With just 21% of vote, Congress has others to thank Oct 23, 2009
More importantly, while the MNS vote in that election was concentrated in the Mumbai-Thane region and in Nashik, the fledgling outfit has now also carved out a space for itself in Pune region. For another party hoping to establish a firm toehold in Maharashtra, BSP, these elections have delivered a severe blow. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Porntip aims to emulate Sainas success Oct 23, 2009
SAINA Nehwal stunned the badminton world by handing India a historic first title in the world junior championships in Pune last year. Thailand have never produced a champion in the series and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Saina in her third and final attempt to become champion in this edition in Alor Setar. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cong-NCP alliance set to retain power in Maharashtra Oct 22, 2009
Walse-Patil is leading from Ambegaon with 3,228 votes and Lande is ahead in Bhosari in Pune district. Pradeep Jaiswal, Shiv Sena rebel from Aurangabad, is leading with 3,212 votes. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Goa blast heat on Hindu outfit, 5 activists detained Oct 18, 2009
The involvement of the two persons who were critically injured in the blasts in carrying out the explosions has been established," said R S Yadav. "We are questioning almost all the Sanatan Sanstha members as the duo belonged to the group," said SP Atmaram Deshpande, SP and PRO of Goa police. Police sources said five persons associated with Sanatan Sanstha, including Yogesh Naiks brother Suresh and a certain Sandeep Shinde from Pune, were being interrogated. A team of the Maharashtra... (India Times, India)
Pune techie killers face rape charge Oct 18, 2009
PUNE: The three suspects arrested on Friday for the kidnap and murder of software engineer Nayana Phatak-Pujari have now been charged with gangrape by the Yerawada police, even as a magistrates court on Saturday sent them to police custody till October 24 ... Ghanwat produced the suspectsYogesh Raut (24), Mahesh Thakur (24) and Raju Chaudhary (23), all residents of Khed in Pune districtbefore judicial magistrate first class A P Deshpande. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Agarwal and Kapoor all set for Great battle Oct 14, 2009
Mr Kapoor loves to take off to hill sides whenever possible, while Mr Agarwal would rather retreat to his Pune home and tinker with his collection of vintage cars. But today, the two shipping tycoons find themselves at the heart of a corporate takeover bid, that harks back to the mercurial Eighties of the Dalal Street. (India Times)
Hunger to learn Oct 13, 2009
Florence Nesamani, Pune, India. Quite Amazing. (BBC News -- South Asia)
SunCity sees strong recovery Oct 12, 2009
Its preferred cities include Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune. Hyderabad tops the list as its growth is fuelled by the information technology and biotech industries. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Pune: 600 to be arrested a day before polling Oct 11, 2009
600 to be arrested a day before polling - Pune - City - The Times of India ... PUNE: To avoid any untoward incident on the day of polling (October 13), the city police will take into custody as many as 600 people, whom they suspect may disrupt the polling process ... The Pune police have received help from six CPMF teams, whose services are utilised for maintaining law and order during the election period, Sengaonkar said. (India Times, India)
Two more H1N1 deaths in Pune, toll 78 Oct 10, 2009
Two more H1N1 deaths, toll now 78 - Pune - City - The Times of India ... PUNE: The H1N1 flu toll in the city rose to 78 on Friday with two more victims, including a woman from Ahmednagar district, succumbing to the virus ... Another victim, Vaishali Chorage (29) of Winjar village in Velhe taluka, Pune district, passed away at 9. (India Times, India)
Hip-hop star with Punjab roots tops US charts Oct 10, 2009
Last year, he went to Mumbai, Noida, Hyderabad and Pune on his first tour of the country. Later this month, he will join Justin Timberlake at a concert benefiting hospitals for children. (India Times, India)
India beckons for KFC Oct 10, 2009
It would begin by opening the first two outlets each in the cities of Mumbai and Pune, which have a combined population of 26 ... It has been reported that there are only three KFC outlets in Mumbai and two in Pune, and these are owned and operated by Yum. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Piaggio to launch Vespa scooters by March 2010 Oct 10, 2009
