Soybean plants grow in a field in Pune district Pune: Maharashtra may be one of India’s biggest soybean-producing states, but its seed-quality assurance system is facing a basic capacity question: can just six govt seed-testing laboratories adequately support a crop spread across over 45 lakh hectares of land?Poor soybean seed germination is forcing farmers in…
During the trial, the court found the circumstances inconsistent with the defendants’ account. Medical evidence revealed that the sixty-year-old woman had suffered 17 fresh injuries, including multiple deep wounds to the head and face, a brain haemorrhage, fractured ribs, and a fractured cervical vertebra Pune: A 60-year-old woman was killed by her brother and two…
The clashes occurred ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ event on Saturday. Security was beefed up at the COEP hostel following the ruckus Pune: BJP and Congress on Saturday traded sharp accusations over the clash between the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the…
A cybercrime illustration Pune: A retired official (75) of a private shipping firm lost Rs 1.15 crore in an online share-trading fraud between Nov last year and Jan.The elderly man, a resident of the camp area, had initially filed an online complaint. After a preliminary investigation, the Pune cyber police registered a case on Friday.An…
Helicopter hovered over the Bhisari lake for some time before making an emergency landing near it. GONDIA: A helicopter carrying four persons made an emergency landing near a lake in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on Sunday after poor weather conditions affected visibility, officials said.No one was injured in the incident, which took place near Mohgaon-Nilaj Road…
Hawkers, dhabas and roadside eateries that form a big category fall under the same FDA regulatory framework as restaurants, but see far less inspection and enforcement, says an expert Pune: Industry experts have said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s enforcement action against restaurants should extend to Maharashtra’s vast street food sector — where fresh…
Pune: The FSSAI action against popular Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) products is beginning to be felt at retail counters in Pune, with supplies of some variants of a popular rum becoming uneven even as other variants and pack sizes continue to reach the market. Retailers said some consumers were turning to competing domestic rum brands…
Pune: A 22-year-old youth died after a dumper ran over him on Manjari-Mahadevnagar Road on Saturday around 9am.The Manjari police identified the deceased as Amit Awatade, a resident of Gopalpatti in Manjari.Police said the accident occurred when Awatade was riding his two-wheeler towards Manjari. The dumper was travelling in the same direction.“The dumper brushed against…
Pune: The Pune crime branch has arrested two brothers in connection with an attempted dacoity to steal sandalwood and an attack on a police constable in a lane near Abhinav school, off Law College Road, on Oct 22, 2024.The accused, Shahrukh Pathan (28) and Farukh Pathan (26), both residents of Janjala in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district,…
Pune: Residents relying on quick commerce platforms for everyday essentials are increasingly complaining about receiving poor quality or spoiled products, including bread with mould, rotten vegetables and melted ice creams.“There have been many instances when I have received rotten vegetables and poor quality of fruits. Once I got tomatoes nibbled by some insect. Quick commerce…
