Jyotiba Phule

A delegation of National OBC Mukti Morcha office-bearers recently met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur and submitted a memorandum demanding that Pune be renamed ‘Phule Nagar’ in honour of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) Pune Board's lottery of 4,462 homes has drawn a record response: an average of 61 applicants for each home, the highest the board has ever received for a housing lottery.

The water cut scheduled for Thursday, 12 November, has been cancelled by PMC, and water supply across Pune will run on its regular schedule.

The scheduled water cut will not take place. No planned interruption is expected on Thursday. Water supply across the city will continue as per the regular schedule.

The PMC Water Supply Department issued the announcement.

Former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar taunts BJP leader Chandrakant Patil with the question “Were you some grandson of the Kirloskars?”, after Congress leader Satej Patil replied to Chandrakant Patil’s criticism over his wealth. Kolhapur politics has heated up over allegations traded between Congress leader Satej Patil and Chandrakant Patil. Dhangekar too hit out at Chandrakant Patil.

Athletes who practise individually at Pune's Late Baburao Sanas Ground may soon pay ₹300 a month if they are below 18 and ₹600 if they are above 18, under a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) proposal for a new pass system.