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PMC may discontinue building permissions in exchange for water affidavits submitted by developers

India, Nov. 22 -- As several builders and developers have reportedly failed to honour the water affidavits submitted to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at the time of obtaining building permissio... Read More


Donkeys used to tow Thar; animal rights group seeks punitive action

Pune, Nov. 22 -- A video from Pune showing two donkeys towing a Mahindra Thar SUV along a public road has sparked nationwide outrage. According to activists, the vehicle weighs between 1,660kg and 1,8... Read More


Donkeys used to tow SUV; animal rights group seeks action

India, Nov. 22 -- A video from Pune showing two donkeys towing a Mahindra Thar SUV along a public road has sparked nationwide outrage. According to activists, the vehicle weighs between 1,660kg and 1,... Read More


With limited resources, PMC struggles to meet TB screening target

India, Nov. 21 -- Due to a severe shortage of equipment and manpower, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is racing against time to meet its tuberculosis (TB) screening target. The civic body has bee... Read More


Patients left without advanced care due to shortage of super-speciality doctors at Sassoon General Hospital

India, Nov. 21 -- A shortage of super-speciality doctors at Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) - one of Maharashtra's busiest government-run tertiary care centres - is affecting hundreds of patients, who,... Read More


Elderly home under scanner after inmate goes missing

India, Nov. 21 -- Twelve elderly people - all inmates of Asak Vrudhashram Anathashram, a shelter home for the elderly, orphans and mentally ill individuals - were shifted by the social justice and spe... Read More


CPCB flags violation of SWM Rules at PCMC's WTE plant

India, Nov. 20 -- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in its report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has flagged several violations of Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules at the ... Read More


Night squads to help improve services at govt hospitals

India, Nov. 18 -- To enhance healthcare services during nighttime, the Public Health Department on Monday launched special night squads to monitor government hospitals across Pune, Solapur, and Satara... Read More


PCMC seals 11 RMC plants for violating green norms

India, Nov. 17 -- The environment department of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has sealed eleven ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants across Tathawade, Punawale, Pimple Nilakh, and Moshi... Read More


Charitable hospitals withhold treatment quotations, leaving patients without health scheme benefits

India, Nov. 17 -- A growing number of charitable hospitals in the city have allegedly stopped issuing treatment quotations to needy patients, effectively preventing them from accessing free or subsidi... Read More