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Purushottam Karandak, a launch pad for artistes

For decades, the inter-collegiate one-act play competition has been serving as a platform for new talents to perform before society and get due recognition

Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth night’ will be presented as ‘Piya Behurupiya’ musical

Featuring today at Nehru Memorial in the evening, this play has been creating ripples in countries including China, South Korea, France and Chile, where the group used subtitles for the audience to help them understand the play.

No encore for a messy backstage; Bal Gandharva Rangmandir, Pune

City auditoriums are not being maintained despite funds allegedly being spent

5,000-year-old cave in Pune, where Pandavas lived in exile

This is a Swambhu temple with a Shiva Linga in one of the caves and also has natural springs.

10 worst roads in Pune: Rains create huge craters, so how bad is the road on your route?

Four days of heavy rain expose the city’s roads for not being monsoon-ready. As citizens struggle the question now is, what’s the civic road department doing? HT is looking for pictures of the worst roads in the city. Mail us @ puneletters@htlive.com and we will feature the best of the worst

PMC commissioner assures solution to Sus road residents in 15 days

The intensity of the stench was so high that some of the children as well as senior citizens complained of headaches and bouts of vomiting.

‘We oppose GST for housing societies since it burdens society members’

In conversation with Suhas Patwardhan is the chairman of the Pune district cooperative housing societies federation, on the GST on housing societies under which all cooperative housing societies will have to be registered.

Pune’s new lighthouse guides turbulent youth to make smart choices

It provides underprivileged youth a chance to enhance their skills and start a career.

Kirtan graduate course raises the pitch for a new career song

Actress Deepti Naval releases Marathi short stories in Pune

The actress graced the occasion and interacted with a packed audience, all eager to listen to her interview conducted by actress Amruta Subhash at the National Film Archives of India (NFAI).

Meeting on noise pollution levels in Pune city held by NSCC

DCP Hiremath spoke about the rules and regulations on sound pollution, burning of fire crackers, use of powerful speakers, dhol tasha, wedding processions and the like.

Congress workers threatened me over ‘Indu Sarkar’, says film-maker Bhandarkar

“I have been threatened with blackening of my face in Lucknow, a chappal garland in Allahabad and even issued a legal notice from a woman who claims to be Sanjay Gandhi’s daughter,” Bhandarkar said while speaking to HT.

Indu Sarkar: Cong workers hound Madhur Bhandarkar, press conference cancelled

Bhandarkar stayed put at his hotel on Bund Garden road even as Congress workers kept vigil amidst police presence in the hotel lobby.

Salunkhe Vihar composting machines going to waste

Since March 2016, Nanda Lonkar and the PMC have worked together to invest more than ₹70 lakhs in two composting machines, which have been lying at the Salunkhe Vihar electric crematorium grounds.

Pune divisional railway manager says Deccan Queen chain-pulling act anti-national

Railways is a national resource and many people depend on it completely for their travel. Calling the act anti national is justified as it is a clear disruption of public services and results in the loss of productivity of many, he said.

Poor garbage management in Pune turns hellish for Sus road residents

Located close to housing societies such as Green Hills, DSK Vidyanagari and Samruddhi Villa among others, the plant run on BOT (build-operate-transfer) basis by Nobel Company receives hotel waste from all over the city and processes it into a slurry.

Tulsibaug’s Ram mandir evokes calm amidst shoppers’ storm

The structure has a conical shape with several figurines of deities and saints on the shikhara (spire), which has a gold plated finial on the top.

Pune to witness next spell of heavy rainfall from July 16: Indian Metrological Department

According to Indian Metrological Department, during the next 24 hours, the Southwest Monsoon will be vigorous over west Madhya Pradesh, southeast Rajasthan and east Gujarat. 

Sus residents meet CM over garbage plant solution

Protesting against the stench, residents on Saturday closed down the garbage disposal plant although the PMC restarted it a day later.

IAPAR’s play on violence as seen by children to be performed in Spain

The play called ‘The Balancing Act’ is a part of an ongoing 'Performance As Research' project, designed and directed by Vidyanidhee Vanarase (Prasad), the founder of IAPAR

‘Thank you for teaching us laughter,’ say friends of late cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar

Mayor Mukta Tilak and police commissioner Rashmi Shukla were among the several prominent citizens and police personnel who offered condolences and paid rich tributes to Tendulkar

Till his last breath, Tendulkar wanted safe roads for Punekars

Pune railway station to get foot overbridge with escalators and lifts

The cost of the entire project for the Railways Rs 14 crore, but according to the official, there is a shortage of funds, hence, it may take an entire year to complete the entire project.

Cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passes away in Pune

He would often be seen at Nal Stop on Karve Road distributing postcards with a message to follow traffic rules. He has been undertaking this social work for the past 17 years.

Miffed by change of platform commuters stop Deccan Queen from leaving Pune Junction

The train which leaves daily at 7.15 am left at 8.15 am after officials pleaded with passengers who were standing in front of the engine. 

An ancient Ganesh temple nestled quietly in Pune’s bustling Somwar Peth

Trishund Mayureshwar Ganpati temple’s construction was started on 26th August 1754 by Bhimjigiri Gosavi from Dhampur near Indore and was completed in 1770

Sixty saplings make way for new drainage line in Pune

Residents and Area Sabha Association of Pune (ASAP) members in Devnadi

Back to the past: Into a world of postal history and stamps

The Philatelic Bureau in Pune General Post Office is a treasure trove for philately enthusiasts which boasts of iconic stamps and first-day covers.

Fear for life drives Baner residents towards road safety

The team put together ‘tracker’, an excel sheet which lists traffic related issues specifically on Baner road

Pune Municipal Corporation officials offer lip service on Zero Stone restoration

City historian Mandar Lawate said that the Zero Stone was an important milestone as it was always installed outside the GPO by the British and was used to measure the distance between towns and cities.