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New Balewadi API serves notice to 25 bars and restaurants to follow law & order

Newly-appointed API Rajendra Kendre confirmed meeting the representatives of hotels and bars in Balewadi earlier Friday evening

Fire brigade staff in action at restaurant ‘Vegeta’ in Lullanagar area of Pune on Tuesday. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 05, 2022 12:43 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Lalit Purnima: Nine events from dusk to dawn

‘Lalit Poornima’ will unfold from 9 pm to 7 am at the amphitheatre or anganmanch as it is known among students within the SPPU campus

Kanchi Shinde (centre), dancer-actor, at a rehearsal of Lavani performance at SPPU on Thursday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 04, 2022 12:10 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

SPPU signs statement of shared interest with City University of New York

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and City University of New York (CUNY) signed a “statement of shared interest (SSI)” on Thursday, taking a step towards implementation of the new educational policy

The varsity officials also visited many educational institutions in America to establish educational and cultural relations between the two countries and five MoUs were signed with different foreign organisations, a SPPU spokesperson said. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 03, 2022 11:50 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Balewadi residents begin campaign against PSCDCL

There are several issues pending in Balewadi despite constant follow-up with government bodies and officials, say residents

Members of Balewadi Residency Cooperative Housing Federation Limited . (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 03, 2022 11:40 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Three plays on mental health to be staged on Marathi Rangabhoomi din

Pune city will get to watch three plays on mental health at the Manorang theatre festival to be held at The Box, Erandwane, on Marathi Rangabhoomi Din on November 5

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Published on Nov 03, 2022 12:33 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

A day after fire incident, PMC resumes action against illegal rooftop restaurants

The PMC building department Zone 3 acted against three rooftop hotels in Baner-Balewadi area. The total area of unauthorised construction was around 2,425 square feet at two rooftop restaurants

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Updated on Nov 03, 2022 12:26 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Citizens take DIY approach, smoothen traffic chaos near school in Pune

There was no change in the situation despite repeated complaints to the municipal authorities, say parents

Pune Traffic police along with parents manage traffic outside Vibgyor school. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2022 12:18 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

PMC acts against illegal rooftop restaurants, 82 served notices

Earlier this year, a similar tragedy broke out at Baner following which the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) surveyed all rooftop restaurants in the city and found around 50 per cent of them were unauthorised

Fire brigade staff in action at restaurant ‘Vegeta’ in Lullanagar area of Pune on Tuesday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 02, 2022 12:09 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Restaurant was previously served PMC notice for unauthorised structure

Most part of Vegeta restaurant on the seventh floor of Marvel Vista, a commercial building in Lullanagar, was gutted in Tuesday morning fire. No casualty was reported

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Updated on Nov 02, 2022 12:05 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Bosch in Pune aims to cut traffic snarls, encourages ‘cycle to work’ initiative

Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta flagged off Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd’s first ‘bicycle to work’ initiative on Monday

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Updated on Nov 01, 2022 12:24 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari & Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune

Over 800 Punekars ‘Run for the Hills’ on Sunday

More than 800 people, most of them first-timers to the Vetal tekdi, participated in the ‘Run for the Hills’ marathon organised Sunday as part of the larger ‘Yellow Ribbon campaign’ to save the hills of Pune from unrestricted development

People participate in the ‘Run for the Hills’ marathon organised in Pune on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 30, 2022 11:42 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Rambo circus founder PT Dilip no more

Always ready to face challenges, especially after the government’s order to stop animal acts, Dilip brought world-renowned circus artistes to India

Panachamuttil Thomas Dilip (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 29, 2022 11:32 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Gold, silver sales rise 35% during Diwali

Gold and silver sales rose 35 per cent during this Diwali season as compared to last year

Last year, there were Covid-19 restrictions which affected sales, but this year we have seen a rise of 35 per cent in the sales of gold, silver, and diamond, says Fatehchand Ranka, managing director, Ranka Jewellers. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 28, 2022 11:48 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

FTII student’s award-winning short film now screening on OTT platform

The ten-minute film “Portraits: 2020,” winner of several awards, is a quiet observation of how people were psychologically and socially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic

The film “Portraits: 2020” has travelled to many film festivals and won first prize at PSBT competition. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 28, 2022 11:42 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

‘Run for the Hills’ to be held in Pune on October 30

The marathon aims to create awareness and reach out to as many people as possible to help preserve the rich biodiversity of Pune’s hills

‘Run for the Hills’ assumes significance in the backdrop of three destructive projects planned by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) including the Balbharati road across the Law college slope (surface road); two tunnels with exits at Sutardhara (Paud road), Janwadi (Gokhalenagar) and Panchavati; and HCMTR/Neo metro elevated road across the Law college slope. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 28, 2022 11:21 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Pune’s air quality down from ‘satisfactory’ to ‘poor’ a day after Diwali

