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Aarogya Mitras in Maha go on indefinite strike over unmet demands

India, Feb. 20 -- Beginning Tuesday, thousands of Aarogya Mitras working under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) have gone on an inde... Read More


Two suspected GBS deaths reported in Pune

India, Feb. 20 -- The number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) went up to 11 after two deaths among suspected patients were reported on Wednesday. While the numbe... Read More


FDA busts spurious drug racket; medicines worth rRs.r12.47 seized

India, Feb. 17 -- In a joint operation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Pune, Thane, and Nandurbar officials have dismantled an inter-state network engaged in the illegal manufacturing a... Read More


Pune GBS outbreak: FDA finds no bacterial contamination in raw chicken samples

India, Feb. 17 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled out bacterial contamination in raw chicken samples collected from areas affected by Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Pune on Monday amid ... Read More


Two cooks found drunk on duty at Regional Mental Hospital in Yerawada

India, Feb. 17 -- In a serious breach of rules, two cooks at the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH) Yerawada were caught drunk while on duty on Thursday night. The hospital's security staff discovered the... Read More


Chemist Association demands ban on online pharmacies

India, Feb. 17 -- The Chemist Association of Pune District (CAPD) has written to the Union health minister J P Nadda and other senior officials requesting an urgent need for a ban on online pharmacies... Read More


PMC to set up ICU units at three civic hospitals

India, Feb. 16 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) heath department will set up intensive care units (ICUs) at three major civic hospitals - Kamala Nehru Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Hospital and Sonawa... Read More


PCMC squad collects rRs.r31 lakh penalty from pollution violators

India, Feb. 16 -- The Nuisance Detection Squad of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has intensified its crackdown on pollution violations and illegal waste dumping. The squad has collected... Read More


MPCB issues directions to Shirur municipal council for alleged pollution violation

India, Feb. 16 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Pune on Thursday issued proposed directions to the Shirur Municipal Council (SMC) for alleged violation of solid waste management and ... Read More


Mystery behind stray pig deaths continues, toll touches 41

India, Feb. 15 -- Even as authorities are unable to explain the death of pigs in Kothrud area, the casualty count rises to 41 from 20. The sample results of two dead stray pigs could not conclude caus... Read More