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Lying unused for 3 months, health dept finally distributes hearse vans

India, March 23 -- After a delay of over three months, the Maharashtra public health department began distributing 100 hearse vans lying unused near Dr Naidu Hospital from Friday. Parked for a long pe... Read More


Toxic foam reported in Pune's Pavana River

India, March 22 -- Citizens and environmental activists have voiced concern about toxic foam that was reported in the Pavana Riveron Friday. This is the second incident within a week which has irked t... Read More


Pune minibus fire: Driver's salary was paid on time, says owner of company

India, March 22 -- Niten Shah, owner of Vyoma Graphics, on Friday clarified that the driver's salary was paid on time and no payment was pending. The company lost four employees in a minibus fire on ... Read More


ICMR-NIV researchers to study Zika virus impact on pregnancy, birth outcomes

India, March 21 -- In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune will study the impact of Zika virus on pregnancy and... Read More


PMC writes to health dept to declare end of GBS outbreak

India, March 21 -- Following a decline in Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has written to the state public health department on Thursday to declare end of the ... Read More


Driver staged Pune bus fire that killed 4 to avenge workplace disputes

India, March 21 -- The fire that engulfed a minibus carrying employees of graphic design firm Vyoma Graphics in Hinjewadi on Wednesday morning, killing four and injuring five others, was not an accide... Read More


Driver staged Pune bus fire over dispute: Police

Pune, March 21 -- The Hinjewadi police on Thursday said that the fire that engulfed a minibus carrying employees of Vyoma Graphics in Pune on Wednesday morning, killing four and injuring five others, ... Read More


Pune bus fire not accident but sabotage by driver: cops

Pune, March 21 -- The fire that engulfed a minibus carrying employees of a printing firm in Pune on Wednesday, in which four people were killed, was not an accident but a planned act of revenge by the... Read More


Committee appointed to probe patient's death at Aundh District Hospital

India, March 20 -- The health department on Wednesday appointed a committee to investigate the death of a patient three days after discharge. The patient in question was discharged from Aundh District... Read More


Mandatory electrical & fire safety audits ordered across healthcare facilities in Pune district

India, March 20 -- Amid soaring temperatures, the public health department on Wednesday issued orders that mandatory comprehensive electrical and fire safety audits be carried out across all healthcar... Read More