Updated: Apr 9, 2018, 08:13 IST PUNE: Early birds can now avail their chance to book a luxurious train ride through Maharashtra at slashed rates. The Deccan Odyssey has announced its ‘Companion Free’ scheme for bookings made before April 30 for the 2018-19 season. This would mean booking a Deluxe Double Occupancy cabin in the train atContinue reading
Apr 9, 2018, 11:29 IST PUNE: Flyers from Pune airport will soon be able to enjoy a wider variety of food options. From April 11, three new food and beverage outlets will start operations inside the terminal building. “The Pune airport will see the opening of three new food and beverage outlets — one at the check-inContinue reading
Apr 9, 2018, 07:22 IST PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: Very soon, commuters will travel on the 10.5km BRTS corridor from Kalewadi phata to Dehu Alandi. It will be an unique experience as to travel on the 1.6km flyover at Empire Estate in Chinchwad. Buses and other vehicles would go non-stop from Pune-Lonavla railway tracks, Pavana river, Pimpri Link road, and Pune-MumbaiContinue reading
Updated: Apr 7, 2018, 06:58 IST PUNE: The busy Karve Road will finally see some Metro activity from Saturday. The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) will start work on a 300m stretch between Ayurved Rasashala chowk and Yeshvantrao Chavan chowk. Accordingly, restrictions have been imposed on the movement of heavy vehicular traffic, including MSRTC buses and privateContinue reading
Updated: Apr 7, 2018, 08:24 IST The state government will introduce free chemotherapy facility in 10 districts from June. This facility will be made available at district hospitals of Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Pune, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik, Wardha, Satara, Bhandara and Akola in the first phase. Physicians and nurses of these hospitals will be imparted a three-week training at Tata Hospital in MumbaiContinue reading
Updated: Apr 6, 2018, 23:59 IST Pimpri Chinchwad: Municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar has stressed on an action plan for removal of water hyacinth from Pavana and Indrayani rivers. Water hyacinth grows because sewage water is discharged through canals into Pavana and Indrayani rivers, Hardikar said. “An action plan has to be prepared for reducing discharge of sewageContinue reading
Published: April 4, 2018 10:57:31 am The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), both have expressed interest to take over the Pimpri-Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA), better known as ‘Pradhikaran’. PCMC and PMRDA officials discussed the issue with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai recently. “Yes, the issue of mergerContinue reading
Updated: Apr 7, 2018, 12.00 AM IST Facility expected to take pressure off Sassoon. In a piece of unexpected good news for thousands of people suffering from blood disorders the state health department will start a free day-care centre at the Aundh district hospital for patients suffering from diseases like haemophilia, sickle cell anaemia andContinue reading
Updated: Apr 7, 2018, 12.00 AM IST 65 medical establishments run by the civic body will be sending samples to these laboratories. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has launched firstof-its-kind programme by forming an alliance with Krsnaa Diagnostic Private Limited. Soon, high-end laboratories will be opened at two hospitals in the city that will coordinateContinue reading
Updated: Apr 06, 2018 16:06 IST Following complaints about a lack of amenities by local residents, Pune mayor Mukta Tilak has assured that the PMC will provide basic infrastructure to the 11 villages merged into the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits and has instructed the administration to provide water tankers to these villages for theContinue reading
