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Mercury goes up to 9.3 deg celsius

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:35 GMT

After a few days of cold, chilly weather conditions, citizens can now expect relatively warmer days and nights ahead.

NCP, Cong to be blamed for poor infrastructure: Raj

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:55:41 GMT

Addressing a public rally ahead of the civic polls, Thackeray said despite being in power in the state and in the PMC, the NCP has failed to bring development in the city.

Preventive action against 785 people

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:52:26 GMT

In view of the February 16 municipal elections, the city police have taken preventive action against 785 people in Pimpri Chinchwad.In the action taken between January 3 and February 9, eight people were externed.

'PCMC saw rise in corruption in 5 yrs'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:50:04 GMT

Shiv Sena leader and spokesperson Neelam Gorhe, MP Gajanan Babar, Shreerang Barne, BJP city unit leader Eknath Pawar and RPI leader Chandrakanta Sonkamble were present on the occasion.

Can't afford BJP's 'vulgar culture': Pawar

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:06 GMT

"BJP has always claimed that it was the party with a difference.Yes, they have proved they are different.

Patkar opposes acquisition of farmland for industrial corridor

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:43:44 GMT

The government plans to acquire 10,000 hectares of land between Shendra and Bidkin for the DMIC and has sought financial assistance from Japan for the project.

Raj Thackeray's driver fined

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:11 GMT

on Saturday, said deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Vishwas Pandhare.The driver paid the fine immediately, Pandhare said.tnn.

'Cong's vote-bank politics will backfire': Javadekar

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:38:10 GMT

Coming down heavily on the Congress party, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the party leaders were playing divisive and dirty politics over the Batla House encounter.

German Bakery yet to reopen

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:35:04 GMT

Renovation work at the bakery has been on hold for technical reasons for several weeks, said Snehal, eldest daughter of bakery owner Smita Kharose.

'We miss Pune, will return in six months''

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:31:16 GMT

The former manager of German Bakery is in Goa but his heart is in Pune, and he is optimistic about opening an eatery in the city that he feels will be a substitute to the once famous joint.

'German Bakery was a place to meet & greet'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:29:26 GMT

Foreign visitors who swarmed German Bakery till two years ago cannot come to terms with having lost it to a terror attack.

Absconding suspect held

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:27:08 GMT

The crime branch, Pune, on Friday, arrested absconding suspect Nitin Shantaram Pote and have solved four cases, including a house break-in with murder, dacoity, and cheating.

Tribals explore commercial viability of beekeeping

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:25:27 GMT

The tribal communities of the Bhamragarh forest division in Gadchiroli district have set an example by exploring the potential of beekeeping commercially.

Five planets to be visible in a single night this month

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:22:14 GMT

Sky watchers in the city are in for a celestial treat at the end of this month as they get an opportunity to see Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, all in one night.

Times Fun and Fitness Fest ends on high note

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:14:05 GMT

Making fitness fun and part of people's daily lives, the Times Fun and Fitness Fest concluded on Saturday with three events, which received overwhelming response from Puneites.

Five-year-old boy killed, cousin sister injured after car knocks them down

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:11:56 GMT

car in a lane near the Swargate bus depot on Shankarsheth Road.The incident took place around 10.30 am on Saturday.

World record for singing national anthem set in Aurangabad

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:48:05 GMT

A world record was set in Aurangabad on the eve of Republic Day when more than 15,000 citizens gathered to sing the national anthem.

World record for singing national anthem set in Aurangabad

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:48:05 GMT

A world record was set in Aurangabad on the eve of Republic Day when more than 15,000 citizens gathered to sing the national anthem.

Woman run over by container truck at Warje

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:45:37 GMT

A 25-year-old woman died on the spot and her husband and two sons sustained minor injuries after the motorcycle they were travelling on was knocked down by a speeding container truck.

Fear still lingers, business affected

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:35 GMT

The bustle in Koregaon Park on an average day, two years after the German Bakery blast, can make a visitor believe that things are back on track.

Major parties failed to keep promises: Ujjwal Keskar

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:41:44 GMT

The citizens were in the dark about who was in power and who was in the opposition in the last five years.

Cash, ornaments worth Rs 4.9 lakh stolen

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:39 GMT

Three unidentified persons broke into a flat in Rajkiran society at Walvekarnagar and decamped with cash and gold ornaments totaling to Rs 4.94 lakh on Friday.

Congress rally leads to snarls

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:38:00 GMT

The Congress party on Friday staged a raodshow in the city in view of the civic polls, stopping the traffic in some areas and leading to snarls in some bylanes.

State can consider underground metro: CM

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:35:53 GMT

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday softened his stand towards NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar by agreeing to consider the latter's demand for an underground metro in Pune.

NCP, Congress fooling people, says Misal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:33:41 GMT

The manifestos of the Nationalist Congress party and the Congress party are fooling the people as they hardly have anything new to say, said Madhuri Misal, BJP MLA.