Bus owners seek more time to conform to safety norms

Monday 9 November '09

Two days after the Regional Transport Office issued fresh directions to school authorities and bus operators ferrying school students to equip the buses as per set safety norms...

Mobile grievance redressal system for train drivers

Sunday 8 November '09

In a novel initiative, the Pune Division of the Central Railway has launched a mobile grievance redressal system for its staff working on the field, like gangmen and rail drivers.

Summer of 2010: Katraj Dairy’s multi-flavoured ice creams

Friday 6 November '09

Come next summer and Puneites will be able to savour the delights of a new flavour of ice cream. Pune Zilha Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Maryadit, popularly known as Katraj Dairy...

During polls, RTO nabbed 66 vehicles for violating code

Friday 30 October '09

While the political parties, candidates contesting the assembly polls and their supporters were busy campaigning for the polls, the Regional Transport Authority was quietly on the prowl to pin down the vehicle owners or drivers who violated the election code of conduct.

Space crunch: transport authority looks to relocate

Wednesday 28 October '09

The Regional Transport Office (RTO), which is falling short of space at its headquarters near the Sangam Bridge in Shivajinagar...

To fight adulteration, I-cards for milk distributors

Wednesday 28 October '09

Its main task is to monitor the milk distribution chain in the district; it also maintains books of accounts of 900 milk cooperatives.

4 of 12 city corporators enter Assembly

Saturday 24 October '09

Four corporators of the Pune Municipal Corporation have made their debut in the Assembly of the 12 who tried their luck at graduating to state politics.

At Taljai, get a ‘family tree’ to remember ancestors by

Monday 19 October '09

In a bid to increase citizens' participation in the drive to augment the city's green cover, the Pune division of the Forest Department has earmarked five hectares of forest land where they have proposed a smriti upavan, where people can plant saplings in memory of their ancestors.

These senior citizens do not miss the vote bus

Wednesday 14 October '09

In order to facilitate hassle-free commuting on polling day for the elderly and senior voters residing in Athashri Housing Society...

In Purandar, all eyes on garbage depot

Sunday 11 October '09

Villagers of Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, the twin villages where the garbage depot is located, had sent the signal last Lok Sabha elections that whoever wins will have to address the depot issue.

Candidates go all out to woo slumdwellers

Thursday 8 October '09

With over 40 per cent of Pune’s population residing in slums, the candidates are wooing the slum-dwellers to draw maximum votes from this “big and assured votebank.”

Stamp duty registration now at post offices

Tuesday 6 October '09

In addition to routine postal services, Department of Posts in Pune region will now start stamp duty registration facility at three post offices in the city.

This Diwali, hawk eye on sweetmeat

Monday 5 October '09

In the wake of the recent milk adulteration racket, the Food and Drugs Administration has decided to keep a vigil on adulteration of sweets.

No outsiders, BSP limits nomination to activists

Friday 2 October '09

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had decided not to rope in non-political figures or rebels from other parties for Assembly elections and give candidature only to its party workers in all the 288 constituencies across the state.

MNS man grinds foodgrain at Re 1 for poor

Tuesday 29 September '09

As the election fever catches up, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena worker is grinding flour at Re 1 a kg. Rajiv Pawar says he is doing it to help the poor who cannot afford it at other mills that charge Rs 4 a kg.

Women aspirants get a wide berth

Saturday 26 September '09

Even as several male aspirants who have been denied tickets are looking at contesting the polls as independent candidates their female counterparts do not seem too keen to follow suit.

MNS names candidates for five seats, 3 are corporators

Tuesday 22 September '09

It was exactly two-and-a-half years ago that the three men contested elections under the banner of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena...

Dwindling footfalls in pubs, swine flu hurts state coffers

Sunday 20 September '09

The swine flu virus, which has wreaked havoc in the city for the last few months, now has an unlikely victim.

Sena loses turf as its former MLA may be Cong candidate

Saturday 19 September '09

For nearly 20 years, Shivajinagar Assembly constituency has been a Shiv Sena stronghold, with Vinayak Nimhan winning the seat twice — in 2004 and 1999 — preceded by Shashikant Sutar in 1990 and 1994.

With 14 entries, state to play big at environmental film festival

Sunday 13 September '09

Out of the 106 films shortlisted for screening at the environment and wildlife film festival— CMS Vatavaran 2009 — in New Delhi next month...

Coming, equipment to stop unauthorised vehicles at airport

Saturday 12 September '09

Central Industrial Security Force officials at Lohegaon International Airport have recommended some new security measures to prevent any intrusion of unauthorised vehicles into the high-security zone.

FDA puts temporary ban on Helax’s medicines

Friday 11 September '09

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has put a temporary ban on the medicines manufactured by Helax Health Care...

City RTO to get smart card readers, finally

Tuesday 8 September '09

The Regional Transport Authority in Pune is all set to get smarter.

To save on time and money, state buses go the digital way

Monday 7 September '09

In a move to keep pace with the digitised world, the Pune division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation...

Stalled Khadki bridges wait for MoD nod

Saturday 29 August '09

With an expected no objection certificate from the Ministry of Defence yet to land...