Show cause notice for schools not celebrating Republic Day

Posted on 26th January 2012 The education department in the in the city has said that it has warned the schools in the city that those will not celebrate Republic Day will have to face serious action. Ramchandra Jadhav, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) education officer and the State Deputy Director of Education said that [...]

Show cause notice for schools not celebrating Republic Day

Citizens Prefer Local Spots this Season

Posted on 29 December 2011 Various resorts of the MTDC (Maharashtra State Development Corporation) have reported an increased flow of tourists this season. The economic slowdown has not deterred people from celebrating the New Year. In fact, these resorts reported an increase by five to ten percent as compared to last year. The officials have [...]

Citizens Prefer Local Spots this Season

Christmas Celebrations in the City

Posted on 23 December 2011 The city is all decked up to celebrate Christmas. People have got busy with their last minute shopping. Christmas tree, along with the decorative balls and stars, are on the top of the shopping list. The demand for hollies, small shiny bells, joystick, stockings, triangles, stars, bars of candy, and [...]

Christmas Celebrations in the City

Sukhoi-30 Crashes in Taleranwadi Village near Pune

Posted on 13 December 2011 The residents of the Taleranwadi village were stunned to see a Sukhoi-30 Mk-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crash in their village. This village is located six km away from Wahgoli in Pune. The crash took place on Tuesday afternoon at 1:07 pm. in an open field. Although [...]

Sukhoi-30 Crashes in Taleranwadi Village near Pune
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Show cause notice for schools not celebrating Republic Day

26 January 2012

Posted on 26th January 2012 The education department in the in the city has said that it has warned the schools in the city that those will not celebrate Republic Day will have to face serious action. Ramchandra Jadhav, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) education officer and the State Deputy Director of Education said that [...]

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Bus driver drives wildly; kills 9 and injures 30 people, crushes 40 vehicles

24 January 2012

Posted on 25th January 2012 A horrific incident occurred in the city early in the morning today when an enraged state bus driver drove an empty bus from the Swargate bus depot and went on driving the bus very rashly, killing 9 people and injuring about 30 people. He also crushed about 40 vehicles. He [...]

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State directs MTDC to Make Report on Tourist Destinations

24 January 2012

Posted on 24th January 2012 The MTDC (Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation) has been asked by the state government to make a comprehensive report about all the tourist destinations of all the districts across the state. The report should also include the facilities and infrastructure available in these places. This was done in response to a [...]

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Experts at National Conference at Bharati Vidyapeeth Point out that Many Hospitals Lack Planning for Disaster Management

23 January 2012

Posted on 23rd January 2012 Center for Health Management Studies and Research of Bharati Vidyapeeth organized a two-day national conference ‘Exploring the horizon of disaster prevention and management – The role of hospitals’. Many experts participated in this conference and gave their opinion about disaster management. The director of the Center for Health Management Studies [...]

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Two More Battalions for National Disaster Response Force

20 January 2012

Posted on 20th January 2012 The vice chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, M. Shashidhar Reddy, announced on Thursday that the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) has proposed to add a couple of battalions. This will enable it to improve its efficiency and improve make its services accessible across the country. Mr. Reddy was [...]

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Pune Airport Ranked Third Best by ACI for ASQ

19 January 2012

Posted on 19th January 2012 What may come as a surprise to the citizens of the city, the Lohegaon Airport has been rated third. The rating was done by the ACI (Airport Council International), which is an international organization of airport operators. The ranking was done for all the major airports of India, on the [...]

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