Daily Despatches — PMC’s octroi collection department goes

AURANGABAD: The 71st annual Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan will be held between February 6 and 9 at Parli in Beed district. The annual literary meet which has assumed the form of a festival is unparalleled in any other language. Special seminars will be held on `50 years of independence’ and on popular humourist, dramatist and reformer P K Atre, whose birth centenary is being celebrated next year.

Philosopher Pai felicitated

PUNE: Philosopher Wamanrao Pai was felicitated by Mayor Vandana Chavan at the Late Baburao Sanas Sports ground here on Tuesday, for his contribution to society in keeping alive the rich tradition of saints in Maharashtra. The mayor presented Pai with a citation. Pai’s wife, Shardamai, was also felicitated on the occasion.

Car, stereo thefts on the rise

PUNE: A spate of car and stereo thefts have been reported from Deccan Gymkhana in the last four days. Vishal Verma’s car stereo was stolen from his car on Saturday. Milind Hardikar, Rajkumari Jain and Sankpal also reported theft of their car stereos. A Maruti van belonging to Suhas Utarki was stolen from the same area. A massive man-hunt is on to track down the culprits.