Pune: City police have issued guidelines stating that this year, during the Ganeshotsav immersion procession on Sept 6, only two dhol tasha troupes will be allowed to accompany each Ganapati mandal.Bringing further restrictions into play, police also said that each of these troupes should comprise no more than 60 performers and assistants in total. Besides…
Pune: State cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of an additional Rs683.11 crore for the construction of two more Metro stations on the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro line, besides shifting the Katraj Metro station southwards by around 420m. The two Metro stations in question are coming up in Balajinagar and Bibwewadi, and were added to the…
Pune: Kerala stores across Pune are packed this week as the city’s Malayali community gets ready to celebrate Onam on Friday. In Rasta Peth, NIBM, Kalewadi, and beyond, the rush begins as soon as the shops open, with aisles overflowing with kasavu sarees, mundus, spices, banana chips, and fresh produce brought from Kerala. Alongside the…
Pune: Ganapati festival in most cities is about larger-than-life idols, bright lights, and echoes of dhol-tasha and DJ drowning every street in devotion. In Pune, it is also about every nook and corner turning into open-air theatres. Jivant Dekkhavas, or live plays that recreate episodes from history, mythology and everyday social life, staged by Ganapati…
Pune: A boy (16) died and his 10-year-old friend sustained injuries in a hit-and-run accident after a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a mini-truck on Monday night at Bhosari MIDC.The victims were out to visit Ganapati Mandals in Pimpri Chinchwad. The victim’s father, who works in a company at MIDC, lodged a complaint…
Pune: The Seerat Committee, Pune, has once again decided to postpone the procession of Eid-e-Milad on Prophet Muhammad’s birthday on Sept 5 to Sept 8 because of Ganapati visarjan. Although Anant Chaturdashi is on Sept 6, several mandals start queuing up on Laxmi Road a day ahead of the scheduled immersion.Deputy commissioner of police (special…
Pune: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) has sent a proposal to the ministry of defence (MoD) seeking financial assistance of Rs 95 crore to tide over its mounting liabilities.The board, responsible for providing essential services to over 70,000 residents in the Cantonment area, grappled with unpaid water charges, electricity bills, and arrears of the pay…
Pune: A study published in the Journal of Diabetes Research in Aug has shown that integrated lifestyle modification with a multidisciplinary approach can bring new hope for prediabetic Indians. The study was conducted by a team of doctors at the Pune-based Freedom From Diabetes Institute. Pramod Tripathi, who led the study and is the founder…
Pune/ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: OBC activists on Tuesday accused govt of creating a backdoor entry for the Maratha community to avail benefits under the OBC quota and warned of a statewide agitation, apart from challenging the GR in court. They were reacting after the state govt issued a GR facilitating the Maratha community to obtain Kunbi…
