Diwali Pahat 2026: a morning of Marathi and Hindi songs
Residents and their families were invited to a Diwali Pahat concert of Marathi and Hindi songs from 6:30 to 9:30 am on…
Public View
Public View: issues raised for citizens
A public record of civic issues raised by Prabha Karape and Kharadi residents: what was reported, to which department, and what happened next.
Unlicensed firecracker stall outside a PMC dispensary flagged
Ahead of Diwali, an unlicensed firecracker stall was set up outside the PMC dispensary near Blueberry Society in Kharad…
Save the trees we already have
Prabha Karape has spoken out against cutting decades-old trees for projects in exchange for promises to plant saplings.…
Equal action on unauthorised construction: not just on the poor
When a labouring family puts up a tin shed on a small plot, rules are enforced at once. Yet large unauthorised building…
PMC demolishes 21,000 sq ft illegal building on a playground-reserved plot
Structure demolished; demand for accountability continues
Fire engines delayed by encroachments: raised at the traffic committee
Issue placed on record with traffic police, fire brigade and PMC
Weekly markets on new roads and footpaths: raised with the Commissioner
Weekly vegetable markets have been set up on newly built roads and footpaths in Kharadi, blocking traffic and pedestria…
Collective Atharvashirsha recitation in Kharadi
The Kharadi Atharvashirsha Mandal held eleven collective recitations of the Shri Ganapati Atharvashirsha opposite Gera…
Ganeshotsav appeal: let devotion be louder than loudspeakers
Ahead of Ganeshotsav, Prabha Karape appealed to mandals and residents to celebrate traditionally, peacefully and respon…
Dangerous hanging cables cleared on Kharadi–Dargah Road
Cables cleared, road made safer
Joint meeting on civic problems of newly merged wards 4, 5 and 6
Demand for a joint inter-department meeting recorded
Sewage in drinking water at Gulmohar Paradise Homes: follow-up with PMC
PMC water department working on the issue