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Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:42 AM IST

Malaria cases in Maharashtra have dropped by 20% in the last two years, according to state surveillance data, with five districts reporting zero cases. This development bodes well for India's target of eliminating Malaria by 2030, and is the outcome of various initiatives taken by the Maharashtra health department, including an Information Education and Communication programme to raise awareness about vector-borne diseases like Malaria, and the use of guppy fish to eliminate Anopheles mosquito breeding spots.

Surveillance data shows that malaria cases in Maharashtra have dropped by 20% in the last two years. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

ByVicky Pathare

Unfinished footpath work adds to traffic congestion near Pune RTO office

The unfinished work of footpath laid between RTO and Pune railway station by Maha-Metro has not yet alleviated the traffic problem, even after instructions from PMC and the traffic department

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:37 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari, Pune

Minor girl gang-raped in Pune, one arrested

According to police, they were made aware of the incident when the now 16-year-old girl opened up to her school principal about the incident

When the incident happened, the girl was 12 years old. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:33 AM IST

Startup Mantra: Bridging the gap between physical and digital retail

Sekel Tech helps brands digitise their distribution channel for discovery to deliver through integrated and real-time engagement for commerce

Rakesh Raghuvanshi and wife Hemlatha R, co-founders of Sekel Tech. Sekel Tech helps brands digitise their distribution channel for discovery to deliver through integrated and real-time engagement for commerce. (HT)

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:28 AM IST

BySalil Urunkar

Thousands benefit from district administration drive

Under this campaign, 1.81 lakh citizens were given the benefit of various services and schemes of the State government in one day

The Bhor sub-division office, which includes the Bhor and Velhe tehsils, had 37,017 issues related to various departments fixed on the spot by department employees. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:16 AM IST

City schools shine in SSC results this year

Poona Night High School and Junior College under Saraswati Mandir Sanstha also achieved 100 per cent scores in the SSC Board exam

Deccan Education Society students and their parents celebrate class 10th result on Friday. (RAHUL RAUT/ HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:14 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

At 95.64% Pune div sees more students in 90-plus club; may push college cut-off

In 2022, the overall passing percentage of the Pune division was 96.96 per cent, and in 2023 has gone down to 95.64 per cent

Deccan Education Society students celebrate SSC exam result on the school campus on Friday. (RAHUL RAUT/ HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:11 AM IST

Chankan MIDC may face phase wise load shedding

Due to the high demand for power, it may be necessary to temporarily regulate certain power lines in the Chakan MIDC area, officials say

Due to a heavy storm in the area, large hoardings situated in various locations fell onto multiple power lines managed by Mahavitran on Tuesday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:50 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Mother, ‘tutor’ son clear SSC exam

Manthan Telange (15) and his mother Monica (43), a waste picker, studied together for the Class 10 state board exams and passed with 64% and 51.8% marks respectively

(Left) Manthan Telange (15) and his mother Monica (43). (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:47 PM IST

93.83% students pass SSC exam in Maharashtra

The state pass percentage this year has seen a drop of 3.11 per cent compared to last year’s results. In 2022, the pass percentage of the state was 96.94%. In 2021, it was 99.95%, in 2020 the pass percentage was 99.95%

Students celebrate at Modern High School. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:32 PM IST

Weather experts express need for AWS enhancement to study flash flood events

Recently on May 29, Chinchwad recorded 48.5 mm of rainfall; whereas on June 1, Dudulagaon in Moshi recorded 59 mm rainfall and Bhor recorded 58.5 mm of rainfall in just one hour

Heavy rainfall triggered waterlogging and traffic chaos and even felling of trees and power cuts in some areas, causing inconvenience to the citizens. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:04 PM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Pune records 56% excess pre-monsoon rainfall

The weather department recorded the highest pre-monsoon rainfall in April at 37mm, whereas 19.4mm and 9.7 mm rainfall was recorded in May and March respectively

Pune is one of the three districts in Central Maharashtra that received the excess pre-monsoon rainfall this year, followed by Nashik ( 50%) and Ahmednagar (48%). (HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:02 PM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Pune rural police arrest man for abduction, rape of minor girl

The 22-year-old man has been arrested by the rural police on charges of abduction and rape of a minor girl who had gone missing four years ago in Pune district

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:36 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Pune police arrest one more accused in bogus marksheet case

Pune police arrested Jagdish Ramesh Pathak for distributing fake Secondary School Certificate certificates to 30-40 students. Seven other agents have been detained.

Pune police arrested the bogus marksheet case accused from Raigad district. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:30 AM IST

DMER special cell to evaluate govt medical colleges

DMER special cell will assess the quality of education and healthcare services at government medical colleges in the state

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:25 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Complete civic work at auditoriums by August: Pune district guardian minister to PMC

Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil has instructed the administration to address complaints of civic apathy at 14 municipal auditoriums in the city by August. The Balagandharv Rang Mandir is facing severe water shortages and issues related to maintenance and upkeep. Officials have been instructed to talk to actors and list problems by the end of June, with work to be completed by the end of August.

Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil had called a meeting of PMC officials on Thursday to discuss the issue. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:55 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

₹100 crore for modernisation of Pune city, rural and PCMC police

Of this, ₹50 crore will be given from the District Planning Committee and ₹50 crore will be sanctioned from the social responsibility cell. Out of ₹100 crore, ₹41 crore have been sanctioned and the remainder will be released soon, says minister

The police force will continue to receive funds for facilities as and when required, said district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:32 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Transfer of PCB civilian area, staff to PMC discussed at meet

An official said transfer of civilian assets and other modalities related to transfer of staff, official documents and civilian area (real estate) belonging to the board administration was discussed at the talks

The board currently faces a revenue deficit of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>700 crore and civic works like road repairs, infrastructural upgradation and development, including upkeep of the board area, has been hit hard because of financial bankruptcy. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:28 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

MSEDCL generates 254 MW of solar power in Pune Circle

The MSEDCL has generated over 10,000 solar power units with a total capacity of 253.94 MW out of which, 72 MW has been contributed by around 7,500 individual- and society- households

The central government through MahaVitaran is offering subsidies of up to 40% to domestic consumers including households, housing societies and residential welfare associations for rooftop solar power systems. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:25 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

SSC results to be declared today at 1 pm in Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will declare the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Class 10 examination results online on Friday at 1 pm. This is the first year after the Covid-19 pandemic when the examination was held with 100% syllabus.

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Class 10 examination results will be declared on Friday at 1 pm (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:21 PM IST

No dent in weight of school bags despite new format textbooks

One page after every lesson to write notes has proved inadequate, and students and parents are now purchasing notebooks in addition to these new-format books

School-going students carrying heavy bags. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:17 PM IST

Pune may experience heatwave-like conditions in coming days: IMD

The IMD officials also forecasted that the city will most likely receive below-normal rainfall in June

A tree fell near Srishti Chowk in Pimpal Gurav due to sudden unseasonal rain on Thursday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 10:59 PM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Deccan Queen’s track count covers 93 years

On June 1, 1930, Deccan Queen was the first deluxe train introduced by the railways to serve two important cities, Pune and Mumbai, and was aptly named after Pune, which is also known as Queen of Deccan

In June 2021, one vista dome coach was attached to the Deccan Queen. On August 15 of the same year, one more Vista dome coach was added to the same train, looking at the positive response from passengers. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 02, 2023 08:48 PM IST

‘Sholay’ act to stage protest in Pune

A young person on Tuesday staged a protest by climbing the bridge in front of Sancheti Hospital in Shivajinagar, reminiscent of the blockbuster film ‘Sholay’. resulting in traffic congestion

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:54 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Fire damages godown in Wagholi

Two fire tenders and a team of seven to eight firemen rushed to the spot after being alerted at around 4:10 am

Fire brigade officials said that the godown owner had made residential arrangement for workers outside of the godown premises and hence no one was inside the building when the fire broke out. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:48 AM IST

Man posing as IAS officer in PMO arrested at charitable event

The crime branch of Pune police arrested a 54-year-old man posing as IAS officer assigned to PMO at charitable trust event in Aundh earlier this week.

The accused, identified as Vasudev Nivrutti Tayade, is from Talegaon Dabhade.

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:46 AM IST

Taste of Life: Poona wedding was about to be called off over a mango dish

The newspaper reported on December 18, 1946, that the wedding was almost called off after some women from the groom’s party alleged that the “ambapoli” used for the “koshimbir” was locally sourced and not procured from Konkan, as was promised by the bride’s father

It was believed that the “ambapoli” in Konkan was made using the Alphonso variety and hence was superior to the one manufactured in Bombay or Pune because they used “Pairi” or local varieties. (Photo for representation purpose only)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:45 AM IST

ByChinmay Damle

Bavdhan’s Transit Treatment Centre delayed over inauguration date issue

The ₹51.53 crore centre has been set up on a 22-acre land in Bavdhan and will provide timely treatment to injured and paralysed animals

The work started in 2019-2020. It was expected to be completed in 2-3 years. However, it got delayed due to the pandemic. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:37 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Forest department records reduction in forest fires

The number of forest fire incidents fell to 42 this summer season in which 90.44 ha of land was affected. By contrast, as many as 112 forest fire incidents were reported in 2020-21 whereas 75 forest fire incidents were reported in 2021-22

Another significant factor that contributed to the reduction in incidents of forest fires was unseasonal rainfall. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:30 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Man arrested for carrying drugs worth ₹36 lakh

The seized drugs include 20.670 gm white crystal MD and 80.340 gm brown crystal MD, and two electronic weighing machines

A patrol team comprising inspector Vishal Shinde and constable Yogesh Mohite had received the tip-off about sale of illicit substances near a bus stop located adjacent to Prayagdham Trust Charitable Hospital in Uruli Kanchan. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Updated on May 31, 2023 11:27 PM IST