Municipal commissioner Pravinsinh Pardeshi on Wednesday said that rejection of tax reforms would affect the Pune Municipal Corporation's chances of claiming JNNURM funds for development works.

A floor hygiene powder for poultry farms; Earthbags for low-cost construction; stem cell therapy for pre-Eclampsia. These and more such brainwave manifestations will be presented at Innovations 2009'on Jan 10-11.

The Faraskhana police on Tuesday arrested Vishal Haridas Shinde (30) of Satara for allegedly murdering his wife Shubangi (26) of Raviwar Peth at Dive ghat on Saswad road on January 2.

The crime branch on Monday nabbed four people who allegedly burgled godowns in and around the city and recovered booty worth Rs 9.05 lakh from their possession.

An exhibition of posters carrying positive thoughts, Vivek + Anand, will be organised in the city on January 9.

The Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Seva Dal has demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation also appoint women as security guards and peons in civic establishments.

The Yerawada police on late Monday night arrested four people including a woman for beating up a Kharadi resident, kidnapping him and demanding a ransom of Rs 50,000.

Sunil Hari Pote, a corporator from Baramati, registered a complaint at Shivajinagar police station saying that his briefcase containing a revolver and 16 cartridges was stolen from his car parked on Fergusson college road.

Even if you cannot differentiate between a Bhupen Khakkar and an Atul Dodiya work of art, just visit the Expanding Horizons' exhibition on the history of contemporary Indian art at the SNDT campus.