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FIR against Pune doctor sparks anger in medical fraternity

India, April 21 -- The case filed against Pune-based Dr Sushrut Ghaisas for alleged medical negligence in the death of a 37-year-old woman, Tanisha alias Ishwari Sushant Bhise, has triggered anger wit... Read More


60 penalised for illegally connecting electric motors to water supply lines

India, April 21 -- The water supply department of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has taken stern action against 60 individuals for illegally connecting electric motors or water pump... Read More


PMC requests police to file FIR against bogus doctor

India, April 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has written to the police commissioner requesting filing of first information report (FIR) against an alleged bogus medical practitioner running... Read More


Mosquito tornado reported in Keshavnagar, Kharadi

India, April 20 -- Following the rise in mosquito menace complaints and a bizarre sighting of a mosquito "tornado" in Kharadi, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) launched a week-long vector control ... Read More


Police send back SGH report in pregnant woman death case, say its 'unclear'

India, April 18 -- A day after the expert committee of Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) and BJ Medical College (BJMC) submitted the report in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman, who was al... Read More


Kamala Nehru Hospital awaits docs as ventilators remain shut for 4 months due to staff shortage

India, April 18 -- Officials said that authorities are yet to fill vacant posts despite the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Kamala Nehru Hospital (KNH), run by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC),... Read More


State govt clears rRs.r 1,299 crore hospital dues under health schemes

India, April 18 -- The Maharashtra government has cleared dues worth Rs. 1,299 crore to hospitals empanelled under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aar... Read More


Sharp rise in C-section deliveries in Pune

India, April 17 -- Pune city has recorded the highest number of caesarean (C-section) deliveries this year with a total 26,850 procedures performed between April 2024 and March 2025, according to data... Read More


517 child deaths reported in Pune in 11 Months

India, April 17 -- According to data from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 517 children under the age of five were reported dead between April 2024 and February 2025. The year before, from April 202... Read More


Sassoon hospital submits report on death of pregnant woman

India, April 17 -- A six-member expert committee of Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) and BJ Medical College (BJMC) on Wednesday submitted the report in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman w... Read More