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1. PUNE Pune is a sprawling city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It was once the base of the Peshwas (prime ministers) of the Maratha Empire, which lasted from 1674 to 1818. It's known for the grand Aga Khan Palace, built in 1892 and now a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ashes are preserved in the garden. The 8th-century Pataleshwar Cave Temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

2. FAMOUS PLACE IN THANE Shaniwarwada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Built in 1732, it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War.

3. PUNE RAILWAY STATION Pune railway division is one of the five railway divisions of Central Railway (India) Zone of Indian Railways located at Pune of Maharashtra state in western India. The other railway divisions are Mumbai CSMT, Nagpur, Solapur and Bhusawal. There are 71 railway stations in Pune railway division.

4. FAMOUS TEMPLE IN PUNE Shreemant Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple in Pune is dedicated to the Hindu God Ganesh. The temple is popular in Maharashtra and is visited by over hundred thousand pilgrims every year.

5. FAMOUS FOOD IN PUNE Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, India. It consists of misal and pav. The final dish is topped with farsan or sev, onions, lemon and coriander. It is usually served with bread or rolls toasted with butter and buttermilk or curd and papad.

6. GANPATI FESTIVAL IN PUNE One of the biggest festivals for Hindus, Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi is celebrated in a grand way in various parts of India. It marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, and the celebrations go on for 11 days till the visarjan.

7. FAMOUS LAKES IN PUNE Pashan Lake is an artificial lake near the suburb of Pashan, about 12 km from the city center of Pune, India. The lake was built in the British era to accommodate the water requirement of the neighbourhood. The main inlet of the lake is a small river Ramnadi, which is even controlled by the barrage located to the north of the lake

8. PUNE MARATHI FILMS The Film and Television Institute of India is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.

9. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES IN PUNE Vishwajeet Kadam (born 13 January 1980) is a politician from the Indian state of Maharashtra. Son of late congress leader Patangrao Kadam, Vishwajeet was born and brought up in Pune. He is currently an MLA from Palus-Kadegaon Vidhan Sabha constituency) Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam has a B.E, MBA, Phd in Management and has also completed Management and Leadership in Education from Harvard University.

10. FAMOUS HOTELS IN PUNE This luxe hotel is a 13-minute walk from Chaturshringi Temple and 13 km from Aga Khan Palace.The contemporary rooms have minibars and marble bathrooms, plus flat-screens and Wi-Fi (fee). Upgraded rooms add access to a private lounge serving free breakfast, drinks and snacks. Suites add kitchenettes and balconies. Turndown service is offered, as is room service.Parking is free. The hotel has 5 restaurants, including a rooftop eatery, a deli, and an Italian restaurant serving wood-fired pizzas, along with a night club and a refined bar. There's also a spa, an outdoor pool and a gym, plus a kids' play area, a business centre and 12 event rooms.

11. FAMOUS CRIME IN PUNE The Joshi- Abhyankar serial murders were ten murders committed by Rajendra Jakkal, Dilip Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah of Pune, India between January 1976 and March 1977. All the murderers were commercial art students at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Tilak Road, and were hanged for their crimes on 27 November 1983 The group had acquired a poor reputation on their college campus for robbery and drinking.

12. PUNE POLICE Pune City police department is the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over 790 km² comprising Pune city in Maharashtra. The city police is division of Maharashtra Police, i.e state police department of Maharashtra. The current Pune commissionerate came into existence on 1 July 1965.

13. FAMOUS MARKET IN PUNE Avoid going to these Pune markets that are closed in various days of the week. ... Photo source : Ketan.wa via Wikipedia ... wedding season or you have your birthday coming up, it is incomplete without at least one trip to Laxmi Road in Pune.

14. FAMOUS MALL IN PUNE Phoenix Market City is a shopping mall developed by Phoenix Mills Limited located in Pune, Maharashtra. It was opened in January 2011 and is one of the largest malls in India, with a retail area of 1.19 million square feet. It is located in the Vimannagar area of Pune.

15. FAMOUS FORTS IN PUNE Rajmachi Fort is one of the many historical forts in the rugged hills of Sahyadri mountains. It consists of two twin fortresses Shriwardhan Ballekilla and Manaranjan Balekilla, with a wide machi surrounding the two Balekillas. 

16. FAMOUS MULTIPLEX IN PUNE City Pride Mangala Cinema - Shivaji Nagar is a popular theatre located at 111, Shivaji Road, Near Union Bank Of India, Shivaji Nagar, Central, Pune. ... Facilities available at City Pride Mangala Cinema - Shivaji Nagar are Parking Facility, Recliner Seats and Dolby Atmos.

17. FAMOUS DISCO IN PUNE There is a specific time limit for free entry as well. Chicken dishes are a must try. Perfect for clubbing with friends. Penthouze the roof top resturant on a busy street of Koregaon Park Pune, what makes this place true gem is the ambience and DJ.

18. FAMOUS HOSPITAL IN PUNE Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital Deccan Gymkhana The seed was sown in 1994 with Pune Institute of Neurology (PIN); a 16 bedded hospital which flourished into a full fledged Neurosciences Centre over 10 years. A unique Institute, the FIRST in Maharashtra exclusively dedicated to Neurology & Neuro Surgery.

19. LIFESTYLE IN PUNE Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture. ... The broader sense of lifestyle as a "way or style of living" has been documented since 1961. Lifestyle is a combination of determining intangible or tangible factors

20. CORONAVIRUS IN PUNE Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS-CoVand Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (CoV)is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

21. AIRPORT PUNE Pune Airport, is located approximately 10 km northeast of Pune Central in the state of Maharashtra, India. The airport is a civil enclave operated by the Airports Authority of India at the western side of Lohagaon Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force.

22. FAMOUS COLLEGE IN PUNE Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly University of Pune and University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in Pune, Maharashtra. Established in 1949, and spread over a 411 acres campus, the university is home to 43 academic departments.

23. IT PARK PUNE “IT Park” means integrated IT/ITES facility constructed with minimum floor area of 15000 sqmtrs land or above as an exclusively described or earmarked site managed and developed / to be developed with IT office space and other amenities of international standard and made available on lease basis for IT Industry, to ...

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