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Health dept flags lapses in hospital diet services, orders disciplinary action

India, April 23 -- Joint director of health services (hospitals) Dr Sunita Golhait on April 17 issued a directive initiating disciplinary action against district civil surgeons, additional civil surge... Read More


PCMC seals 14 RMC plants for violating pollution norms

India, April 23 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) sealed 14 Ready-to-Mix (RMC) plants in the twin city of Pimpri Chinchwad, said officials on Wednesday. The action was taken during... Read More


Maharashtra swelters under 40-degree-plus temperatures

PUNE, April 21 -- Harshada Chaudhary, a 45-year-old woman farmer from Ahilyanagar district, was cutting fodder under the merciless afternoon sun last week when she suddenly collapsed. She was rushed t... Read More


ICU infections show alarming antibiotic resistance in Pune hospital study

India, April 20 -- A hospital-based study by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJMC), Sassoon General Hospital (SGH), and Johns Hopkins University has highlighted a concerning rise in an... Read More


PCMC clears 45,289 sq ft of illegal constructions in 3-day crackdown; 46 structures demolished

India, April 20 -- In an ongoing crackdown against unauthorised constructions, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation demolished 46 illegal structures and cleared 45,289 sq ft of encroachments acr... Read More


Insects found in mid-day meal at PCMC Urdu school; probe ordered

India, April 19 -- Students at a Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)-run Urdu school in Kharalwadi were allegedly served a mid-day meal infested with insects on Saturday morning, prompting a... Read More


PMC debunks claim of 30% property tax rebate for senior citizens

India, April 19 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Saturday clarified that a viral social media message claiming senior citizens in Maharashtra are eligible for a 30% rebate on property tax fo... Read More


PCMC tightens security at headquarters after liquor bottles row

India, April 18 -- A couple of days after images of liquor bottles allegedly found inside a restroom in the main administrative building of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) surfaced o... Read More


Four doctors, two nurses booked for negligence after death of minor girl

India, April 18 -- The Sahakarnagar police have booked four doctors and two nurses of Chinmay hospital and Chinmay Institute of Paediatrics, Navi Peth, for alleged medical negligence that led to the d... Read More


First HMPV case detected in Maharashtra this year recovers

India, April 18 -- Maharashtra has reported its first case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) this year, with a seven-month-old boy in Washim testing positive for the infection. This is likely to be the ... Read More