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The BJP’s Ganesha Gambit
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Pune’s Ganeshotsav has become an enormous civic and political stage, and the ruling party has proved adept at occupying it.
Pune: The city’s Ganeshotsav is entering its final phase, but...
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Pune’s Dissent Test for the BJP
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From the fight over DJ noise to questions over a midnight arrest, two controversies have exposed an uncomfortable gap between the BJP’s rhetoric on citizens’ rights and the conduct of...
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The Battle for a Quieter Ganeshotsav
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As DJs, Dolby systems and crowded mandaps return, Pune residents are pushing back against noise and traffic during the city’s biggest festival.
Pune: The majority of the city’s residents have...
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Congress Shakes Off Its Lethargy
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Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach is giving the Congress a boost in western Maharashtra but converting street energy into electoral momentum will be the harder task.
Pune: For a party that...
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Renaming of Pune mayoral bungalow sparks controversy
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The proposed name change comes nearly 20 years after the bungalow was built
Pune: The recent controversy over renaming the Pune Mayoral bungalow has less to do with a name...
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New Political Fault Lines
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Student unrest, NCP realignments and electoral manoeuvres are reshaping the city’s political conversation
Pune: The city’s political landscape last week was defined by two contrasting forces: the energy of student...
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Water rationing in Pune
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Pune: Facing the prospect of a weak monsoon and rapidly dwindling water reserves, the Pune Municipal Corporation will begin imposing its proposed water cuts across the city,...
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MVA’s Pune misfire exposes schisms
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The unopposed election of Vikram Kakade to the Legislative Council has triggered fresh recriminations within the opposition coalition.
Vikram Kakade
Pune: As expected, Vikram Kakade of the Mahayuti was elected...
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Parth tightens grip on NCP
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A contentious candidate selection in the Legislative Council election suggests a decisive shift in NCP’s internal balance of power
Pune: Ahead of the Legislative Council elections for the Local Self-Government...
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Policing a Restless City
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The Pune police’s crackdown on nightlife and assemblies exposes the uneasy nexus between crime, politics and public security
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Pune: Pune likes to think of itself as Maharashtra’s...
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Congress bets on dual leadership in Pune
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Party’s unprecedented East-West division aims to curb factionalism and revive its fortunes ahead of 2029 polls
Dipti Chaudhari Prashant Jagtap
Pune: The Congress party has appointed two city presidents for...
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‘Oxford of the East’ for Sale
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The NEET scandal exposes the commercial ruin of Pune’s academic legacy.
For generations, Pune wore its scholarly reputation with great pride. It was known by its famous sobriquets - Vidyeche...
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