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Devotees attend Vailankanni novena in Khadki, Chinchwad

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 12:56 PM   | e-paper Devotees attend Vailankanni novena in Khadki Camil Parkhe 10.21 AM    goo.gl/bqD9v1   PUNE:  A large number of devotees are attending the ongoing novenas in honour of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni at various churches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. The feast of the nativity (birthday) of Mother Mary will be celebrated on September 8. The feast of the nativity of Mother Mary is the second most important festival, next only to Christmas, for the Catholics. St Ignatius Church at Khadki is the main centre of the novena prayers and feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni in the city. Thousands of devotees from various churches in the city and nearby areas have been attending the novena prayers and mass, celebrated at the especially erected pandal at the church, daily at 12 noon and 6 pm. Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre will c...

PMPML bus breaks down on BRTS route in Pimpri

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018, 2:42 PM   |   e-paper PMPML bus breaks down on BRTS route in Pimpri Camil Parkhe 10.12 AM A PMPML bus broke down on the newly launched Dapodi-Nigdi BRTS route at Morwadi, Pimpri on Monday afternoon, bringing to halt other PMPML buses and many four-wheelers and two-wheelers, which had also entered the dedicated lane for PMPML buses. Pimpri:  A PMPML bus broke down on the newly launched Dapodi-Nigdi BRTS route at Morwadi, Pimpri on Monday afternoon, bringing to halt other PMPML buses and many four-wheelers and two-wheelers, which had also entered the dedicated lane for PMPML buses. The PMPML bus on the Hadapsar-Nigdi route (MH 12  HB 1440) broke down at Ahilyadevi Holkar Chowk just before the traffic signal at 4.30 pm. The grounding of the bus stranded a large number of other PMPML buses and some car...

BRT on Dapodi-Nigdi route to be launched

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Friday, August 24, 2018, 4:10 PM   |   e-paper BRT on Dapodi-Nigdi route to be launched tomorrow Camil Parkhe Thursday, 23 August 2018 Pimpri:  The much-delayed Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Dapodi-Nigdi route will be finally launched on an experimental basis on Friday. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar said that the BRTS on this route will be launched for a period of two months as per the permission granted by the Bombay High Court. The necessary improvements in the service will be made subsequently, he told media persons.  Pimpri:  The much-delayed Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Dapodi-Nigdi route will be finally launched on an experimental basis on Friday. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar said that the BRTS on this route will be launched for a period...

A day at Mother Teresa’s Home for Destitutes

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CAMIL PARKHE | Saturday, 3 September 2016 AT 09:04 PM IST          Mother Teresa , Home for Destitutes , Camil Parkhe Sakal Times Pimpri: The day begins quite early for the 80 inmates of Mother Teresa’s Home for Destitutes at Chinchwad. A nonagenarian inmate, Francis, rings the bell at 5 am and another day begins for the destitutes who are helped and cared by the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity who run the centre.    The inmates belong to various religions and a few of them join the nuns in the chapel in their morning prayers. All inmates then join for breakfast in the dining hall and those who are bedridden or unable to move, are offered the food at the bed in the dormitory. Then, each of the inmates take up different assignments voluntarily, to assist the nuns in carrying out various chores at the home. “Most of these inmates love to volunteer themselves for various jobs like bringing the loaves o...