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State to immunise 6 lakh children in ashramshalas, madarsas against measles

India, Aug. 15 -- The measles outbreak in different parts of the state has prompted the Public Health Department of Maharashtra to conduct mass immunisation of more than six lakh children in ashramsha... Read More


File FIRs against builders violating water supply affidavits: Divisional commissioner

India, Aug. 15 -- Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar on Thursday directed local bodies and housing societies to file FIRs against builders who fail to supply water as promised in thei... Read More


Meat shops in Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad to remain open on I-Day & Janmashtami

India, Aug. 14 -- With neither the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) nor the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) ordering the closure of slaughterhouses or meat shops on Independence Day, mea... Read More


Animal birth control centres remain shut amid rise in dog bite cases

India, Aug. 14 -- While there is a surge in cases of dog bites in the city, two facilities that conduct the animal birth control (ABC) programme are closed since the past three months. What's more, th... Read More


BJP MLA Mahesh Landge calls for 'Delhi pattern' for stray dog control in Maha

India, Aug. 14 -- Amid a surge in cases of dog bites, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bhosari, Mahesh Landge, has urged the Maharashtra government to adopt what he calls the 'Delhi pattern' for ... Read More


Pune ZTCC sees rise in organ donations from brain stem death cases

India, Aug. 14 -- The last three years have shown consistent growth in both donors and transplanted organs in Pune Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC), said officials. This year, in 2025, ... Read More


104 pvt hospitals empanelled under govt health schemes in 6 months

India, Aug. 12 -- In just six months, 104 private hospitals across the district have been added to the state's flagship health insurance programme, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY), an... Read More


Govt issues note on birth, death registration

India, Aug. 12 -- Dr Babita Kamlapurkar, deputy director, health services issued a note on Monday on mandatory registration of births and deaths. "The first copy of a birth or death certificate is is... Read More


6 suspended after four patients go missing from Pune mental hospital

India, Aug. 12 -- In a major security lapse, four patients went missing from the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH) in Yerawada over the past two weeks, prompting immediate disciplinary action. Six staff ... Read More


A year on, burn ward at PCMC hospital still not operational

India, Aug. 11 -- Nearly 16 months after work began, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has yet to open the burn ward at the old Talera Hospital in Chinchwad. The civic body had announc... Read More