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Atikh Rashid
Atikh is Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express' Pune bureau and reports on local issues, politics, governance and cinema. He tweets @ThePikaro
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Know Your City: When a British officer proposed demolition of Shaniwar Wada to ‘improve ventilation’ in old citySubscriber Only
October 09, 2021 10:38 IST
The report 'Sanitary State of the City of Poona' submitted by Dr A H Leith to the Bombay Governor in 1863 recommended that the walls of Shaniwar Wada be pulled down to give the city an open square and a wide east-west road.
Sun, Oct 10, 2021
IT professional arrested at Pune airport for making hoax bomb threatSubscriber Only
October 08, 2021 22:35 IST
Police said that the accused seemed to be mentally disturbed and had been taken into custody.
Fri, Oct 08, 2021
Colleges, universities in Pune district allowed to open from Oct 11Subscriber Only
October 08, 2021 18:06 IST
Students will be allowed to attend classes only if they have received both doses of the vaccine
Fri, Oct 08, 2021
Pune Airport: The scheduled shutdown comes 12 years after the last one in 2008Subscriber Only
October 06, 2021 18:19 IST
At that time too, the Indian Air Force had carried out a recarpeting of the runway and had shut the airport for all civil flights for 15 days.
Thu, Oct 07, 2021Pune airport to remain shut for 14 days from October 16Subscriber Only
October 05, 2021 17:13 IST
Pune Airport shut from October 16: The closure will come as a big jolt to airline traffic which was badly affected due to interstate travel restrictions during and immediately after the second wave of Covid-19 infections and was slowly returning to normal.
Fri, Oct 08, 2021
Know Your City: Colonial Pune, a city with two settlements as different ‘as North and South poles’Subscriber Only
October 02, 2021 12:13 IST
Within decades of the British rule, 'Poona Camp' emerged as a suburb physically and culturally distinct from the old city, complete with residential areas, military establishments and bazaars
Sat, Oct 02, 2021
Pune: Metro line from Swargate to Katraj gets civic body’s nod, likely to be operational by June 2026Subscriber Only
September 23, 2021 13:18 IST
The 5.5-km-long extension will have three stations serving the heavily populated areas in the southern part of the city.
Thu, Sep 23, 2021
Govt takes steps to curb pollution at Sinhagad Fort: Ban on plastic use, e-buses to take tourists to the fortSubscriber Only
September 17, 2021 22:29 IST
PMPML electric buses will take tourists from the parking area to the fort located 9 km away.
Sat, Sep 18, 2021
Time to launch agitation against Uddhav govt for Lokayukta Act: Anna HazareSubscriber Only
September 09, 2021 20:47 IST
Hazare said that for the same demand, he had staged a seven-day hunger strike in 2019 during Devendra Fadnavis’s regime and, at that time, Thackeray and Pawar had expressed support for his demand.
Fri, Sep 10, 2021
Day after a high of 1.85 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses, vaccination numbers in Pune district drop by halfSubscriber Only
September 08, 2021 23:52 IST
Only 744 vaccination centres were open on Wednesday -- 481 public and 263 private ones -- as compared to Tuesday when vaccination took place at a total of 806 centres, including 545 public and 261 private ones.
Thu, Sep 09, 2021
Why a bronze medal winner often looks happier than a silver medallist at the OlympicsSubscriber Only
August 07, 2021 12:34 IST
In a 1995 research paper, psychologists studying 'counterfactual thinking' analysed video footage of the 1992 Barcelona Games to deduce that the knowledge of ‘almost winning a Gold medal’ ruined the moment for a silver medallist, while the bronze winner was contented by the thought: ‘I at least won a medal’.
Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Maharashtra unlock rules: No relief for Pune, Level-3 restrictions to continue in 11 districtsSubscriber Only
August 02, 2021 20:41 IST
Maharashtra covid lockdown rules: A decision regarding curbing the currently imposed restrictions in Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts will be taken by the respective disaster management authorities for the districts, announced the government.
