Category - City Life

Learner's Licence Online

Applying for a Learner’s Licence online

Applying for a learner’s licence online? Yes, this is a fact. All those who were dreading the prospect of going to the RTO and being hounded by agents/touts can now breathe easy as you can apply for it online now...

A picnic at the Orchard Resort

A nice and cool Saturday greeted all of us yesterday as we set off on our office picnic at The Orchard Resort. The place is located on Satara Road, near Khed-Shivapur and around 25-30 kms from the heart of Pune.

Wings Radio Cabs

Wings Radio Cabs – A nice experience!

Will call taxis like Wings Radio Cabs dent the auto rickshaw network in Pune? This is the question that pops into my mind each time I visit cities like Bangalore, Chennai etc. Over there, call taxis are a way of life...

Credit Card scam Le Meridien Pune

Credit card scam at Hotel Le Meridien Pune

The Crime Branch of Pune police have arrested four persons for cheating almost 30 customers of Hotel Le Meridien, Pune. This quartet was creating duplicate credit cards from those belonging to customers and then using...

MG Road Walking Plaza

Saturday at the MG Road Walking Plaza

Visited the MG Road Walking Plaza after a pretty long time yesterday. Keeping in mind all the traffic related chaos due to scarcity of parking arrangements, the tendency has been to mostly stay away from this area on...

Express Highway toll plaza

Increase in Pune-Mumbai Express Highway toll tax

If you frequently commute between Pune and Mumbai using the Express Highway, be prepared to shell out a bit extra by way of toll tax. Effective next month, the Express Highway toll tax is set to be revised upwards to Rs...

Homi Bhathena

Homi Bhathena of Jazz Garden is no more

Got a shock when reading the newspaper today morning. Homi Bhathena, former champion cyclist and the founder-owner of the erstwhile Jazz Garden had met with an accident on the Bombay-Pune highway and was no more...

Monsoon in Pune

Monsoon in Pune and Mumbai… Deja vu!

The rains have come calling in full force, bringing our civic administration to it’s knees yet again. It is no fun to see the images on TV with knee/waist high water in most parts of Mumbai. The express highway is...