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Wine festival in Pune - 17 Dec 2008
Pune, Dec 16 (ANI): Wine lovers from across the country recently thronged Pune... for the second time by the Pune Gourmet Club. Besides showcasing the different varieties.... This is the only festival in India, which is organised by the Pune Gourmet club where

Jet Airways re-introduces Pune - Bengaluru flight - 08 Sep 2008
their daily operations on the Pune-Bengaluru-Pune sectors, becoming the ONLY airline... existing (six days a week) service on the sector. Flight 9W 460* (Pune-Bengaluru) will depart Pune at 0620 hrs, arriving in Bengaluru at 0740 hrs. On the return leg

Women vandalise illicit liquor shops in Pune - 17 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 17 (ANI): Armed with sticks, women took to the streets in Pune and destroyed illicit liquor shops.  Scores of women attacked two shops and set... place, has been reportedly supplying hooch to Pune for years. The women

Mahima Chaudhry graces beauty pageant in Pune - 07 Feb 2009
Pune, Feb 7 (ANI): Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry graced Pune queen contest as the chief guest on Saturday. Speaking about her future prospects, Mahima laid emphasis on importance of Valentines Day. "I think we only get one

An Ayurvedic park for general awareness in Pune - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Aug.17 (ANI): From time immemorial, people in India have relied upon... medicines. The City Corporation of Pune, considering these facts... Garden, Pune. Ayurvedic medicines have the capability to cure many diseases

Bill Gates meets sex workers in Pune - 07 Nov 2008
Pune (Maharashtra), Nov 7 (ANI): Microsoft founder and co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, visited sex workers in Pune. Gates along with his wife Melinda visited the red light area of Budhwar Peth in Pune

Seventh Pune International Film Festival gets underway - 09 Jan 2009
Pune, Jan 9 (ANI): Seventh Pune International Film Festival, in which entries... of Indian culture.  "I am feeling very proud to receive this award because Pune is such a good centre for art and culture. People from Pune have always

IT boom boosts real estate and hospitality sectors in Pune - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Aug. 7 (ANI): Ever since software developers and hardware experts made their presence felt in Pune in 2002, there has been no looking back... from the IT boom in Pune. In the real estate market, there has been

Cycle rally marks World Kidney Day in Pune - 12 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 12 (ANI): Over 50 enthusiasts cycled down the streets of Pune today to raise awareness about various kidney ailments among citizens... Executive Officer (CEO), Rubihall Clinic Hospital Pune. According to reports

Purohit handed over to Pune ATS - 18 Nov 2008
was Tuesday handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Pune for his... that city. He will be brougght before a court in Pune Wednesday for police... Kulkarni, has been accused of beating the priest and absconding after that, the Pune

Bahrain to open student assistance office in Pune - 05 Sep 2008
The Bahrain government will open an assistance office in Pune for its citizens... in Pune Universities. If there is an office set up there it would help and guide... by Indian cops. Pune is the most preferred destination for Bahraini students since

Parsvnath launches housing projects in Haryana, Pune - 06 Oct 2008
group housing projects at Dharuhera in Haryana and Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune... from the Haryana project and of Rs.400 million from the Pune project. ..., Parsvnath said in a statement.  The Pimpri-Chinchwad project in Pune

Parsvnath launches housing projects in Haryana, Pune - 01 Jan 2008
group housing projects at Dharuhera in Haryana and Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune... from the Haryana project and of Rs.400 million from the Pune project. ..., Parsvnath said in a statement.  The Pimpri-Chinchwad project in Pune

Three die as two train engines ram into each other in Pune - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, July 7 (ANI): Three people died and two sustained injuries when two train engines collided head on in Pune on Monday. "Fire Brigade was informed at 8.30 in the morning about the accident. We found that the two engines were badly

Hundreds cycle for a pollution free environment in Pune - 15 Feb 2009
Pune, Feb 15 (ANI): Hundreds of people participated in a cycle rally here today...;The Bicycle Association of Pune organised the rally and marked February 15..., Bicycle Association of Pune.  A number of women, children and senior

Purohit faces more charges, taken to Pune - 18 Nov 2008
over to the Pune police in connection with a series of crimes in that city. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Pune police took Purohit to that city... in Khadki near Pune.  He will be produced in a court there Wednesday

Woman cadet leads passing out parade for the first time in Pune - 05 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 5 (ANI): Harleen Chopra of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) created history today by becoming the first-ever Indian woman cadet to command a passing out parade in Pune. Chopra, a medical cadet, commanded

