Punjab to hire 1,318 engineers: Chief Secretary In a written statement, Vini said the requisition for engineering posts in various government departments had been sent to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), which had already started the recruitment drive.
Farmers respond positively to agricultural pump power policy A rebate of Rs 256 crore has been given on the amount of Rs 511.26 crore paid. A total of 5,82,114 farmers have paid the arrears. The highest arrears have been paid in the Pune division, an official statement from MSEDCL has said today.
Blood shortage in Maharashtra: State govt agency appeals to blood banks to hold more camps The SBTC believes that the coming summer months may prove to be a challenge as people are not likely to turn up for donations.
New Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale says he will work to “restore the glory and pride” of the force. The 1987-batch IPS officer, who has been holding the charge of state Director General of Police since January, on Wednesday replaced Parambir Singh, who was transferred as DGP Home Guards after the Waze controversy.
High Court hints at directing CAG to probe toll collection on Mumbai-Pune Expressway This came after the High Court expressed its surprise that Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) could not recover the total capital outlay of the project, which was open for public use in 2004.
Savitribai Phule Pune University finally releases details of online MCQ-based tests, mock exams from April 7 According to the circular, syllabus of most programmes including BA and B Com for external students has been completed and 100 per cent of the syllabus will be considered while setting exam papers.
After corporators demand probe, proposal to give Rs 34 crore more to contractor put on hold The civic administration has now come up with a proposal to give the contractor an additional Rs 34 crore for changes and newly added works at a revised cost of Rs 119 crore. A proposal tabled in the Standing Committee for approval has been put on hold.
Pune Municipal Corporation nod for extension of Metro route from Swargate to Katraj The approval to the detailed project report (DPR) for the metro route would speed up implementation and enable funds for the project, he said, adding that the proposal will soon be sent to the state government for approval.
Undertrial in triple blast case seeks contempt of court proceedings against Taloja jail officials Nadeem Akhtar, who has been behind bars for nearly 10 years, has said he was infected with tuberculosis in jail in 2019, and that it has become resistant leading to a need for medical attention.
Police conducted decoy operation, sent officers as cyber experts to crack bank data theft case Meanwhile, police made two more arrests on Wednesday, a woman and a man, taking the number of arrests in the case to 10 till now.
Virtual exhibition set to showcase Mumbai’s unique connection with water, communities associated with it The exhibition will have six thematic galleries, each with a set of connected exhibitions and curatorial notes, many of which will be available in Marathi as well.
NCDC seeks more samples to explain surge in Maharashtra Maharashtra reported more than 23,000 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, very close to the peak of 24,886 it had achieved in September last year.
TRP Scam: ED attaches assets of Rs 32 crore belonging to 3 TV channels in Mumbai, Indore, Delhi, Gurgaon In a statement, the agency informed that it has found that the total proceeds of "crime" of the three channels under probe is about Rs 46 crore. The probe is based on an FIR registered by Mumbai Police.
Bhelke is ‘Rajan’, he worked with Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde: surrendered Naxal Krushna to court Bhelke and his wife Kanchan Nanaware alias Bhoomi, both from Chandrapur district, were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad from Pune in September 2014 on charges of being alleged operatives of the Golden Corridor Committee of banned CPI-Maoist.
Lonikand and Loni Kalbhor police stations included in Pune Police jurisdiction Now, with the latest government resolution, the merger will be carried out within two to three days, said Pune Police officials.
Pune Municipal Corporation to restart Covid care centres amid surge in cases The PMC had set up 31 CCCs across the city after the outbreak of Covid-19, with a total capacity to accommodate around 16,000 patients at a time.
Zomato row: Will issue notice to Bengaluru woman ‘after collecting evidence’, say police On March 9, Hithesha Chandranee had shared a video of her bleeding nose on social media while alleging that the accused, identified as Kamaraj, had assaulted her. The accused was later arrested and is currently out on bail.
Covid second wave: Punjab to impose stricter curbs from tomorrow, Capt tells PM As active Covid cases in the state surged to 12,616, with daily positivity rate climbing to over 5 per cent, Amarinder urged the Centre to review its immunisation strategy to vaccinate all age groups in selected areas while announcing a stricter policy to deal with the problem.
Gujarat: Man arrested for repeatedly raping minor, forcing abortion An FIR was lodged on March 13 at Palanpur Taluka police station after the family submitted a complaint. The Eva Care hospital management has also been booked in the case for failing to inform the police authorities about the abortion.
TRP manipulation case: HC asks Mumbai Police why Goswami, Republic TV not named as accused The court also asked the police to inform whether it wants to investigate further, how long it needs to do so and if it wants to proceed against Goswami and Republic TV.
Pharma stores selling Remdesivir at higher rate, state BJP chief alleges The demand for the expensive Remdesivir injection had increased following the Covid-19 outbreak in March last year, leading to severe shortage in its supply.
Moviegoers around the world are expected to queue into movie theaters during the opening weekend of the movie "," despite the disapproval of both critics and clerics.

The film, directed by , is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by , which has sold over 60 million copies worldwide.  Officials at Sony-owned , which distributed the film, expect the film to gross US$50 million to US$80 million during its first weekend in the United States, based on figures from early matinees on Friday.  "The early matinees are very strong and extremely encouraging," said Steve Elzer, a spokesman for Columbia.

Outside the United States, the film is also proving controversial, as long lines formed outside theatres in China, while the movie's release has been postponed indefinitely in India and banned outright in the Philippine capital of Manila.

"The Da Vinci Code" stars  and , who respectively play a Harvard professor on religious symbols and a French cryptologist who become involved in a murder mystery revolving around the works of Leonardo da Vinci, a secret that could rock the foundations of the Roman Catholic Church if revealed, and a society formed to protect that secret.

The film was previewed at the  to mixed reviews, and critics have generally given the film a cool reception.

Certain thematic elements in the film and novel have caused a religious backlash, as Catholic officials call the movie blasphemous.  "'The Da Vinci Code' gratuitously insults Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church," said Vincent Nichols, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Birmingham, England. "It deliberately presents fiction as fact."

The Catholic Church in China called on its followers to boycott the film, while a Catholic lay group in the United States plan is planning rallies outside 1,000 theatres nationwide.  Francis Slobodnik, who is coordinating the campaign for the Pennsylvania-based group, called the film "an insult directed towards God."