Civic poll officials hope SEC will allow a day’s gap before counting to give time for rest and to complete post-voting procedures | Pune News

Pune: As the state’s 29 municipal corporations are going to the polls on Jan 15 and counting is scheduled for the next day, election officials across cities are hoping the State Election Commission will consider offering a one-day gap between the two exercises, which will allow the returning officers some rest and help them in…

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Uddhav Thackeray should show a big heart to spare more seats for BMC: NCP(SP) | Pune News

Pune: As the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance has urged NCP(SP) to join their alliance for the poll to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Sharad Pawar‘s party has demanded the Thackeray cousins increase its share of seats to a “respectable figure”.NCP(SP)’s former state chief Jayant Patil recently met Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray to discuss the…

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Bank employees’ association general secretary seeks action against abusive customers | Pune News

Pune: All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) general secretary CH Venkatachalam on Saturday said action should be taken against customers using abusive language or manhandling employees.“I demand an equivalent provision in the coming bipartite (agreement between banks and unions) that a customer abusing employees should be disciplined or the act should be considered as misconduct….

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Scientist and his student drown in pond | Pune News

Pune: A 22-year-old student and a 45-year-old scientist drowned in a pond on the premises of the National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management in Malegaon, near Baramati, on Friday.The Malegaon police have identified the deceased student as Shreyas Hariprasad K Subramani of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, and the scientist as Gopal Krishnan B, originally from Malegaon.Police…

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