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Only 11% of Pune's cycle tracks meet basic standards: Audit flags alarming gaps

India, Dec. 8 -- Pune's push to brand itself as a cycling city is falling flat, with a new Parisar audit, released on Saturday, revealing that only 11% of the city's cycle tracks are in "good" conditi... Read More


IndiGo crisis disrupts MLAs' travel plans to Nagpur for winter session

India, Dec. 8 -- Nagpur is set to host the winter session of the state legislature beginning today even as MLAs from across Pune and western Maharashtra are still on their way to the city owing to the... Read More


Work stalls on Sangamwadi-Bund Garden riverfront stretch

India, Dec. 7 -- The Sangamwadi-Bund Garden section of the Mula-Mutha riverfront development project (RFD) has reached its final stage, but work on a 300-metre stretch near Sangamwadi is stalled due t... Read More


PMC to soon announce commercial tax for coaching classes, hostels

India, Dec. 6 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is preparing a proposal to levy commercial property tax-three times the residential rate-on buildings that run coaching classes, study rooms, and ... Read More


PMC seeks GST share from 32 merged villages, writes to state govt again

India, Dec. 6 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation has said it has not yet received its share of GST collected from the 32 villages merged into the city limits, and will now send another letter to the st... Read More


Civic poll code likely by Dec 20 or 22: Patil

India, Dec. 5 -- The model code of conduct for the Pimpri-Chinchwad civic elections is expected to come into force on December 20 or 22, BJP leader and higher and technical education minister Chandrak... Read More


PMC staffer dies after alleged delay in medical care

India, Dec. 5 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is facing fresh outrage after two staffers suffered heart attacks inside its main building on Monday, one of whom died at a private hospital four ... Read More


Over 22,800 objections filed against draft voter lists in Pune

India, Dec. 4 -- As the last date for filing objections to the draft voter lists released for municipal elections in Pune drew to an end on Wednesday, 22,809 objections had been recorded, leaving the ... Read More


Pune's pothole-free drive completes one month, 2,989 potholes repaired

India, Dec. 4 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has completed one month of its pothole-free campaign, filling 2,989 potholes and repairing around 18 hectares of road. PMC road chief Aniruddha P... Read More


Pune commissioner completes six months in office: Cleanliness, roads, and infra remain top priority

India, Dec. 2 -- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner Naval Kishore Ram has completed six months in office, during which he intensified administrative action, progress on road projects, and i... Read More