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An AI-generated illustration shows students collaborate in an information technology lab Pune: The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune, on Friday announced a series of student-focused initiatives, including three new BTech programmes.The initiatives also included industry-taught credit courses, expanded research collaborations and entrepreneurship support, aimed at strengthening employability and industry readiness.Addressing a press conference,…

Pune: Following the death of a 17-year-old two-wheeler rider in a hit-and-run accident at Narhe on July 11, the Pune police on Thursday registered a case against the unidentified car driver and the owner of the two-wheeler that the minor was riding.An officer from the Narhe police said the accident occurred around 9.30pm on July…

Mesh work in progress along eway’s Connecting Link, as suggested by IIT-Bombay Pune: The execution of IIT-Bombay’s comprehensive slope stabilisation and rockfall mitigation plan for the Pune-Mumbai expressway’s Connecting Link is likely to be completed by Sept-end.Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)’s joint managing director Rajesh Patil said nearly 15% of the recommended works had…

Pune: A 42-year-old milk supplier died after his motorcycle hit the door of a parked car that was suddenly opened on Buttee Street in Pune’s Camp area on Thursday night. The impact threw him onto the road, causing fatal head injuries.The Pune Cantonment police identified the deceased as Suryakant Bidkar, a resident of Gawliwada in…

Pune: An 85-year-old retired engineer from Kharadi was duped of Rs 3 lakh by cyber fraudsters while attempting to reactivate his net banking facility through a fake online link.The fraud took place in February this year. After the victim submitted a complaint to the Pune cyber police and a preliminary inquiry was conducted, the Kharadi…

Supply remained disrupted in many pockets till late Friday evening leading to an almost two-day closure Pune: Delay in restoration of water supply to Hadapsar, Kondhwa and Yerawada on Friday left residents agitated after Thursday’s closure. Supply remained disrupted in many pockets till late Friday evening leading to an almost two-day closure.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s…

State chief information commissioner Rahul Pande Pune: State chief information commissioner (CIC) Rahul Pande has directed the public works department (PWD) to overhaul disclosure of project details on its web portal, after finding out that two near-identical orders regarding updating the website issued by earlier chiefs in 2015 and 2022 had been ignored.Pande passed the…

On July 18, the first year MBBS student told a friend he was going to visit a relative in Hadapsar, and has been missing since then Pune: Parents of a first year MBBS student of BJ Medical College missing for 13 days have alleged that their son’s batchmates had been harassing and ragging him, even…

An AI-generated illustration of a web page interface displaying parking and no-parking zone information Pune: State Chief Information Commissioner Rahul Pande has directed the traffic police department in the state to publish location-wise details of all notified parking and no-parking zones on their official websites and social media platforms.The order came after an RTI application…

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