Tue, Aug 03, 2021
Raigad village hit by natural disaster wasn’t on landslide-prone list: Ajit PawarSubscriber Only
July 24, 2021 14:38 IST
He also said the government machinery was keeping a close watch on landslide-prone areas in the state, and had evacuated over 90,000 people who were residing in dangerous places across five districts.
Sat, Jul 24, 2021
How Dilip Kumar’s Jugnu lost 28 minutes to confused morality of a young IndiaSubscriber Only
July 17, 2021 11:43 IST
While the masses loved it, the elite were riled up by Jugnu’s provocative framing of sexuality and the depiction of college as a space for the free intermingling of sexes. Several provincial governments banned the film, forcing the distributors to chop it drastically to rid it of ‘vulgarity’.
Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Satara sugar mill sold as per HC directive, action by ED politically motivated: Ajit PawarSubscriber Only
July 02, 2021 23:24 IST
The ED had provisionally attached land, machinery and buildings worth Rs 65.75 crore owned by the sugar mill in Satara, in a case of alleged fraud related to Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank in which the agency had earlier named NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar.
Sat, Jul 03, 2021
Weekend lockdown is here to stay, we have to remain cautious, says Ajit PawarSubscriber Only
June 19, 2021 14:38 IST
Pawar pointed out that even developed countries such as the UK and the US have seen a third wave of Covid-19, and health experts have advised that the government should remain vigilant and adopt a cautious policy to avoid a damaging third wave in the state.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Tope: Centre must form national policy to rule out hurdles for statesSubscriber Only
May 28, 2021 23:27 IST
State health minister Rajesh Tope said that although the global tenders floated by the Maharashtra Government and the BMC have received some response, there are many lacunae in the submitted bids.
Sat, May 29, 2021
Pune withdraws weekend lockdown, essential shops to openSubscriber Only
May 28, 2021 20:09 IST
State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the pandemic situation has improved considerably in Pune but the positivity rate and mortality still remains higher than the state average.
Fri, May 28, 2021
In Marathwada, fear and stigma stop symptomatic patients from going for RT-PCR or antigen testingSubscriber Only
May 27, 2021 11:23 IST
Many going in for unprescribed, expensive blood tests and chest CT scan; others fear government could seize body in case of death and deny proper last rites to families.
Fri, May 28, 2021
Maharashtra wants 50% vaccine doses of Bharat Biotech’s Pune plantSubscriber Only
May 14, 2021 21:15 IST
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said Bharat Biotech had asked for 11.58 hectares in Pune district to set up a vaccine manufacturing plant, and that the government was actively providing assistance.
Sat, May 15, 2021
Maharashtra considering prioritising vaccination of people due for second dose: Ajit PawarSubscriber Only
May 07, 2021 18:41 IST
“If enough vaccines are supplied, we can vaccinate the entire state in one-and-a-half months” Pawar said.
Fri, May 07, 2021
The third wave of autocratisation and why it was waiting to happenSubscriber Only
April 20, 2021 17:48 IST
As per the latest V-DEM report, in 2020, the third wave of autocratisation has accelerated considerably and now engulfs 25 countries and 34 per cent of the world population
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Maharashtra will get 1,121 ventilators from Gujarat, Andhra: Prakash JavadekarSubscriber Only
April 10, 2021 19:21 IST
Javadekar, a Pune resident, participated in the weekly Covid-19 review meeting along with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday. He said that Covid-19 was a national calamity and that the Union government looks at all the states equally.
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Covid-19 cases: Pune running out of beds for critical patientsSubscriber Only
April 06, 2021 11:53 IST
Pune district now has more than 81,000 active patients, only a shade lower than the peak of about 82,000 that was reached in September last year.
Wed, Apr 07, 2021
Pune District Information Officer succumbs to Covid-19Subscriber Only
April 03, 2021 10:40 IST
Staff members at District Information Office, Pune have not received the vaccine yet and seven of them, including Sarag, have tested positive for Covid19 so far. Sarag's wife and a son have also tested positive.
Sat, Apr 03, 2021Journalism of Courage
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