As per an IMD map, a marked presence of drier districts can be seen in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra PUNE: At least 218 districts across India — over 25% of all districts — are showing drought-like conditions based on rainfall received over the last four weeks, with India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Standardized…
Pune: Five months after state govt launched its flagship ‘Cervical Cancer Free Maharashtra’ campaign in March, less than 9% of the eligible 9.84 lakh under-14 girls have been vaccinated against HPV, data show.Officials blame vaccine hesitancy and low awareness for the dismal uptake, even as neighbouring Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh report far higher…
A delivery personnel was taken into custody after allegedly killing his workmate with a knife during a dispute (Representative image generated using AI) PUNE: A 27-year-old delivery person was arrested on Wednesday on the charge of stabbing his colleague (22) to death over Rs 600 the previous day in a rented room at Borate Vasti…
Several fish were found dead in the Mula near Balewadi-Baner, bringing river pollution concerns back into focus. Local residents alleged that contaminated and chemical-laced water was responsible for the deaths of aquatic life Pune: Residents along the Mula, near Balewadi, Pimple Nilakh and Baner, have complained of effluents in the water, a foul smell and…
Workers clean, repair, and repaint Pune Municipal Corporation’s artificial immersion tanks along the Mutha riverbed area Pune: Residents in more than half of the city did not receive water at adequate pressure just two days before the commencement of Ganeshotsav on Friday following a daylong closure on Thursday.The water pumping was shut at more than…
Illustration of a workplace accident showing a forklift dropping a pallet of iron angle Pune: A worker (34) at a pallet manufacturing unit in Kasarwadi died after a pallet with iron angles weighing two tonnes fell on him on the premises on Thursday morning.Dapodi police identified the deceased as Ramkailash Patel, a Kasarwadi resident.Amit Takawale,…
The court directed the authorities to issue the requisite construction permissions within 30 days, subject to compliance with the conditions imposed in the judgement Pune: The Bombay High Court has directed the defence estates and Southern Command authorities to allow construction of residential bungalows on two long-term leasehold plots in Pune Cantonment, ruling that a…
Pune: To turn raw clay into a complete idol, sculptor Anand Bhamburkar retraces the path first laid down by Pen village’s Deodhar sculptor family in Raigad district nearly 140 years ago.“A colour binder and cotton rubbing are used with natural ingredients like gum sourced from the Babul tree,” says Bhamburkar, who is also a full-time…
SpiceJet Dubai passengers awaiting information at Pune airport Pune: More than 100 flyers bound for Dubai were left stranded at the Pune airport for over 20 hours as SpiceJet’s flight SG-51 was repeatedly delayed and rescheduled.Passengers alleged that the airline’s ground staff offered minimal information or assistance. The flight was scheduled to depart from Pune…
Pune: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) announced setting up of 123 college units, with more than 2100 students across Pune colleges getting leadership responsibilities on Sept 9.The initiative is expected to give students opportunities to take part in activities related to campus issues, disaster management, crowd management, self-defence and youth programmes. A total of 2,142…
