Maharashtra sugar output may fall below the fixed lower target The Times Of India PUNE: Sugar production in Maharashtra could fall below the new lower target fixed by the state government due to a lower cane supply. Production may drop to 87-88 lakh tonne as against state government's estimate of 90 lakh tonne, making it the lowest output in several years. | India is currently si...
A Green Style Statement Indian Express | In the fold of the ever-increasing consciousness of all things 'healthy', fashion occupies a small corner. Before a purchase, how many of us ask the question: How is this made? Is it organic? Is it healthy for me? Is it 'green'?' The Green Fashion ...
Candidates' budget hike to add teeth to council poll campaigns Indian Express | Candidates are all geared upfor the Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti (PS) elections to be held on February 7. Friday saw 82 nominations being filed for ZP and 139 for PS seats. Nearly 25 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in the Pune...
Pune polls 2012: Money rules selection process DNA India | Although party bosses said they would select candidates for the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections on the basis of political knowledge and education, the all powerful vitamin 'M' or money power plays its role in the selection p...
Business Diary: Praj Industries acquires stake in Neela Systems Indian Express | City-based Praj Industries has acquired a majority stake of 50.2 per cent in Neela Systems Limited for approximately Rs 64 crore. Neela Systems is a Mumbai-based company having business interests in water treatment and modular process systems, focu...
94-year-old busy with meetings, politics in Pune DNA India | Amidst the furore over retirement age in the country, 94-year-old Rukhmani Shitole nonchalantly attends meetings of Jijamata Mahila Bank and Santulan Trust. | A native of Kolewadi village in Theur taluka of Pune district, Rukhmani, who is a great g...
Flesh trade racket busted, 3 arrested Indian Express | The social security cell of Pune police has arrested three persons for allegedly operating a sex racket in Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar areas. | The suspects have been identified as Santosh Dhanraj Lalwani (30), a resident of Raheja Garden in Wa...
Top developers to participate in India Realty expo in Dubai Khaleej Times MUMBAI - Top developers from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Goa are participating in the three-day Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) India Realty expo in Dubai beginning January 12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Deira. | T...
Diesel cars get petrol price edge in second hand market Indian Express | The frequent rise in petrol prices, with the latest one now held in abeyance, has given a boom to the second hand diesel car market in the city, while sale of second hand petrol variants, despite their lower maintenance costs, has gone down signifi...
Property exhibition ditches low-income group in Pune DNA India | People belonging to low-income group will have to wait for their dream home, as the 2-day property exhibition, Profest 2012, doesn't offer affordable housing schemes. | The exhibition, organised by the Confederation of Real | Estate Developers Asso...
Small businesses see red as MNCs default on payments Indian Express | Medium and small entrepreneurs have complained to the State's Industries Department that large multinationals, to whom they supply goods, are not making payments on time and some are even defaulting on payments. | According to officials, some top-n...
2011: Important happenings in Pune DNA India | Pune had a newsy 2011. The doyen of the Kirana gharana, Bharat Ratna Bhimsen Joshi (88) passed away on January 24. With his demise, an entire era in Hindustani classical music came to an end. Thousands of well-wishers thronged his funeral at the Va...
Eligibility list of slum dwellers in Pune's Vaidyuwadi in 2 months DNA India | The final decision regarding the list of eligible slum dwellers in Vaidyuwadi would be declared by the slum rehabilitation authority (SRA) in two months, additional chief executive officer (SRA), Dr Sanjay Kolte, told DNA on Monday. | Located near Dyaneshwar Paduka Mandir, this slum saw violent protests by dwellers early November 2011, when a SRA...
