Journalism of Courage
Prisoner dies of swine flu,toll touches 63:Following the death of a 60-year-old prisoner in Yerawada Central Jail on Thursday,the 125 inmates,who shared the same barrack with him in the prison,were screened for the H1N1 virus. (September 25)
Pune pattern set to haunt Congress-NCP:With barely three days left for filing nominations for assembly polls,many leaders of the NCP and the Congress found it hard to stomach the differences that were all too open till only a month ago. (September 24)
10 deaths in 3 days throw administration into a tizzy:The last three days alone accounted for 10 H1N1 deaths in the city. This accounts for 20 per cent of the 54 deaths that the city has seen since Reeda Shaikh’s death on August 3. (September 19)
Harmonium maestro Appa Jalgaonkar dead:Harmonium maestro Appa Jalgaonkar (87) died on Wednesday morning. He had received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award. (September 18)
Flu scare tones down Navratrai festival:After the sudden spurt in H1N1 patients following Ganesh festival in the city,the Navratri celebrations were a low-key affair. (September 15)
Rs 264 cr ‘missing’ from files:Rs 264 cr still missing from the files of PCMC. The search was being renewed by Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma. (September 14)
Even as the city bid adieu to the elephant god in style,swine flu tightened its grip in September,affecting Navratri celebrations
Music and Dance mark the end of Ganesh Festival:Thousands of people thronged the streets to bid adieu to Lord Ganesh,despite swine flu fear. (September 4)
Tur supply up,cost to go down in a week:The increased supply of imported tur dal over the last two days ensured that it was available at the ration shops in a week’s time. Traders said this will further reduce price of tur dal in the open market. Tur is now available at the wholesale market at Rs 70 to Rs 80 per kg,with retailers selling at a slightly higher price. (September 7)
National Film Award scripts shepherd boy’s dream journey to Delhi:Sharad Goekar,11-year-old won the National Award in the Best Child Artiste category for 2007 for his performance in Marathi film Tingya. (September 8)
Soon,you can just dial to get civic problems solved:The PMC decided start a call centre service for registering complaints and providing updates on the status of each application. (September 14)
Rs 10-crore plan to beat water crisis:The Pune Zilla Parishad readied a Rs 10-crore plan to tackle water shortage. The plan was forwarded to the district collector Chandrakant Dalvi for approval.(September 18)
Oscar entry Harishchandrachi Factory gets set for grand release:Producers of the film, Harishchandrachi Factory,planned to dub the film in Hindi and four regional languages. (September 22)
