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Pune: Duo claims to have created record in paramotor base jumping
Chougle jumped twice within a span of two hours, once from 2,500 feet and the second from 4,500 feet. The venue for the jump was Gugale airstrip, at least six kilometres from Ahmednagar, and landed within five days. Chougle and Sethi will now apply for the Limca Book of Records.
Shortage of Highway Police personnel cripples efforts to enforce rules on Pune-Mumbai Expressway
As many as 1,550 persons lost their lives in accidents on the highway between 2002 and 2015, as per data from the State Highway Police.
IISER scientists develop material to speed up battery charging, capacity
According to scientists, the material will help increase the charging speed of battery by three times and the capacity by five times.
Women founders of technology startups honoured in Bengaluru
All the top 10 winners received an all-expenses-paid experiential learning visit to the Silicon Valley, US.
Pune: Go vegan, urge PETA activists
A PETA volunteer, Khuspreet Binu, said while wildlife extinction and habitat loss are discussed, people often ignore everyday choices that they make such as food choices that lead to such situations.
Panel discusses Pu La’s contribution to literature, relevance of his work
Commencing the discussions by introducing Pu La as the ‘Tagore of Maharashtra’, as once termed by GD Madgulkar, an eminent Marathi poet, the panel talked about Deshpande’s characteristics as a writer, playwright, activist, and his contribution to literature, society and folk culture.
Elgaar parishad case: With charge sheet, Surendra Gadling demands copy of ‘electronic data seized by cops’
Chargesheet incomplete without the data and that’s ground for bail, says accused.
An event to help kids discover the glory of Pune’s once-majestic wadas
A couple from the city has organised an event to acquaint children with the culture of wadas, structures built during the Peshwa rule that were the seat of great economic, political and cultural importance.
Students learning science of medicine but not the art of healing: Major General Madhuri Kanitkar
The Medical Council of India has finalised a new MBBS curriculum that will be rolled out for the 2019-20 academic session. It has a unique course called Attitude, Ethics and Communication.
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahandal Limited decides to go in reverse gear, to boost recruitment, promotions in top gear
Due to the decision, the stay on promotions and fresh recruitments in certain departments will be on hold enabling the PMPML to hire more contractual workers, promote staffers whose promotions are due and induct people on “compassionate grounds”.
Sci-fi with a desi touch at India Comix Fest’s Pune debut
Indie Comix Fest was conceptualised by Chaitanya Modak, Bharath Murthy and Aniceto Pereira and first organised in Mumbai in 2017. It later branched out to six more cities — Pune, Delhi, Goa, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Kochi — and has already had two rounds of events this year.
