Forest law trampled in Junnar, Abhi-Ash’s Ravan in trouble

Saturday 22 August '09

Mani Ratnam’s Ravan, starring Abhishek and Aishwarya, has run into trouble as two of its crew and nine villagers have been booked by the Pune forest department for erecting a set in the forest area of Junnar taluka in Pune district without prior permission.

Barne’s entry spurs Sena; Cong sulks

Thursday 20 August '09

The entry of Shrirang Barne into Shiv Sena has come as a major morale booster for the party which was already in a celebratory mood following victory of two of its candidates in the Lok Sabha polls.

Chasing pigs, PCMC squad under attack; police protection sought

Thursday 20 August '09

Following complaints from citizens, when the animal catching squad of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation swooped in Moshi area to net a herd of pigs..

No bed in hospital, home quarantine helped her fight H1N1 virus

Wednesday 19 August '09

When 15-year-old Gauri Dherenge tested positive for swine flu, she had to observe home quarantine as the two state-run city hospitals were overcrowded.

To check confusion, only collector to give swine flu data

Monday 10 August '09

Following confusion over varying data on swine flu cases given at different levels of officialdom, the state government has named only certain officials to furnish the latest information.

Around Sassoon hospital, the fear factor looms large

Monday 10 August '09

Citizens walking past the Sassoon Hospital are taking no chances.

Swine flu in Pimpri, 8 screening centres set up

Saturday 8 August '09

Until now limited to the city of Pune, swine flu has now made its presence felt in the twin indutrial township of Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Got fever, go home... Schools taking no chances

Thursday 6 August '09

Following the death of Reeda Shaikh due to swine flu, schools across the city have stepped up efforts to spread information about the pandemic among students and their parents.

‘We met her, interacted with her without any clue’

Wednesday 5 August '09

When Reeda Shaikh's body was being taken for funeral, her wailing relatives had little idea that she had died of swine flu.

Rude jolt: no salary for three months and then pink slips for 44 IT engineers

Tuesday 4 August '09

After working for three months without salaries, one day they mustered courage to demand their due salary.

Don’t compare apples with bananas, says PCMC chief

Sunday 2 August '09

The medical team of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, which has been under fire in the twin industrial township over rising dengue and malaria cases...

Collectorate’s CFC staff say: get light bill, election I-card won’t do

Saturday 1 August '09

How important is an election identity card for the district collectorate? If those working at the Citizens Facilitation Centre...

PCMC chief angry with Newsline reports, but promises to push sloppy civic officials into action

Thursday 30 July '09

Pimpri-chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma is an angry man, these days. Angry with Pune Newsline reports on civic deficiencies which he is describing as personal attack on him.

Bad treatment: Sharma’s boys allow gate-crashing

Wednesday 29 July '09

Even as the central government, state governments and civic bodies across the countries are going all-out to protect key installations...

Lawyers to govt: put gag on Ujjwal Nikam

Tuesday 28 July '09

Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has come under criticism from his own legal fraternity over what they allege his attempts to conduct trial outside the court for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Gag prosecutor from making public comments on trial, lawyers urge state

Tuesday 28 July '09

Lawyers in Pune have urged the government to gag special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam who, they say, is making “attempts to conduct a trial outside the court for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks”.

Nightmare for citizens as PCMC sleeps & snores

Monday 27 July '09

Six months after it was set up, the road maintainenace cell of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation seem to be still hibernating even as the internal roads have begun to fall apart in the twin industrial township.

PAU Astro-Turf in dilapidated condition

Saturday 25 July '09

The pathetic conditions of Prithipal Singh Hockey stadium, PAU makes all the hockey lovers in the region a sad lot.

Bring lighter bags, get extra marks

Saturday 25 July '09

Here is a school that has taken a unique initiative to lighten the load of students. St Joseph’s Girls Convent School, Khadki...

Nashik Phata flyover plan keeps hanging

Thursday 23 July '09

The Nashik Phata flyover — touted as the first of its kind in the state that will fly over river, road and railway — has hit another bottleneck.

Dengue 87, malaria 102: Pimpri gets a scare; officials ‘fiddling’

Thursday 23 July '09

As many as 87 dengue cases have been reported from different parts of Pimpri-Chinchwad so far in this month. Similarly, 102 persons have been affected by malaria till July 22.

Another free parking, another pat for PCMC boss

Wednesday 22 July '09

The decision of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to reserve special parking space and that too for free along the Pune-Mumbai highway has come in for fulsome praise from citizens, especially...

Pimpri’s crowd puller falls silent

Tuesday 21 July '09

Thirteen-year-old Raja, a leopard-born in Pune and brought up in Pimpri-Chinchwad-died of old age at PCMC-run Bahinabai zoo early Sunday morning.

Now, free parking lot to come up on the highway, brawls to end

Monday 20 July '09

The frequent quarrels between people and traffic police over parking of vehicles along the 14-km stretch of the Pune-Mumbai highway are set to end.

Zopa Kadha : Pimpri residents hate to make civic complaint

Saturday 18 July '09

If an individual is apathetic to a problem or reacts late to an important issue, he or she is taunted with words, zopa kadha (remain fast sleep) in local parlance.