Eight young dreams cut short at Diveagar, Alandi mourns its sons

India, Oct. 3 -- On Thursday morning, eight Class 11 students from Alandi left home with their friends, teachers and a day at the sea ahead of them. By Friday, the town was preparing to receive their ... Read More

Alandi shuts down, parents demand answers

India, Oct. 3 -- Anger and grief gripped Alandi on Friday as the town observed a voluntary shutdown following the deaths of eight 16-year-old students who drowned at Diveagar beach in Raigad district ... Read More

Diveagar tragedy fallout: Alandi academy sealed; coaching centres under civic scanner

India, Oct. 3 -- The Alandi Municipal Council sealed Winners Academy after a preliminary inquiry found that the coaching institute had allegedly been operating without the required municipal permissio... Read More

Alandi town in mourning, families grapple with loss

PUNE, Oct. 3 -- The Diveagar trip, meant to be a day of friendship, excitement and memories, ended with eight 16-year-olds drowning at the Raigad beach, leaving behind grieving parents, unfinished dre... Read More

PMC to impose fire-safety fees on violators, recover dues based on built-up area

India, Oct. 2 -- Establishments found operating without mandatory fire-safety compliance and government approvals will now have to pay an annual fire and emergency services fee to the Pune Municipal C... Read More

Maharashtra to use drug-detection devices to screen medicines at govt facilities

India, Oct. 2 -- Maharashtra's public health department will for the first time use counterfeit drug-detection devices to conduct primary screening of medicines stocked at government healthcare facili... Read More

Pune tops Maha's influenza cases as state sees sharp spike

India, Oct. 2 -- While Maharashtra has recorded a sharp spike in swine flu cases with 2,320 cases and eight deaths reported between January 1 and September 21 this year, the Pune Municipal Corporation... Read More

12 children hospitalised after suspected chlorine leak at Yerawada swimming pool

India, Oct. 2 -- Twelve children aged 13 to 15 were hospitalised after a suspected chlorine gas leak at a swimming pool at the Government Regional Sports Complex in Yerawada on Wednesday night. Police... Read More

8 teens on picnic drown in sea at Maharashtra's Diveagar beach

India, Oct. 2 -- Eight 16-year-old students of a private coaching institute drowned in the Arabian Sea while on a picnic at the Diveagar beach in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, with the bo... Read More

picnic turns into tragedy as eight teens drown off beach in raigad

Mumbai, Oct. 2 -- Eight 16-year-old students of a private coaching institute in Pune drowned in the Arabian Sea while on a picnic at the Diveagar beach in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday, p... Read More

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