October 03, 2009 02:49 IST
Two leaders who did not see eye to eye buried the hatchet on Gandhi Jayanti.
Sat, Oct 03, 2009
October 03, 2009 02:45 IST
Till mid-August,Shrirang Barne was the face of the Congress in Pimpri-Chinchwad. But when Barne,who has been with the party for the last 15 years...
Sat, Oct 03, 2009October 01, 2009 04:36 IST
With just two weeks to go for the assembly polls,the election officials face a daunting task. Of the 78 per cent voters identity cards that the Election Commission had promised to issue in the 21 constituencies of the district...
Thu, Oct 01, 2009October 01, 2009 04:15 IST
A staunch RSS activist for the past 50 years and the Bharatiya Janata Party after its inception in Western Maharashtra...
Thu, Oct 01, 2009October 01, 2009 03:29 IST
Kolhapur,the birthplace of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),is getting ready for a makeover,literally. Huge hoardings featuring NCP...
Thu, Oct 01, 2009September 26, 2009 01:36 IST
The last day of filing nominations on Friday also opened a four-day window for major parties to try and dissuade their rebel candidates to step down,before the last day for withdrawal on September 29.
Sat, Sep 26, 2009September 26, 2009 00:28 IST
A number of senior leaders cutting across party lines,who had considered themselves front-runners from their respective constituencies...
Sat, Sep 26, 2009September 20, 2009 02:03 IST
Of the eight Assembly seats in the city,the Nationalist Congress Party is demanding an equal share of seats. But the Congress is not in favour of this. It is demanding five seats.
Sun, Sep 20, 2009September 18, 2009 02:08 IST
Even as the BJP-Shiv Sena is waiting for the pitru pandhravada (remembering the dead) to end so that it could announce the candidates list on September 20...
Fri, Sep 18, 2009September 16, 2009 23:32 IST
In a unique initiative,the chief executive officer of the Zilla Parishad has asked teachers,gram sevaks and health workers to camp overnight in villages to motivate villagers towards constructing toilet blocks.
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
September 16, 2009 02:30 IST
Around 50 lakh voters in 21 constituencies of Pune district will get their Electoral Photo Identity Card for the October polls.
Wed, Sep 16, 2009September 13, 2009 23:33 IST
The much-awaited eco-friendly Compressed Natural Gas buses will now hit the streets after the Assembly elections.
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
September 13, 2009 23:28 IST
The much-debated issue about the quality of mid-day meals in schools is back in focus.
Sun, Sep 13, 2009September 12, 2009 01:34 IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation wants to re-investigate the case against Pune-based adoption agency Preet Mandir.
Sat, Sep 12, 2009September 11, 2009 03:05 IST
The much awaited digitisation of the fair price shop in Gokhale Nagar will have to wait post elections.
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
September 11, 2009 02:55 IST
School teachers in the district can heave a sigh of relief as many of them will be excused from poll duty in the ensuing Assembly elections. District collector Chandrakant Dalvi said most of the teaching staff will be kept off poll duty as per their request.
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
September 09, 2009 06:09 IST
Its been six months since the state Cabinet approved Rs 200-crore seed capital to develop international airport at Chakan in Pune...
Wed, Sep 09, 2009September 06, 2009 04:30 IST
Nearly 16 lakh Above Poverty Line ration card holders in the district will receive sugar through the Public Distribution System for Rs 20 from next week,according to the GR issued last week.
Sun, Sep 06, 2009September 02, 2009 06:10 IST
The Bharat Forge multi-product SEZ at Chakan is all set to embark on its second phase of land acquisition that will see 1,900 hectares being acquired from seven villages.
Wed, Sep 02, 2009September 01, 2009 06:18 IST
It might not be before 2011 that the farmers of Avsari Khurd village,some 40 kms from Pune city,will have their own Special Economic Zone.
Tue, Sep 01, 2009August 29, 2009 03:27 IST
The Videocon SEZ in Wagholi was scrapped following farmers agitation as the project was in preliminary stage of implementation and it had to move through the formal approval stage before reaching the notified stage.
Sat, Aug 29, 2009August 28, 2009 04:02 IST
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Wednesday announced that the proposed Videocon SEZ at Wagholi would be scrapped,ending a two-year standoff between the villagers and the state government.
Fri, Aug 28, 2009August 26, 2009 06:00 IST
The State Government is apparently dragging its feet on setting up the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Wed, Aug 26, 2009August 26, 2009 05:51 IST
The state government-approved development control rules for areas up to 10 kms from the civic limits will be finally implemented in September.
Wed, Aug 26, 2009August 23, 2009 23:21 IST
The ambitious Pune metro rail project will seek help from the Mumbai Metropolitan Development Region Development Authority to prepare the bid document for the Build-Operate-Transfer model as was done in Mumbai.
Sun, Aug 23, 2009



