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UPThe Leonid showers. After dampening spirits the last time around, the celestial show was a satisfying experience on Thursday morning. A...

The Leonid showers. After dampening spirits the last time around, the celestial show was a satisfying experience on Thursday morning. At least 150 meteors put up a colourful show within a four-hour span.

The Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav. If winter comes, can this music festival be far behind? This year promises not to be the run-of-the-mill kind. We hope to hear and see the incorporation of the Generation Next as artistes will perform alongside their son or daughter.

The Armed Forces Sports College Road. Giving in to pressure from the elected members of the Pune Cantonment Board, the army authorities have opened the road for civilian use.

Bhajan king Anup Jalota and Champions Trust. They will team up for a charity show to rehabilitate former State hockey player Vaishali Shinde, who lost her legs in a freak accident.

The Corps of Engineers. Popularly called the Sappers, it celebrated its 219th anniversary. Raised in 1780 by the British, the Sappers have seen action in both the World Wars, the wars in independent India and Operation Vijay.

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The Pavana. The lifeline of Pimpri-Chinchwad township and a quietly flowing river turned red courtesy the effluents from a paper mill. Thankfully, the drinking water is collected upstream. Nevertheless, the pollution is an environmental degradation.

The Pune-Mumbai highway nightmare. If only motorists learnt not to overtake and jam up the lanes for once highway users would not have to go over the harrowing experience of getting stranded for hours on end on the highway.

The City Development plan. The State Government chose to remain mum on various developmental issues that need financial assistance.

The octroi sop for Indica. A setback for the country8217;s first indigenous small car with the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Standing Committee spiking a proposal to grant concession.

Bhushi dam. The usual hot spot for picnickers in Lonavla turned into a watery grave for three youths when they decided to go for a swim despite a ban on such activities.