In Bhosari, Lande won’t hazard a guess

Thursday 22 October '09

Unlike Chinchwad, where the fight is one-to-one, in Bhosari, a clear picture is still to emerge. While two women, Mangala Kadam of NCP and Sulbha Ubale of Shiv Sena...

Poor turnout: voters blame ‘wrong’ candidates

Wednesday 21 October '09

The jury is out on the poor turnout of 45.77 per cent in the assembly elections in Pune city area.

Industrial belt celebrates Diwali with gusto

Monday 19 October '09

Twenty-eight-year-old Dada Bhimrao Rokde, a driver with a small scale industries in Nehrunagar, returned home with a bonus amount of Rs 10,000.

PCMC push to ease Pimpri rush

Monday 19 October '09

The pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has finally taken the first step in easing the rush of people seeking various civic and government services at its headquarters in Pimpri.

No junk food sale, only fruit vendors please: Khadki school plan to boost students’ immunity

Thursday 15 October '09

Just before it closed for Diwali holidays on Friday last week, four students of St Joseph’s Convent Girls High School, Khadki, were sent home after they complained of fever, headache and vomiting.

Forced off day for Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial belt

Wednesday 14 October '09

Led by Tata Motors which has 8,000 employees, nearly 7,000 small, medium and large-scale industrial units located in Pimpri-Chinchwad...

Senior citizens, disabled brave all odds to cast the ballot

Wednesday 14 October '09

Election day brought to the fore heart-warming tales of courage and determination of the old and the ailing who came out in large numbers to cast their votes at polling booths.

In Bhosari, Pimpri, Chinchwad, even poll pandits reluctant to make a guess

Tuesday 13 October '09

While the picture still remained hazy in all the three constituencies — even confounding political pundits, one thing is sure: it is all set for a tight finish with no candidate in a position to sway the voters in a big way.

Shop owners, industrialists resent ‘shutdown’ for polls

Monday 12 October '09

The recent government directive to grant a paid holiday on October 13 to employees of industries, shops, departmental stores...

Row over Hazare’s support to BJP man from ‘corrupt family’

Saturday 10 October '09

The support extended by social crusader Anna Hazare to BJP-Shiv Sena candidate Sanjay Bhegde in Maval has run into a controversy.

Ignored in party manifestoes, Muslims seek jobs, education, security

Thursday 8 October '09

Far drawn from political machinations, a group of Muslim educationists have stepped forward and demanded that political parties should do justice to the community...

Industrial units open on poll day to face action

Wednesday 7 October '09

Over 10,000 industrial units in Pune district have been asked to remain shut on the polling day. The district collectorate and the Industrial Safety and Health department...

Barring 1, all NCP corporators skip Cong campaign in Chinchwad

Tuesday 6 October '09

As Bhausaheb Bhoir, the Congress candidate, moves around the Chinchwad assembly constituency, party leaders and workers shout slogans in his favour.

Royal touch stirs a potboiler on Satara terrain

Monday 5 October '09

The tug-of-war taking place in Karad North constituency of Satara district has perked up the whole of Western Maharashtra....

‘Yes, I killed the dog to save lives’

Monday 5 October '09

Three days after an Army officer was arrested for killing a pet dog, the owners of the dog are in mourning while “hassled” residents around Frere Road in Khadki are heaving a sigh of relief.

Doke to shun Chinchwad, focus on Bhosari and Pimpri

Saturday 3 October '09

After campaigning for party rebel Laxman Jagtap on Wednesday...

Lande, Jagtap stand their ground as divisions in NCP come to fore

Wednesday 30 September '09

The Nationalist Congress Party which has been a house divided in Maval and Shirur...

To contest or not: won’t leave the field, says Chandrakant Chhajed

Monday 28 September '09

Two-time Bopodi MLA Chandrakant Chhajed, who has filed his nominations from two assembly constituencies...

In Bhosari, Lande unseated as Kadam gets ticket

Saturday 26 September '09

The denial of Nationalist Congress Party ticket to legislator Vilas Lande, who was touted as the sure-shot winner from Bhosari assembly constituency, has stunned both party leaders and workers.

Finally, Cong gets a chance to prove itself

Saturday 26 September '09

Down in the dumps for five years now, the Congress in Maval has got a godsend opportunity to bounce back into limelight.

Outsider’ gets Sena ticket in Chinchwad, protests die

Wednesday 23 September '09

Until a few months months back, he called himself a staunch Congressman who would never leave the party.

All-women contest likely in Bhosari

Tuesday 22 September '09

Even as anger is palpable in the BJP camp, the Shiv Sena has moved ahead to announce the name of Sulbha Ubale as the alliance’s candidate from Bhosari assembly constituency.

Seat war: In Bhosari, BJP sounds a threat; in Pimpri, Sena fumes

Monday 21 September '09

The Shiv Sena-BJP seat-sharing plan announced on Saturday has led to protests from BJP leaders in Bhosari — which has gone to the Shiv Sena— and angered Shiv Sainiks in Pimpri constituency that the BJP has decided to contest.

BJP all out to woo women voters

Sunday 20 September '09

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had been looking for newer ways to resurrect its depleting fortunes, is now trying its best to woo women voters.

Harsha plays well Out of the Box

Sunday 20 September '09

When Harsha Bhogle speaks, the world listens. And so it was at the book signing and interactive session of Harsha’s Out of the Box at Symbiosis Vishwabhavan on Saturday.