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Domestic quarrels, unemployment and poverty have led to over 5,500 suicides in the city in the last decade. Abject despair, coupled with a feeling of helplessness, has led to so many people taking the extreme step.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 AT 10:24 PM (IST)
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Pune is emerging as a destination for medical tourism because the city has good hospitals with accomplished specialists capable of providing world-class treatment at far lower costs. It is economical for citizens of other developing nations to come to Pune for treatment.
Sunday, January 22, 2012 AT 07:36 PM (IST)
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Pune holds the dubious distinction of having the second highest number of traffic violations in the State It comes as no surprise to anyone driving on the city’s roads that after Mumbai, it’s Pune that has the highest number of traffic violations in the State. In 2011, the city traffic police collected a whopping Rs10.63 crore from offenders in 8.08 lakh cases of traffic rule violations.
Sunday, January 08, 2012 AT 10:15 PM (IST)
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As Pune adds yet another year to its fascinating history, Sakal Times brings to its readers some glimpses of the most momentous happenings and events that this newspaper chronicled during 2011. Yes, certainly there were other incidents, occasions and occurrences which were also equally, if not more, significant and important.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 AT 02:47 PM (IST)
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One of the significant aspects of Pune’s multi-culturalism is the presence of more than 80 cathedrals, churches and chapels in the city itself, and perhaps another fifty more in the district. The oldest ones go back more than 220 years in the history of the city. On Christmas day, tomorrow, these churches will be lit up, giving the city a resplendent glow.
Saturday, December 24, 2011 AT 06:44 PM (IST)
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PUNE: Cherishing the literary work of Pu La Deshpande, poet Mangesh Padgaonkar on Monday said the humour of Deshpande tickles everyone's funny bone. “His humour was not a work of effort, but it was effortless one with its origin lying in intuitiveness,” said Padgaonkar at the Pulotsav Tarunai, a cultural festival dedicated to Pu La Deshpande, fondly called PuLa.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 AT 08:33 PM (IST)
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PUNE: Pune railway division is planning to open two computerised reservation centres at Pimpri and Akurdi railway stations. The senior divisional commercial manager of Pune railway division Alok Badkul said that establishing the reservation centres at those two locations would help the people. “Things are still in the planning stage.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 AT 08:31 PM (IST)
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PUNE: The Chennai-based SRM University has commenced admissions to 197 programmes for 2012-13. Admission forms are available from SRM’s Chennai and Ghaziabad campuses, designated banks and also online (www.srmuniv.ac.in). The same form can be used for UG and PG courses. The last date for applying is 31 March 2012.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 AT 08:29 PM (IST)
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PUNE: Shraddha Joglekar of United States based KalaAwishkar Dance School will bring her students from California to Pune to present her dance drama ‘Tichi Goshta’ (Her Story). The dance drama is based on her personal experiences as well as the lives of fellow Indian-American women who come from various backgrounds to make a reputation for themselves in a foreign land. The event will take place on December 24 from 5.30 pm to 6.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 AT 08:28 PM (IST)
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PUNE: In a decision that is bound to raise many eyebrows, the Pune Municipal Corporation would spend a whopping Rs 7.27crore for rent-a-cycle scheme in the city. Initially just 300 cycles would be offered on rent. The prevailing market price of a good quality bicycle is something around Rs 2500. The opposition has described the deal as 'loot' by the ruling coalition of the taxpayers money.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 AT 08:25 PM (IST)
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