Pune News Live Updates: Female conductors will be appointed in the PMPML buses for women. (File)Pune News Live Updates, 27 November 2022: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd(PMPML) has decided to run buses exclusively for women on 19 routes in the city, as reported by Sakal. The buses will be functional from 28 November and 24 buses will be operating on these routes. Female conductors will be appointed in these buses said Dattatreya Zende, Depot Manager, Kothrud.
The entertainment industry lost a veteran actor, Vikram Gokhale, on 26 November. He passed away at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. Gokhale started his acting journey on the Marathi stage and had been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for acting in theatre in 2011. In 2013, he won the national award for best actor for his role in the Marathi film Anumati.
In other news, a successful liver transplant for a seven-year-old girl suffering from a rare congenital disease, lasting eight hours, was successfully completed in the city. She received the organ from a 10-year-old boy who died following an accident, a statement from Jupiter Hospital in Pune said. The patient recovered well and was discharged within two weeks of the liver transplant, Dr Rajendra Patankar, CEO of the hospital, added.
The Pune city traffic Police have announced further changes in the traffic flow for the work on the integrated project to construct a double-storey flyover, grade separators and underpass at the University Square, which sees some of the heaviest traffic volumes in the city.
A one-way traffic flow has been created for vehicles coming from University Square and going to Bhosale Nagar via Cosmos Bank Lane Junction. Traffic will not be allowed from Bhosale Nagar to Cosmos Bank Lane Junction to Ganesh Khind Road. Read more
Devika Ghorpade from Pune claimed the first place in the Women's 52 Kgs at the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2022. Devika added a second gold to India’s tally, beating England’s Lauren Mackie in the women’s 52kg final. With 11 medals, India topped in the ongoing edition of the event, followed by Uzbekistan (10), Ireland (7) and Kazakhstan (7).This year’s championships witnessed participation from close to 600 boxers from 73 countries. India’s eight medals in the women’s section is also the highest for any country.
After a forced hiatus of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Deccan Literature Festival is back with its third edition in Pune from November 26 to 27 at Balgandharv Rang Mandir.
The second day today will begin with a conversation with Sudha Menon, Kavita Kane and Monika Singh on women in writing, followed by a session ‘Incredible to Unstoppable’ where writer Sudha Menon would be in conversation with author-columnist Shobhaa De, followed by a session ‘From Advertising to Screen writing’ where Salim Arif would interview Kamlesh Pandey, screenwriter since 30 years who has written films like Tezaab and Rang De Basanti, followed by a session. ‘Sir Sir Sarla’, the famous theatre drama by Makarand Deshpande, would be staged in the evening followed by the grand finale, a Sufi music night by the Nooran Sisters.
Thousands of Punekar runners participated in the Bajaj Allianz Pune Half Marathon organized by Sakal Media Group today. Deepak Rawat bagged the first prize in the 21 km marathon, as reported by Sakal.