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Nigdi
Nigdi is an affluent suburb in the city of Pune, India. Places of interest *India's Tallest Flag Pole *Ganesh Talav (lake) *Durga Tekdi *Appu Ghar *Bhakti Shakti *Sunset Point *Dhingra Maidan *Transport Nagari *Shri Krishna Temple *Bhel Chowk Hospitals * Lokmanya Hospital – Sector 24 * Sterling Multispecialty Hospital and Research Centre – Sector 27 * Diwan Hospital – Sector 24 * Apollo Clinic – Sector 25, Near Bhel Chowk * Anand - Foresight Hospital – Sector 26 * Dhanwantari Hospital – Sector 27 * Ranna Hospital – Sector 21 * Kartik Hospital – Sector 27A, Opposite Ashoka Bus Stop * Shakun Clinic Children's Hospital – Behind Nigdi bus stand * Bhalerao ENT Hospital - Near Mahaslkant Chowk * Ojas Multispeciality Hospital – sector 32 A, Ravet * Shende Hospital – Sector 25 * Gandhi Nursing Home- Sector 24 * Panortho Hospital- Near Sambhaji Chowk Government Offices *Kendriya Sadan, Nr. Akurdi Railway station *CBI Pune HQ *PMRDA Headquarter *Pratyaksha Kar B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akurdi Railway Station
Akurdi Station is a suburban railway station of Pune Suburban Railway. The station is in Sector-26 of Nigdi Pradhikaran. All suburban (local) trains between Pune Junction–, Pune Junction–Talegaon Talegaon is a town on the outskirts of the city of Pune, India. Demographics At the 2001 Census of India, Talegaon Dabhade had a population of 42,574. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 79%, ..., –, Shivajinagar–Talegaon stop here. It is a major local station for students travelling from Pune to D Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi and Pimpri-Chinchwad College of Engineering, Nigdi which is at a walking distance. Trains Six medium-long range trains halt at Akurdi railway station. All six are passenger trains. Akurdi station has two platforms and a foot overbridge. Nearby areas are Ravet, Walhekarwadi, Bijli Nagar and Sector 26, 25, 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 32A of Nigdi Pradhikaran. References Pune Suburban R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jnana Prabodhini
Jnana Prabodhini, which means 'Awakener of Knowledge' in Sanskrit, is a social organization in India. Founded in 1962 with the motto "motivating intelligence for social change", its activities have expanded into multiple aspects of social work. The main activity of the organization is to provide education. It aims at refining the physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual qualities of people in general and of the youth in particular, believing that this development will encourage positive social leadership qualities. Its activities are centered in the fields of education, research, rural development, health, and youth organisation. The organization is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, formed around a cluster of public charitable trusts. It is active in most districts of Maharashtra, with facilities in Pune, Nigdi, Salumbre, Solapur, Harali, and Ambajogai. It does some work in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states of India. The organization has started a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern High School & College
Modern High School is a school run by the Progressive Education Society based in Pune. The school is located in Shivajinagar area of Pune. The society runs a college, elementary school and separate girls high school in Shivajinagar. The society also runs a school in Nigdi, a suburb of Pune.It was founded in 1934 by Shankarao Kanitkar, who was also founder of the Nigdi branch of the High School is a public, co-educational, Marathi- and English-language school.The school, which is recognised by the Government of Maharashtra, prepares its pupils for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSC - Std. 10 and HSC - Std.12). It has a junior college named Modern Junior College, at Nigdi. See also *List of schools in Pune This is a list of notable schools in Maharashtra, a state in India. Major cities and towns Ahmednagar * AES Bhausaheb Firodiya Highschool Akola * Mount Carmel High School * Nishu Nursery and Kothari Convent * Prabhat Kids School A ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is the public transport bus service provider for the city of Pune, India. It operates 486 routes around the Pune Metropolitan Region including 51 Rainbow BRT routes that partially ply on the 4 bus rapid transit corridors. As of mid'22, PMPML became the fleet in the country that only runs on Green fuel with CNG and Electric Buses. Since 2019, PMPML has been operating both 9 and 12 m Electric AC Buses at the same fare as regular buses. PMPML is the only fleet in the country to operate near around 400 Electric buses daily, providing all necessary infrastructures and leading towards most reliable public transport service in the country. History Early history Pune Nagarpalika, the predecessor of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), conceived the idea of a public transport system for the city in the 1940s which materialized when the Regional Transport Office gave its nod for M/s. Silver Jubilee Motors to take up the charge. The ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PMPML
