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PCMC panel keeps 103 doctors on hold; Rs 30 lakh being sought for appointing them, alleges NCP
The civic Law Committee, which is supposed to regularise the doctors' appointment, has postponed its last four meetings. The committee has drawn fire from opposition NCP, which has alleged that the committee was demanding Rs 20-30 lakh for appointing each doctor.
Pune: Labour trickles back but MSME sector hampered by liquidity problems
In Pune district alone, at least two lakh labourers had left for their home states and districts during the lockdown. While some have started returning, industries lack the funds to restart operations or pay labourers because orders remain sluggish
Active cases drop in Bhavani Peth, rise sharply in Sinhagad Road ward office area
Among the city’s 15 ward office areas, the Bhavani Peth ward office, which was the third most affected area in the city on May 21 with 223 active cases, had just 107 active cases as on June 8, making it the 10th most affected area.
Ludhiana: Wife, son held for 75-yr-old’s murder after domestic fight
Sub-Inspector Madhu Bala, SHO, Sarabha Nagar police station, said that Charanjit Kaur, along with her son Jatinder Singh, had gone to her parents' place in Ropar for some days after a fight with her husband.
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh: HC allows lower courts to hear non-urgent cases
“The remaining officers as well as the staff shall work from home. They will not leave the station except by taking permission from the competent authority and will also make themselves available immediately as and when their services on required,” reads the order.
More tests, better medical facilities needed to handle spike in cases: Central team to Pune admin
With increasing number of cases, said the team, “proper strategy of more testing and more medical facilities will keep the loss at minimum. Rapid testing will help life get back to normal in phases, instead of making the public live in fear.”
Pune: After Gadgil spends lakhs on medical infra, 12 city legislators sanction over Rs 4.3 crore from LAD funds
The PMC has so far spent Rs 3.32 crore of the sanctioned Rs 4.38 crore to purchase 8,300 N-95 masks, 11,690 PPE kits,10,300 VTM kits, 10,000 bottles of hand santizer, 156 infrared thermometers, 10,000 sterile surgical gloves and 1 lakh face masks.
Pune: Collector asks housing societies to follow govt directives
On Wednesday, Pune District Collector Naval Kishore Ram issued an order asking office bearers of housing societies to follow the directives issued by the central and the state governments time to time in dealing with Covid-19 pandemic and not make their own rules.
Tamil Nadu: DMK leader J Anbazhagan dies of Covid-19; Chennai cases rises to 25,937
Tamil Nadu recorded 1927 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 36,841. Among these, Chennai reported 1392 positive cases, bringing the city's total to 25,937.
Pune: Woman, two children killed in road mishap
Police said the bodies of deceased were fished out with the help of local residents. Police said while Sachin survived, his wife and two children died in the incident.
Manchar gram panchayats members step forward to take care of child of COVID positive mother
The new born tested negative for COVID and when the hospital decided to discharge her on Tuesday, the question rose before her relatives on who will take care of the new born child as her relatives were all in quarantine.
Mumbai: Group of five ‘steal entire ATM kiosk with Rs 17.9 lakh’
A source said based on initial investigation, it appeared that the group had initially tried to break open the machine but when that did not happen they carried the entire machine with them in the four-wheeler.
Lack of ventilators, ICU beds, staff in hospitals: A Covid-19 positive family struggles for treatment in Chennai
The family’s elderly couple -- 84-year-old male and 67-year-old female – was refused admission by a private hospital even as it took in two younger family members, a 40-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man.
54-yr-old constable dies of Covid, 22nd casualty in Mumbai Police
Sawant, who worked inside the station house at Meghwadi assisting citizens and duty officers, is the 22nd member of the Mumbai Police to succumb to Covid-19
Pune: It was ‘planned killing’ due to ‘caste hatred’, say deceased Dalit youth’s kin
Meanwhile, family members of the girl have told the police that the deceased youth was allegedly stalking and harassing her and that on Sunday night, they had a fight with him over the “trouble he caused to the girl”.
Pune: Fake Indian, foreign currency of Rs 47 crore ‘value’ seized; jawan among 6 arrested
Along with the large amount of fake currency, genuine currency notes of Indian rupees and US dollars worth Rs 3 lakh, a fake pistol and some forged documents have also been seized
AIIMS provided 55,000 tele-consultations, 10,609 non-COVID-19 admissions during lockdown
Around 40 videos on various topics such as 'Stay Home and Stay Safe', hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19, and stigma related to the infection have been produced and uploaded on the website of the AIIMS and the Union health ministry.
Two injured in fight over tractor, six booked: Cops
According to the police, an argument between two families spiralled into physical violence after the members began attacking each other with sticks and axes. The matter was brought to a halt after other villagers intervened and those injured were rushed to the hospital.
Gujarat: Female leopard rescued from 50-feet deep well in Chhota Udepur
The forest officials lowered a makeshift stairway platform tied to a rope for the leopard to climb onto for temporary support.
Moga: Constable killed, 2 hurt in 8-hour standoff with farmer on rooftop
While the constable succumbed after taking a bullet to the chest, the other two injured policemen were admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana where their condition is said to be stable.
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