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Maharashtra's unmarried farmers, shopkeepers turn to agents to find brides in rural belt

India, April 20 -- Agents are gaining importance as young men especially from farming families or small-town businesses are finding it difficult to find bride - let alone suitable partner. A network o... Read More


LMC fails to act against encroachments along Indrayani River despite NGT order

India, April 11 -- Despite a clear directive from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Lonavala Municipal Council (LMC) has failed to remove encroachments along the Indrayani River citing lack of po... Read More


Smart City project ends officially but citizens disappointed

India, April 7 -- The much-touted 'Smart City' project has come to an end officially however many citizens and politicians remain disgruntled as they feel that the initiative failed to make any notice... Read More


No need to re-apply for 40% property tax rebate: PMC

India, March 31 -- Citizens who have already submitted the Property Tax (PT) 3 form to avail the 40% property tax rebate for self-occupied homes will not need to reapply, Pune Municipal Corporation (P... Read More


Cheap imitation paneer floods market, dairy industry seeks action

India, March 30 -- PUNE The dairy industry has raised concerns over the widespread sale of analogue paneer - an imitation product made with vegetable oil, milk powder, maize flour, and refined flour i... Read More


Pune set to hold both assembly, council deputy speaker posts

India, March 26 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA from Pimpri in Pune district and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar loyalist Anna Bansode is set to become the deputy speaker of the Maharashtra L... Read More


Dhankawadi housing society first in Pune to get freehold status under Maha's land status conversion

India, March 13 -- A year after the Maharashtra government extended the deadline for converting leasehold and occupancy (class 2) land to freehold (class 1) land, Shri Dnyaneshwar Cooperative Housing ... Read More


Housing societies' approval must for liquor shops in area

India, March 12 -- In a significant policy shift, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has announced in the state assembly that new beer and liquor shops in the commercial premises of housing societies wi... Read More


No new projects for Pune in state budget; focus on ongoing work

India, March 11 -- Despite Pune being the home district of finance minister Ajit Pawar, expectations of new projects for the city in the Maharashtra budget for 2025-26 remained unfulfilled. Instead, t... Read More


PMC presents rRs.r12,618 crore budget for 2025-26 with focus on incomplete projects

India, March 5 -- Pune municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale on Tuesday presented the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC's) annual budget for the financial year 2025-26, with an outlay of Rs.12,618 c... Read More