7 medical students killed in ghastly accident in Wardha
The other deceased have been identified as Neeraj Chauhan (Final year), Nitesh Singh (Intern), Vivek Nandan (Final year), Pratyush Singh (Final year), Shubham Jaiswal (Final year) and Pawan Shakti.
Pune: 5 killed, 4 hurt as truck crashes into car, bikes
Five people died and four others were injured when a speeding truck jumped to the wrong side of the Pune-Ahmednagar highway at Shikrapur after hitting a road divider and colliding with a car and two motorcycles on Sunday night.
Over 1 crore in Maharashtra still to take 2nd jab
Over a crore of beneficiaries are yet to take their second dose of Covid vaccines in the state, prompting the health department to tell the local administrations to convince these people to take it at the earliest.
Maha: 'Over 75% in Covid ICUs are incidental cases'
Seventy-nine-year-old Arvind (name changed on request) was recently taken to hospital after fainting at home due to low blood sugar levels. When he was screened for Covid - part of hospital protocol - he was found to be positive. The Kothrud resident is in Ruby Hall Clinic's Covid ICU.
Maha: Omicron BA.2 in 50% samples; hosp cases mostly Delta
Fresh genome sequencing reports from the state have revealed that an Omicron sub-lineage, BA.2, is slowly gaining ground in the community and the Delta variant is still largely responsible for hospitalization of Covid patients.
Maha experiences winter chill, Mahabaleshwar coldest
The minimum temperature dropped to single digits in several parts of Maharashtra on Monday with hill station Mahabaleshwar reporting 6.5C, followed by Nashik city at 6.6C and Jalgaon 9.2C.
Police bust online cricket betting racket at Khadki shop
Man wanted in several states for 22 offences held following chase in Pune
Prasanna Travels founder Rayakaka Patwardhan dies at 91
Swimming pools reopened for athletes as PCMC eases curbs
Some schools defy govt order, call students for offline sessions ahead of practical exams
Wearable device for Parkinsons disease gets Pune teenager PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Malegaon blast accused Kulkarni alleges delay in trial, says relevant witnesses should be examined
National Girl Child day: India Post felicitates beneficiaries
Man held captive by woman he met on dating app
A 36-year-old married man from Bhayandar in Thane district of Maharashtra was forced to pay the ransom of over Rs 6 lakh after he was held captive by a woman, who had befriended him through a 'dating' app, and her associates, police said on Monday.
Fire safety: Bombay HC to hear PIL on draft
The Bombay high court on Monday set February 7 as the date on which it would hear a PIL seeking enforcement of draft special regulations for fire safety in buildings. The regulations were issued in 2009 in the aftermath of the 26/11 terror attack.
No point focusing on airports, keep close watch on clinical samples from ICU: Experts
Pune BJP chief calls Nana Patole 'stray dog'
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) president of Pune Jagdish Mulik has passed a controversial remark against Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole calling him a stray dog, days after the latter's objectional remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Food, theatre and more: Here is our pick on how to spend Republic Day in Pune
Punes air quality slips to red even as dust storm affects Maharashtra for third straight day
5 killed in accident on Pune-Ahmednagar road
Five people were killed and five were injured after a truck rammed into a car and two motorcycles on Pune-Ahmednagar road on Sunday evening, said Pune Rural Police officials.
HC grills Maha over CS's DGP statement
Bombay high court on Monday grilled the Maharashtra government and questioned how could the then state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte sign as a selection committee member on three names recommended for the post of Maharashtra director general of police (DGP) on November 1, and a week later write to the UPSC saying the panel had erred in its decision making, and seek consideration of Sanjay Pandey's name.
Maharashtra: Farmers give lukewarm response to subsidized sex-sorted semen
National Girl Child Day: Virtual challenge to spread awareness on gender equality
NCP chief Sharad Pawar tests Covid-19 positive
NCP president Sharad Pawar tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
Kolhapur: Fire at chemical factory in Ichalkaranji, no casualty
Pune opens tourist places ahead of Republic Day
Pune: Fewer permanent driving licence seekers in 2021
The number of people content with having a learner's licence and renewing it rather than going for the final driving test, and owning a permanent one has increased in Pune in 2021 compared to the previous two years, RTO officials said.
How schools came up with innovative ideas to celebrate annual events, in virtual mode
Pune civic body attaches 3k properties over tax default
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has attached 3,000 properties in its jurisdiction for tax default. All such properties will be auctioned if the defaulters do not pay the dues. These property owners have been avoiding payment from a long time. Notices and warnings were sent.
Pune region records over 13,000 positive Covid cases
The progressive count of positive Covid patients in the PMR areas went to 13,43,104 with 13,726 fresh cases. The total count of discharged patients reached 12,30,312 as 9,958 patients recovered.
Visits to tourist spots in Pune allowed from today
Tourist destinations across Pune district that were closed earlier this month due to a surge in cases will reopen from Monday, an order from the district collector stated on Sunday. Food outlets at these locations have also been allowed to open.
8 win nationals; gold medalists to compete in China in Oct
Pune: Five dead and five injured as truck veers into opposite lane
Pune registers drop in daily cases; 15 deaths in a day
Act against encroachments on MG Road: Foundation to top cop
Maharashtra reports 40,805 Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 40,805 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 75,07,225, while 44 fatalities put the toll at 1,42,115, a health department official said.
New terminal bldg of Pune airport to operate from Jan 2023
The under-construction new terminal building of the Pune airport will be ready by January next year, airport sources have said.
Mumbai, north Konkan to be hit by dust storm in next 12 hrs: IMD
Maha leaders pay tributes to Netaji, Bal Thackeray
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on their birth anniversaries.