Piaggio Vehicles India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Italian two-wheeler maker, will launch its well-known Vespa scooters, followed by brands such as Gilera, Aprilia and Derbi, a small motorcycle. For this, the company is setting up a Rs 360-crore two-wheeler engine plant at Baramati to power its scooters, said a person close to the development. (India Times)
Top Article: An Urban Legend Oct 9, 2009
Sixty-four of these are located in the Mumbai-Thane-Pune-Nashik belt ... The writer teaches political science at the University of Pune. (India Times, India)
Deccan floods may drown household budgets, India Inc Oct 7, 2009
(With inputs from Sai Deepika Amirapu in Hyderabad, Arun Iyer in Bangalore, Gouri Agtey Athale in Pune and Pramugdha Mamgain in Delhi). Read business stories in. (India Times)
KFCH moving into India Oct 6, 2009
The first two outlets will open in Mumbai and Pune this year. JOHOR BARU: KFC Holdings (M) Bhd (KFCH) will open its first two KFC outlets in India one each in Mumbai and Pune by years end ... To be located in different shopping complexes in Mumbai and Pune, each outlet would have an average built-up area of 2,500 sq ft.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
4 more swine flu cases in Pune, toll 75 Oct 6, 2009
Four more swine flu cases in Pune, toll 75 - Pune - City - The Times of India ... Four more swine flu cases in Pune, toll 75 ... PUNE: The swine flu toll in the city has risen to 75 with four more persons succumbing to the virus, health officials said today. (India Times, India)
Mumbai-Pune expressway tops in traffic offences Oct 5, 2009
Mum-Pune expressway tops in traffic offences - Mumbai - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Mum-Pune expressway tops in traffic offences ... MUMBAI: The state highway polices Pune division has topped in the number of traffic violations registered against motorists across the state and national highways in Maharashtra. (India Times, India)
Box office stake behind Karan Johar's sorry? Oct 4, 2009
Only a couple of shows were "disrupted" in Pune and Mumbai, distributors said, adding that they were happy at the way the situation was handled. Cinemax Cinemas senior vice-president Devang Sampat said: "A film like Wake Up Sid would get between 35% and 40% of its total business from the Bombay territory alone as it is a multiplex film." UTV CEO Sidharth Roy Kapur said: "We did not lose anything because of the quick action taken by Johar.". (India Times, India)
Girl branded with hot iron at creche Oct 4, 2009
PUNE: A four-year-old girl suffered burns on various parts of her body after she was allegedly branded with a hot electric iron by the husband of a creche owner here for refusing to have food on time on Thursday. Chetna Dudhal (owner of the creche) and her husband Balkrishna, both residents of Barathe chawl at Karvenagar, were arrested late on Friday night and charged with various sections of the Indian Penal Code. (India Times, India)
Pune: Two more die of swine flu, toll 66 Oct 3, 2009
Two more die of swine flu in Pune, toll 66 - Pune - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Two more die of swine flu in Pune, toll 66 ... PUNE: The swine flu toll in the city rose to 66 with two more persons succumbing to the virus, health officials said on Saturday. (India Times, India)
KFCH buys two companies in India Oct 1, 2009
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, KFCH said the two companies were Mumbai Chicken Pvt Ltd and Pune Chicken Restaurants Pvt Ltd.. It said the acquisitions would not have any material impact on KFCHs group earnings for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
CEOs by day, models for a cause Sep 30, 2009
The chairperson of Thermax, who is coming down from Pune especially for the event, says she was initially set on wearing Indian clothes, but finally gave in to the organisers and switched to an western outfit by Wendell Rodricks. "I'm participating for Akanksha, which is an NGO that provides supplementary schooling to underprivileged kids in municipal schools," she says. (India Times)
Real estate sector to witness a prolonged & robust demand Sep 30, 2009
8 million sq ft however, Pune is expected to record the highest compounded annual growth of 51% for the next five years. The demand for the hospitality sector is expected to see a surge and is expected to be approximately 6,90,000 room-nights between 2009-2013. (India Times)
Offline brands creat fanatical following for generations Sep 30, 2009
The patriarch of an immigrant family sets up a cold drink factory in the heart of the sleepy western Indian town of Poona, now Pune. His name is Framroze Ardeshir Irani. (India Times)
