On the last day of the year, while people are busy celebrating New Year’s Eve, Pune police geared up to run a checking drive in association with the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal (PMPML) in order to ensure that the drivers are not drunk while driving. In a first-of-its-kind initiative by the PMPML, which bought a […]
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The figure for Jains and Sikhs stands at 36% each. Buddhists, comprising mostly Dalits who embraced Buddhism in the 20th century , have a high working population share at 43%. For Hindus, the figure is 41%. Drawn from the Census 2011 data, the statistics show a faith-based profile of India’s 482 million strong workforce.The figures
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High drama ensued at Kothrud on Monday when a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus stopped in the middle of the road, causing a two-wheeler to crash into its rear. The bike and the rider were trapped under the rear wheels, which, according to eyewitnesses, could have been avoided had the bus halted in
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It’s a tediously common conundrum dealt with by the city’s commuters and traffic police -the frequent sight of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses breaking down on arterial or other roads, and staff of the transport authority subsequently taking an inexplicably long time to get the heavy vehicles out of the way. The resultant
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Contractors claim many leave the job as they are unable to grasp technicalities; PMPML has to keep repeating trainings There is clearly no end in sight for the long saga of travails on the city’s Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) -despite the recent opening of the spanking new Sangamwadi Vishrantwadi corridor under Pune Municipal Corporation
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While PCMC, PMC and MSEDCL are going strong on LED bulbs to save power, all are blissfully unaware of MPCB rules when it comes to their hazards and disposal It could be viewed as a fresh wave of hope when administrations under take sweeping eco-friendly meas ures -Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), for example, has installed
Move taken in backdrop of water scarcity, as per state directives In a move expected from the authorities in the face of the state’s drought situation -leav ing the public with no option but to beat the heat in other ways now -the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has taken the decision to close down all
PMC declares every city swimming pool to stay shut till monsoon starts Read More »
