Pune: The ministry of civil aviation expressed its willingness to help the Maharashtra govt in developing the Baramati airstrip, while Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary probe report on Jan 28 plane crash in which Ajit Pawar and four others were killed should be ready within a month-and-a-half.A source in the civil aviation ministry said the…
Pune/Bengaluru: India’s expanding contributions to astronomy research appear to have prompted a significant policy and funding push from the Centre, with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing support for four major projects in the Union Budget 2025–26. The initiatives — National Large Solar Telescope (NLST), National Large Optical-Infrared Telescope (NLOT), an upgrade of Himalayan Chandra…
Pune: Trekking associations and enthusiasts as well as mountaineering organisations have hailed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement during her budget speech on Feb 1 that India has the potential and opportunity to offer world-class trekking and hiking experiences. Ecologically sustainable mountain trails in select Himalayan regions and important trekking destinations in the Eastern and…
PUNE: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case that claimed two lives, while observing that parents are to be blamed for such incidents involving juveniles, as reported by news agency PTI.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that parents are not able…
Sharad Pawar has initiated plans for a grand memorial dedicated to his late nephew, Ajit Pawar PUNE: A grand memorial to keep alive the memories and vision of late deputy CM Ajit Pawar is being planned on Vidya Pratishthan’s campus in Baramati, his hometown. His uncle and political mentor Sharad Pawar has taken the initiative…
Pune: Pune, long known for its dominance in vaccine manufacturing and life-sciences research, is steadily emerging as a key hub for advanced biologics and biosimilars, complex, high-value drugs used to treat cancers, autoimmune disorders, osteoporosis and retinal diseases.With the Centre’s latest budgetary push to position India as a global biopharma powerhouse, experts say established clusters…
Pune: The Union Budget has earmarked an estimated Rs517 crore for the Pune Metro project. With 33 km across two routes already operational in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the project is poised to enter its Phase-II expansion in the new fiscal (2026-27), even as Maha Metro fast-tracks the remaining work for Phase-I. Pune: Indelible Ink…
Pune: Two unknown men on Friday evening snatched a bag containing Rs 7.9 lakh from the driver of a transport operator near Yavat, about 42 km from Pune.At the time of the incident, the driver was on his way from a bank to the transport operator’s office at Chaufula village. The Yavat police registered a…
Pune: Chandrakala Dnyanoba Vavhal (75) of Indira Vasahat on Aundh Road died, while her friend, Prabhavati Bhosale (74), suffered injuries after a PMPML bus hit them on Aundh Road around 9.15pm on Friday.The Chatushrungi police said the two women went to Shivajinagar and returned to Aundh Road in a PMPML bus. They alighted at the…
Pune: Kalepadal police are searching for an unknown youngster after he sped away with a motorcycle worth Rs1.40 lakh after asking the used automobile showroom attendant for a test ride around 7pm on Friday at Sayyednagar in Hadapsar.The used vehicle showroom owner, Wasim Shaikh (36), of Sayyednagar, lodged a complaint with the police after conducting…
