Farmers around Nande in Pune have completed ploughing and field preparation and are awaiting arrival of monsoon Pune: The southwest monsoon on Monday advanced into some more parts of the westcentral and eastcentral Arabian Sea, Maharashtra among other regions of the country.India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, however, said it was still too early to forecast…
Pune: Aam Aadmi Party members on Monday demanded that the state govt review its decision to shift the irrigation department’s headquarters from Pune to Kolhapur and Solapur.The party members said moving the office out of Pune would adversely impact water supply management.“Attempts are being made to reduce Pune’s administrative significance. Without any discussion in the…
Pune: On the final day of CBSE’s Std XII verification and re-evaluation process, several students across the country reported being locked out of the board’s portal due to technical glitches, while repeated attempts to reach official helplines and support channels went unanswered.As the deadline approached on Sunday, social media platforms were flooded with complaints from…
Online courses in Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics and full-stack development are witnessing a surge in demand Pune: Many IT and engineering students are turning to upskilling courses to improve their chances of employment, with campus placements slowing, onboarding delays mounting and several alleged job scams leaving fresh graduates stranded.“Nothing taught in college…
Pune: The Pune Rural police have intensified efforts to trace couples from Pune, Ahilyanagar, Solapur and Satara districts who allegedly visited an illegal sonography centre for prenatal sex determination and subsequently underwent abortions.The case came to light on May 14, after a medical practitioner from Manjari came across a sex-determination video and alerted authorities. The…
Sachin Ghaywal (48) of Kothrud was arrested in a MCOCA case Pune: The Pune city crime branch on Wednesday night arrested Sachin Ghaywal (48) of Kothrud in a MCOCA case after a nine-month hunt at a village near Sikar in Rajasthan. Sachin is the brother of notorious city gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.Police were looking for Sachin…
Police have so far arrested a Class XII dropout and a medical practitioner in connection with the case Pune: Police have identified 15 medical practitioners from Pune, Solapur, Satara and Ahilyanagar for their alleged role in an illegal prenatal sex determination and abortion racket.Superintendent of police (Pune rural) Sandeep Singh Gill on Thursday said all…
Companies approach many engineering colleges for placement-related requests from Dec every year Pune: Placement officers across engineering colleges have tightened verification processes for companies participating in campus hiring, following a series of alleged fraudulent recruitment drives and job scams targeting their students. Institutions are conducting stricter background checks, seeking proof of company registration, client credentials…
A case of culpable homicide has been registered against two coaches and cricket associations after a 15-year-old boy was crushed to death under a heavy pitch roller during a summer camp in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, Aarav alias Viren Chaudhary, suffered fatal injuries on the morning of May 30 when…
Mumbai: Thousands of program workers, including ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, mid-day meal staff and National Health Mission (NHM) employees, launched an indefinite sit-in protest at Azad Maidan on Sunday under the banner of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), demanding regularisation of services, social security benefits and timely payment of wages.The protest, organised by…
