4 corporators among 100 held for opposing demolition drive

[Vijay Patil]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-19/pune/33272602_1_corporators-rasta-roko-police-inspectors

The corporators were arrested for opposing the drive at Jyotibanagar in Talawade were Poornima Sonavane, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator and Zone A president; Shantaram Bhalekar, NCP corporator, Suresh Mhetre, leader of independent corporators and Aruna Bhalekar, Shiv Sena corporator.

Eknath Pawar, president, Pimpri Chinchwad unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former independent corporator Maruti Bhapkar alongwith the local residents tried to conduct a rasta roko to oppose the drive in Triveninagar. When police detained them, local residents accompanying them pelted stones at police and several passing vehicles compelling a mild lathicharge.

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Vijay Patil

[Vijay Patil]

Just received a message from Pankaj Narang, who is active and enlightened citizen of Pune. He shared some relevant links below.

The land records department will buy a life insurance policy from the government-owned New India Assurance Company to cover 163 "employees at an annual premium of Rs 1.61 lakh for an amount ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh depending on the employee’s class which will benefit the kin."

See: http://blog.indiaappreciates.com/?p=188

and

http://www.facebook.com/IndiaAppreciates

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Vijay