Pune: The discovery of two liquor bottles and opened snack packets near the decomposed body of an unidentified man in Biradwadi near Chakan on Jan 11 helped Pimpri Chinchwad police crack the case, leading to the arrest of three people, including a woman, and the identification of the victim.Police investigations revealed that the murder stemmed…
Pune: Students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Pune, Nagpur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will soon benefit from upgraded campuses, modern workshops, and industry-aligned courses. The Maharashtra govt is rolling out a major skill development initiative under the PM Setu Scheme to bridge the gap between vocational training and industrial requirements. Pune: Expressway Chaos, Helicopter…
Pune: The state govt has directed all civic bodies and Zilla Parishads to empanel all primary health centres (PHCs) and urban primary health centres (UPHCs) under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY). This move is designed to help citizens access financial benefits for over 2,000 different treatments listed under the scheme at the…
Pune: Baramati Taluka Cooperative Purchase and Sale Union, and a building under the Malegaon Nagar Panchayat have been renamed after late Ajit Pawar in recognition of his long-standing contribution to the region’s cooperative sector and overall development.Officials said the decisions were taken during meetings of the respective governing bodies and were approved through unanimous resolutions….
Pune: CM Devendra Fadnavis told TOI late on Tuesday that state would initiate the all-round development of the Baramati airport. The move follows the Jan 28 plane crash near Baramati airstrip that claimed the lives of deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others, sparking demands of a comprehensive audit of uncontrolled airstrips and review of…
Pune: The Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences (FoMHS), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), through its constituent Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills (SCHS), will organize SYMSIM 2.0 from Feb 5 to 7 at the Lavale Campus.It will deliberate on the transformative role of simulation-based education in healthcare training, which in turn translates to patient safety and…
Pune: The toppled propylene tanker on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway late Tuesday night, which disrupted traffic for several hours stretching till early Thruday, exposed serious gaps in Maharashtra’s preparedness to handle hazardous material emergencies, disaster management experts warned.Propylene, a highly flammable hydrocarbon gas widely used in petrochemical and plastic manufacturing, presents unique and severe operational challenges…
Pune: Rapid shifts in land use and land cover have become critical factors in weather and climate prediction, A.S. Rao, director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), said. “To address this, IITM is working to incorporate dynamical vegetation models and vertical land models to better represent constant land-use changes in its forecasting systems,” he said….
Pune: There has been no significant rise in Metro’s daily ridership which is stuck around 2 lakh for the last four months, since after Ganeshotsav in Sept 2025, because of weak last-mile connectivity at various stations said regular commuters in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.They said the lack of last-mile connectivity was preventing more commuters from…
PUNE/MUMBAI: Drone footage captured on Wednesday revealed the scale of chaos on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, where thousands of commuters of all ages and backgrounds had a harrowing time after traffic was disrupted for over 32 hours. The disruption followed a tanker carrying highly flammable propylene overturning near the Adoshi Tunnel on the Mumbai-bound carriageway around…
