Pune: Construction work for the new terminal building at Pune airport is expected to start by the end of July. The airport needs more space with a steep rise in the number of passengers as well as flights, said officials. They added that the tender was expected to be floated by the middle of May.Continue reading
A 138-year old school, established by freedom fighters and social reformers Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, has taken a historic step by welcoming girl students to take admission. The New English School on Tilak road was in fact far ahead of its time and was originally co-ed till 1936. AfterContinue reading
The Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH), an NGO comprising doctors who are against “deteriorating ethical standards and stark commercialisation” of medical practice, held its first national conference recently. At the event, doctors raised concern about the commercialisation of medical education. Dr Arun Gadre, one of the founder coordinators, said in a statement issuedContinue reading
The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) on Friday announced that it has opened Symbiosis Hospital and Research Centre, a standalone hospital to cater to 23 villages in Mulshi Taluka. Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, pro-chancellor, Symbiosis, was speaking at the inaugural function of SYMHEALTH 2018. Air Marshal Pawan Kapoor, former director, General Medical Services (Indian Air Force), inauguratedContinue reading
PUNE: Consumer forums from Maharashtra want the Centre to make necessary amendments to the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) for bringing ongoing projects without commencement certificates under its ambit. As the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) completed a year since its inception on May 1, the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) has written to ministerContinue reading
Pune: The Metro rail project is expected to gather pace from the next month, when the segment casting yard at Wakad becomes fully operational. Once the facility is up and running at full capacity, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) said the number of segments cast in a month will increase by half — fromContinue reading
Pune: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will add 500 electric air-conditioned buses to its fleet from August. The move comes days after PMPML scrapped the tender to procure 550 standard AC buses last week. “Since that tender has been scrapped, the transport utility will now procure 500 electric AC buses. Earlier, the PMPMLContinue reading
Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has asked all its offices to complete the exercise of updating land records in the next two-three months. The aim is to ensure establishment of ownership on the Record of Rights document. MIDC chief executive officer (CEO) Sanjay Sethi said the record update was an ongoing process andContinue reading
Kollage, an entertaining medley of Marathi poems and dance was recently held at Gyaan Adab, Kalyani Nagar. The event brought together author/poet Ravindra Mathadhikari’s Marathi poems with a contemporary twist. Each poem was brought to life through dance movements, expressions, props and the Indian Taala system to suit its uniqueness. This creative piece of workContinue reading
Aishwarya Tupe, Sanjana Jadon and Chaitrali Padamwar of SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Undri, have emerged winners in the open ideas design competition for smart community markets organised by Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL). The competition was announced three months ago and 15 architectural colleges were invited to participate, out of which, sevenContinue reading
