TNN | Updated: Apr 23, 2018, 14:55 IST PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: As part of the smart city project, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation will lay a 1,000km optical fibre network, install 270 Wi-Fi hotspots, 50 smart kiosks and Variable Message Display systems. Fibre infrastructure is an important component of the smart city initiative, and would connect municipal offices and other government institutions.Continue reading
TNN | Apr 24, 2018, 12:22 IST PUNE: Apart from picking up the nuances of filmmaking, students at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will now be able to flex their muscles as well, thanks to a modern gymnasium on the campus. Anil Shirole, the Lok Sabha MP from Pune, inaugurated the gym in the FTII residential colony on Monday. SpreadContinue reading
TNN | Updated: Apr 23, 2018, 23:31 IST Pimpri Chinchwad: The trail run of the bus service on the BRTS corridor on Pune-Mumbai highway would be conducted on Tuesday as well as Wednesday. Rajan Patil, joint city engineer, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, said the high court has allowed conducting the trial run on these two days. He said theContinue reading
Apr 24, 2018, 09:20 IST PUNE: Shivneri fort, Tamhini sanctuary and Khandoba temple at Jejuri near Pune are among the 320 eco-tourism sites that will be ready with lodging, sanitation, and other facilities by 2022, senior forest department and eco-tourism development officials said on Monday. The facilities will be owned and operated locally with guidelinesContinue reading
TNN | Apr 24, 2018, 10:10 IST Military Institute of Technology(MILIT) Pune participated in the recently concluded international Defence- Expo at Chennai, sharing space with over 50 leading defence manufactures from across the globe. It was a first by a service training institute to educate upfront entrepreneurs, particularly from MSME, about opportunities and modalities to support theContinue reading
TNN | Apr 24, 2018, 08:41 IST PUNE: Work on the Swargate multimodal transport hub will begin next month, the Maharashtra Metro Rail LimitedCorporation (MahaMetro) said on Monday. Officials further said MahaMetro was in the process of finalizing the details of the project, which will be executed in two phases. The first phase will involve construction of an underground MetroContinue reading
TNN | Apr 24, 2018, 23:58 IST Pune: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation on Monday said no-objection certificates (NOCs) will be required for redevelopment and construction projects within 20m of the Metro route and stations on both sides. The Pune Municipal Corporation, on receipt of an application seeking building permission, will approach MahaMetro for the NOC. Permissions would be grantedContinue reading
Updated: Apr 22, 2018 15:08 IST Ten years ago the startup scene in Pune was next to dead, but today, the city is abuzz with startup activity with new launches, early stage investing, acquisitions, mentoring and more. Pune has emerged as a prominent startup hub in the country, according to a large number of leadingContinue reading
TNN | Apr 23, 2018, 10:00 IST National Film Archive of Indiahosted Keraleeyam a festival of award winning contemporary Malayalam films in coordination with Kerala State Chalachitra Academy for the film lovers of Pune. The three day festival featured twelve films from a variety of genres. The eclectic section of films included National Award-winning and much-admired films like Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Alorukkam,Continue reading
Sarang Dastane| TNN | Updated: Apr 23, 2018, 10:02 IST PUNE: The irrigation department claimed that it would complete 60% of the repair work of Temghar dam before monsoon, barely one-and-a-half-month away. Most of the grouting work, including filling of gaps with concrete, is expected to get over before the onset of rains. The remaining work, which will take another year, will be takenContinue reading
