{
  "id": 5319831,
  "title": "Pune: Check traffic changes for Janmashtami, Dahi Handi on Friday, Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pune-check-traffic-changes-for-janmashtami-dahi-handi-on-friday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:56:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-traffic-changes-for-janmashtami-dahi-handi-friday-saturday-10861895/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune police have announced road closures and traffic diversions for Janmashtami and Dahi Handi celebrations on September 4 and 5, 2022. The Faraskhana and Vishrambaug areas will have restrictions from 4 pm on Friday, with traffic on Shivaji Road diverted through alternative routes. On Saturday, restrictions will be in force from 8 am to midnight in the central parts of the city, particularly around Shivaji Road, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road, and Tilak Road. In the Warje traffic division, vehicles from Ambedkar Chowk to Church Chowk will be diverted through Karve Road and Vajre Junction. The Band Garden traffic division will close the road from Teen Tofa Chowk towards Blue Nile Chowk and the Iskon temple. Wanowrie will see traffic on Shivarkar Road closed on Saturday until the crowd disperses. Lashkar traffic division will stop traffic from Golibar Maidan towards Mahatma Gandhi Road and divert it towards Khadki Maruti Chowk. The celebrations involve breaking human pyramids formed to reach clay pots filled with sweets, causing large crowds to gather, necessitating these traffic precautions.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Pune Traffic Diversions Announced For Krishna Janmashtami, Dahi Handi Celebrations: All You Need To Know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pune-traffic-diversions-announced-for-krishna-janmashtami-dahi-handi",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:47:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}