This Osho season, business bleak as flats go empty

Wednesday 18 November '09

Real estate agent in Koregaon Park, Imran Sheikh, has at his disposal nearly 40 rooms that are still empty.

Farmers’ new idea: arranging flowers to brighten their lives

Tuesday 17 November '09

Till now Aruna Shelke has been packing fresh vegetables and making around Rs 150 a day.

Cheaper veggies from Junnar farmers

Saturday 14 November '09

A group of farmers from Junnar tehsil has devised a way to make available vegetables to the city at a cheaper rate — direct marketing.

Cyclonic formation wreaks havoc in dist

Thursday 12 November '09

Destruction : Sugarcane crop flattened, immediate harvesting only way out Unseasonal wind and rain have flattened over 25 acres of sugarcane crop at the College of Agriculture, Pune.

Pune farmers shut out MNS, open doors to workers from Bihar

Tuesday 10 November '09

As the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena flexes its muscles both inside the Assembly and outside on the issue of outsiders and...

In Pune, it will pay to go bananas

Friday 6 November '09

Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year.

Slowdown pinch: families struggle to meet rising food costs

Wednesday 4 November '09

With the average income remaining almost the same for over a year now due to the economic slowdown, middle class families are struggling to meet rising food costs.

City waits: fresh supply from North will bring down the price of rice, say traders

Thursday 29 October '09

Consumers of rice can expect prices to drop considerably over the next month. Pune rice traders say the fresh crop from the North will flood the city market by mid November, which will bring prices down by at least 20 per cent.

Hoping for greater profit, potato farmers switch to chip variety

Monday 26 October '09

This year, it is cheaper to make potato chips than to cook potato curry.

Channa dal price stable, vada paav still affordable

Thursday 15 October '09

Despite the rising potato prices, the cost of the ‘vada paav’ has remained static in the last two to three months with the exception of a few vendors who have raised prices by a rupee or two.

Vegetable suppliers to canteens in lurch as prices hit the roof

Thursday 15 October '09

The Agriculture Produce Market Committee traders supplying vegetables to the industry canteens across the city on an annual contract basis are a worried lot now.

Village ignores govt appeals, boycotts poll

Wednesday 14 October '09

This village in Satara district has 1,033 voters, and on Tuesday, every one of them stayed away from the polling booths angry over the way a sub-inspector from Dhom....

Slain cop’s body reaches 3 days late, village threatens to boycott polls today

Tuesday 13 October '09

It took the administration 72 hours to transport the body of Sub-Inspector Chandrashekar Deshmukh, one of the victims of the Naxal attack in Laheri, to his village, Dhom in Satara....

Challenging time for physically challenged

Wednesday 7 October '09

In June, Swapna Phade had bought a new car. She waited till Tuesday to register it under the special category of ‘invalid carriage’ as she has polio...

Khadakwasla waters under threat: NDA

Monday 5 October '09

Is quality of water of Khadakwasla Dam under threat because of construction activities in the surrounding area? The National Defence Academy thinks so.

Two yrs after decision, PMPML yet to reserve seats for women

Tuesday 29 September '09

In 2007, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mandal Limited decided to reserve the left section of its buses for women.

Commercial space yet to feel any sign of recovery

Monday 28 September '09

Even as the real estate sector shows mild signs of recovery, one area not showing any indication of bouncing back is the commercial space segment.

Workers’ strike: Bosch shifts production lines from Chakan plant

Friday 25 September '09

Bosch, which is into manufacturing brakes for four-wheelers and supplies products to Maruti, Mahindra and Tata Motors, has shifted several production lines from its Chakan plant to company facilities at Manesar and Jalgaon.

Prices of veggies crash, tomatoes emerge from the red

Friday 25 September '09

After some excruciating months of really high vegetable prices, it is once again affordable to have them on the dining table.

Central govt employees in a dilemma, fly Air India or stick to austerity norms

Thursday 24 September '09

It was a Catch-22 for Pune-based central government employee and All-India Defence Employees Association Federation leader Ravindra Reddy.

Dead sepoy’s village doesn’t know his killer is killed in Pakistan

Wednesday 23 September '09

In about a month’s time, after the elections are over in Maharashtra, a memorial to Sepoy Bhausaheb Talekar of the 17 Maratha...

Technology for bridges: Navy interested, to make warships stronger

Tuesday 22 September '09

Several years ago, the Konkan Railway approached city based DRDO-R&D Engineers-with this query...

Nutrient supplements the new ‘whey’ of gym life in city

Wednesday 16 September '09

It was in March that Mumbai-based brothers Jayesh and Navin Ram Singhani set up their “discounted nutrient supplement” store in the NIBM area, calling it ‘Nee-o-fit’.

Land and water in defence of vanishing breeds of birds

Thursday 10 September '09

Ten years ago, the College of Military Engineering (CME) began creating four man-made lakes on their 2,600-acre campus. Today these lakes have become a natural ecosystem for a variety of birds.

Protecting tanks from enemy fire

Monday 7 September '09

The Indian Army may not have used a tank in a war in over two decades, but several experiments are on to protect tanks from enemy fire.