Mumbai to see highest demand for residential space Sep 26, 2009
19 million sq ft. On the other hand, Pune is expected to see the highest compounded annual growth in retail demand at 51% due to the current favourable demographics. The total expected demand for retail in Pune is approximately 1 ... 76 million sq ft. Office demand in Pune is expected to be 21. (India Times)
Pune: Spitting fine hiked to Rs 1,000 Sep 26, 2009
PUNE: The common practice of spitting in public has finally earned strong censure from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ... The common practice of spitting in public has finally earned strong censure from the Pune Municipal Corporation. (India Times, India)
Pune: Jail inmate 61st victim of swine flu Sep 25, 2009
Yeravada jail prisoner 61st victim of swine flu in Pune - Pune - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Yeravada jail prisoner 61st victim of swine flu in Pune ... PUNE: An inmate of Yeravada central jail today died of swine flu, taking the toll to 61 in the city, worst hit by the deadly virus. (India Times, India)
Poor irrigation facility cripples raisins Sep 23, 2009
PUNE: There's a global shortage of raisins (dried grapes) since the leading producer, Turkey, had unseasonal snow last year which meant there was no 00004000 flowering, hence fall in grape production. The other major raisin producing country, Australia, has switched to wine grape production, thus creating a demand. (India Times)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Calling hubby names not cruel, says HC Sep 23, 2009
A division bench of Justice P B Majumdar and Justice R V More dismissed an application filed by a 33-year-old Pune resident seeking to end his 2003 marriage with his wife, with whom he has lived for barely 20 months. The husband should not have been so sensitive even if a few words were uttered by the wife, the judges said. (India Times, India)
Death toll from A/H1N1 flu attains 240 in India Sep 22, 2009
Of the deaths, one fatality each was reported from Pune and Mumbai and the two fatalities in Andhra Pradesh were from Hyderabad, said the officials. The total number of people infected by the virus has reached nearly 8,000 in India. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Don't expect extraordinary result in hockey WC' Sep 22, 2009
"We are doing everything that is in our hand. We are utilising every single minute of training. The swine flu has hampered our camp in Pune for two weeks but now we are training well in all the aspects," he said ... The Indian team, which is presently undergoing a camp in Pune, will be flying to Canada next month for seven Tests starting October 9. (India Times, India)
Harishchandrachi Factory is India's Oscar entry Sep 21, 2009
PUNE: Harishchandrachi Factory, a Marathi film based on the making of the countrys first film, was on Sunday chosen Indias official entry for the Best Foreign Language film at the Oscar Awards next year ... It has already won several awards, including best director, best film and best art direction at the 46th Maharashtra State Film Awards, and also for best director at Pune International Film Festival early this year. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Surgical dimples latest fad among women in Pune Sep 20, 2009
Surgical dimples latest fad among women in city - Pune - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... PUNE: That genetically inherited dimple on the cheek is no more restricted to a select few. (India Times, India)
Indian Outsourcer Patni Rebounds With 'Inside' Outsider CEO Sep 20, 2009
To further lower costs, Patni has consolidated offices and delayed building a new $85 million campus in Pune, India. To drive new growth, Kumar has launched a regional sales strategy. (Investors Business Daily)
Mumbai: Woman molested on train, husband killed Sep 19, 2009
For the past two months, he was in Pune for business with his wife Mala, brother Shyam and sister-in-law Tejal. On Thursday night, the group was travelling back to Vadodara on the Pune Veraval Express for the Navratri festival ... 30 pm, Salat, Mala, Shyam, Tejal and a child boarded the general compartment at Pune station. (India Times, India)
Standoff continues at Cummins plant Sep 19, 2009
PUNE: The face-off between workers and management at Cummins India continued with the engine plant here shut for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. This follows the ruckus on its campus on September 15 following which the management asked the trade union to submit an undertaking that it will not disturb the peace. (India Times)
