Poll manifestos not eco-friendly; NGOs to take up issue

Wednesday 1 April '09

The election fever is catching up and candidates are busy reaching out to people. But in the same week as Pune will go for Lok Sabha polls, a conference will take place in the city.

Boom town gone bust

Sunday 29 March '09

Talegaon, 40 km from here, promoted as a weekend home destination and which witnessed good business over the past few years, has hit a bad patch as far as sale of residential properties is concerned.

Online property tax payment a success

Saturday 28 March '09

Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation has started issuing property tax bills much before the usual time this year, the number of people paying tax online has risen considerably over the past one year.

‘Phulrani’ chugs into PMC’s arms

Thursday 26 March '09

As the Pune Municipal Corporation has proposed to take over the Peshwe Energy Park from the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority (MEDA)...

Today, in Baner: a jam simulated to protest a future jam

Saturday 21 March '09

Residents of the upmarket Concord Proxima Housing Society in Baner will express their anger at civic apathy in an unusual manner.

Pilgrim town prays for clean water

Tuesday 17 March '09

It's summer and time for the residents of pilgrim town Alandi, about 20 km from Pune, to pray for fresh water.

Friday rain won’t hurt mango: growers

Sunday 15 March '09

The untimely showers on Friday that brought a breather from the soaring mercury has given rise to fears in Konkan region...

Trekkers can breathe easy: club forms a special rescue squad

Saturday 14 March '09

Following a rise in incidents in which amateur and untrained trekkers, especially youths, lose their lives during trekking, city-based trekking club Giridarshan is setting up a special squad for rescue activities.

Civic garbage dumps fanned 2,000 fires in six years

Friday 13 March '09

The number of fires in the two major garbage depots of the city - at Uruli Devachi and Phurungi - between 2000 and 2006 has been put at around 2,000.

On PMC terrain, a bus route through Lohegaon hsg society; residents fume

Wednesday 11 March '09

Members of Jai Prakash Nagar Housing Society, a co-operative housing society located on Airport Road near Lohegaon, have opposed the proposed bus route that passes through their society premises.

Pune housing society opposes proposed bus route

Monday 9 March '09

A co-operative Housing Society on Airport Road near Lohegaon in Pune has opposed the proposed bus route as it passes through their society.

To Jejuri temple on a pair of trolleys, operated by cable

Monday 9 March '09

Pilgrims can soon take a trolley to Jejuri, 45 km from Pune, travelling up and down the hill slopes with the help of a cable.

Sinhagad fort yields money at its gates

Sunday 1 March '09

The historic Sinhagad fort is turning out to be a revenue earner for the Pune division of the State Forest Department.

Economic slowdown gives politicians tax-free ride to publicity

Tuesday 17 February '09

The economic slowdown has proved a blessing in disguise for political parties and leaders.

Pay your tax dues, dig roads later: civic body to telecom companies

Sunday 15 February '09

It's a year since the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) introduced property tax on telecom companies for their towers erected at various locations across the city.

Coming up: A control room to keep a hawk’s eye on city

Sunday 8 February '09

In a month’s time, when the initial operations of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) control room begins, the Pune Municipal Corporation will perhaps be the first civic body to boast of such a project in India.

A sign of the times

Saturday 7 February '09

A clear indicator of the economic slowdown is the city’s hoarding business. The business, on which depends the livelihood of nearly 60,000 people...

Water hyacinth: PMC says it is down,again fires salvo at PCMC

Wednesday 28 January '09

The water hyacinth menace that Mula-Mutha rivers were heavily infested with on a large scale has witnessed...

Crocodile in Katraj lake to be caught only in summer

Monday 26 January '09

The crocodile, freewheeling in the historic Katraj lake-it had landed there from nowhere in November...

Where will the leopard go, asks official, after a close encounter

Sunday 18 January '09

Taking inspiration from some of his former colleagues in the state forest department, who penned their experiences with the wild...

Finally, a water scheme for twin villages

Tuesday 13 January '09

The water woes of thousands of residents of Urali Devachi and Phursungi are likely to come to an end with the Pune Municipal Corporation...

Govt offices on civic body’s property tax defaulter list

Sunday 4 January '09

The Pune Municipal Corporation, which is trying to overcome a severe fund crunch through loans from banks and proposals to increase several taxes...

Parkers’ paradise at civic HQ

Saturday 3 January '09

The Pune Municipal Corporation regularly holds Mobility Committee meetings with the traffic police to improve the traffic scenario.

CYG: Baner-Balewadi Biggest Beneficiary Of 2008; PMC Pulled It Off

Thursday 1 January '09

Thanks to the much-hyped Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) held in October, the city witnessed some significant infrastructure development like the construction of a subway at Baner-Balewadi and the beautification of Pashan-Sus Road. Signages dotting chowks and roads in the city...

Panel to end traffic woes finds no time

Monday 29 December '08

A committee studying the Comprehensive Mobility Plan to suggest transportation projects-worth a total of Rs 19,000 crore-aimed at ending the city’s traffic woes has not held even a single meeting, let alone submit the report.