The accused fired three bullets at the victim, Khwajauddin Shaikh, but only one hit the latter PHOTO BY UMESH KUMAR Pune: A man suffered a bullet injury, while his friend escaped unhurt when two motorcycle-borne men fired at them on Friday morning outside the Ghorpade Peth police chowkey, triggering panic in the area.Preliminary investigations suggest…
Forest officials say Pimpalsuti, Mandavgan Farata and neighbouring villages have emerged as recurring conflict hotspots because of extensive sugar cane cultivation, scattered farmhouses and the presence of perennial water sources that provide ideal cover and habitat for leopards Pune: The growing human-wildlife conflict in Shirur tehsil is back in focus after the death of Bhagyashree…
Spike in demand for 20-litre packaged drinking water cans across the city Pune: Irregular supply and reports of muddy, discoloured water from PMC have triggered a sharp spike in demand for 20-litre packaged drinking water cans across the city. Suppliers and distributors said households, housing societies, and small businesses were placing larger, more frequent orders…
Time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and sperm-selection software are helping doctors identify the most viable embryos and reduce variation in lab assessments Pune: India’s fertility sector is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, with clinics increasingly using algorithms to help select embryos, assess sperm quality and improve IVF decision-making.In fact, time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and…
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan visited the Artificial Limb Centre in Pune on Thursday Pune: Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan lauded the Artificial Limb Centre’s (ALC) work in various indigenous assistive technologies and rehabilitation medicine for injured armed force personnel, veterans and civilians.During his maiden visit to the rehabilitation…
An AI-generated illustration shows chaotic traffic congestion at a busy road junction Pune: Vimannagar residents alleged that traffic rule violations such as wrong-side driving, illegal parking and signal jumping have led to frequent traffic congestion and demanded increased police deployment.Many residents said the area has witnessed persistent traffic snarls over the past several days, especially…
Daily commuters waiting for PMPML buses near the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) main building are facing severe inconvenience as a lack of a proper bus shelter leaves them exposed to heavy rains Pune: A proposal has been tabled before PMC to get possession of 24 land plots reserved for PMPML to develop bus depots, said…
Pune: The Lonikand police are searching for four people, including a couple, who allegedly duped a 26-year-old man from Ashtapur in Haveli taluka of Rs 25 lakh by promising to secure him a job in the state excise department.The victim lodged a complaint with the police on Thursday.An officer from the Lonikand police told TOI…
Pune: Questioning the “neutrality” of High Court-appointed Administrator, Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) interim president Chintan Parikh has termed her handling of the federation’s compliance process as “unacceptable”.An expert on Mittal’s panel responded by saying the interim committee wasted an opportunity to put across their views by refusing to meaningfully participate…
An electricity transmission tower Pune: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) will set up four new substations in the Ravet and Kiwale areas of Pimpri Chinchwad after the monsoon to strengthen the power distribution network in these rapidly expanding suburbs, where prolonged outages during heavy rains earlier this month exposed the strain on…
