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BJMC, Sassoon to use advanced sequencing to detect drug-resistant TB

India, Oct. 24 -- Experts at BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) will, for the first time, conduct targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) to identify drug-resistance mutat... Read More


PMC struggles to find ways to reuse pool water amid closure orders

India, Oct. 24 -- With Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ordering swimming pools to shut next week as part of water conservation measures, civic officials are grappling with another challenge - finding... Read More


FDA inspects all 102 methanol licence holders in Pune div; 15 licences cancelled

India, Oct. 23 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected all 102 licensed methanol-related companies in the Pune division as part of a crackdown on violations involving the chemical's storag... Read More


22 methanol firms appeal to minister against FDA action after Pune hooch deaths

India, Oct. 23 -- Twenty-two methanol companies, whose licences were suspended or cancelled following the deaths of 22 people in a suspected spurious liquor tragedy in Pune in May, have appealed to Ma... Read More


After suspected dengue death of girl, PMC reviews preventive measures

India, Oct. 23 -- The suspected dengue death of a nine-year-old girl from Lohegaon has prompted the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to review its preparedness to tackle mosquito-borne diseases, inclu... Read More


Five booked over drowning deaths of eight students at Diveagar beach

India, Oct. 23 -- Five people associated with Winners Academy, an Alandi-based coaching institute, were booked by Dighi Coastal Police on October 18 for alleged negligence in connection with the drown... Read More


Pune tops Maha in dog-bite cases, rabies deaths this year

India, Oct. 23 -- Pune district has reported the highest number of dog-bite cases and rabies deaths in Maharashtra, with 77,286 dog bites and 14 rabies fatalities recorded between January and Septembe... Read More


Diveagar drownings: 5 coaching institute officials booked

PUNE, Oct. 23 -- Five people associated with Winners Academy, a coaching institute, were booked by the Dighi Coastal Police on October 18 for alleged negligence in connection with the drowning deaths ... Read More


Pune reports first suspected dengue death of the year; girl, 9, dies

India, Oct. 21 -- The city has reported its first suspected dengue death of the year after a nine-year-old girl from Khese Park in Lohegaon died at Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC) on Sunday, October 18. The cl... Read More


PMC sets deadlines for Baner-Ganeshkhind road works ahead of Pune Grand Tour 2027

India, Oct. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has directed Tata Projects to complete median improvements along a 4.5-km stretch of the Pune Grand Tour 2027 route by November 30, and all remai... Read More