Pune: Formed 50,000 years ago, India’s only basaltic meteor impact crater — a geological marvel that scientists study as a rare terrestrial mirror for Mars — is currently being threatened by an unprecedented influx of fresh water. A designated Ramsar wetland in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, the Lonar lake has historically maintained a chemistry so extreme…
Pune: The civic body has planned repairs to drainage and stormwater lines near the Barangani Mala well to reduce the risk of sewage seepage into the water source, a year after the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in the Sinhagad Road area.These measures aim to eliminate the possibility of water contamination, which was identified as one…
Pune: A state-level drill march based on patriotic songs will be held on Jan 26 —Republic Day— across all govt and private schools in Maharashtra.Announcing this at a press conference on Thursday, commissioner of education Sachindra Pratap Singh said the initiative is rooted in the concept of “Nation First” and aims to instil discipline and…
Pune: Despite the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), official data from PMC indicates a decline in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), with cases falling from 326 in 2024 to 267 in 2025. Prashant Bothe, assistant health officer, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), attributed this drop to aggressive door-to-door monitoring and mandatory contact testing. In some…
Pune: After the use of steroids for routine viral fevers and mild respiratory infections has grown among people, doctors in the city warned that it could increase the risk of serious post-viral fungal lung infections such as pulmonary aspergillosis.Infectious disease specialists said the trend has become more noticeable in Dec 2025, coinciding with widespread viral…
Pune: The Lonikand police arrested a delivery agent, Shailendra Vhatkar, of Bokori near Wagholi, on the charge of stabbing his wife to death at an open plot in Wadebolhai around 9.30pm on Thursday.Senior inspector Sarjerao Kumbhar of Lonikand police told TOI, “Vhatkar (30) and his 20-year-old wife Namrata were dealing with some domestic issues. Their…
Pune: Farmers in Maharashtra are increasingly choosing onion transplanting machines to sustain productivity in the face of rising costs of workers, who are also in short supply during peak agricultural seasons.In Pune district’s Junnar taluka, such machines have rapidly gained acceptance, with farmers reporting significant savings in time and money as well as improved crop…
PUNE: The Lonikand police arrested a delivery agent, Shailendra Vhatkar, of Bokori near Wagholi, on the charge of stabbing his wife to death at an open plot in Wadebolhai around 9.30pm on Thursday.Senior inspector Sarjerao Kumbhar of the Lonikand police said, “Vhatkar (30) and his wife, Namrata (20), were had some domestic issues. Namrata left…
Pune: Police on Friday evening arrested a criminal on police records for opening fire in the air while threatening his ‘girlfriend’ after a trivial argument near Lonavla ST bus stand around 9pm on Wednesday.Deputy superintendent of police Gajanan Tompe of Pune rural police told TOI: “We arrested Rahul Taru of Sahakarnagar. He used his licensed…
Pune: A 27-year-old jewellery store owner from Wai was found dead in a hotel off Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, near the Camp area, on Saturday afternoon. The discovery followed a missing person complaint lodged by his family with the Wai police in Satara district.According to the Bund Garden police, the deceased checked into the hotel…
