The landscape of Shinganapur described in the Adiparva, a 16th-century narrative poem PUNE: Before the urbanscape, was the landscape of western Maharashtra dense forests or an open savanna? Science has answers, but people need convincing.In the quest for explanations, ecologists Ashish Nerlekar and Digvijay Patil tapped into the unlikely archives of Marathi literature, an approach…
Pune: Weekend gridlocks have almost become a norm on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and this Saturday was no exception. A surge of traffic once again brought the corridor to a crawl, with lumbering trailers and heavy vehicles choking the ghat stretch and turning peak-hour movement into a sluggish and exhausting ordeal. Officials said the traffic surge…
Pune: Citizens have renewed their demand for state govt to clear the long-pending proposal to expand the Mumbai-Pune expressway into a 10-lane corridor, after a tanker mishap in the ghat section caused a 32-hour traffic standstill on Tuesday. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) submitted the Rs 16,000-crore expansion proposal to govt last Dec,…
Pune: Before the urbanscape, was the landscape of western Maharashtra dense forests or an open savanna? Science has answers, but people need convincing.In the quest for explanations, ecologists Ashish Nerlekar and Digvijay Patil tapped into the unlikely archives of Marathi literature, an approach that could resonate with policymakers and people alike. “People misunderstand the history…
Pune: The spate of local body elections may have kept the politicians busy but has also given an opportunity to students from Savitribai Phule Pune University. The have been contacted by various agencies, who in turn help political parties with almost everything — from making decisions regarding the candidates to distributing voter slips or informing…
Pune: Daily commuters are unhappy over the poor condition of several roads that were not part of the cycling event held last month and have urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to take up repair work on those stretches on priority.The civic body repaired and resurfaced about 75-km roads across the city ahead of the…
PUNE: A viral video has surfaced showing a 14-year-old boy, accompanied by his father—a candidate in the Zilla Parishad elections—allegedly casting a vote in Maharashtra’s Solapur district.The video shows Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil’s son standing beside him inside a polling booth at Yashwant Nagar in Akluj and pressing the EVM button during the polls held…
Pune: Voter turnout in the elections to 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis across Maharashtra on Saturday is expected to touch 65%, state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare told TOI. “Until 3.30pm, the overall figure stood at 52%. As voting continued beyond the scheduled hours in several rural pockets, the final turnout is bound to…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) would engage with firms transporting highly inflammable material on Mumbai-Pune expressway and hold both consigners and consignees accountable for any safety lapses, MSRDC vice-chairman and managing director Anil Kumar Gaikwad told TOI on Saturday.The move follows the overturning of a propylene tanker near the Adoshi tunnel in…
Pune: Rose prices have risen sharply across wholesale and retail markets ahead of Valentine’s Day, driven by delayed production following unusually cold winter conditions in Dec and strong seasonal demand from weddings and Valentine gifting.In early Feb, retail rates in Pune are already touching Rs450–Rs480 per bundle of 20 roses — nearly double the levels…
