Pune: A Dhayari resident, Bhima Rajendra Jadhav (27), died, while the car driver, Shubham Dumble (27), suffered injuries after their vehicle rammed a slow-moving truck from the rear around 2.45am on Saturday on the Katraj–Navale Bridge road.Senior inspector Sharad Zine of the Ambegaon police said Jadhav and Dumble had visited a temple in Dive Ghat….
Pune: Neighbourhoods, schools, markets and public spaces across the city will mark Republic Day, the anniversary of the Constitution, in ways that are both familiar and evolving.In housing societies, the day will begin with flag-unfurling ceremonies, followed by the national anthem and community programmes. Residents plan to gather in courtyards and parking areas to sing…
Pune: A harsh winter spell during the critical flowering stage has affected tur (pigeon pea) production in Maharashtra, driving up the price and raising fears of further increase in the days ahead.Retail price of tur dal has already risen by about Rs 10 per kg — from Rs 120 to Rs 130 — with traders…
Pune: Nearly 15,000 leave and licence documents are pending across the state after repeated technical failures disrupted Aadhaar-based authentication earlier in Jan. The backlog surged after services were restored and a high volume of documents was submitted for registration, compounded by poll-related staff deployment for the civic elections, data from the state registration department showed….
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and hospitals appear to have drawn only limited lessons from the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak, with systemic shortcomings continuing to persist even a year after the city endured one of the world’s worst GBS crisis.Although investigations have pointed to contaminated water as the probable cause of the outbreak, PMC…
Pune: The state govt’s high-powered committee, chaired by additional chief secretary (home), granted approval to the CCTV surveillance project for Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate initiated by police commissioner Vinoy Kumar Choubey. The network will strengthen law and order, crime prevention, traffic regulation, and disaster management.The Pimpri Chinchwad police commissioner was appointed as chairperson of the…
Pune: The Padma Shri awards, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, announced on Sunday has recognised two distinguished achievers from Maharashtra — progressive cotton researcher Shrirang Lad of Parbhani and industrial entrepreneur Ashok Khade of Sangli.Lad and Khade’s journeys are rooted in perseverance, innovation and social impact, reflecting the spirit of grassroots transformation.An 80-year-old farmer and leader…
PUNE: The Koregaon Park police on Saturday registered a case against the administrator and other staffers posted at the mortuary of a private hospital on Bund Garden Road over charges of “violating the dignity of the dead”. Senior inspector Vijayraj Doke of the Koregaon Park police confirmed, “We have registered the case and further probe…
Pune: The city is rapidly filling up to its brim with traffic, and commuters are beset by vehicular congestion in almost every area today. But while poor road quality, potholes, defunct signals and heavy vehicle movement are routinely blamed for this daily turmoil, what often gets sidelined is the missing civic sense in vehicle users.In…
Pune: A recent study conducted by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) on 130 postgraduate medical students has underscored a critical shift in healthcare thinking: emotions are not peripheral to health; they are foundational.For decades, medical studies have recognised that emotional state influences stress regulation, behaviour, and long-term health outcomes, with chronic emotional dysregulation…
