{
  "id": 2407442,
  "title": "Panvel Municipal Corporation To Host 'Modak And Puran Poli Festival 2026' On August 22 To Support Women Home Entrepreneurs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panvel-municipal-corporation-to-host-modak-and-puran-poli-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T16:45:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/panvel-municipal-corporation-to-host-modak-and-puran-poli-festival-2026-on-august-22-to-support-women-home-entrepreneurs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Panvel's Women and Child Welfare Department will host the 'Modak and Puran Poli Festival 2026' on August 22 at Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya to empower women running home-based food businesses. The festival aims to showcase and sell traditional Maharashtrian food products while providing women entrepreneurs with a platform to expand their customer base and businesses. Mamta Pritam Mhatre, chairperson of the PMC Women and Child Welfare Committee, emphasized the long-term opportunities the event aims to create for women engaged in home-based enterprises.",
  "summary": "Panvel, August 21, 2026: The Panvel Municipal Corporation’s Women and Child Welfare Department will organise the ‘Modak and Puran Poli Festival 2026’ on Saturday to provide women running home-based food businesses with a platform to showcase and sell their products. The festival will be held from 5 pm to 9 pm on August 22 at Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya in Panvel. The initiative aims to promote…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}