Meghnad Desai

The idea of Pakistan


Meghnad Desai

City > Pune

Folk project stuck, Tope promises action

Pn.jpg 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

Will look into matter this week, says minister

R.jpg 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

CoEP creates health map of students

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

Spot-fixing: BJP workers stop IPL players’ buses

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

Education directorates sleep on Dharmadhikari panel recommendations

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

Forum hauls up builder, orders refund of money to consumer

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

Unravel unheard sound of bats at acoustics workshop

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

Work to reform prisoners earns crores for jails

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

A digital ferry

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

Fit to the T

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

Rolling on change

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

talk of the town

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

The Textile Engineer

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

Closet Encounter

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