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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


Anti-rabies vaccine unavailable at 126 govt hospitals, RIG at 375

India, Oct. 20 -- Anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) is unavailable at 126 government hospitals in Maharashtra, while rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is out of stock at 375 facilities, according to a letter from t... Read More


PMC gets defence land for KP's North Main Road widening, targets 30-metre width before monsoon

India, Oct. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday took possession of defence land required to widen North Main Road in Koregaon Park, clearing a key hurdle in its plan to ease congestio... Read More


PMC orders surprise checks of 950 private hospitals over treatment rate displays; activists claim rules remain on paper

India, Oct. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday directed all ward medical officers to conduct surprise inspections of all private hospitals in their jurisdictions to check whether tre... Read More


Sule seeks rRs.r9,000 aid for farmers, demands rRs.r1L per hectare relief

India, Oct. 18 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government's Rs.5,000 relief for drought-hit farmers as inadequate amid rising... Read More


CJP stages tricolour protest in Pune, seeks CEC's resignation

India, Oct. 18 -- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) staged a peaceful protest near the Pune district collector's office on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kum... Read More


Indrayani river retains biodiversity despite severe pollution, study finds

India, Oct. 18 -- The Indrayani river continues to support rich biodiversity despite severe pollution and recurring fish deaths, with 169 plant species and 107 bird species recorded along its banks, a... Read More


FDA seizes food items worth rRs.r38.10 lakh in Pune division

India, Oct. 18 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized food items worth Rs.38.10 lakh during a special inspection drive across Pune division ahead of Diwali. Officials said the action, ca... Read More


Water stored in homes, construction sites fuelling mosquito breeding: PMC

India, Oct. 18 -- Water stored in homes and at construction sites is contributing to mosquito breeding and the rise in vector-borne diseases in Pune, according to an action-taken report by the Pune Mu... Read More