National institute runs with garage as office

Tuesday 28 July '09

It is a national institute serving as the headquarters of the Maharashtra and Goa regions and prepares maps that give sensitive topographical information about these regions.

Nat-Savvy

Monday 27 July '09

Conservation of biodiversity is a collective responsibility and with a web-based portal developed by city-based Great Software Laboratory

Water surge, strikes bring city to a halt

Wednesday 22 July '09

Strikes are rare in Pune city, but on Tuesday, it had a surfeit of them with college teachers, power utility staff, doctors and activists of the Republican Party of India staging strikes all at one go.

Back to basic

Monday 20 July '09

The appropriate meaning of realism, is the fusion of two words -- research and journalism.

Show stealer

Wednesday 15 July '09

If appreciation by connoisseurs is the yardstick of measuring talent, then Pune’s Hrishikesh Ranade fits the bill.

Wordsmiths

Monday 13 July '09

Our politicians’ language affection seems to be driven by the vote bank. Otherwise, under their own administration, there wouldn’t have been a department...

After decriminalisation, sexual minorities now look for citizen rights

Saturday 11 July '09

Enthused by the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising homosexuality, the members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the city feel it’s time to voice their rights as a sexual minority.

Underpaid transport staff seek better package

Saturday 11 July '09

Ratan Shende had joined the Baramati depot of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on April 4, 2004, as a helper on a salary of Rs 1,400 a month.

Employment portal to ensure more job opportunities

Wednesday 8 July '09

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s proposal in the budget of modernising the Employment Exchange Programme...

The silver lining

Monday 6 July '09

Heeding statistical data might have compelled the central government to make it into a law...

A ray of hope

Sunday 5 July '09

Till about a month ago, sunset meant blackout for over 600 villagers of Ahire. Men had to stop working.

Pro-people budget, but need more staff: rly employees

Saturday 4 July '09

The Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee might have lived up to her commitment of presenting a pro-people budget...

Govt library scheme: growing, but at a lesser pace

Wednesday 1 July '09

Despite pumping in huge amount of funds every year, the Maharashtra Government’s Gaav tithe Granthalay (Library per village) scheme seems to be growing at a slower pace.

Students make docus to spread message on climate change

Monday 29 June '09

To create awareness about global warming and climate change among students in the city, Women in Science and Engineering ...

Coaching centres not happy with Sibal’s plans on Class 10 exams

Monday 29 June '09

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal’s announcement on Class 10 board exams may have been welcomed by educationists across the nation...

All smoke, no fire

Wednesday 24 June '09

Here is another one in a long list of products that has been available for smokers who want to quit – the only difference is that you can still smoke, but only a minuscule percentage of nicotine gets consumed.

Find an English match online in Marathi, Hindi and now Gujarati

Tuesday 23 June '09

After Marathi and Hindi, Gujarati has been added to a dictionary that gives the English equivalent of words in these three languages at the click of a mouse.

Negative inflation but no positive effect on city

Tuesday 23 June '09

Inflation may be witnessing a negative growth now, but it certainly is not having the desired effect on the prices of commodities in the city.

MNS asks schools to revoke ban on dabbawalas entering school premises

Tuesday 16 June '09

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Vahtuk Sena on Monday took up the dabbawalas issue and sent notices to all the schools that have stopped dabbawalas from entering their premises.

Back with a bang

Monday 15 June '09

After lights and camera all this while, it’s action time for the box office, which is on a roll again post the multiplex owners- distributor strike.

Policy matters

Monday 15 June '09

Despite believing that insurance is essential, if it is the complexity of the topic that has kept you away from buying a policy, you have a reason to be happy.

A bird in hand

Sunday 14 June '09

Migratory birds have long been a source of amazement for the great distances they cover in search of habitat and are keenly watched by birding enthusiasts.

City dabbawalas a hapless lot as schools ban their entry

Saturday 13 June '09

Thirty-five-year-old Rajesh Mankar, who has been delivering tiffins to students of St Mary’s School for the past nine years, is on the verge of losing his livelihood.

In shrinking job market, recruiters hit blogs to make the right choice

Monday 8 June '09

Entering the right key words has always remained the key to success, at least on the web world. And the latest addition to assist jobseekers on the Internet is blogs.

Singh is King

Sunday 7 June '09

Jitendra Kulkarni, a city based IT professional, an NRI from Singapore is proud to show his family album...