Thursday, July 9, 1998
Centre's grant goes a begging and traffic piles up on Pune highway
Skepticism is rife among politicians over the success of their Rs 1,100 crore Mumbai-Pune expressway venture, pitted against a four-laned, un-tolled National Highway, has stalled the much needed four-laning of Dehu Road-Lonavla stretch of the highway. This, despite a Rs 108 crore grant from the Ministry of Surface Transport (MoST).
Penniless couple await flight home
The office of the South African Consulate General in the city is trying to arrange for the early return of two elderly South African nationals who were illegally confined to their hotel room by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for over nine days. Consul General Riaan Pio confirmed on Wednesday that the couple were confined in a Khar hotel on suspicion of carrying drugs.
Archbishop relents, admissions to start
Catholic schools will finally throw open their doors to admission seekers. After governor Dr P C Alexander recently consented to promulgate an ordinance staying the Pre-School Act in its entirety for the year 1998-99, Archbishop Ivan Dias has issued Catholic pre-school centres instructions to kick off the admission process.
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