CoEP COVID facility needs more experts, say docs
They have red-flagged the situation in ICU here, claiming more intensivists and anaesthesiologists are required
3 drown while immersing kin's ashes in river
Prostitution racket busted at Ayurvedic body treatment centre: Pune Police
Pune railway station opens kiosk to sell disposable blankets, pillow covers
Revised containment zone list for Pune has 17 new ones, 71 in total
'Janata' curfew goes for a toss in Nagpur
As people thronged streets in Maharashtra's Nagpur amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of Janata curfew went for a toss on Saturday morning.
Covid-19: Recoveries exceed tally in Pune
The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Friday added 4,093 new cases as against 3,788 recoveries, with discharges exceeding the days tally in the municipal corporation limi
Pune: Oxygen plant may begin ops by Oct 25
The new liquid oxygen manufacturing plant in Chakan is likely to be up and running by October 25, improving oxygen supply to healthcare facilities in Pune and surrounding
ICMR allows states to make use of local labs
The ICMR has allowed states to take help of local laboratories and not just depend on the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-acc
Doc shows no antibodies a month after infection
Forty-two-year-old intensivist Prashant Jedge remembers being stunned when an antibody test, performed a month after Covid-19 infection, returned a complete negative.
PMC centres reduce number of daily tests
(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on September 19, 2020)
Consult elected representatives before issuing prohibitory orders, Ajit Pawar tells district admin
Pune: 3 held for possession of 130 kg of marijuana
Dalvi hosps deploys inexperienced hands
For three of the employees of Pune Municipal Corporations (PMC) garden department, whove been deputed as helpers at the Dalvi Hospital, the experience has been rather nig
Nagpur records over 3,000 new cases, toll now 1,935
District admin to convert ESIC hospital to dedicated Covid health centre
Pune: Hospitals in city struggle with shortage of critical care nursing staff
MSRTC buses to run at full capacity from Fri
The buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation would ply with full passenger load from Friday.
Dearth of spl tankers to transport oxygen a worry
A dearth of cryogenic tankers in Maharashtra is putting a strain on the supply of liquid oxygen to hospitals treating Covid-19 patients. Before the pandemic, fewer than 2
Amitabh Gupta to be new Pune police chief
The state government late on Thursday night transferred Pune police commissioner K Venkatesham as additional director general of police (special operations) in Mumbai. He
Ambulance providers face action for overcharging
(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on September 18, 2020)
Controversial IPS officer Amitabh Gupta is Punes new police commissioner
Pune: Man held for impersonating Ajit Pawar
Pune ZP eyes scrapped buses to set up mobile anganwadis for migratory tribes
TA battalion begins drive to plant over one lakh saplings, seed balls at military areas of Pune
Fake currency: Siblings lands in jail
The duo tried learning from YouTube but were caught out on their very first outing
Pune: Two held for possession of 13.2 grams of Mephedrone
Pune: 400 staffers of NCL & URDIP volunteer for CSIR sero survey
PMC to increase oxygen beds at four civic hospitals to meet high demand
As prices rise, MahaFPC starts offloading 40,000 tonne of onions in Mumbai and Pune markets
Pune: Two arrested for stealing bikes and selling them via social media
CM likely to intervene in stalled Pavana pipeline project: Sanjay Raut
Thieves snatch gold chains in Kondhwa, Wanowrie
Two persons, riding on a motorcycle, snatched gold chains belonging to two women on Salunkhe Vihar Road in Kondhwa and at Kedarinagar in Wanowrie between 6.15pm and 6.30p
Pune: Burglars steal valuables worth Rs 21L
Three persons broke into a flat at Bhale Estate in Wakdewadi and stole 38 tola gold, 5kg silver and Rs3lakh, collectively worth Rs21.2 lakh, early on Tuesday.
'Centre not helping Maha with masks, PPE kits'
Maharashtra public health minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday accused the Union government of halting the supply of masks, ventilators and personal protective equipment kit
'Treat symptomatic people like confirmed cases'
Patients with flu-like symptoms should immediately be tested again via RT-PCR even if they have been cleared by the 30-minute antigen test kit, health experts have said.
Daily Covid cases drop to 519 in Kolhapur dist
As many as 34 deaths were reported across Kolhapur district on Tuesday along with 519 new patients.
