Atikh is Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express' Pune bureau and reports on local issues, politics, governance and cinema. He tweets @ThePikaro
March 29, 2012 00:27 IST
Activist Anna Hazare claimed that his team had evidence to prove its corruption charges against 14 Union ministers
Thu, Mar 29, 2012March 27, 2012 02:35 IST
While the one member committee of Divisional Commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh declared by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on the day of incident is expected to take 15 more days to submit its report,another 13-member technical committee constituted by MSRTC will take around a month.
Tue, Mar 27, 2012
March 24, 2012 02:38 IST
Pune Municipal Corporation said on Friday it was not possible to implement the 250-300 MCD water cut suggested by the irrigation department.
Sat, Mar 24, 2012
March 23, 2012 01:59 IST
Poor management by the authorities and neglect by the political class is not all that ails the beleaguered Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited.
Fri, Mar 23, 2012March 21, 2012 05:28 IST
Puneites planning to take the rail route this summer vacation have some reason to cheer.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012March 20, 2012 01:36 IST
Increase in temperature has reduced the arrival of fruits and vegetables in the Agriculture Market Committee sending the prices up. Leafy vegetables saw the highest rise.
Tue, Mar 20, 2012March 17, 2012 03:19 IST
The only mention Maharashtra got in Pranab Mukherjees Budget speech was that of Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur district,home to one of the oldest textile industries in the country.
Sat, Mar 17, 2012March 14, 2012 02:15 IST
Persistent demands by commuter groups and local representatives have forced the railways to start a good number of new trains from the city in the past few years.
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
March 12, 2012 01:40 IST
To discourage men from occupying seats reserved for women on its buses,the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited administration has directed conductors to take the bus to the nearest police stations or chowkies on their own initiative rather than passengers insistence for taking action against the male occupant if he does not promptly vacate the reserved seat.
Mon, Mar 12, 2012March 07, 2012 03:32 IST
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare said that if the Congress had brought in the Jan Lokpal Bill,the poll results would have been different
Wed, Mar 07, 2012March 06, 2012 02:12 IST
Surplus supply of grapes at Gultekdi market has brought down the price to as low as Rs 15 a kg.
Tue, Mar 06, 2012
March 04, 2012 01:49 IST
Four women farm labourers from the National Research Centre for Grapes in Manjari had to pay with their jobs for allegedly eating grapes while harvesting them.
Sun, Mar 04, 2012February 29, 2012 01:06 IST
Political hoardings,of all sizes and hues,have reappeared in the city after a brief respite of the model code of conduct for civic elections.
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
February 27, 2012 02:01 IST
In February last year,the amount of water in the dams was 15.13 TMC.
Mon, Feb 27, 2012February 23, 2012 03:52 IST
The medical check-up drive undertaken by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ended on Wednesday without finding any case of psychiatric disorder,but it has brought to light that considerable number of MSRTC drivers suffer from stress related ailments.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012February 22, 2012 01:36 IST
Blaming their defeat on the Electronic Voting Machines being tampered with,over 125 candidates who lost in PMC polls have lodged complaints with the civic election office.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
February 20, 2012 01:22 IST
With a victory by just 99 votes five years ago,Rekha Tingres name was among those who won with the smallest margin.
Mon, Feb 20, 2012February 19, 2012 01:33 IST
The IAC Pune unit had undertaken several awareness campaigns in tandem with several other NGOs and citizen groups in the city and was hoping for a high turnout of Puneites in the civic election.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012February 19, 2012 01:20 IST
Hazare was admitted to the Zindal Nature Cure Centre in Banglore.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012February 18, 2012 02:02 IST
Puneites gave a mixed mandate to the husband-wife pairs that were in the fray.
Sat, Feb 18, 2012February 17, 2012 01:27 IST
Long queues were missing at polling stations in Dhole Patil and Tadiwala Road areas inthe morning where only 7 to 9 per cent voting was registered till 11.30 am.
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
February 15, 2012 02:24 IST
The medical check-up drive undertaken by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation to ascertain the mental health of bus drivers is in full swing.
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
February 13, 2012 01:12 IST
On the last Sunday before the city goes to polls,campaigning in various parts of the city reached a fever pitch.
Mon, Feb 13, 2012February 12, 2012 02:16 IST
Like all other major banks,the Pune District Central Co-operative Bank has also decide to provide ATM facility to its customers.
Sun, Feb 12, 2012
February 07, 2012 03:18 IST
NCP candidates Rajlaxmi Bhosale,a former mayor,and Rahul Dhole-Patil,the son of a former mayor,are among the richest candidates contesting in civic polls.
Tue, Feb 07, 2012




