Atikh is Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express' Pune bureau and reports on local issues, politics, governance and cinema. He tweets @ThePikaro
July 23, 2012 01:04 IST
Implementation of the Right to Education Act has adversely affected the already waning popularity of Marathi medium schools in the city.
Mon, Jul 23, 2012
July 19, 2012 02:30 IST
Back channel backfires: Says Khurshid wanted to discuss Lokpal,asked him to keep it confidential
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
July 18, 2012 03:25 IST
Law Minister denies meeting in spiritual centre
Wed, Jul 18, 2012July 18, 2012 00:40 IST
Illegal constructions do not come up overnight. It is necessary to take prompt action against violators
Wed, Jul 18, 2012July 17, 2012 01:32 IST
Owing to inadequate rain in Pune district and neighboring districts,the prices of the fruits have gone northwards as its arrival in the Gultekdi market has considerably reduced.
Tue, Jul 17, 2012July 10, 2012 01:28 IST
10-15 per cent sowing so far; farmers in all the 13 talukas of Pune district affected
Tue, Jul 10, 2012July 04, 2012 04:16 IST
Goons allegedly assaulting women passengers on the Pune-Solapur Intercity Express last week has once again brought to fore the issue of lack of security on express and local trains,besides the station premises of the Pune division of the railways.
Wed, Jul 04, 2012June 24, 2012 02:18 IST
All of them want waterand they all want it now.
Sun, Jun 24, 2012June 18, 2012 01:30 IST
The Education Department of Pune Zilla Parishad,alarmed by the dip in number of students in ZP schools,has now undertaken a campaign to address the issue.
Mon, Jun 18, 2012June 10, 2012 02:22 IST
Qateels cousin Afroz,whom the family has given the responsibility of taking his body back home to Darbhanga in Bihar,reached Pune city on Saturday morning and completed all formalities with the help of Qateels lawyers and some locals. Police handed over the body to him around 7 pm.
Sun, Jun 10, 2012June 08, 2012 01:59 IST
Express Impact Presidents office clarifies it had nothing to do with branches of trees on campus being cut down ahead of her visit
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
June 07, 2012 01:25 IST
Agriculture College 59 trees on campus perceived as security threat
Thu, Jun 07, 2012
May 29, 2012 04:29 IST
Lilavati and Baban Bahule,parents of the groom,lose 27 relatives in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
Tue, May 29, 2012May 29, 2012 03:52 IST
For Lilavati and Baban Bahule,the wedding day of their only son soon turned into a tragedy that devastated their lives.
Tue, May 29, 2012May 29, 2012 03:30 IST
Why is literary fame so unpredictable?
Tue, May 29, 2012May 28, 2012 01:56 IST
Instead of allowing your old scooter to lie unused and rust,it can now be put to a better use. Four final-year mechanical engineering students from a city college can convert the scooter into a multi-purpose vehicle that can solve a number of the problems faced by farmers.
Mon, May 28, 2012
May 26, 2012 02:30 IST
Team Anna members have kept away from Hazares Maharashtra tour.
Sat, May 26, 2012May 25, 2012 01:09 IST
The steepest-ever hike in petrol prices has made two-wheeler a less attractive proposition making Puneites now eye public transport as a suitable alternative.
Fri, May 25, 2012May 21, 2012 01:14 IST
With computers eating into the handwriting space and children having little incentive to master penmanship,a project launched by the primary education department of Pune Zilla Parishad to improve handwriting of students from Class I to Class IV has met with encouraging results.
Mon, May 21, 2012May 21, 2012 01:12 IST
The Pune Municipal Corporation in its general body meeting may have approved the implementation of telescopic water tariff system to discourage the excessive use of water,but experts and activists have raised serious doubts whether it will be of much help.
Mon, May 21, 2012
May 20, 2012 02:05 IST
Kalpesh Krishna,a student of St Marys who topped the ICSE exam in the city with 98.6 per cent,has always been a winner,say his parents.
Sun, May 20, 2012May 20, 2012 01:38 IST
Without enough water to irrigate a summer crop,a Maharashtra village takes a three-month holiday
Sun, May 20, 2012May 16, 2012 01:26 IST
On Tuesday,about two dozen farmers from villages surrounding Ahmednagar city marched to the district collectorate along with their bullock carts where Distict Guardian Minister and State Tribal Development Minister Babanrao Pachpute was holding a Janata Darbar.
Wed, May 16, 2012May 15, 2012 04:48 IST
Shortage of manpower with the PMPML is forcing the available drivers to work overtime.
Tue, May 15, 2012May 15, 2012 03:00 IST
Author Mohammad Hanif writes a satirical piece in the Pakistani monthly Herald,which has a special issue to mark the birth centenary of legendary Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto
Tue, May 15, 2012