Pune to develop Asia's first space-theme park - 25 Jan 2009
New Delhi, Jan 25, (ANI): Space World, an entertainment centre and stat-of-the-art space-theme park, will be developed in the Sahyadri mountains of Pune by the end of 2010.  Space World will be Asia's first hi-tech centre for space

Surgeons remove six-feet iron rod from a man's body in Pune - 19 Dec 2008
Pune, Dec 19 (ANI): In a miraculous feat, a team of surgeons successfully operated upon a man to remove a six-feet iron rod from his stomach in Pune. ..., it is rebirth after what he went through. "I have got a rebirth in Pune," he said

Akruti City welcomes Satyam Development Centre into its IT Park in Hinjewadi-Pune - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sept 25 (ANI/Business Wire India): Akruti City Limted and DLF are glad... Infopark at Hinjewadi, Pune.  The completion of Block three of this massive...;The IT park is located in Hinjewadi just off the Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Special homes for birds at Pune's botanical garden - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, July 24 (ANI): Several birds facing a difficult time due to absence... of the strong wind or rain. "Empress Botanical Garden is the best garden in Pune... nesting birds in Pune.  Today, different species of birds find themselves

Dalai Lama to deliver peace lecture in Pune - 04 Nov 2008
Dharamsala, Nov 4 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual guru the Dalai Lama will address a seminar on non-violence at Pune Nov 8, a statement of the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Tuesday. The seminar is being organised by the Sarvodaya

Pune engineer invents mobile phone based modem for farms - 03 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 3 (ANI): Pune based electrical engineer invents a mobile phone device which enable farmers to switch on and off their water pump motors in distant fields from their homes. 40-year-old engineer Santosh Ostwal, who has

Women offer mass prayer to lord Ganesha in Pune - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sep 4 (ANI): On the second day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, that marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha, hundreds of women devotees gathered here to pray together. Dressed in traditional attire, they performed

Kalmadi concerned over organisational loopholes at Pune Games - 14 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 14 (IANS) The chaos on the opening day of the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) here forced the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi to admit that organisationally a lot needs to be done to organise mega events

Tata Motors to keep Pune plant closed for six days - 10 Nov 2008
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Tata Motors will keep its commercial vehicles plant in Pune closed Nov 21-26, a company official said. 'To match demand with supply, we will keep the plant closed. At present, demand is low as buyers

Why 53-nation Commonwealth will see 71 teams at Pune Games - 10 Oct 2008
for his native Scotland Friday, saying the coming Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune...) and Glasgow 2014 (Commonwealth Games)," Maxwell said before leaving for Pune, where he... the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune from Oct 12, where 44 athletes from eight sports

Tube Investments to supply car doors for Nano from Pune plant - 11 Nov 2008
car Nano from its Pune manufacturing facility. With Tata Motors walking out...;TI has a separate car door frame plant at Pune to supply Tata Motor's Indica

EMU farmers of Pune seek permission to export oil extracted from bird - 16 Jan 2009
Malegaon, Jan 16 (ANI): Emu farmers of Pune sought permission to export oil derived from a thick pad of fat on the back of the bird.  Oil is believed to have anti-cholesterol and anti-inflammatory properties. Sandeep Taware

When robots played Dahi-Handi in Pune at Robocom 2008 - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sep.2 (ANI): A unique international competition was organised in Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) recently where robotics 'Govindas' enacted... Sunil Karad of Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, the Organisers

ATS gets Purohit's custody again, searches his house in Pune - 26 Nov 2008
Nashik/Pune, Nov 26 (IANS) Malegaon blast accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit had... Purohit's residence in Pune's Erandavane area to look for evidence but officials... custody in Pune till Tuesday in connection with a similar case registered

Mumbai police arrests five serial blast suspects in Pune - 06 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Oct 6 (ANI): Mumbai police today picked up five alleged terror suspects from Pune in connection with the recent blasts in Ahmedabad, Delhi and other places. Police sources said that antecedents of the five detainees are being

Mercedes Benz inaugurates its first Indian assembly plant in Pune - 25 Feb 2009
Chakan (Maharashtra), Feb 25 (ANI): It is 'Curtains Up' for Mercedes-Benz India's assembly plant at Chakan near Pune to roll out the famed classic cars on Indian soil. This manufacturing facility was formally inaugurated at a well

Ayonika misses women's air rifle medal at CYG Pune - 13 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 13 (IANS) India's Ayonika Paul finished fourth, narrowly missing bronze in the Women's 10m air rifle event which was won by Singapore's Aqilah Sudhir Binte on the first day of the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games here Monday. 

