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13 lakh doses of Covishield sent to three major cities from Pune
Pune: Over 13 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine were dispatched for Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai by flights from Pune on Tuesday, informed Pune airport. “Pune Airport dispatched 111 boxes containing 13,36,050 doses…
- India
Team of Muslim men in Pune bury, cremate bodies of unclaimed COVID-19 victims
Pune: Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a group of Muslim men in Pune have been performing cremation and burial of abandoned and unclaimed corpses of COVID-19 victims. They have continued…
- Mumbai News
Maharashtra: Real Corona horror may unfold in next 10 days
Mumbai: In a grim prediction, the Maharashtra government has indicated that the real horrors of Covid-19 may unfold in the next 10 days with a steep spike in ‘active cases’ in the worst-hit…
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COVID-19: Night curfew imposed in Pune; bars, hotels, religious places closed
Mumbai/Pune: Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Pune administration on Friday announced that bars, hotels, restaurants will remain closed for the next seven days in the district. “Bars,…
- India
Cop drinks weedicide in place of cough syrup by mistake, dies
Pune: A 47-year-old constable attached to Pune rural police died on Tuesday after he consumed a weedicide mistaking it for cough syrup some days ago, an official said. The incident happened on the…
- Sports
Maha: 5 held for anti-England protest at Pune cricket stadium
Pune: Five people were arrested after they intruded into the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Gahunje in Pune and shouted “England go back” slogans as that country now houses the legendary sword of…
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Gold coins from Mughal period found near Pune
Pune: Over 200 Mughal-era gold coins, dating back to the early 18th century, have been seized from the possession of a family of construction workers in Pimpri Chinchwad near here, police said on…
- India
Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked
New Delhi: The Army has cancelled an examination for pan-India recruitment of general duty personnel after paper was found to have been leaked, officials said on Sunday. They further said at least three…
- India
Maharashtra launches ‘jail tourism’ initiative from Pune’s Yerawada jail
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday launched a ‘jail tourism’ initiative of the state government from Pune’s Yerawada prison, in a move to help students learn about historical experiences. The…
- Andhra Pradesh News
Swab sample of woman returnee from UK sent to Pune for new strain test
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday denied reports that a woman had fled a quarantine centre in New Delhi after testing positive for new variant of Coronavirus following her arrival from the…
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Bison strays into residential area in Pune; dies after rescue
Pune: A gaur (Indian bison) strayed into a residential area in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among residents, and died after being captured by a forest team, officials said.…
- India
Cancer patient recovers from COVID-19
Pune: A 62-year-old man who is suffering from third stage cancer has recovered from COVID-19 after a long battle, a private hospital here claimed on Thursday. The patient, who is suffering from…
- India
Suicide no solution, govt taking steps on Maratha quota: Pawar
Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday appealed to the Maratha youths, saying that suicide was not a solution to the issue of reservation, and assured that the state government was taking steps…
- Crime
Shiv Sena leader hacked to death in Pune; three detained
Pune: A local Shiv Sena leader was killed in a midnight attack by a group of motorbike-borne assailants here, police said on Friday. The deceased was identified as Deepak Maratkar, an office-bearer of…
- India
I expected a different outcome: Ex-Home Secretary on Babri verdict
Pune: Retired bureaucrat Madhav Godbole on Wednesday said he was expecting a “different result” in the Babri mosque demolition case. Godbole was a Union home secretary when the demolition of the Babri mosque…
- India
Pune district records 3,886 new COVID cases, 84 deaths
Pune: Pune district reported 3,886 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 2,61,683 on Wednesday, a health official said. He said the death toll rose to…
- India
COVID-19 count in Pune rises by 4,093, death toll by 85
Pune: Pune city reported 1,658 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 1,30,0081, while 39 deaths increased the toll to 3,046, an official said on Saturday. A…
- India
Pune: COVID case toll rises by 4,093, deaths by 85
Pune: The coronavirus infection count in Pune district of Maharashtra reached 2,44,516 with the single-day spike of 4,093 cases, a health official said. These new cases were recorded on Friday. The death toll…
- India
Pune first district in India to cross 200K COVID-19 cases
Pune: Driven by a surge in COVID-19 cases in the last few days, Pune has become the first district in the country to record more than two lakh cases. As per data of…
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Expecting highest TV ratings for this IPL season: Ganguly
Pune: Bullish about the IPL’s success as a TV-only event, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he expects the T20 extravaganza to shatter viewership records this year. The IPL begins on September…
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Three brothers succumb to COVID-19 in a week
Pune: In a shocking incident, three brothers from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune passed away due to COVID-19 under a week. All three of them had co-morbidities of high risk and were undergoing treatment in…
- India
Maha: 43-year-old cop dies of COVID-19 in Pune
Pune: A 43-year-old police constable, who had tested positive for COVID-19, succumbed to the deadly infection at a hospital in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Thursday, a senior police official said. The constable…
- India
Pune slum fights COVID-19 with self-discipline, awareness
Pune: Even as several congested areas in Maharashtra’s Pune city turned into COVID-19 hotspots, slum pocket of Janata Vasahat has managed to fight the virus with coordinated efforts of its residents and…
