The police identified the deceased as Ankita Sangle, who had been preparing for NEET through online coaching classes. NASHIK: A 19-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Jalalpur village in Karjat taluka of Ahilyanagar district on Saturday, with police saying a note found at the scene cited disappointment over her NEET re-examination…
Savaniee Ravindrra (c)and other artists perform abhangs during the Ashadhi Ekadashi musical event in Nagpur District Collector Kumar Ashirwad and MLC Rajeev Potdar offer prayers during the mahapuja at Dhapewada’s Vitthal-Rukmini Temple on Ashadhi Ekadashi Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and wife Kanchan light the lamp at the Anand Sohla event organised by Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsava…
Unhygienic conditions in a restaurant Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences and registrations of 12 eateries, restaurants, and bakeries across the region after inspections uncovered serious hygiene lapses, expired food stocks, and violations of safety norms.The crackdown, conducted on July 18 and 21, was part of the state govt’s “safe…
Every year as the monsoon clouds gather over Maharashtra thousands of feet begin moving towards one destination – Pandharpur. They walk for days across villages, fields and highways carrying little more than faith on their shoulders and the name of Vitthal on their lips. To an outsider the Pandharpur Wari may appear to be one…
Pune: The civic administration may decide to further postpone resuming alternate-day water supply at its review meeting on Wednesday as the combined storage in four dams in the Khadakwasla circle crossed the 18 TMC-mark on Tuesday evening, roughly matching the city’s annual water quota.Mayor Manjusha Nagpure had last week deferred a decision on water cuts…
Mauli Warkari Mandal, Vathadev, Bicholim Bicholim: No fancy shoes or trekking gear, a group of 125 pilgrims, each wearing an ordinary pair of slippers, set out from Vathadev-Bicholim on Thursday. They have to cover almost 350km over the next 14 days. The warkaris of Aparant Sewa Prathisthan Mauli Warkari Mandal, Mulgao, must make it to…
Vasco: After seeking blessings at Shree Damodar temple, Vasco, around 200 devotees under Mormugao Warkari Saunstha started their 360km walking pilgrimage to Pandharpur from Headland-Sada on Friday.A dog named ‘Shwan Mauli’ also joined the devotees on foot. They are expected to reach Pandharpur on July 23 and will join the ‘Ashadhi Ekadashi’ celebration at the…
Devotees, organisers and the administration are using AI to make the procession a more memorable experience. Right from creating pictures, videos and graphics for social media to tackling serious logistics, AI is being roped in Pune: The ashadhi wari procession has always been known for its precision, management and discipline and has now included AI.Devotees,…
A stretch of Shankarsheth Road which is part of the Palkhi Marg in disrepair Pune: Some parts of the Ashadhi wari palkhi routes damaged in the recent heavy showers were urgently repaired by the road department over the last two days when the rains took a break to prevent inconvenience to warkaris, said the Pune…
The palkhi of Sant Tukaram Maharaj arrives in Pune city on Thursday evening Pune: As a bleak dawn broke over the rain-soaked skies of Pimpri Chinchwad on Thursday, every road, decorated with colourful rangolis, seemed to lead towards Pune city, welcoming the palkhis of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.By Thursday afternoon, the cacophony…