Pune school to take on UK 'Debating Matters' finalist in London - 18 Jan 2009
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Pune school students, who proved to be a formidable... in London in July. The team from Pune's S.M. Choksey High School and Junior... of the country's technological progress.   The Pune team contended

Pune hospital inmates send birthday wishes to Lata didi - 06 Oct 2008
Pune, Sep 28 (IANS) A couple of hundred patients and employees of the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here chose a novel way to join millions of music lovers in showering best wishes on living legend Lata Mangeshkar to mark her 80th birthday

Pune hospital inmates send birthday wishes to Lata didi - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sep 28 (IANS) A couple of hundred patients and employees of the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here chose a novel way to join millions of music lovers in showering best wishes on living legend Lata Mangeshkar to mark her 80th birthday

Bachchan donates his controversial Pune and Barabanki farmlands - 19 Jul 2007
in Pune to the Maharastra government. Reportedly the actor has sent letters... as a farmer. Similarly in Pune, Bachchan bought a 20 acres land that was termed illegal... to the Sarpanch of Daulatpur village and the Divisional Commissioner of Pune regarding his

Oxford to set up Business Study Centre in Pune - 22 Jan 2008
at Lavasa near Pune, Hood who is also a part of the high-level UK delegation to India... centre in Pune, Maharashtra and offered executive courses to working professionals

Jet Airways begins daily flights from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam, Goa & Pune - 15 Sep 2008
to Visakhapatnam, Goa and Pune. The airline introduced its inaugural services... Airways’ flight 9W 3441 (Pune-Hyderabad) departed Pune at 0610 hrs, arriving in Hyderabad at 0815 hrs. On the return leg, flight 9W 3446 (Hyderabad-Pune

Former world no.1 Jimmy Connors all set to open tennis academy in India - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sept 14 (ANI): Former World No.1 tennis player Jimmy Connors, of the US, is all set to open a tennis academy in Pune.  Connors, a winner of 8 grand slam single titles, was in India for negotiations with Pune-based Solaris Sports

E-mail threat to President Patil - 12 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 12 (ANI): The state authorities in Pune received an email threatening to target President Pratibha Patil during her ongoing trip to the town.  The mail sent by some unidentified persons claims that the attackers might come

Tata Motors to shut two commercial vehicle plants for six days - 09 Nov 2008
Pune, Nov.9 (ANI): Small-scale industry workers in Pune on Saturday lamented... for the company said on Friday. Its commercial vehicle plant in Pune, in the western... Mehtre, president of small industry association at Pimpri in Pune. 

TV journalist killed in road accident - 31 Mar 2009
Pune, March 31 (IANS) Venkatesh Chapalgaonkar, the Pune bureau chief..., Rupa, also a television journalist with TV9 in Pune, and two sons - Param, 8....    Chapalgaonkar's body will be brought to Pune later Tuesday afternoon

Maharashtra minister accused of Chinkara case resigns - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, July 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Transport and Tribal Welfare Minister... Pune has resigned from the cabinet today. Atram, a Nationalist Congress..., an endangered species on June 14 near Pune. Atram resignation follows a raid conducted

Woman jumps from building after killing her daughters - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Oct 2 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman threw her two daughters from the sixth floor of a residential building Thursday in Pune and then committed suicide... building Padamjee Paradise located in the upper middle-class Bhavanipeth area of Pune

Woman jumps from building after killing her daughters - 06 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 2 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman threw her two daughters from the sixth floor of a residential building Thursday in Pune and then committed suicide... building Padamjee Paradise located in the upper middle-class Bhavanipeth area of Pune

Maratha activists pelt stones on CM's chopper, Chavan escapes unhurt - 19 Feb 2009
Pune, Feb 19 (ANI): Maratha activists demanding reservation for their community in government jobs, hurled stones on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's helicopter when it landed at Shivneri Fort, around 100kms from Pune

Python swallows 40 kilogram deer alive! - 26 Dec 2008
Pune, Dec.26 (ANI): An Indian rock python near Pune city of Maharashtra State attracted a lot of pubic attention on Thursday when it swallowed a 40 kilogram..., a village 50 kms from Pune. They were taken aback after noticing 12-feet python

Jet Airways expands domestic network - 04 Sep 2008
new daily services from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam, Goa and Pune, effective..., state-of-the-art ATR 72-500 aircraft. Jet Airways’ flight 9W 3441 (Pune-Hyderabad) will depart Pune at 0610 hrs and arrive Hyderabad at 0815 hrs

