Pune: In a major push towards renewable energy, state water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil announced on Friday that Maharashtra will implement floating solar projects on dam reservoirs across the Krishna and Godavari basins. The initiative aims to bolster power generation while promoting green energy to safeguard the environment. Speaking at a seminar in Pune…
Pune: The Empress Garden Flower Show was inaugurated on Friday afternoon, drawing large crowds to one of the city’s most beloved green spaces despite traffic restrictions across several parts of the city. The turnout exceeded expectations, with some commercial stalls reporting sell-out stock within hours of opening. “This is only the first day, and already…
Pune: The civic body’s initiative to round up community dogs along the route of the cycle rally has ignited fierce opposition from animal welfare activists. The drive, which continued through the event’s final day on Friday, has been described by volunteers as a “cruel and illegal” exercise that violates established animal welfare norms. Volunteers alleged…
Pune: Though the Pune Grand Tour brought international acclaim to the city and earned the administration praise for its seamless execution, the event also highlighted a stark divide in the city’s infrastructure.For a city often mocked for potholes the size of “lunar craters”, the tour routes showcased roads on a par with world-class standards. However,…
Pune: A woman (51) was given a new lease of life after city doctors successfully removed a rare 18-kg uterine tumour – one of the largest tumours reported in recent times.To put things in perspective, the size of the tumour is equivalent to 6 fully grown healthy foetuses.The complex and high-risk case was led by…
Pune: The Pune Rural police, investigating the murder of an unknown woman, solved another killing after the arrested person confessed to hacking a man to death who objected to unwanted advances from the accused towards the woman.The accused belongs from Khed taluka. Two separate cases of murder were registered against him with the Khed and…
Pune: One person died and three suffered injuries after an SUV they were travelling in crashed into a tree along the Pune-Solapur highway at Koregaon Mul village near Uruli Kanchan, about 30 km from Pune, on Friday morning.The Pune Rural police identified the deceased as Gorakh Mane. The injured, Samdhan Babar, Vijay Mane and Alkesh…
A Teacher, With Help From Jalindernagar’s Villagers In Khed Taluka, Builds A Unique Institute Which Fetches Global HonourIn the tiny hamlet of Jalindernagar, amidst Khed taluka’s lush greenery about 40km from Pune, stands a school unlike any other in Maharashtra. There are no benches, no blackboards, no rigid classrooms with chalk and dust.Instead, sunlight spills…
Pune: The Chatushrungi police on Thursday registered a case against a quack, who claimed to be from Surat in Gujarat, on the charge of duping a senior citizen from Aundh of Rs 3 lakh under the pretext of curing pain in his leg.The police registered a case under Section 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…
Pune: The export of a single type of fruit and, similarly, of meat over the past three months has resulted in a major spike in international cargo exports out of the city airport. The trend began in Nov 2025, when the export of pomegranates to Dubai began on flights of SpiceJet and IndiGo. The very…
