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PMC clears encroachments on Pune Grand Tour cycling route ahead of Jan event

India, Dec. 9 -- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has begun a major anti-encroachment drive on the Pune Grand Challenge Tour route ahead of next month's international cycling event. The action on the ... Read More


BJP sees massive rush as over 2,100 aspirants seek PMC poll tickets on first day

India, Dec. 9 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) witnessed a massive turnout of aspiring candidates on Monday as it began accepting applications for the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elec... Read More


PMC to hike fine on illegal flexes to rRs.r10K-15 K ahead of civic polls

India, Dec. 9 -- With civic elections approaching, the city is witnessing a surge in illegal billboards and banners. As these unauthorised flexes are disfiguring major roads, squares and public spaces... Read More


Congress puts up over 104 hoardings taking credit for civic works

India, Dec. 8 -- Ahead of the municipal elections, the Congress has put up more than 104 hoardings across Pune, taking credit for civic works it claims were completed when the party controlled the Pun... Read More


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