Posting against Sonia sends Nitin behind bars - 23 Jun 2008
The cyber cell of Pune arrested one more person on Saturday for allegedly posting an obscene and derogatory text matter for Sonia Gandhi on the social... Bhokare (28) of Pune lodged a complaint with the Deccan Gymkhana police after

Bhujbal to be new Maharashtra deputy chief minister - 05 Dec 2008
Mumbai/Pune, Dec 5 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar Friday announced in Pune that party leader Chhagan Bhujbal would be Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister. Bhujbal, who holds the public works

Joint Venture SMA Eberspaecher Exhaust Systems Pvt. Ltd. extended considerably - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Sept 23 (ANI/Business Wire India): The Joint Venture SMA Eberspaecher... is built in Chakan near Pune.  Sanjay Chopda. He will act as the Managing... (S. M. Auto Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Pune India),he attached resident engineering

Youth Games' baton crisscrosses thousands of miles to reach final destination - 08 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 8 (ANI): Pune is all set for next week's Commonwealth Youth Games. The Youth Baton Relay (YBR) reached its final destination with hundreds of sports enthusiasts giving it a rousing reception on Tuesday. The one-week-long

Vidya Balan in search of 'roles of substance' - 06 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 5 (ANI): Bollywood actor Vidya Balan spoke about her upcoming projects and the current genre of film making at a jewellery show in Pune on Saturday night. Balan who marked her presence at the jewellery show appreciating

Dream come true for Nano team - 23 Mar 2009
Pune, March 23 (IANS) It was a 500-odd Nano team at the Engineering Research Centre (ERC) at Tata Motors' Pune plant that was behind Rata Tata's dream: an all-weather affordable car for Indian families. 'It's a car that made history

Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar passes away - 20 May 2008
Noted playwright Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar died on Monday morning in Pune at the age of 80. Regarded as one of the influential as well as controversial writer..., and had been under treatment at a Pune hospital for the past few weeks

CWYG will give us our future sporting stars: Maxwell - 13 Oct 2008
Commonwealth Youth Games (CWYG) in Pune will be a 'pathway to success... 2012 and Glasgow 2014," Maxwell said before leaving for Pune.   Maxwell will be attending the CWYG in Pune from Oct 12, where 44 athletes in eight

Pawar grumbles over Congress's "patchwork" alliances - 13 Mar 2009
Pune/Chennai, Mar 13 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has charged the Congress with entering into "patchwork" alliances. "One... a national level alternative which it has failed to do," Pawar said in Pune. 

A three-week long palanquin festival march begins in Maharashtra - 01 Jan 2008
Alandi (Maharashtra), July 1 (ANI): Thousands of devotees converged at Alandi near Pune for the annual pilgrimage to the temple of a medieval saint-poet. ... perform a ritualistic dance enroute. Enroute after a two-day halt in Pune

Grape farmers in Maharashtra losing business - 04 Apr 2009
Pune, Apr 4 (ANI): Grape growers in Maharashtra are loosing their business due to wineries canceling their contracts as a consequence of declining demand... farmland.  Last year in regions like Nashik, Pune, Latur and Solapur , large scale

Microsoft engineer among NRI family killed in accident - 22 Nov 2008
on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, police said. Padmaja V. Bhirud (28) was travelling along with her family from Mumbai to Pune in a Tavera SUV.  At about... a trip to Mumbai, they were returning home to Greenpark area of Pune when

Indian meteorological department perfects weather prediction - 08 Apr 2009
Pune, Apr 8 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) generates and collects scientific knowledge about meteorology and atmospheric sciences... in Pune. It generates and collects scientific knowledge about meteorology

Indian meteorological department perfects weather prediction - 08 Apr 2009
Pune, Apr 8 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) generates and collects scientific knowledge about meteorology and atmospheric... is one such premiere research institute in Pune. It generates and collects

Seven killed in Maharashtra road mishap - 23 Dec 2008
Nashik, Dec 23 (IANS) Seven people died and three others were injured when a truck collided with a car on the Nashik-Pune highway Tuesday, police said. The mishap took place around 11.00 a.m. at Kareghat near village Nandura-Shingote

Saina to compete in PSPB badminton meet - 20 Jan 2009
Pune, Jan 20 (IANS) India's top shuttlers, including world No. 10 Saina Nehwal would be seen in action at the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board's Inter-unit badminton tournament here from Wednesday. In the men's section, Chetan Anand