3D Squash Game to iPhone Sep 19, 2009
September 18, 2009 - Pune, INDIA - has developed and published the first and only squash 3D sports game, titled, , exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch ... Rolocule Studios is a game development studio located in Pune, India. (IGN Wireless Games)
Healthy report card for wellness sector Sep 19, 2009
PUNE: The wellness market appears to be in good health ... We will own just two of these spas, the ones in Mumbai and Pune, the others will be run by franchisees, the first of which will be in Delhi ... For the Karla (near Pune)-based Atmasantulan Village, an ayurvedic healing centre, the market is not just in India but also abroad. (India Times)
Indian cos vulnerable to net threat Sep 19, 2009
PUNE: Heres a cause of concern for India Inc. Independent findings of internet and data security company Symantec and research agency Frost and Sullivan suggest that Indian companies are susceptible to internet threats and companies are underspending on security. The country ranked number one on the prevalence of internet virus attacks in the Asia Pacific and Japan region, according to data with Symantec. (India Times)
'Six Sigma could change the world' Sep 18, 2009
I made a few presentations to that effect in Pune in 1993, and people said, You must be joking. India has all kinds of problems. (India Times)
Wake-up call for us: Kalmadi Sep 18, 2009
Besides, the last year's Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune, the latest event to be conducted by IOA, were an operational disaster. Meanwhile, OC's vice chairman , Randhir Singh, said the criticism was well-accepted. (India Times, India)
H1N1 scare: Eight deaths in Pune takes toll to 52 Sep 18, 2009
Eight deaths in city takes toll to 52 - Pune - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... PUNE: The H1N1 flu toll in the city climbed to 52 on Thursday with eight more people succumbing to the contagion. (India Times, India)
IJM unit wins Indian highway job Sep 18, 2009
PETALING JAYA : IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd, a unit of IJM Corp Bhd, has won a contract worth RM327mil from Pune Solapur Expressways Pte Ltd for the construction of a highway ... IJM ventured into India in 1998 with the Mumbai Pune Expressway and has successfully completed 11 road projects. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Will a megalopolis be the future? Sep 14, 2009
"Cities that are economic powerhouses tend to expand and engulf neighbouring locations. Mumbai and Pune are among the fastest growing cities in western India and are separated by less than 200 kms. In theory, the growth, if directed towards each other, may result in creation of one huge urban sprawl, which will span the space between the two," says Kapoor ... "Mumbai's urban sprawl extends till Panvel. Pune, on its part, extends to Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon, through the Express Highway and... (India Times)
Stop that slipping disk Sep 14, 2009
(Inputs from Dr Rajesh Nilkanth Parasnis, leading spine surgeon attached to Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune). Related Articles. (India Times, India)
10 Questions for Jane Goodall Sep 12, 2009
Kantesh Guttal, PUNE, INDIA. We are all part of the animal kingdom. (Time.com)
Godrej Properties IPO in 3 months Sep 11, 2009
GPL already has a presence in Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore. On consumer products, Godrej said rising sugar prices have made producers consider hiking prices of food products. (India Times)
Polymer Journal Sep 11, 2009
Pune, Maharashtra Pune-411021 India. enter buyers guide search text here. (Nature News Service)
LG to invest $1 bn in India on R&D Sep 11, 2009
It has two manufacturing units here, one each in Pune and Noida. The company is primarily banking on the sale of LCDs and mobile handsets to drive growth in India and is also looking at setting up a production unit for LCDs in the country. (India Times)
Real estate moves towards industrial hubs in tier 2 & 3 cities Sep 10, 2009
Towards the West, Pune, Nasik and Nagpur are noteworthy in this context. In all cases, developers positioned their development close to industrial hubs, targeting a totally different price segment. (India Times)
An offline Twitter affair, for a cause in Bangalore Sep 10, 2009
The other Indian cities taking part are Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune. The Bangalore event will support an NGO, Jayanagar-based Dream A Dream. (India Times, India)
Yes, weve split: Dino Morea Sep 10, 2009
