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Topic: Pune

17 yrs later & at double cost, Pune’s ambitious ring road project to finally get off drawing board

Cabinet approved escalation on 4 October & authorities say tendering process for all 9 packages of outer ring road is complete. Construction of outer ring road likely to start by year-end.

3 killed as Mumbai-bound chopper operated by Heritage Aviation crashes near Bavdhan in Pune

Incident took place around 6.45 am Wednesday in hilly terrain in Bavdhan area. 2 ambulances & 4 fire tenders arrived at the spot to conduct rescue operations.

A paradise lost: How Lavasa fell from grace, leaving homebuyers & creditors in the lurch

NCLT on 6 September scrapped DPIL’s resolution plan for Lavasa and ordered fresh insolvency proceedings. DPIL blamed ‘a few corrupted homebuyers’ and ‘political pressure on banks’.

‘Victim of politics’ or ‘justice’? Ajit Ranade’s dismissal from V-C post splits Pune’s Gokhale institute

Ranade, who was appointed V-C of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics over 2 years ago, was dismissed after a fact-finding committee said his appointment didn't meet UGC norms.

Bahirats vs Maharashtra govt: How a Pune family fought 60 yrs for land illegally taken over by state

In rap to Maharashtra govt for dragging its feet in legal battle, SC has said it must increase compensation for 24-acre plot or its 'Ladli Behna, Ladli Bahu schemes' would be stopped.

Pune chaiwala to tea tycoon, Navnath Yewale looked to pro tips from Modi and McDonald’s

From one tapri stall in Pune, Yewale Amruttulya has brewed an empire with over 550 outlets on the back of Rs 10 tea. For founder Navnath Yewale, 33rd venture proved to be the lucky charm.

4 dead as heavy rains flood Pune, residents evacuated

Schools and colleges in most parts of Pune district shut Thursday after Met dept issues ‘red alert’.

Osho land feud is a battle for legacy. Rebel swamis, court cases, Bollywood factor

Osho trust’s bid to sell Rs 107-cr plot in Pune meditation resort has split followers. ‘Rebel’ swamis are leading a spirited campaign against ‘neo-colonial takeover’.

The first undersea map of Ram Setu, courtesy ISRO with help from a NASA satellite

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Pune police confiscate controversial IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s luxury car

The 34-year-old probationary IAS officer allegedly installed a red beacon light on an Audi that was registered under the name of a Pune-based private company.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.