Commonwealth Youth Games to sport 'green' tag - 01 Jan 2008
Mumbai, Sept 7 (ANI): Next month's Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in Pune... University to Pune University, it has already done 4000 kilometers in six states and now is on its way to Goa, Karnataka, whole of Maharashtra and finally to Pune

Shooting and weightlifting fetch India three golds in CYG - 13 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 13 (IANS) India opened their account with two golds in shooting and one in weightlifting in the Commonwealth Youth Games here Monday. Ankush Bhardwaj won gold in men's 50m pistol event with 509 points while Rahi Sarnobat

India's Siddharth Sinha wins Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival - 13 Feb 2008
Siddharth Sinha from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune won the prestigious Silver Bear award under Short film category of the ongoing 58th Berlin Film Festival (Feb 07-Feb17). He won the award for his film &lsquo

12th European Union Film Festival in full swing at Kolkata - 17 May 2007
May 17: The 12th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is in full swing in India, in four metropolitan cities of India, Delhi, Pune, Calicut and Kolkata... several films in cities like Pune, Delhi, and Calicut and in cooperation

Political activities reach new heights ahead of the general elections - 07 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 7 (ANI): Political activities are on a high ahead of the general elections as leaders of various political parties are exuding optimism of gaining people's confidence. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed

ATS out to kill me: Malegaon accused Purohit - 19 Nov 2008
Pune/New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Within 48 hours of high-profile Malegaon bomb... Purohit told a Pune court Wednesday that the sleuths were out to kill him... a terror blast, complained to Pune's Shivajinagar court that the ATS had

Sharad Dandge generates sounds of 20 musical instruments on Tabla! - 21 Dec 2008
Pune, Dec.21 (ANI): Sharad Dandge of Aurangabad in Maharashtra State has... after a performance in Pune. Dandge started generating different sounds... of the audience in Pune. Dandge learnt music under the guidance of his late Guru

Cabinet sanctions additional money for CWYG - 06 Oct 2008
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The union cabinet Friday approved the release of additional funds of Rs.435 million for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CWYG) scheduled to be held in Pune Oct 12-18. The central government would be making

Saina wins world junior badminton championship - 02 Nov 2008
Pune, Nov 2 (IANS) Saina Nehwal Sunday became world junior badminton champion, the first Indian to do so, beating Japan's Sayako Sato, 21-9, 21-18 in the final here. Runner-up at the last world juniors in 2006 in South Korean city

Cabinet sanctions additional money for CWYG - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The union cabinet Friday approved the release of additional funds of Rs.435 million for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CWYG) scheduled to be held in Pune Oct 12-18. The central government would be making

Montek Singh Ahluwalia to be awarded with "Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar" - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, Aug 1 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and noted economist Montek Singh Ahuwalia will be awarded with "Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar" here today for his contribution to the country's economic growth. The award includes

Montek Singh Ahluwalia to be awarded with "Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar" - 01 Jan 2008
Pune, July 27 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and noted economist Montek Singh Ahuwalia will be awarded with "Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar" on August 1 for his contribution to the country's economic growth. The award includes

Tendulkar, Dhoni inaugurate Vengsarkar's academy - 24 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 24 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar Friday opened his academy in Kherwadi near here to impart 'free of cost' training to poor children. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahindra Singh Dhoni inaugurated

Labourers unearth gold coins in Maharashtra school - 08 Nov 2008
Pune, Nov 8 (IANS) Labourers digging at a school campus in Maharashtra stumbled... on the campus of the Gadgil Municipal High School at Shaniwarpeth in Pune. ... Husanappa Godekar, 40, of Pune, Mallesh Pareshram Nadavikari, 25, of Karnataka

European Union Film Festival to begin in India from today - 05 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The 14th European Union Film Festival in India will be held from today in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kozihodhe, Chennai and Jamshedpur....  In Mumbai, the Fun Cinema will host the event, in Pune festival

European Union Film Festival to begin in India from today - 05 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The 14th European Union Film Festival in India will be held from today in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kozihodhe, Chennai and Jamshedpur....  In Mumbai, the Fun Cinema will host the event, in Pune festival

Our worker not involved in Malegaon bombing: Hindu outfit - 30 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 29 (IANS) A leading Hindu organisation Wednesday denied allegations that one of its workers, who is now in police custody, was involved...) detained Sameer Kulkarni and retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay from Pune last

