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German students to make film on Pune autorickshaw

Pune Mirror: After Pune Mirror reported about a decked-up autorickshaw, a few students from Germany have shown interest in casting the rickshaw driver Uttam Kanchan and his three-wheeler in a documentary film which they plan to make with the help of students from the Film and Television Institute...
March 4th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

Pune’s state-funded Central Egg Hatchery does not have any poultry

Pune Mirror: Part of a grand Rs 340-lakh scheme of the State government to encourage animal husbandry, Pune’s Central Egg Hatchery located on the old Pune-Mumbai Highway in Khadki does not have a single chick — of the beaked variety. Three other such hatcheries are located in Aurangabad, Kolhapur...
March 1st, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

The copper smiths of Tambat Ali at Kasba Peth

Indian Express: Entering the lanes and bylanes of Kasba Peth, which is arguably the oldest Peth in the city, one eventually meets cacophony; the din of metal hitting metal. In an area called Tambat Ali, these craftsmen sit, striking and beating copper sheets into shape. It is said that they came...
February 24th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

MSRTC to introduce 60 more AC volvo buses

Mid-day: Here’s some good news for regular travellers to Mumbai. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will soon add 60 new AC Volvo buses to its popular Shivneri fleet. Of these, quite a few could soon be plying between the city and Mumbai.
February 23rd, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

Fergusson College road: A road towards fun and learning

Named after the prominent college of Pune, Fergusson College Road lies on the inner west side of Pune. The area is by far one of the most exclusive locations for education, commercial and residential purposes. Always bustling with youngsters this place is always full of activities. Fifty years back,...
February 22nd, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

City will soon have milk vending machines

Indian Express: Soon, ATMs will mean more for Puneites — Any Time Milk, too. The Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh, also known as Katraj Dairy, will install vending machines for milk products in the city in six months.
January 19th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

Bhosari gets auditorium with art gallery

Sakaal Times: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday inaugurated an auditorium-cum-art gallery at Bhosari, thus fulfilling the long-pending demand of city artists.
January 19th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

Pune to get its CBI court by March

Indian Express: Pune’s special court to deal with cases of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to start functioning from March end, said Vidya Kulkarni, superintendent of police, CBI, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pune. The former director of CBI had announced last year in July that...
January 18th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

PMC to construct elevated flyover from Baner to Solapur Road

Indian Express: Aiming at select works to achieve the set benchmark for civic services, the PMC administration has decided to undertake an ambitious project of an express elevated flyover from Baner to Solapur Road to connect the eastern part of the city to the western in a bid to ease the traffic...
January 17th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

WikiPuneri, a page giving A to Z information about the city

Indian Express: As the world celebrates the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia on January 15, a few fans of the “free global encyclopedia” in the city will present it a unique gift — WikiPuneri, a page giving A to Z information about the city in the form of photographs of all important landmarks...
January 14th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More
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