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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


PCMC suspends doctor for allegedly reporting to duty drunk at YCM Hospital

India, Oct. 17 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has suspended medical officer Dr Vaibhav Avinash Mhaske for allegedly reporting to duty in an intoxicated state at Yashwantrao Chava... Read More


IIM Mumbai to study traffic congestion in Pune, suggest long-term solutions

India, Oct. 16 -- The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai will conduct a comprehensive study of traffic congestion in Pune and its metropolitan region following an initiative by union minister... Read More


October 30 deadline set for HCMTR, inner ring road land surveys

India, Oct. 16 -- Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi has directed officials to complete joint land surveys for the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) 24-metre-wide high capacity mass transit route ... Read More


PMC conducts night blood survey for filariasis

India, Oct. 15 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has launched a two-month night blood survey to detect lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, among construction workers and migrant labourers. ... Read More


Maha suspends two Pune health officials over alleged lapses

India, Oct. 15 -- The state public health department has suspended two assistant directors of health services posted in Pune over alleged lapses in the monitoring of family planning and child health p... Read More