Pune: The Vikas Kharge-led committee probing alleged irregularities in a Mundhwa land purchase deed linked to Parth Pawar, son of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, was granted a one-week extension to submit its report, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Thursday.He dismissed “absolutely wrong” reports in a section of the media suggesting that…
Pune: A bilingual scenic reading and discussion with German author Ingo Schulze in Pune transformed a literary evening on Tuesday into a searching examination of morality, memory, and social fracture.Presented by the Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with the department of German at Savitribai Phule Pune University, the session at Max Müller Bhavan on Boat Club Road…
Pune: The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to undertake advanced research on medical tools and equipment to enhance healthcare delivery to troops deployed in remote and high-risk border areas.The partnership, a first by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), will focus…
Pune: The passenger load on inter-city trains on the Pune-Mumbai route was a little more than usual on Thursday, while a few MSRTC buses to the state capital were cancelled in the early morning.A senior MSRTC official posted at the Swargate depot said 20 buses to Mumbai were cancelled between 5am and 10am. “Eleven buses…
Pune: A 59-year-old retired employee of a private firm from the Dhanori area was duped of Rs50 lakh in online share trade fraud.The victim lodged a complaint on Wednesday with the Cyber police. According to the police, he received a WhatsApp link on his cellphone, asking him to download an application and invest in the…
Onions, lentils and roti — a diet limited to these items is far from wholesome. But in Marathwada, there is little else on the plate for many women who also have to toil in agricultural fields for a living. In one village, though, a group of women decided to change that, by seeking a small…
Pune: About 67 lakh people in Maharashtra were living with chronic respiratory diseases in 2023, contributing 10% of India’s total CRD burden, according to a new analysis by a city-based respiratory research organisation. Air pollution and smoking were among the major contributors, the analysis showed.Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation, formerly known as Chest Research…
PUNE: The prolonged operation to neutralise a hazardous gas tanker on a Mumbai-Pune expressway has once again exposed serious gaps in India’s preparedness to deal with chemical emergencies on roads, with experts pointing to the absence of dedicated, round-the-clock hazardous materials (HazMat) response units as a critical weakness.According to specialists involved in post-incident assessments, the…
PUNE: The overturning of a propylene gas tanker on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway has triggered questions over why a highly flammable chemical was being transported by road. Experts and industry officials say such movement is routine worldwide and driven by demand patterns, logistical constraints and the absence of viable alternatives such as pipelines or shipping for…
Pune: A Bibvewadi resident (47) lost Rs42.66 lakh in online share-trading fraud between Nov 16 last year and Jan 27 this year.The police said the victim received a link on WhatsApp for share market investments. He initially invested small amounts and received some returns. After some time, the accused told him to transfer money to…
