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Cong sought credit for new buses, BEST uses BRTS to strike back
Mumbai The Shiv Sena-controlled BEST says the BMC, of which it is a wing, should execute the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project.
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- 12/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Pune to get imported H1N1 vaccine by weekend
Pune Vials mainly for high-risk groups like medical practitioners, paramedics
The imported vaccine against H1N1 virus will arrive in Pune and other parts of the state this weekend. These are mainly for the high-risk group of medical practitioners and paramedical staff who have been dealing with patients infected with H1N1 virus.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Villagers oppose land acquisition, Pavana river pipeline project hurt
Pune The Rs 398 crore-pipeline project of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municiapal Corporation (PCMC) from the Pavana dam to Nigdi is facing opposition from villagers over land acquisition. The project was supposed to be completed in two years after its bhoomipoojan, which had taken place on May 1, 2008.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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3 arrested for possessing rare tortoises
The city police arrested three persons and seized two rare species of tortoise.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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IITM cloud seeding drive from July
As the country saw drought-like situation in most regions and recorded 22 per cent less than normal rainfall last year, city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) under the India Meteorological Department has charted out its cloud seeding programme for the rain shadow regions in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for this year.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Proposed Thane flyover likely to clash with monorail route
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s (MSRDC) proposed flyover at Kapurbavdi junction in Thane is likely to clash with the second corridor of monorail on the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan route.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Pune’s headcount: census to kick off from May 1
Pune The National Housing Census and National Population Register drive in Pune district will begin on May 1. This is the seventh population census to be undertaken by 2011.
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- 09/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Will disconnect water supply: PCMC tells defaulters
Pune The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to act tough and disconnect water supply to those who fail to pay up. The civic body’s decision comes after hundreds of citizens have failed to pay their water tax dues despite repeated reminders. The outstanding amount has touched Rs 30 crore.
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- 09/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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H1N1 vaccine: Phases II, III human trials begin today
Pune Four centres to take part, two in city
The Serum Institute of India will begin phase II and III human clinical trials
of the nasal spray vaccine against the H1N1 virus at two sites in Pune and three other centres on Monday. The virus has claimed 201 lives in Pune itself.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Diagnosing asthma in children to get easier
Pune With environmental pollution, eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle making children prone to asthma, an initiative by the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) is set to make asthma detection easy.
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)