President Patil to inaugurate Commonwealth Youth Games Sunday - 11 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 11 (IANS) The stage is set for the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games, a spectacular sporting bonanza which will be inaugurated here Sunday evening... CYGs were held in Edinburgh (Scotland) and Bendigo (Australia).  Pune

European Union Film Festival to begin in India from Thursday - 04 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The 14th European Union Film Festival in India will be held from March 5 to April 22 in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kozihodhe, Chennai....  In Mumbai, the Fun Cinema will host the event, in Pune festival

Raj Thackeray's MNS continues campaign against North Indians - 01 Jan 2008
Pune/Mumbai, July 15 (ANI): Stepping up its campaign against North Indians, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists ransacked the income tax office here, alleging discrimination against the local youths.  MNS activists were

Lata Mangeskar celebrates her 79th birthday - 01 Jan 2008
Mumbai, Sept 28 (ANI): Lata Mangeshkar, India's most revered singer celebrated her 79th birth anniversary with family members in her Pune home today. The melody queen, fondly called Didi by family, fans and admirers, has mesmerised

Family of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi celebrates his selection for Bharat Ratna' award - 05 Nov 2008
Pune, Nov 5 (ANI): Family of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary exponent of Hindustani classical music celebrated today his selection for the nation's highest civilian award, 'Bharat Ratna'. Joshi's son Shrinivas Joshi said that his

Pawar lashes out at BJP for 2002 Gujarat massacre - 29 Mar 2009
Pune /Siliguri, Mar 29 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2002 massacre in Gujarat. "The poll battle is between the NDA and the UPA. UPA's prime

Sharad Pawar to contest from Madha - 07 Mar 2009
Pune, Mar 7 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday announced that he would contest from newly created Madha constituency in forthcoming general elections. Pawar

Gangster quits NCP - 13 Jan 2009
Pune, Jan 13 (IANS) A man convicted in a murder case resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here -- within 48 hours after joining it with fanfare. Baba Bodke, 35, sentenced to life imprisonment but out on bail, was given

Lata Mangeskar celebrates her 79th birthday - 06 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Sept 28 (ANI): Lata Mangeshkar, India's most revered singer celebrated her 79th birth anniversary with family members in her Pune home today. The melody queen, fondly called Didi by family, fans and admirers, has mesmerised

Stand united against global terrorism: President - 07 Dec 2008
Pune, Dec 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Sunday made a fervent plea to political parties and the people to stand united to face the challenge of global terrorism, which showed its ugly face in Mumbai last month. Readily obliging

Threat to blow up ATS Chief - 26 Nov 2008
to contact Pune police, threatened to blow up the residence of Mumbai Anti-Terrorism..., Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Pune, the unknown caller has warned to blow

Air Deccan to pay family Rs.400,000 for cancelling flight - 30 Oct 2008
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A Delhi consumer court has asked Air Deccan to pay compensation of Rs.100,000 each to a family of four for cancelling a Pune-Delhi... of Lodhi Colony in the capital, had booked four tickets from Pune to Delhi

Delhi operations of Sakaal Times closed, employees angry (Lead, changing dateline) - 30 Nov 2008
New Delhi/Pune, Nov 30 (IANS) The Delhi operations of the Sakaal Times... Times is published from Pune while the group also runs a popular Marathi daily... Agashe told IANS in Pune: 'The operations of the Sakaal Times' Delhi bureau have

Lavasa's first business hotel from ITC begins operations - 06 Mar 2009
Pune/ Lavasa, Mar 6 (ANI/Business Wire India): Lavasa Corporation..., Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Indore, Pune, Hyderabad serving the needs... Trust (UK), Ecole hotelier de Lausanne (Switzerland), Symbiosis (Pune) and Christ

Malegaon accused Kulkarni in custody for assaulting pastor - 19 Nov 2008
Pune, Nov 19 (IANS) A court in Khadki near here Wednesday sent Malegaon bomb blast accused Samir Kulkarni to a day's police custody remand to facilitate... to Madhya Pradesh from Pune about 18 months ago, Kulkarni is suspected to have

Deepika misses sister's golf tournament for 'Chandni Chowk...' premieres - 21 Jan 2009
in Pune. 'Yes Anisha, who is five years younger to me and the baby of the family, was playing in Pune just when I left for my premieres. I'd have definitely

Stage set for Commonwealth Youth Games - 11 Oct 2008
Pune, Oct 11 (IANS) Despite some last-minute glitches, the stage is set for the gala inauguration by President Pratibha Patil of the Commonwealth Youth... in place of her illustrious daughter who would not be able to make it to Pune because