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Moshi garbage depot full, Govt sits on PCMC proposal for second one for 10 years
Pimpri-Chinchwad: WhatsApp number with profile of PCMC chief seeks aid, FIR registered
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited makes fully vaccination certificate mandatory for travel
Chill expected with drop in minimum temp in Pune
The city is likely to experience a chill over the next few days, with the minimum temperatures, which stayed above normal for the last two weeks, expected to drop below normal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials on Saturday.
Low hospitalisation rate a relief: Maha deputy CM
Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the districts weekly positivity rate was on the higher side and could go up further in the next week but the low hospitalisation rate and large numbers of vacant beds in the health hubs were the reassuring factors.
'Pune far better placed now than in second wave'
The district is much better placed now in terms of critical Covid parameters, such as patients on oxygen beds and ventilators than during the second wave early last year, an analysis by the district health department has revealed.District data showed that while 14.
Mahas actual Covid burden lower than some key states
Maharashtra may have the second highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the country after Karnataka, but in terms of cases per million population, it actually trails some key states, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Haryana, analysis by the health department has shown.
Over 16,000 cases daily, schools to remain shut for another week in Pune
Over Rs 3,400 crore in cane arrears, but many state sugar mills avoid action
CDAC to offer online courses for science & engineering graduates
Veteran Marathi theatre artist Kirti Shiledar passes away at 70
Ajit Pawar on Amol Kolhe controversy: No point examining past decisions
School reopening delayed by a week in Pune
Pune: Man arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl
Know Your City: Ardeshirs, Punes own soda drink thats quenching thirst for 137 years
9th robbery suspect in Pune-Mum e-way chase held
The ninth robbery suspect was arrested late on Thursday night itself, hours after he dodged the Pimpri Chinchwad police during the chase of an SUV on the wrong side of the Pune-Mumbai expressway from the Urse toll plaza around noon, while two others are still on the run.
Pune ZP survey finds 2k kids malnourished
Medical and community health officers of the Pune zilla parishad (ZP), who screened 3. 2 lakh children up to six years of age residingin rural areas of Pune inthe last one month, have identified 2,099 malnourished and 5,201 childrenwho probably require medical intervention.
Widow raped in Shirur, five arrested; search on for 3 more accused
Maha logs 37% fewer Covid deaths in Jan over Nov
Covid fatalities in Maharashtra dropped by half in December and were 37% fewer in January when compared to deaths reported in November last year. This, despite only around 26,000 new cases being reported in November as against a whopping 6.43 lakh in January alone a nearly 25-time rise.
Pune BRO recruitment scam: Lt Colonel in Delhi held
A Lieutenant Colonel from the office of the director general border roads (DGBR) in New Delhi has been arrested on the charge of leaking question papers for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recruitment examination for various posts held on October 31, 2021.
Pune reports 16,618 new infections, 10 more deaths
Pune: Electrification work on 173-km rail route complete
Pune: Most children eager to go back to school, say mental health experts
Cosmologist Tarun Souradeep takes charge as RRI director
Pawar backs actor MP over Godse row, says he accepted role only as an artiste
Pune Zilla Parishad begins check-ups, guidance for kids identified with malnutrition, other ailments
Pune Campus Watch: Educationists split over government call to reopen schools from January 24
Punes cultural calendar: Violin by L Subramaniam, poems of Octavio Paz and an R-Day quiz
With 6,000 kids in home isolation in PMC and PCMC areas, reopening of schools uncertain
Pune: PMC to introduce online facility to register pet dogs
Maharashtra: Couple arrested for assaulting pregnant forest guard on duty
Over 10 lakh beneficiaries due for second dose in Pune: state report
NCP leader Amol Kolhe plays Godse in short film, puts party in a fix
Pune: Based on info gathered from YouTube, gang carries out ATM heist; held
2 held for assaulting pregnant forest guard in Satara
An on-duty woman forest guard Sindhu Sanap was beaten up by the former sarpanch of Palsawde village in Satara district on Wednesday. An FIR was registered against former sarpanch Ramchandra Jankar and his wife Pratibha Jankar with the Satara taluka police station and on Thursday morning, the two were arrested.
Ahmedanagar fire: Is this my identity now, asks resident doctor facing culpable homicide charges
Two doses of Sputnik V show strong protection against Omicron variant: Study
Stop online sale of Covid self-testing kits: Chemists association
Pune: When he met his family, they were all in tears
Day after kidnapped boy released, Pune police probe new set of leads
Omicron rapidly replacing earlier strains: ICMR
Omicron was fast replacing the earlier circulating SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) strains in most of the metropolitan cities and the areas having 70% Delta cases in the end of December last year might see a change now, stated officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Covid: Pune nearing its peak, falling trend in Mum soon
Pune is almost nearing the peak of the current surge in Covid-19 cases and might see a downward trend soon, state surveillance officer, Dr Pradip Awate, said on Thursday.
Eight robbery suspects arrested by Pune cops
Eight robbery suspects were arrested around Thursday noon, five of them after their SUV was intercepted by police at the Urse toll plaza.
Maha govt allows physical school for all from Monday
CM Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday approved the proposal to re-open school campuses for all classes from January 24, paving the way for the return of pre-primary students to school for the first time since the March 2020 lockdown and resumption of offline teaching for classes 1-12.
Nagar panchayat polls: BJP retains top spot
With results from the Gadchiroli district announced on Thursday, the BJP maintained its top position in Maharashtra nagar panchayat elections by winning a total of 419 out of 1,791 seats.