Manasi Deshpande

Jayant Narlikar selected as president of Marathi literary meet to be held at Nashik

Jayant Narlikar, an eminent astrophysicist and writer, has been elected as the president for the 94th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, a prestigious annual Marathi literary meet which will take place in Nashik from March 26-28 this year

Chain link installed at Katraj zoo, boundary wall repairs pending since 2019

The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj is taking steps to protect vulnerable animals after four blackbucks were attacked and killed by stray dogs earlier this month

Citizens demand relaxing mask compulsion in private vehicles

A week after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) expunged the fine for not wearing masks inside private vehicles, similar demand is gathering steam in Pune

60 more gardens to open in Pune from January 25

Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will reopen 60 more public gardens from January 25, almost three months after it opened the gates of 81 gardens across the city

MTDC to reopen resort on Sinhagad fort, Pune in a month

Renovation work of this resort has been completed by the MTDC and it will be ready to host guests in a month, an MTDC official has informed

Talegaon: MIDC to build township in a 6,000 acre industrial facility

Industrial facility is intended for hardware production industries with zero pollution, say officials

PMC’s sets January-end deadline for Katraj-Swargate BRTS; PMPML unsure

The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has claimed that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has still not been able to carry out improvement works on the Katraj-Swargate Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) stretch despite writing a letter last month

Pune rural stays with NCP; all parties claim victory in Maharashtra

In Western Maharashtra, most of the senior leaders of all parties received a setback in the gram panchayat polls while in Pune district, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) managed to win 500 of 752 gram panchayats

Rear view mirror violations: Pune police fine 6,248 two-wheeler riders, collect ₹12, 49,600 fine in 13 days

Pune: The city traffic police from the beginning of this month have intensified its action against residents found riding or driving without rear view mirrors

Want to venture into restricted forests in Junnar? Get department’s permission first

Pune: The Junnar forest division under the Pune circle has made it mandatory for tourists and trekkers to seek its prior permission to explore the reserved forests not approved by the authorities

MPSC announces revised dates of examinations; Pune candidates happy

Pune: The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has announced the revised dates for the state civil service preliminary examination

PMC allows reopening of private coaching classes, training institutes; extends garden visit timings

PUNE: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has allowed reopening of private coaching classes for Class 9 and above students, training centres in the city, more than nine months after they were shut because of the Covid situation

Brooms as the paintbrush to sweep away gloom of 2020

Punekars push for all public gardens to be opened... PMC considering proposal

Archaeological sites, monuments in Pune open doors for visitors after nine months

Pataleshwar caves, Aga Khan Palace and Shaniwarwada are among the many sites which operate under the Archaeological Survey of India in the city

46 lakh trees in the city... and counting; Pune tree census could get city past Bengaluru for no of trees

Pune continues with trend of fewer vehicle registrations; sales in 2020 reduce by 38.16% over 2019

Key to conducting exams during a pandemic is micro-planning: Shakuntala Kale

Shakuntala Kale, who retired from the post on December 31, about the planning and execution of the SSC and HSC examinations