The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will procure 200 ‘midi’ buses for its fleet by the end of June. The move comes after a positive response from commuters for the 30 midi buses that have been plying on various routes in the city. Dattatray Mane, PMPML transport manager, said, “Considering the increasing number ofContinue reading
In a ‘smart’ expansion of the city’s public amenities, mainly targeted at female convenience, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to build 14 ‘e-toilets’ at different locations in the city. The e-toilet is an electronically run facility, where use of a coin allows access and the toilets itself are GPS-enabled. The toilet blocks areContinue reading
Pune: The 157th birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore will be observed by cultural forum Upasana, along with Lalit Kala Kendra, at Savitribai Phule Pune University on May 6. The event will also focus on Upasana’s efforts at attracting performing artistes to the treasure trove of Tagore’s creations. Meritorious students of Lalit Kala Kendra willContinue reading
PUNE: The newly appointed collector of Pune, Naval Kishore Ram, will suggest the Samruddhi e-way model of land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport to the state government. The Samruddhi e-way model follows compensation by means of land pooling or a one-time settlement as was done for the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway in order to speed up the land acquisition process. WhileContinue reading
PUNE: Baramati MP Supriya Sule has thrown her weight behind the demand to extend the Pimpri-Swargate Metro rail route. Similar demands have already been made by various political leaders and citizens’ groups to extend the route to Nigdi, Chakan, Hadapsar and Katraj. Now Sule has added her voice to the chorus, seeking the extension of Metro services from Swargate to Khadakwasla in aContinue reading
PUNE: Citizens who plan to invest in real estate can get the exact location of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) registered projects on the website in about two months. A Geographical Information System (GIS) will be available on the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) website to enable such a search. MahaRERA will be a year oldContinue reading
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has appointed HCP Design Planning and Management Pvt Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based consulting firm, to prepare development and rejuvenation plans for Pavana and Indrayani rivers. The firm, which has developed Sabarmati river, is also developing Mutha river, under the Pune Municipal Corporation. For project preparation and approval stage, the PCMC will have to pay theContinue reading
The central government appointed steering committee for the Greenfield airport has cleared last hurdle for the project by giving the final go ahead and site clearances for the proposed international airport in Purandar on Monday. The go ahead was given during a meeting between the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) officials and the steeringContinue reading
tnn | Apr 24, 2018, 23:55 IST Pune: A five-member team of Class XII students from the city have been selected to participate in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Mexico later this year. The competition, which has students of various age-groups competing to prove their skills in robotics, came into limelight last year when an all-girlsContinue reading
Apr 24, 2018, 23:55 IST Pune: The Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) has shifted focus to areas in the city civic limits from Pimpri Chinchwad to increase its piped natural gas coverage. Even as MNGL had embarked on the piped natural gas project in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas, the state-owned company added overContinue reading
