Tourist flow to Lonavala hits an all-time low

Sunday 21 June '09

Footfalls in Lonavala, known for its hills, waterfalls and greenery and a rush of tourists during the rains, are going down.

House owners can legally challenge societies’ ban on students

Saturday 20 June '09

The problem of housing societies not allowing students as tenants making them relocate their parents to Pune so that they can take a place on rent as a “family"...

No apartment for students; parents in tow to make ‘family’ grade

Friday 19 June '09

The two lakh-strong student community hailing from other parts of the country and abroad is coming up with some unique solutions to challenges thrown by house-owners who refuse to let out residential space to students but only to families.

Solitude note loneliness

Tuesday 16 June '09

To most of 60+ women, life is all about grandchildren and memories. So embedded is the image of having a comfortable family life post retirement...

Simply Pune

Monday 18 May '09

Perhaps the best possible reasons to explain the existence of Z-bridge in Pune is the connectivity, however, the best possible use of it is as a cool hangout zone.

Banking on History

Monday 11 May '09

To him one way of unwinding is playing with his camera, which often ends with valuable photographs of historically important monuments.

Conditions apply

Wednesday 6 May '09

To out-station office goers, going to air-conditioned office seems to be a better idea than sitting at home under a fan in the sweltering heat.

Taming the waves

Tuesday 5 May '09

As the mercury soars high to bring the hottest days for denizens, water sports catch their fancy as never before.

From the poet’s diary

Thursday 30 April '09

While dance drama was used as a strong medium to propagate the goodness of Ramayana, later the same medium with a more vernacular touch was also used to bring about many social changes.

Pork panic

Thursday 30 April '09

Most pork dishes have gone off the menu cards of the city’s major restaurants. The swine flu scare has prompted eateries to stop serving dishes like double fried pork...

Elderly shunted from booth to booth; some vote after hours, some don’t

Friday 24 April '09

Natha Namdeo, 80, of Matoshri Vrudhashram was up early on Thursday. She was getting a chance to vote again after a gap of 10 years...

Used, abused during elections, eunuchs never figure on poll agendas

Thursday 23 April '09

They are used and abused during election time and then forgotten. Forget delivering the promises made to them, most of them do not even have voting rights.

Return gift

Monday 20 April '09

It was a barren land, unattended and unkempt, until a few individuals came up with the idea of giving back to nature.

Boardroom ballads

Thursday 16 April '09

Music is magic. Be it for fun sake, therapy or for that matter identity and uniformity. Playing on the same magic of music, many corporate offices and other business houses are now having their own corporate song / anthem.

On campus, fewer and tighter job offers

Monday 13 April '09

Students of city-based colleges are gradually coming to terms with the economic slowdown, as jobs are getting hard to come by.

This time, image builders shun poll work

Sunday 12 April '09

Public Relations (PR) professionals are in high demand during elections with politicians needing them for their image management. But it's not so in Pune this election season.

Age no Bar

Thursday 9 April '09

Harry Vincent, government employee "I recently changed my mobile ringtone from Sweet Dreams, by Marilyn Manson, which was my son's handiwork to a much slower number by Black Sabbath called Solitude.

Dissolving boundaries

Monday 6 April '09

Sant Kabirdas is much beyond a few famous dohas and a disturbed childhood. He is an epitome of secular beliefs and righteous deeds.

Jestfully Yours

Wednesday 1 April '09

Given the popularity it enjoyed, we had a movie and song dedicated to this day by the Hindi Cinema industry in the year 1964. Now 45 years down the line, it seems, the day has lost its charm.

Return of the mummy

Wednesday 1 April '09

It's a return to the work force for many women today who had for whatever reasons decided to take a break from the hectic demands of a job.

The light in darkness

Saturday 28 March '09

It’s obviously a need of the times which is why it's heartening to know that this uniqu initiative is getting an encouraging response.

Inner piece

Sunday 8 March '09

Blacks and whites are passé as colours fill the lives of one and many. White inners with a peacock blue top or black lingerie with a lavender colour kurti is a strict no-no.

Take PG course and make a career out of counter-terrorism

Tuesday 3 March '09

Terrorism is here to stay, so why not make a lucrative career out of it than just fear it,” said Sanjay Nahar, founder and president of Sarhad, an NGO that runs Sarhad College of Arts, College and Science in Katraj.

‘Dear Sir, let’s never sign off with Yours Sincerely again. Jai Ho’

Monday 2 March '09

Once, solar consultant Jaideep Malviya would start his official mails and letters with ‘Dear Sir’ and end them with ‘Yours Sincerely’. Now, he has replaced both standard expressions with one: Jai Ho.

Celestial faith

Wednesday 25 February '09

For some people life is Taare Zameen Par. Well, we are not at all referring to the movie, but to those people for whom life is all about stars and planets in space that control our earthly decisions.