Saturday 4 April 2015

PCMC distributes 9.3 lakh dustbins

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has finally distributed 9.3 lakh dustbins totally worth Rs 6.6 crore among 4.78 lakh households in the city.

PCMC rakes in Rs 397cr as property tax

The property tax department of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation(PCMC) earned an all-time high annual income of Rs 397.5 crore for the year 2014-15 from property tax.

Pardeshi’s transfer may affect PMPML revival

Just when the loss-making Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited was set to see tangible improvements in passenger services and overall management under Shrikar Pardeshi, he has been transferred.

PMO’s call to Pardeshi sinks hearts of PMPML commuters

Just when the wobbly PMPML, the city’s transport organisation reeling under losses, seemed to have got someone to steer it clear of the doldrums it had hit, the man responsible for the likely turnaround, Shrikar Pardeshi, is set to move to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Deputy Secretary.

'बुलडोझर मॅन' श्रीकर परदेशी 'TEAM PMO' मध्ये, उपसचिवपदी नियुक्ती


पिंपरी-चिंचवड महापालिकेच्या आयुक्तपदी असताना त्यांनी नागरिकांसाठी सुरु केलेली सारथी या हेल्पलाईनने सा-या देशाचे लक्ष वेधून घेतले होते. त्याआधी त्यांनी नांदेडमध्ये चमकदार कामगिरी केली होती. राज्यातील हजारो अतिरिक्त ...

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation razes 21 buildings in special drive

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) demolished 21 illegal constructions within its limits in a special drive on Wednesday.

बांधकामांवरील कारवाईला 'सक्तीचा ब्रेक'

तत्पूर्वी सरकारची काही मेहरबानी होणार का ? न्यायालयाच्या आदेशानुसार शहरातील अनधिकृत बांधकामांवर महापालिका प्रशासनाने एका दिवसापुरती काल (दि. 1) नावाला…

70 टक्के अनधिकृत बांधकामांना दिलासा देणारा निर्णय अंतिम टप्प्यात

मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांचे विधानसभेत पुन्हा आश्वासन सकारात्मक निर्णय लवकरच घेण्याची दिली ग्वाही   राज्यातील अनधिकृत बांधकामासंदर्भात सिताराम कुंटे अहवाल…

आठपैंकी दोनच विभागांकडून अनधिकृत बांधकामांवर हातोडा

पोलीस बंदोबस्त नसल्याचे सांगत कारवाई टाळली न्यायालयाच्या आदेशानुसार शहरातील अनधिकृत बांधकामांवर महापालिकेने आजपासून (बुधवारी) कारवाई सुरु केली आहे. राज्य सरकारची…

PMPML seeks suggestions to improve bus service

The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will hold the ‘Pravasi Din’ at its 10 bus depots and 12 major bus terminals across the city between 3pm and 5pm on Saturday.

State to create land bank for PMRDA

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will have a financial structure similar to its thriving counterpart in Mumbai, and the state government will work on making the authority financially sustainable by creating a land bank.

CNG, piped natural gas to cost less

The compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) will cost less in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad from April 1 following the central government’s decision to lower the prices of domestically produced natural gas in the backdrop of international changes.

Heat & dust: Traffic cops get a reality check

Hours of prolonged standing at busy traffic intersections along with being exposed to environmental pollution has led the Pune police to embark on an ambitious project to prepare a health report card of traffic police personnel. Clearly, traffic police are surrounded by significant health threats.

Alarm raised over groundwater depletion in areas of assured rainfall

Groundwater Survey and Development Agency says water is being extracted before being recharged; situation alarming in 10 districts, including Pune.

Rickshaw body gears for strike as radio cabs enter auto zone

Even as auto-rickshaw unions are crying foul over radio cab operators entering their domain “illegally”, officials from the Ministry of Road Transport say the entry of “service aggregations” in auto-rickshaw platforms (platforms as a service or ‘PaaS’) is not illegal. Auto-rickshaw unions in Pune are getting ready to launch an indefinite agitation against taxis licensed to ferry tourists doubling up as normal radio cabs that serve as a means of public transport in general.

एकसदस्यीय प्रभागपद्धतीमुळे पिंपरीतील राजकीय समीकरणे बदलणार

भाजप-शिवसेनेच्या सरकारने महापालिका निवडणुका पुन्हा एकसदस्यीय पद्धतीने घेण्याचा निर्णय घेतल्याने पिंपरी महापालिकेतील राजकीय समीकरणे पूर्णपणे बदलणार आहेत.

पुणे विकास प्राधिकरणची घोषणा झाली; पण निधीचे काय..?

पुणे महानगर प्रादेशिक विकास प्राधिकरण स्थापण्यात आल्याची घोषणा मुख्यमंत्र्यांनी केली असली, तरी त्याच्या निधीबाबत मात्र शासनाने कोणतीही घोषणा केलेली नाही.

महानगर विकास प्राधिकरणाच्या अध्यक्षपदी गिरीश बापट यांची नियुक्ती

पुणे महानगर क्षेत्र विकास प्राधिकरणाच्या अध्यक्षपदी पुण्याचे पालकमंत्री गिरीश बापट यांची नियुक्ती करण्यात आली आहे.

प्राणी, पक्ष्यांचे अनोखे संग्रहालय !

पश्चिम घाटातील जैवविविधतेचा अभ्यास करणा-या झुलॉजिकल सर्व्हे ऑफ इंडिया (झेडएसआय) या संस्थेचे पश्चिम विभागाचे केंद्र आकुर्डी येथील विद्यानगर सेक्टर 29…