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday morning in Pune stood at 210 which improved to overall 190 by 5 pm

On Monday, celebrated this year as the main Diwali day, the city reported “satisfactory” air quality index (AQI) with PM10 at 74 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3) and PM2.5 at 45 g/m3 despite bursting firecrackers in the city. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2022 11:00 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Best air quality in Pune since 2019 this Diwali, despite cracker bursts

Despite the bursting of firecrackers at several locations, the city recorded ‘satisfactory’ AQI with Pm10 at 74 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3) and Pm2.5 at 45 g/m3. In 2019 when the average Pm2.5 level was the lowest in the past decade, the concentration on Diwali day was 37.7 g/m3

Residents burn firecrackers on the road as vehicles pass by on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan on Pashan Road, on Monday. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 24, 2022 11:39 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Unseasonal rains in Pune cause drop in wholesale rate of marigold

The wholesale market in Gultekdi has seen average supply of the yellow and orange flowers with most of it damaged or soiled because of incessant rains

There is about one lakh of produce, but most of it has been spoiled due to rains, says official. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 11:58 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Soaring vegetable prices in Pune pinch people’s pockets

Due to heavy rains in the last few weeks the supply of vegetables has been affected and the prices have increased in the wholesale and retail markets respectively

Though the markets are overflowing with a variety of vegetables, the produce is not of good quality and is mostly damaged due to the unseasonal incessant rains that lashed the district, said officials. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 07:32 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Your Space: Waterlogged roads, commuters’ misery

Waterlogged roads across the city during the recent intense rainfall spell have left commuters at the mercy of authorities who have failed to effectively carry out development works

A waterlogged road in Pune city. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 04:51 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Cracker sale loses steam due to rains, pollution

Many sellers in Pune this year have reported sharp fall in the sale of firecrackers even as Diwali festival has started citing air and noise pollution concerns

People purchasing firecrackers from stalls on riverside road in Pune, on Saturday. Many sellers in Pune this year have reported sharp fall in the sale of firecrackers even as Diwali festival has started citing air and noise pollution concerns. (HT)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 12:57 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari, Pune

Plastic Diwali lanterns sell like hot cakes in Pune

Diwali lanterns or ‘kandils’ have now become a part of our tradition

Children looking at colourful lanterns near Nilayam Chowk in Pune, on Friday. (Rahul Raut/HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 12:32 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Sujit Patwardhan was a great mentor, source of enormous information: Ranjit Gadgil

Parking is a poorly understood subject, even by those in the field for years, but Patwardhan intuitively grasped the importance of this tool to help control the motorisation rates, says Gadgil

Sujit Patwardhan (left) and Ranjit Gadgil. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 23, 2022 12:27 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Sujit Patwardhan, founder of Parisar, public transport expert passes away in Pune

Patwardhan’s crusade through Parisar, the organisation he founded, impacted policy decisions about improving the public transport in the city, introducing cycle tracks and bigger footpaths

Sujit Patwardhan, an environment and public transport expert, passed away in Pune after a brief illness. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 22, 2022 04:58 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Diwali Anks continue to draw Punekars

Continuing this year is the 110-year-old tradition of the ‘Diwali Ank which is drawing a huge crowd comprising avid readers, first-time buyers and children in Pune

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Published on Oct 22, 2022 02:43 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Patil asks police, PMC to depute 600 wardens for managing traffic

Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Friday reviewed projects undertaken by PMRDA and asked police, PMC to provide 600 wardens to manage traffic at different locations

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Published on Oct 22, 2022 02:22 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Pimpri-Chinchwad bans bursting of firecrackers with noise level above 125 decibels

As per the order issued by the commissioner, bursting of these firecrackers is restricted from 10 pm to 6 am in the jurisdiction of Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate from October 24 to November 23 in accordance with the Maharashtra Police Act 1951

Indiscriminately bursting of any firecrackers or throwing any firecracker within 50 feet of any street or road, producing a sound of 125 decibels within 4 meters from the place where a firecracker is set off is prohibited. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 22, 2022 12:10 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

Pune wins C40 ‘united to clean the air we breathe’ award

Pune has done the country proud by winning the ‘C40 united to clean the air we breathe’ C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Award at the C40 World Mayors’ Summit held between October 19 and 21, 2022 at Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published on Oct 21, 2022 12:23 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

PMC, Maha-Metro blame each other for water not receding at Deccan

According to the PMC, a pier installed in the middle of a box culvert is blocking rainwater from entering the stormwater system, and is the main reason behind water not receding at Deccan on Monday as well as the previous week

