Pune: Persistent July rains have brought major relief to paddy growers in Pune district, reviving the kharif season after a rain-deficient June. Agriculture officials said nearly 48,000 hectares — over 80% of the normal 60,000-hectare paddy area — had already been transplanted, with the remaining acreage expected to be covered within a week.Inadequate June rainfall…
NSG conducts a mock drill at Hinjewadi IT firm Pune: The National Security Guard (NSG) on Wednesday evening conducted a five-hour mock drill at a prominent software company in Hinjewadi.Around 100 NSG commandos, personnel from the Pimpri Chinchwad police, the Hinjewadi fire brigade, Force One and 17 US commandos participated in the exercise.A Pimpri Chinchwad…
Kolhapur: Hockey forward Sanika Mane brought glory to Nool, her village in Kolhapur, on Thursday when she was selected to represent India in the junior women’s team for AHF Junior Asia Cup in Moqi, China from Aug 30 to Sept 13.Sanika told TOI, “I have been selected along with five other forwards in a squad…
Sanitation workers are expected to get raincoats among other facilities Pune: The standing committee on Thursday approved a Rs 8-crore proposal to provide facilities to conservancy staff handling domestic waste. The funds will be utilised to provide 42 facilities, including raincoats to sweepers and waste collectors. The committee’s chairman Shrinath Bhimale said the funds will…
A still from Dearest, I Beg of You, Please Sleep Properly Pune: In a world where sleepless nights have become a badge of productivity, theatre practitioner Aditi Venkateshwaran is bringing an unlikely protagonist to the stage to remind audiences of the value of rest.In ‘Dearest I Beg of You Please Sleep Properly’, to be staged…
An AI-generated editorial illustration shows three corporate employees under police investigation for allegedly stealing and selling confidential company data Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police on Tuesday registered a case of cheating against three former officials of a private company in Khed taluka for allegedly stealing the company’s confidential data and selling it to a…
Pune: A food delivery agent, Marfat Ali (27), died after a car driver suddenly opened the vehicle’s door, causing Ali’s motorcycle to crash into it at around 3pm on July 17 in Hadapsar. Hadapsar police registered a case on Wednesday.Police said, “Ali was heading towards Hadapsar Gadital from DP Road to deliver a food parcel….
Pune: A 25-year-old woman was killed after a minibus hit her scooter from behind at Yamunanagar in Nigdi on Tuesday afternoon. She was on her way to work when the accident occurred.Nigdi police identified the deceased as Shraddha Rajaram Mane, a resident of Nigdi and a native of Karad taluka in Satara district. She had…
Patients at Kamala Nehru Hospital on Thursday Pune: Regular healthcare services resumed at city hospitals by Thursday evening after the state chapter of Indian Medical Association and Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors called off their strike following the high court’s intervention in the imbroglio over allowing trained homeopaths practice modern medicine in the state.There was…
A bullet hit the victim’s jaw and other parts of face Pune: Two members of a robbery gang feigned snag in motorcycle in the middle of a road and their accomplice fired at a farmer’s SUV when he slowed down before the trio snatched his two gold chains worth Rs11 lakh and fled on the…
