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Health department begins surveillance in Purandar after two suspected GBS cases

India, March 5 -- The public health department has launched surveillance in Nira village in Purandar tehsil, around 70 km from Pune, after two suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) were rep... Read More


PCMC terminates contract for Bhama Askhed water project after delays

India, March 5 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has terminated the contract for the Bhama Askhed closed pipeline project after the work remained incomplete despite multiple deadlin... Read More


Doctor, aide held for running sex determination racket

India, March 5 -- Pune police on Wednesday arrested Dr Akash Malgunde, a BAMS doctor, and his alleged agent, Narendra Thakre, for running an illegal sex determination racket, and seized a stock of med... Read More


Maharashtra introduces balloon tamponade in govt hospitals to curb maternal deaths from haemorrhage

India, March 2 -- To reduce maternal deaths caused by severe bleeding during pregnancy, the Maharashtra government has introduced the use of balloon tamponade at all government hospitals handling deli... Read More


Maha reconstitutes panel to probe hysterectomy surgeries of women sugarcane workers across state

India, March 2 -- The Maharashtra government has reconstituted a state-level committee and directed all districts to form local panels to investigate hysterectomy (uterus removal) surgeries carried ou... Read More


PMC to revive shut hospitals, upgrade facilities to expand civic healthcare

India, March 2 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to revive several defunct and underutilised civic hospitals, including the long-shut Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Bopodi, to expand affo... Read More


Balloon procedure to stop haemorrhage

Pune, March 2 -- To reduce maternal deaths caused by severe bleeding during pregnancy, the Maharashtra government has introduced the use of balloon tamponade at all government hospitals handling deliv... Read More


PCMC presents rRs.r9,322.17 crore budget for 2026-27, focus on infra, health and transport

India, March 1 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar on Saturday presented a Rs.9,322.17-crore budget for the financial year 2026-27 before the newly constituted standing com... Read More


Haffkine Bio Pharma warns staff against leaking confidential data

India, March 1 -- After allegations regarding the misuse of funds by officials surfaced, the state-run Haffkine Bio-Pharma Corporation Ltd has issued a circular warning employees against the unauthori... Read More


Doctors remove uterus without consent; 5 booked

India, March 1 -- The Pune police have booked five persons, including four doctors from a private hospital, for medical negligence after they allegedly removed the uterus of a 35-year-old woman withou... Read More