An abstract illustration of a share-trading con Pune: Online fraudsters lured a retired medical researcher (78) by promising him handsome returns in share-trading and duped him of Rs 96.5 lakh between June 28 and Aug 3.The retired researcher, who headed several key medical organisations of the Indian govt and an international public health organisation, is…
Suspect Rohan Rajeshwar Jadhav surrendered before a city court, following which police arrested him PUNE: The Pune cyber police arrested a 26-year-old social media influencer for his alleged role in cheating an elderly man of Rs 1.74 crore in a digital arrest scam.The suspect Rohan Rajeshwar Jadhav surrendered before a city court, following which police…
Activists alleged that the draft bill, which seeks to replace the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration Rules, 2021, stripped patients of several hard-won entitlements Pune: Health rights groups alleged that the Maharashtra government’s newly tabled draft Clinical Establishments Bill, 2026, aimed at regulating private hospitals, diluted key patient protections and ignored lessons from the pandemic.Activists called…
The order was passed by HC on Aug 7, made available on court record on Aug 11 Pune: Bombay high court has quashed preventive detention of a 34-year-old Pune businessman under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of…
Oakwoods Apartments residents said a large amount of society maintenance funds go towards paying for private water tankers Pune: Vimannagar residents have raised concerns over worsening water shortage in the area despite good rainfall in the city and surrounding catchment areas, with several societies reporting low-pressure or no supply for days on end. Residents have…
PMC water works damage road in Upper Indiranagar Pune: A part of the road near Upper Indiranagar on Satara Road caved in on Wednesday afternoon amid ongoing civic water supply department works at the spot.A video of a local resident trying to enter the hole created after the road was damaged was widely circulated on…
The swollen Mula-Mutha river in Pune city Pune: Overnight rain spells in catchments of upstream dams prompted the state irrigation department to continue water release into Mutha river from Khadakwasla dam on Wednesday. The release was maintained at a rate of 4,700 cusec, besides the discharge of water into the canal at rate of 1,000…
Poster for competition of reels Pune: From painted village walls to viral reels, India’s public health messaging is undergoing a makeover.A 24-year-old nursing student of a Sangli college got absorbed in creating an out-of-the-box reel to create awareness about tuberculosis, as the state on Wednesday announced Maharashtra’s “Tuberculosis-Free India” reel competition for nurses and nursing…
Tukai Tekdi overhead water tank in Hadapsar Hadapsar bus depot overhead water tanks Tukai Tekdi overhead water tank in Hadapsar Hadapsar bus depot overhead water tanks Tukai Tekdi overhead water tank in Hadapsar Pune: Residents of various pockets in Hadapsar are irked by the erratic and low-pressure water supply in their taps since the last…
ALC commandant Brigadier CN Satish (right) briefs AFMS director general Vice Admiral Arti Sarin on the prosthetic foot Pune: The Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has unveiled an indigenously developed prosthetic foot designed to improve mobility and help lower-limb amputees negotiate terrains.On a visit to review ALC’s rehabilitation and assistive-technology…
