Just a few days after the city’s universities resumed physical classes for students after an interval of 11 months, the Pune local district administration once again ordered the closure of all educational institutions until February 28. The decision was made as a precautionary measure at a time when COVID-19 cases …
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PUNE: The state government issued the draft notice on Wednesday to fully merge the remaining 23 towns at Pune municipal boundaries, increasing its total area to 480km and making it the largest corporation in the state. The decision, made three years after 11 villages were included in the jurisdiction of …
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Written by Ajay Jadhav | Pune | Updated: December 24, 2020 1:10:20 am In its draft notification, the government said the PMC boundaries were altered by the state under the powers conferred under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act. (Photo Express) With the Maharashtra government issuing a draft notice on the …
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By: Express News Service | Pune | Updated: December 22, 2020 2:44:03 pm A gaur is seen in Pune on Tuesday. (Express photos: Arul Horizon) Two weeks after a gaur ventured into a residential town in Kothrud, another was seen in the Bavdhan suburb of Pune on Tuesday morning. First …
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PUNE: The merger of 23 towns into Pune municipal boundaries took an important step forward after the state government approved the proposal. While an official notification detailing the merger plan has not yet been issued, citizens and urban planning experts suggested that civic administration take an advantage by establishing holistic …
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Written by Ajay Jadhav | Pune | Updated: December 18, 2020 9:10:14 pm The PMC would provide SMC with its expertise in improving public transportation systems, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and metro projects. Photo Express Since the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is relatively stable, the municipal corporations …
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PUNE: Up to 1,483 private and unaided schools in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad will stop teaching online classes and other academic activities for three days starting Tuesday to protest the non-payment of fees by parents. These schools, affiliated with the Federation of Maharashtra Private Unassisted Schools Association, have said that …
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Written by Sushant Kulkarni, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: December 12, 2020 5:20:36 pm A Gaur Indian, who was seen at the Mahatma Society, was rescued after three hours of efforts by forest department officials on Wednesday. He later died of alleged exhaustion. (Express photo by Ashish …
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Written by Sushant Kulkarni | Pune | Updated: December 9, 2020 10:56:24 pm According to information provided by local police, the animal was spotted by some people at the end of an internal road at the Mahatma Society. A great drama ensued in the Kothrud area on Wednesday morning after …
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PUNE: A gaur (Indian bison) was lost to a residential area in the Maharashtra city of Pune on Wednesday morning, causing panic among residents, and died after being captured by a forestry team, authorities said. Divisional Forest Conservator Rahul Patil said the animal may have died due to stress or …
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