Indefinite bandh creates problems for Punekars

DNAIndia: Citizens are going to be at the receiving end in the dispute between the traders and the state government over local body tax (LBT). From Monday, wholesale and retail traders in the city will be going on indefinite strike to oppose imposition of LBT. Traders’ associations have claimed...

April 1st, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

Shops close down in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Times of India PUNE: Most shops and business establishments in Pimpri-Chincwhad remained closed on Thursday as traders participated in a bandh to protest collection of local body tax (LBT) from April 1. The Federation of Associations of Pimpri Chinchwad (FAPC), which had called the bandh, said...

March 15th, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

No Land for women

Indian Express : Told to sign papers relinquishing right on land prior to marriage; unethical but within the legal framework, say lawyers. A recent trend in parts of Pune district is threatening to undo the Maharashtra government’s pioneering effort taken two decades ago to ensure daughters...

February 14th, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

Mane Should Be Hanged

Indian Express A year ago, they lost their loved ones to a freak accident as MSRTC driver Santosh Mane went on a rampage on city roads on January 25. Today, their lives are a mix of anger, sorrow, reconciliation and struggle. A Newsline report ‘It’s painful to see Santosh Mane alive’ In...

January 25th, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

Yet again, Pune witnesses a series of blasts during the rush hour.

Rocking the heart of the city, Pune has witnessed five low intensity blasts during the rush hour. Within a span of one hour, five bombs went off within a kilometer from each other. The blasts occurred in and around Junglee Maharaj Road post 07:30 pm. One person has been reported to be...

August 1st, 2012 | News, Pune | Read More

School to train policemen in counter-terrorism proposed

Times of India: The Pune rural police have submitted a proposal to the state government to start a special training school in Baramati to train police officers to counter terrorist activities in the country. The rural police have claimed that the ‘Urban terrorism counter training school’...

February 10th, 2011 | News, Pune | Read More

RTA plans to check faulty auto meters

Times of India: In view of the increasing number of complaints about faulty auto meters, the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), from the next week, has planned a special drive to keep a check on auto meters. The drive will be conducted once a week at different spots. Each drive will check around...

February 10th, 2011 | News, Pune | Read More

Salsa, Jazz arrive; classical dance still reigns supreme

Indian Express: Pune has traditionally been a stronghold for the classical arts, especially the classical dance forms. While most of the festivals hosted by the city such as the Pune Festival and the Shaniwarwada Dance Festival, showcase Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi and folk dances, the stage has...

February 9th, 2011 | News, Pune | Read More

Pune University bans smoking in campus

Indian Express: The University of Pune has ordered a fine of Rs 200 if the institution’s teaching and non-teaching staff and students are found using tobacco on campus.

September 2nd, 2010 | News, Pune | Read More

City youth launches ebook store

Pune Mirror: A Pune youth has launched an online book store which readers can access from iPad and iPhone.

August 31st, 2010 | News, Pune | Read More

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