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IndianExpress: A Day after The Indian Express reported that an email from one of the addresses of the Mumbai-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module mentioned that Pune was their next target, the city police immediately got into action and has sent out teams to track down the person who received the email.

‘‘The Crime Branch and the Special Branch officials have been asked to identify the receiver of the mail. The Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch will help the officials in carrying out further instructions,’’ police commissioner D N Jadhav told Pune Newsline on Monday.

IndianExpress:  A Rare honour has been bestowed on India and Indian literature by the German Government. India will be the guest of honour at the 58th International Book Fair to be held in Frankfurt between October 4 and 8. Pune too has its place of pride: Manache Shlok of Samarth Ramdas (the 17th century Marathi poet saint), translated into German by Vinita Mahajani, will be on display at the National Book Trust (NBT) stall

IndianExpress:  Pune’s ambition to become the first WiFi city in the country through a public-private partnership received a minor setback when only one company responded to the Pune Municipal Corporation’s tender process to ‘unwire’ the city. With just AirCell sending its bid for setting up WiMax and WiFi network in the city, the PMC has been forced to extend the deadline till Thursday.

‘‘Initially, nearly 30 private companies had shown their interest in participating in ‘Unwired Pune’ project and nearly nine companies participated in the pre-bid meeting. But when it came to submitting bids, just one company participated in the process,’’ a civic official said.

IndianExpress: Finally, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has set the compulsory water meter system in motion. To be implemented from November in five phases, the water meter — a pay-and-use system — makes a comeback after a gap of nearly 10 years.

In the first phase, 16,000 meters will be installed and the standing committee has already sanctioned Rs 5 crore for it. A total of 85,000 meters will be installed and the PCMC has given the contract to a private firm.

IndianExpress: Anceint idols and artifacts have been discovered near the Shaniwarwada. These include a stone idol of Lord Vishnu, parts of a stone pillar with traditional decorations, the statue of a dancer and other sculptures.

Historian Pandurang Balkawade, who stated that the artifacts were more than 700 years old, has appealed to the PMC to ensure that the sites are preserved for further studies.

IndianExpress: Freedom fighters in Pune can now look forward to a 10 per cent concession in property tax. A proposal to this affect has been approved by the Standing Committee and will now be presented before the General Body of the Pune Municipal Corporation.

The Standing Committee has approved the proposal, which was forwarded by corporators Mohansingh Rajpal, Prabhavati Matale, Sulbha Kshirsagar, Lata Bankar, Shubhda Joshi, Deepak Gawade, Minakshi Kadgi, Hirabai Pawar, Sujata Shetty, Seema Sardeshpande, Ashok Yenpure, Dr Snehal Padale, Ajit Apte, Navnath Kambale, Deepak Chaudhary and Shubhash Jagtap.

IndianExpress: Three persons were killed in three accidents over the past two days in the city.

Gorakh Manikrao Birajdar (22), a resident of Old Sangvi, died when his motorcycle was hit by a dumper near Panjar Pol Chowk on Pune-Nashik Road. In the second mishap, Lakshman Sitaram Jadhav Jambhulkar (36), a resident of Hinjewadi died after after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle near Thermax Chowk in Nigdi. Balu Narayanpure was run over by his own truck. Balu had a problem with the starter and when he got down to check the problem, the truck started moving, killing Balu on Telco Road, Chinchwad

IndianExpress:  Dusshera festivities in Pune were in for a bit of heavenly intervention as rains lashed many parts of the city on Monday evening.

However, the areas spared by the rains included the observatories of the India Meteorological Department, which did not record any rainfall on Monday evening

IndianExpress: Three persons were killed in three accidents over the past two days in the city.

Gorakh Manikrao Birajdar (22), a resident of Old Sangvi, died when his motorcycle was hit by a dumper near Panjar Pol Chowk on Pune-Nashik Road. In the second mishap, Lakshman Sitaram Jadhav Jambhulkar (36), a resident of Hinjewadi died after after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle near Thermax Chowk in Nigdi. Balu Narayanpure was run over by his own truck. Balu had a problem with the starter and when he got down to check the problem, the truck started moving, killing Balu on Telco Road, Chinchwad