IT firms crowd defaulter list

Tuesday 23 December '08

Despite enjoying concessions on property tax, about 150 Information Technology firms out of the 350 operating in the city have failed to pay their arrears totalling to about Rs 5.40 crore.

Mission ‘10th pass’ to cut traffic chaos

Saturday 20 December '08

Rather than remain mute spectators to the ever-increasing traffic chaos in the city, the Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM), formed by a group of citizens, has decided to step in.

PMC decides: let the croc be there, fishermen lose livelihood

Sunday 14 December '08

The fishermen, who used to catch fish in the serene water of Katraj Lake have been virtually robbed off their livelihood with the Pune Municipal Corporation's...

Security tops agenda, but flaws remain

Wednesday 10 December '08

With the spate of terrorist attacks in the recent past in various parts of India...

City emerges from terror shadow

Saturday 6 December '08

After the Mumbai terror attack, the demand for security personnel has no doubt suddenly shot up. There is yet another trend visible.

Computer literacy among poor: PMC to spread it through buses

Thursday 4 December '08

The Pune Municipal Corporation is moving towards making the weaker sections of the city computer literate under the Sharad Mobile Computer Training Scheme.

Octroi on gold: Traders seek change in rule, PMC game

Thursday 4 December '08

The business of gold, both raw and finished jewellery in Pune, with an estimated annual turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, generates only a meagre revenue in taxes for Pune Municipal Corporation.

Security on top of menu

Tuesday 2 December '08

Swinging into action after the Mumbai massacre, restaurant-bars and lounges have started scaling up security.

Pay twice as much for hoarding ads

Monday 17 November '08

Hoardings may soon cost advertisers more, with the Pune Municipal Corporation planning to double skysign charges.

Milking its market stronghold, Katraj plans multi-flavoured ice-creams

Thursday 13 November '08

What Amul is to Gujarat, Katraj may soon be to Pune. The brand, already a household name in the city for its milk supply, may soon become more appealing to the palate with its decision to produce multi-flavoured ice-cream.

Enough of civic garbage: villagers want dump moved

Monday 10 November '08

For years, people on the outskirts of Pune have been seeing their villages being turned into a dumping ground for the city’s garbage.

Uniform jinx: Now, pupils’ parents can’t get cheques

Tuesday 4 November '08

For children in schools run by the Pune Municipal Corporation, the academic year is well past the halfway mark but the drama over the uniforms that never reached them is still unresolved.

To save fort, forest dept in firefighting mode

Sunday 2 November '08

To prevent a grand piece of Maratha history from being ravaged by any forest fires, the state forest department is raising its own squads of firefighters.

Temple ropeway plan hangs in mid-air

Monday 27 October '08

Not getting the go ahead from the civic authorities for the last three years for a ropeway for its temple...

The young and the educated throw poll challenge at political giants

Tuesday 21 October '08

Sporting a blue Gandhi cap and a jacket of the same colour, Sangharsh Apte is a picture of confidence as he prepares to contest the Lok Sabha election.

After the Games, war of wards

Sunday 19 October '08

The CYG has drawn to a close, but a tussle has begun among corporators, the bone of contention being development of their wards on the lines of the Baner-Balewadi area.

President comes and leaves, villagers kept waiting

Tuesday 14 October '08

Hundreds of villagers of Gawadewadi, 70 km from Pune, waited on Monday for Pratibha Patil.

Second, no launch on Games route, but ‘safe’ link at venue

Friday 10 October '08

A Wi-Fi network is being put in place at the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) venue in Balewadi but the network planned for the CYG route from the airport to the venue is not yet complete.

Centuries after Bajirao Peshwa courted Mastani, their lake finds a new spark

Monday 6 October '08

The Mastani Lake, believed to have derived its name from Bajirao Peshwa’s love for a court dancer named Mastani, is set for a makeover.

WiFi plan: hotspots at kiosks

Sunday 5 October '08

Although it's difficult to predict when the Pune Municipal Corporation will cover the whole city under its 'Unwired Pune' project, it’s ready with a WiFi plan.

Count on MNS to fill potholes

Tuesday 16 September '08

While workers of Ganesh mandals take a break after the hectic 10-day festival, MNS members have set out to fill up the potholes made by Ganesh mandals for erecting pandals.

‘High-tech’ transfers to nullify corruption in Octroi posts

Sunday 14 September '08

The search by the octroi department of the Pune Municipal Corporation to prevent malpractices in the Octori posts has ended on a high-tech note.

This Dassera, gold buyers likely to get green ‘toppings’

Thursday 11 September '08

The latest to join the green brigade in the city, the jewellers may gift every customer, who purchase gold from them on Dassera (buying gold on Dassera is considered auspicious), a Shami tree sapling.

This Dassera gold buyers likely to get green ‘toppings’

Wednesday 10 September '08

The latest to join the green brigade in the city, the jewellers may gift every customer, who purchase gold from them on Dassera (buying gold on Dassera is considered auspicious), a Shami tree sapling.

City artist’s contribution to flood relief: 1,000 Ganesh idols in 72 hours

Saturday 6 September '08

Come Sunday and a young artist in Pune will try his hand at achieving a feat and adding a flavour to the ongoing Ganesh festival.