PMC to act tough against those not wearing masks, spitting in public places
Rs 7000 for a 3.5km ride in an ambulance
(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on September 17, 2020)
Couple destroys kits at testing centre
Duo allegedly wanted preference, argued with PMC staffers at the Ambegaon Budruk facility
Man who recovered from Covid found hanging, cops suspect suicide
Covid norms violated frequently; PMC to send 3-member squads to check shops & markets
Pune gets light showers, IMD predicts moderate rain for next three days
Siblings print fake currency at home by watching YouTube video, arrested: Police
PMC reports zero cases of dengue and chikungunya from March to August
Pune: AFMC hosts online conference on medical writing and reviewing
Money allotted for scheme to help urban poor nearly over, PMC looks at other options
Nashik farmers halt auction as onion crashes
The Centres decision to ban the export of onions has not gone down well with farmers in the state, who have threatened to halt auctions if the government does not roll ba
Heavy rain likely in Aurangabad, Marathwada
Parts of Marathwada were lashed by incessant showers during the 36 hours ending Tuesday evening, leaving farms and lowlying areas inundated.
Ventilator-supported ICU beds too few for demand
Care for critical Covid-19 patients continued to be a challenge, as only seven ventilator- supported ICU beds were vacant across the city and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal l
Why Pune tops the nation's Covid list
(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on September 16, 2020)
Maharashtra: Vasant Wani, former chief of BJPs Pimpri unit, dies
Dabholkar murder case: Bail pleas of Tawade and Bhave denied
Pune: SPPU issues guidelines for conducting online-offline final year exams
Recovered patients cross one-lakh mark in PMC, still among municipal areas with high active cases
Talks on with private hospitals, 700 beds added so far: Pune Divisional Commissioner
Treatment of asymptomatic Covid patients not covered under MJPJAY: Pune Divisional Commissioner
Pune: AICTS doctors perform life-saving surgery on newborn with complete heart block
13 PG diploma courses: SPPU to hold online exams from September 28 to 30
Corporatisation of OFB: Defence workers federations seek withdrawal of terms of reference of EGoM
Nashik farmers protest ban on onion exports
Girl recovers from Covid, dengue co-infection
Pune: Oxygen tankers to get status of ambulance
The administration has decided to accord the status of ambulance to tankers carrying oxygen to ensure hassle-free transport of the gas essential for the treatment of Covi
PCB to start door-to-door survey from Tuesday
The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) will launch a week-long door-to-door survey in areas under its limits to identify suspected cases of Covid-19 from Tuesday.
Pune: Womans RT-PCR test +ve day after she dies
A 59-year-old womans RT-PCR test report showing that she is Covid-19 positive reached her family members on September 12, a day after she had passed away and a shocking 1
PMC deputes officers at private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients to monitor bed status
Tampering of data CCTVs to protect automatic weather stations across Maharashtra
Covid patients put beds at ward office in protest
(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on September 15, 2020)
Pune: Man arrested for illegally increasing marks of 178 students of distance learning institute
Pune scientist bags 2020 Young Entrepreneur Award by INAE
Pune: 10-yr-old with rare paediatric co-infection of dengue and Covid treated successfully
Covid: Getting no help, family drives to Sangli
After CoEP jumbo facility denied admission over lack of prescription, man drives positive father, mother with symptoms, wife, month-old baby to other district, where his
1,060 positive cases in Pune city police
Over one-fifth of total Covid-19 cases in Pune identified in last two weeks
Women and child ministry steps up efforts to address malnutrition across Maharashtra
Bookseller sleeps on pothole over poor roads
Mirza Abdul Qayyum, who also teaches children Urdu and Marathi, told on Monday that the condition of roads had gone from bad to worse with the onset of monsoon, and the a
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad's toll crosses 1,000-mark
Thirteen people succumbed to Covid-19 in Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits on Sunday, pushing the toll for the twin township over the 1,000-mark.
Restaurant worker robs owners house in Pune
A worker from a restaurant in Nigdi attacked the owners wife and children in the early hours of Saturday and fled with a safe comprising gold ornaments and a wrist watch,
Pune: Baner jumbo unit reopens
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will reopen the Covid-19 jumbo treatment facility at Baner from Monday. The facility will begin admitting patients once again after a
Oxford Covid vaccine trials may resume in 3 days
After safety watchdogs in the UK cleared concerns, human trials of the Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine candidate in India are expected to resume in three days, top off
10,774 active cases remain under home isolation
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been witnessing a sizeable rise in the number of active home isolation cases. As per the district health office (DHO) report rele
Pune: 2 staffers SSPU fudge marks, booked
(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on September 14, 2020)