Pune: Consumer complaints over the lack of transparency in cloud kitchen operations are increasingly putting the spotlight on food safety enforcement in the city.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been receiving several complaints, ranging from misleading restaurant identities on food delivery apps and undisclosed kitchen locations to concerns over hygiene standards and food handling…
A clean, modern restaurant kitchen Pune: Many restaurants in Pune are taking visible steps to rebuild customer confidence, following a series of FDA crackdowns on food safety violations.Eateries are highlighting their hygiene practices through open kitchens, stricter quality checks, fresh ingredient sourcing, staff training and more frequent kitchen sanitisation. Several restaurants have also begun displaying…
Pune: The Pune airport has recorded the highest daily flight movement even on Sunday with 220 commercial aircraft taking off and touching down.Last Sunday (Aug 2), the airport had recorded a total of 216 flight movements (108 departures and 108 arrivals).“Sunday is a holiday and the passenger traffic jumps up. With an increased passenger traffic,…
An AI-generated illustration of a deepfake Pune: Cybercrooks used a deepfake video clip of late industrialist Ratan Tata to lure a woman and cheat her of Rs 4.09 lakh.The Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Saturday registered a case against fraudsters after the woman (38), a resident of Ambegaon, reported the matter. The complainant works as a…
Pune: Extension of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline from Aug 8 to Aug 17 has brought relief to many, including housing society associations and resident welfare forums engaged in outreach efforts. However, the task at hand remains formidable.Not taking it lightly, people are coming together to lend a hand to fellow voters, with…
Rainfall in the catchment area of Pune is satisfactory Pune: Subdued rainfall activity is likely to continue in many parts of the state, including Pune, during the coming week. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted no major boost in rainfall in the coming days compared to last week.“We can expect showers, but rainfall activity will…
What is the difference between homeopathy and allopathy?Homeopathy is based on “like cures like” method. The system includes the use of biochemic medicines. Allopathy, more accurately called modern or conventional medicine, relies on anatomy, pathology, pharmacology, clinical research, diagnostic testing, surgery and evidence-based treatment. The philosophies, training pathways and regulatory structures of both these treatment…
Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi at the Road Safety Committee meeting on Friday Pune: The district administration has set Oct 10 as the deadline to eliminate 43 black spots through necessary road-safety measures, moving the exercise into the implementation phase after agencies were earlier directed to inspect accident-prone locations and submit their findings, senior officials…
The project covers several water-stressed localities, including GBS-affected pockets like Dhayari, Kirkatwadi, Khadakwasla, Nandoshi and Narhe Pune: The civic administration has issued a public appeal asking landowners in villages along the Sinhagad Road and Katraj belt to hand over plots earmarked for 37 proposed water tanks to strengthen water supply, assuring compensation through direct land…
The Connecting Link (formerly Missing Link) stretch of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway Pune: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and highway police will step up enforcement of the ban on heavy vehicles on the Connecting Link with increased night patrolling, additional personnel and stricter checks at entry points.The move came after a fatal accident on Friday,…