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is the public transport bus service provider for the city of Pune, India. It operates 486 routes around the Pune Metropolitan Region including 51 Rainbow BRT routes that partially ply on the 4 bus rapid transit corridors. As of mid'22, PMPML became the fleet in the country that only runs on Green fuel with CNG and Electric Buses. Since 2019, PMPML has been operating both 9 and 12 m Electric AC Buses at the same fare as regular buses. PMPML is the only fleet in the country to operate near around 400 Electric buses daily, providing all necessary infrastructures and leading towards most reliable public transport service in the country. History Early history Pune Nagarpalika, the predecessor of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), conceived the idea of a public transport system for the city in the 1940s which materialized when the Regional Transport Office gave its nod for M/s. Silver Jubilee Motors to take up the charge. The ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune. The neighborhood is located to the West-Central region of the city. During the recent times, Kothrud has seen a rapid expansion as well as development in commercial and residential real estate. Landmarks in Kothrud include the Mrityunjaya Temple dating to Peshwa times. This was also the residence place of Mastani. Several prominent citizens of Pune, who are active in Bollywood, Marathi Cinema, Media, Cricket and Politics reside in this area. Geography Kothrud primarily consists of areas around Paud Road and Karve Road. Paud Road begins at Paud Phata and leads to Paud through Chandni Chowk (on Katraj-Dehu Bypass). Karve Road begins in Deccan and ends at Warje. Kothrud is one of the largest areas of Pune, and its forest cover has been deeply impacted due the fast-paced growth and development of this area. Population The population is estimated to be around 250,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest in Maharashtra by area, with a geographical area of 7,256 sq km. It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times. Pune is also considered to be the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra. Along with the municipal corporation area of PCMC, PMC and the three cantonment towns of Camp, Khadki, and Dehu Road, Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). Situated {{convert, 560, m, 0, abbr=off above sea level on the Deccan plateau, on the right bank of the Mutha river,{{cite web , last=Nalawade , first=S.B. , url=http://www.ranwa.org/punealive/pageog.htm , title=Geography of Pune Urban Area , publisher=Ranwa , access-date=4 April 2008 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/200712 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is a developed town in eastern Pune City, Maharashtra. After 1990, Hadapsar developed into a major industrial area and is now one of the most densely populated and developed areas of Pune District. It is well connected to all parts of city. Distances to popular city centers is: Pune Railway Station 8 km, Lohegaon Airport 8 km, Koregaon Park 5 km, Swargate Bus Stand 7 km and Shivaji Nagar Railway Station 12 km. History During the second Anglo-Maratha war, a battle was fought between Jaswantrao (Yashwantrao) Holkar and Peshwa (and Scindia) in which Jaswantrao defeated the army of Peshwa and Scindia at Hadapsar in 25 October 1802. Industry Hadapsar is an industrial suburb and part of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Hadapsar is home to corporations such as Serum Institute of India PVT LTD, MMR department, Honeywell, Bharat Forge, Gits Food Products, Indian Hume Pipe Factory, EDP, and Accurate. It is also home to the Hadapsar Industrial Estate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held '' de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerwada
Yerawada is a neighbourhood of the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra, India. Before that British Raj Yerawada was known as ''Yeraoda.'' Yerawada is one of the most densely populated areas in Pune. It is located at the beginning of Ahmednagar highway and also on the way to old Pune Airport at Lohagaon. This place can be reached after crossing Mula-Mutha River through Yerawada Bridge from Bund Garden. Demographics India census Yerawada has an approximate population of 337,040. Geography Yerawada shares borders with: * Mula-Mutha River * Bund Garden * Khadki * Vimannagar * Wadgaon Sheri * Lohegaon * Koregaon Park * Vishrantwadi History The central prison of Pune—which is one of the oldest prisons in India, having been built in the nineteenth century—is situated in Yerawada. Kasturba Gandhi Smiriti Mandir, which stands in a garden that spreads over 6.5 hectares of land, is situated across the river in Yerawada. Govind Vinayak Ranade , was hanged on 10 May 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune Station
Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network. It has two accesses, from HH Aga Khan Road on the south and Raja Bahadur Mills Road from the north. It is controlled and regulated by the Pune Police and Central Reserve Police Force. History The first passenger train in India ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to . The GIPR line was extended to in 1854, then on the south-east side to via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. While construction work was in progress across the Bhor Ghat, GIPR opened the – track to the public in 1858. The Pune railway station opened in 1858. The Bhor Ghat incline connecting Palasdari to Khandala was completed in 1862, thereby conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhosari
Bhosari (IAST: Bhosarī), historically known as Bhojapur, is a suburb in the city of Pune, India. It is well known for its cultural and sports activities like Wrestling & Kabaddi History Bhosari is situated at a height of above sea level. Bhosari has a salubrious climate all year round. Excavated by archaeologists, the 2000-year-old 'Artist temple' and the "Artist Mahal" is one of the monuments of interest in the township. King Bhoj is known to have organized many cultural events here. The artists performing at the "Artist Mahal" had their residence three kilometers away from the capital city. During excavation of the city, archaeologists discovered many artifacts, like pots and other equipments, which date back to 200 A.D. Currently Bhosari is known for most crowded place in Pimpri-Chinchwad and especially for Wrestling. Many sport centers for wrestling are contributing in building national and international champions. Bhosari village has a history dating to Gautam Buddha's era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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