A curated coverage of #Pune by The Indian Express Resident Editor @sunandamehta | @indianexpress
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A major protest by citizens to condemn the incident of rape, murder of a three and half year old girl by a 65 year old man, led to complete blockage of the Mumbai – Bengaluru highway at Wadgaon bridge in Pune city.
Thousands participated in the candlelight march on Friday in remembrance of Aariz Shaikh who was knocked down by a water tanker few days ago near Tribeca mall. Express photograph by Arul Horizon.
A traffic jam was observed on the Pune – Mumbai Expressway yet again on Thursday. Long queues were seen on the expressway near the Khandala tunnel since morning.
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BJP Youth Wing members vandalise a Bangladesh stall at MIT-WPU in Pune at an international food festival held on February 10. Stalls of various countries were present and college authorities said they will be filing an FIR at the Kothrud Police Station.
Guard of Honour by cyclists at Pune Grand Tour at the start of the fourth and last stage of the UCI 2.2 event in Balewadi on Friday. Express video By Pavan Khengre.
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Stage 1 of the @PuneGrandTour takes off from Hinjewadi with loud cheers. The route today covers almost 90 kilometres through Mulshi-Maval. This UCI 2.2 stage race is the first-of-its-kind in India, with 159 cyclists from 35 countries and 12 Indian cyclists. Video by @SohamShah07
Notorious Andekar Gang Leader Bandu Andekar was brought from Yerwada Jail under police escort to Bhawani Peth Regional Office to file his application for the Municipal Corporation elections in Dec 27. Express Video By Pavan Khengre.
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A group of over a dozen persons resorted to stone pelting and vandalism at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital in Hadapsar on Wednesday morning following the death of a patient. The Pune police said they were in the process of detaining the agitated relatives of the patient.
Pune City Fire brigade have responded after a major fire erupted on the terrace of a commercial building on the arterial Laxmi Road in Sadashiv Peth around Tuesday noon. Four fire tenders were deployed in response. No casualties were reported in the initial assessment of the fire
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Strike outside the Collector's Office in Pune by the 'Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff Organization Coordination Committee' opposing Supreme Court's decision mandating the Teacher's Eligibility Test (TET) for new and serving teachers and other issues.