Common diseases and infestations acquired by plants in the monsoon include powdery mildew, leaf spot, mealybugs; some vulnerable plants frequently grown in home gardens include hibiscus, roses, tomatoes, chillies, capsicum, tulsi (holy basil) and jasmine Pune: Home gardeners have been making a beeline to nurseries and horticultural stores to buy fungicides in recent times, with…
Overhead water tanks in the NIBM Road Annexe area Road digging works to fix pipelines in the NIBM Road Annexe area Road digging works to fix pipelines in the NIBM Road Annexe area Overhead water tanks in the NIBM Road Annexe area Road digging works to fix pipelines in the NIBM Road Annexe area Road…
A golf cart with passengers going to the AeroMall entrance from the dedicated pathway inside the airport premises A golf cart with passengers going to the AeroMall entrance from the dedicated pathway inside the airport premises A golf cart with passengers going to the AeroMall entrance from the dedicated pathway inside the airport premises A…
Pune: The collective storage in the state’s more than 3,000 major, medium and minor dams has more than doubled from a worrying 24% on July 1 to 59% on Monday, marking a significant improvement over the past four weeks in an El Niño year. Yet, the state remains short of last year’s mark, when reservoirs…
Pune: The Panshet dam edged closer to full capacity on Monday evening, reaching 95% storage, prompting releases through its power house. Officials indicated that water from Panshet was likely to be routed into the Khadakwasla dam by Tuesday, further strengthening the city’s water security.The Ujani dam, the lifeline of the Bhima basin, has also surged…
CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday chaired a high-powered committee meeting in Mumbai to discuss issues pertaining to Pune’s traffic Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials of Pune district to expedite three major projects — construction of high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR), internal ring road and the proposed tunnel network for which…
Pune: 17 members of two criminal gangs have been boked by Pune Rural police under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Police said the gangs were operating in Rajgad and Shirur and were involved in serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, abduction, dacoity and illegal possession of firearms. Special…
Pune: Fraudsters posed as officials of the Data Protection Board of India (DPIB) to dupe an 82-year-old woman of Kothrud of Rs11.52 lakh.She lodged a complaint with the Alankar police on Sunday. The cheating took place between July 16 and 23 this year.Inspector Ulhas Kadam said, “The woman is a homemaker who lives alone. Her…
Pune: Three youths barged into a shop in Pimpri market on Sunday evening, assaulted the owner and robbed him of Rs 30,000.Pimpri police have detained a 16-year-old minor using CCTV footage. His two accomplices are absconding. The 21-year-old shop owner lodged a complaint.Pimpri police officer said, “It occurred around 4.30pm. The complainant was attending to…
Pune: A group of 30 cadets of the Maharashtra Directorate of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) concluded its first-ever cyber defender course.Conducted in partnership with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, “The course was designed to provide cadets with hands-on exposure to the evolving cyber security landscape, enabling them to…