Metro pillar work near Deccan Gymkhana, on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 19, 2022 10:55 PM IST

ByPrachi Bari

WFH affected due to power outage in parts of Pune

With rains likely to continue, the engineers and employees of MSEDCL in Pune circle have been instructed to be alert and take measures to provide smooth power to consumers

Drainage water overflows near Dolphin Chowk in Pune on Tuesday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 19, 2022 12:12 AM IST

ByPrachi Bari

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Newly-appointed API Rajendra Kendre confirmed meeting the representatives of hotels and bars in Balewadi earlier Friday evening

‘Lalit Poornima’ will unfold from 9 pm to 7 am at the amphitheatre or anganmanch as it is known among students within the SPPU campus

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and City University of New York (CUNY) signed a “statement of shared interest (SSI)” on Thursday, taking a step towards implementation of the new educational policy

There are several issues pending in Balewadi despite constant follow-up with government bodies and officials, say residents

Pune city will get to watch three plays on mental health at the Manorang theatre festival to be held at The Box, Erandwane, on Marathi Rangabhoomi Din on November 5

The PMC building department Zone 3 acted against three rooftop hotels in Baner-Balewadi area. The total area of unauthorised construction was around 2,425 square feet at two rooftop restaurants

There was no change in the situation despite repeated complaints to the municipal authorities, say parents

Earlier this year, a similar tragedy broke out at Baner following which the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) surveyed all rooftop restaurants in the city and found around 50 per cent of them were unauthorised

Most part of Vegeta restaurant on the seventh floor of Marvel Vista, a commercial building in Lullanagar, was gutted in Tuesday morning fire. No casualty was reported

Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta flagged off Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd’s first ‘bicycle to work’ initiative on Monday

More than 800 people, most of them first-timers to the Vetal tekdi, participated in the ‘Run for the Hills’ marathon organised Sunday as part of the larger ‘Yellow Ribbon campaign’ to save the hills of Pune from unrestricted development

Always ready to face challenges, especially after the government’s order to stop animal acts, Dilip brought world-renowned circus artistes to India

Gold and silver sales rose 35 per cent during this Diwali season as compared to last year

The ten-minute film “Portraits: 2020,” winner of several awards, is a quiet observation of how people were psychologically and socially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic

The marathon aims to create awareness and reach out to as many people as possible to help preserve the rich biodiversity of Pune’s hills

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday morning in Pune stood at 210 which improved to overall 190 by 5 pm

Despite the bursting of firecrackers at several locations, the city recorded ‘satisfactory’ AQI with Pm10 at 74 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3) and Pm2.5 at 45 g/m3. In 2019 when the average Pm2.5 level was the lowest in the past decade, the concentration on Diwali day was 37.7 g/m3

The wholesale market in Gultekdi has seen average supply of the yellow and orange flowers with most of it damaged or soiled because of incessant rains

Due to heavy rains in the last few weeks the supply of vegetables has been affected and the prices have increased in the wholesale and retail markets respectively

Waterlogged roads across the city during the recent intense rainfall spell have left commuters at the mercy of authorities who have failed to effectively carry out development works

Many sellers in Pune this year have reported sharp fall in the sale of firecrackers even as Diwali festival has started citing air and noise pollution concerns

Diwali lanterns or ‘kandils’ have now become a part of our tradition

Parking is a poorly understood subject, even by those in the field for years, but Patwardhan intuitively grasped the importance of this tool to help control the motorisation rates, says Gadgil

Patwardhan’s crusade through Parisar, the organisation he founded, impacted policy decisions about improving the public transport in the city, introducing cycle tracks and bigger footpaths

Continuing this year is the 110-year-old tradition of the ‘Diwali Ank which is drawing a huge crowd comprising avid readers, first-time buyers and children in Pune

Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Friday reviewed projects undertaken by PMRDA and asked police, PMC to provide 600 wardens to manage traffic at different locations

As per the order issued by the commissioner, bursting of these firecrackers is restricted from 10 pm to 6 am in the jurisdiction of Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate from October 24 to November 23 in accordance with the Maharashtra Police Act 1951

Pune has done the country proud by winning the ‘C40 united to clean the air we breathe’ C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Award at the C40 World Mayors’ Summit held between October 19 and 21, 2022 at Buenos Aires, Argentina

According to the PMC, a pier installed in the middle of a box culvert is blocking rainwater from entering the stormwater system, and is the main reason behind water not receding at Deccan on Monday as well as the previous week

With rains likely to continue, the engineers and employees of MSEDCL in Pune circle have been instructed to be alert and take measures to provide smooth power to consumers

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