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‘Brutal, bloody battles’: Russia’s ‘insane’ fight for Soledar

Ukraine has been crying out for more heavy armour, longer range weapons and air defence systems to end the war.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 276 of the invasion

More than 6m Ukrainian households still without power; EU to boost efforts to restore electricity and heating; Hungarian president to meet Zelenskiy

The Guardian - AU

Former prime minister Scott Morrison's secret ministries were unnecessary, Virginia Bell's inquiry finds

The findings from the investigation into Scott Morrison's self-appointment to secret ministries have been released. Here are some of the key takeaways.

ABC News

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Labor retains Coalition-appointed shipbuilding adviser on $9,000 for each day worked

Former US navy secretary Donald Winter will provide advice on unspecified ‘key matters’ being considered by government

The Guardian - AU

Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says alleged leak relates to national security committee deliberations

The Guardian - AU

Pig-Sticker, a Song of the PMC Wagner Mercenaries

Readers of the blog know what side I support in the Russia-Ukraine war, so unsurprisingly most of the songs of the war that I've blogged have been pro-Ukrainian, since they're the ones that most struck me. (Here's an exception.) Still, my point in these posts is to pass along things…

Reason

Scott Morrison’s secretive cabinet committee of one had hundreds of meetings, FOI documents suggest

Exclusive: Transparency advocate Rex Patrick says body established by former PM with only one permanent member – Morrison – was ‘an abuse of process’

The Guardian - AU

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Appreciation: Barbara Ehrenreich showed us how much it cost to be broke

Somebody has to grow and harvest the food in the fields. Somebody has to clean the carcasses, drive the trucks and unload the haul. Somebody has to process the food, prepare it, cook it, serve it. There's always somebody minding the register, stocking the shelves, wiping the counters, mopping the…

Los Angeles Times

Modi chief architect’s Pune riverfront project faces scrutiny

In 2015, the Pune Municipal Corporation, then run by Nationalist Congress Party, invited bids to clean up and “rejuvenate” the polluted Mula and Mutha rivers. The riverfront development project, the PMC said, would cut the risk of flooding in the rivers and beautify stretches of their banks totalling 44 km.…

Newslaundry

Plastic to be used for laying roads in Pune after 3 years

PUNE: The civic body will resume using plastic for road construction, nearly three years after it was last used.

The Times of India

Panvel Municipal Corporation offers 50% discount on penalty for delayed property tax payment till September 30

NAVI MUMBAI: Property tax defaulters in Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) area are being offered with yet another opportunity to clear the dues till September 30. PMC has allowed the taxpayers to pay outstanding amounts with a rebate of 50% on the penalty for delayed payment. This would mean, those who…

The Times of India

World Bank picks Pune Municipal Corporation for pilot on food supply chain

PUNE: The Work Bank has selected the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for a pilot project to improve urban food supply chain, wherein the civic body would get Rs 9 crore for standardizing weekly markets and modernizing a slaughterhouse.

The Times of India

Pune: Wadgaon Sheri citizens forum appeals to stop throwing garbage on road

PUNE: The Wadgaon Sheri Nagrik Manch has appealed to citizens to stop throwing garbage on the road. Ashish Mane of the manch said that the onus of garbage management is on the civic administration, but now “we also want citizens to play an active part in it”.

The Times of India

Pune Municipal Corporation restarts hotmix facility, focuses on main roads repair

PUNE: The PMC has decided to fix potholes on the main roads on priority to ensure that daily commute on busy stretches is not hampered.

The Times of India

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The Guardian - AU

Senior public servant questioned Women’s Network rebrand but not phallic logo design, documents show

Federal government’s ‘women’s champion’ did not raise concerns about purple, elongated emblem but asked who initiated rebrand

The Times of India

Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation step up surveillance as dengue cases rise

PUNE: A spurt in dengue cases in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) has prompted the municipal corporations in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad to intensify surveillance against vector-borne diseases.

The Times of India

Pune: Civic body gets forest department approval for overhead tanks

PUNE: The PMC has received clearance from the forest department to allot four plots for the construction of overhead tanks under a 24x7 water supply project.

The Times of India

In Pune Municipal Corporation limits, some patients on oxygen beds, but none on ventilator

PUNE: There has been an uptick in Covid-19 hospitalisations within PMC limits.

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Dfat head Kathryn Campbell set to be replaced as Albanese reshapes public service

Australia’s ambassador to Japan, Jan Adams, tipped to replace Campbell, who presided over the robodebt scheme while human services boss

The Times of India

Pune: Schools all set to reopen, but poor fire safety still a worry

PUNE: With schools run by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools looking clearly ill-equipped for fire safety, doubts have been raised over reopening for the new academic year this Wednesday.

The Times of India

Pune Municipal Corporation finalizes operators for 7 public parking lots

PUNE: The civic administration has finalized operators for seven public parking spaces in the busy areas of the city, including Deccan and Peth localities, for the next three years. Some of these facilities were shut down due to overcharging complaints or end of contract, leaving motorists hassled.

The Times of India

MVA partners in talks to fight Pune Municipal Corporation polls together

PUNE: The leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and Shiv Sena have expedited talks to contest the forthcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections together following the decision on reservation of seats for women in civic polls by the state election commission.

The Times of India

Civic body's public parking facilities turn dump yards

PUNE: The civic body's 26 public parking spaces have virtually turned into dumping yards with over 300 vehicles, including four- and two-wheelers, left unattended, prompting the authorities to mull auctioning them if the owners do not claim them.

The Times of India

Pune: In PMC limits, marginal rise in Covid hospitalisations; 94 new cases in district

PUNE: The district on Sunday recorded 94 new Covid-19 cases, 12 less than what it recorded on Saturday. There were no deaths.

The Times of India

Pune: Over 1 .5 lakh citizens clear 34 tonnes of trash in 2 hours

PUNE: More than 1. 5 lakh people participated in the citywide plogathon that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) organised on Sunday.

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