Dino Morea, driving to Pune on the slick expressway, is a man on high speed. Hes always been a friends and family kind a guy, was the first to tote a six-pack before Bollywood made a shoo-sha of them and has maintained a fitness regime of everything from football to basketball to jogging even today. (India Times, India)
Curfew relaxed in Miraj, Sangli and Ichalkaranji Sep 9, 2009
PUNE: Curfew was relaxed in the morning today at the riot-hit western Maharashtra towns of Miraj, Sangli and Ichalkaranji, following gradual improvement in the situation, authorities said. In Miraj, where the trouble sparked off on September 3 during the Lord Ganesha idol immersion procession, curfew was relaxed for four hours from 0800 hours to 1200 hours. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Infy, Wipro eye Morgan Stanley's Indian back-office operations Sep 7, 2009
Most of the operations are based out of Mumbai and a small part out of Pune. The value of the deal would also depend on the amount of business the bank is willing to commit to the potential buyer. (India Times)
Communal clashes: Curfew continues in Sangli Sep 7, 2009
PUNE: The situation at Miraj in neighbouring Sangli district continued to be tense but under control even as the Ganesh immersion disrupted due to communal violence, again began last night under police protection. Miraj township and Sangli city continued to be under curfew imposed on Saturday night, official sources said today. (India Times, India -- Community News)
One more dies of swine flu in Pune, city toll 34 Sep 5, 2009
One more dies of swine flu in Pune, city toll rises to 34 - Pune - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... One more dies of swine flu in Pune, city toll rises to 34 ... PUNE: One more person died of swine flu in Pune taking the viral infection death toll in the city to 34, health officials said on Saturday. (India Times, India)
Businesses bracing for H1N1 outbreak Sep 4, 2009
As vice president of human resources at Ansys, she had seen how the swine flu outbreak affected her engineering software firm's satellite office in Pune, India. "Employees are given masks when they show up to work," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Audi rolls out its latest sports utility vehicle Q7 in India Sep 4, 2009
Audi currently has dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. "We plan to expand to Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur and Coimbatore soon," Tiers said. (India Times)
Pak going beyond degree of deterrence: Army chief Sep 3, 2009
PUNE: Army chief General Deepak Kapoor on Wednesday said Pakistan's efforts of increasing its nuclear strength was a matter of concern and that Islamabad was going well beyond the degree of deterrence. "There is a difference between having a degree deterrence, which is required for protection, and going beyond that. If the news reports of (Pakistan) having 70 to 90 atomic bombs are correct, then I think they are going well beyond the requirement of deterrence," said Gen Kapoor, who was speaking... (India Times, India)
Indian swine flu deaths top 100 Sep 1, 2009
Deaths have now been reported in at least eight Indian cities, with the death toll highest in the city of Pune ... Reports say some 15 patients are undergoing treatment for the flu in various hospitals in Pune, where 31 people have died of the infection. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Deficient rainfall in 21 districts of Maharashtra Sep 1, 2009
PUNE: As many as 21 of the 33 districts in Maharashtra, including Pune, have received less than normal rainfall since the beginning of the monsoon this year. While Pune district should have received 786 mm of rainfall till now (the average annual rainfall calculated over the last 30 years), it got only 513 ... As many as 21 of the 33 districts in Maharashtra, including Pune, have received less than normal rainfall since the beginning of the monsoon this year. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Seven-year-old dies of swine flu in Pune Sep 1, 2009
PUNE: A seven-year-old girl died of swine flu in Pune on Tuesday, taking the viral infection toll in the city to 32 ... A seven-year-old girl died of swine flu in Pune on Tuesday, taking the viral infection toll in the city to 32. (India Times, India)
H1N1 virus hasnt mutated so far, shows NIV study Sep 1, 2009
PUNE: Laboratory studies carried out on 40 isolates of the H1N1 virus at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) here have categorically ruled out any mutation of the virus in India. We have not found any mutation of the H1N1 virus so far. (India Times, India -- Community News)
