Maharashtra Rajya Loksahitya Samiti started by Yashwantrao Chavan has an office and a chairman, nothing else
The Maharashtra Rajya Loksahitya Samiti (MRLS), a pet project of the late Deputy Prime Mini......read more
Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope, conceding that negligence on the part of officials was the reason that affected the functioning of the MRLS, has promised to look into the matter t......read more
In a first in the field of education, the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) has initiated an active health management programme for its 1,800-plus students living in hostels.
The initiative, ‘Ayush......read more
Buses of Indian Premier League (IPL) players entering the Gahunje Stadium were stopped for a while outside the stadium on Sunday by BJP workers agitating against spot-fixing.
The buses were stopped a......read more
Among the 31 recommendations for ensuring women’s safety suggested by the Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari panel in its third interim report submitted mid-January were measures, including a grieva......read more
The Pune District Consumer Redressal Forum (PDCRF) has directed a builder to repay, with interest, the amount paid by a customer for an apartment. The customer had approached the Forum after an inordi......read more
The soundless sound of bats is the subject of a workshop that begins in the city on Monday. There is a growing awareness about these flying mammals that echo-locate hurdles during flight navigation us......read more
Jail inmates work at various jobs that prisons of the state make available to them in a bid to reform them, and the the prisoners are in turn making these ventures profitable for jails.
The Maharasht......read more
Mahesh Khanekar has installed a laptop in his rickshaw for the convenience of his tech-savvy passengers
Till over two years ago, riding his auto rickshaw through Hinjewadi, Mahesh Khanekar would often......read more
71-year-old S N Dongre conducts free fitness camps to promote healthy living amongst the city-dwellers
The very fact that he cycles from his apartment in Sinhagad Road into the city even at the ripe a......read more
Projectionists in the city are making way for newer technology
You have to climb an almost-vertical fleet of nine, narrow steps to reach the perch that is Deepak Yadav's workstation. He cautions abo......read more
Aiming high
Vodafone India donated Rs 17 Lakhs to Lotus Medical Foundation, a Kolhapur-based NGO. As part of their CSR activity, the company employees from the Maharashtra and Goa circle collected an ......read more
Designer Rajesh Pratap Singh — India’s first wool ambassador — talks about his ongoing journey to redefine the fabric for summer
With the heat picking up pace in most parts of India, it seems like an ......read more
As curator for a fashion clothing portal, Malaika Arora Khan aims to reach out to the woman next door
Rarely is a conversation about Bollywood item numbers complete without mentioning her name. Then a......read more