to collapse. The…