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PUNE, June 12: Keeping track of this week's snakes and ladders score:UP:Pune girls, who put up an infinitely better show than the boys in th...

PUNE, June 12: Keeping track of this week8217;s snakes and ladders score:
UP:
Pune girls, who put up an infinitely better show than the boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate examination in the Pune division, registering a pass percentage of 74.13 as against the boys, who could only manage 54.43. So, who says girls just wanna have fun?

Consumers of electricity, with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board opening a central control cell for the benefit of users on account of the increased incidence of power failure during the monsoons. The cell hopes to facilitate the registration of complaints from citizens. More power to the people, huh?

Mishap victims, with the Pune Police Commissioner K K Kashyap endeavouring to help them through a committee, Jeevan Raksha Samiti, in a novel endeavour. Among other things, the committee plans to make sure that the driver of the vehicle involved rushes the injured to the nearest hospital.

Rachita and Aditi Sancheti, the Std IV and III Pune girls who despatched a demand draft of Rs 1177, which comprised all their savings and chocolate money8217;, to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, as their contribution to combat the sanctions imposed on India after the nuclear tests.

Fans of Lucky Ali, who have a lot to celebrate with the singer-songwriter making amche Pune his retreat.

DOWN:
Safety in Hadapsar and Mundhwa, with four dacoity deaths occurring in the areas within the past two and a half months, creating a fear psychosis amongst the residents. They now believe that the only way to ensure safety would be the setting up of a police station in the area.

The Pune Municipal Corporation administration, whose failure to clear the debris of the properties it had pulled down for widening the busy square at the Appa Balwant Chowk on June 8 created a major five-hour traffic jam.

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The concept of higher education, with the vice-chancellor of the University of Pune, Dr Arun Nigavekar, lamenting that it lacks utility and cannot reconcile to the demands of reality.

The Pune Cantonment Board, with the former M G Road hawkers filing an executive proceeding against it for its failure to implement the compromise deed that had been drawn up between the two.

Viewers of Star News, with the decision of the Star TV network to go digital leaving subscribers without their daily input of news, as cable operators do not have the necessary decoder to access the channel. Bad news, that!

Residents of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, who had to battle with the lack of, as also the intermittent water supply in their area for the past week.

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The Regional Transport Authority and the three-seater operators, with the ongoing dispute over the seating limit of schoolchildren per vehicle showing no signs of letting up, putting parents and schoolchildren alike in a tough spot.