Southern Command felicitates Pune Cantonment Board’s Covid-19 warriors
Lieutenant General DS Ahuja lauded the doctors, nurses, health workers and staff of PCB for their dedication and treating Covid-19 patients
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2020 04:24 PM IST
Lieutenant General DS Ahuja, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Southern Command on Friday felicitated the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) staff at the forefront of service to prevent coronavirus spread. He lauded the doctors, nurses, health workers and staff of PCB for their dedication and treating Covid-19 patients.
The PCB hospital has treated around 250 Covid-19 cases with 150 being discharged after completion of treatment. In addition, it is also running two quarantine facilities with 200-bed capacity. Lt Gen Ahuja applauded the PCB team for working round the clock and said that pandemics teach the value of humanity and undertaking the care of each other. Groceries were also distributed to the needy and underprivileged residing in areas under PCB.
Jail tourism initiative inaugurated by Maharashtra CM in Pune
By Shalaka Shinde, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 04:48 PM IST
The launch of the event was done by 10 students from Genba Sopanrao Moze Vidyalay, chaperoned by three teachers, and were among the first few tourists inside the jail premises.
Maharashtra CM inaugurates jail tourism in Pune
By Shalaka Shinde, Pune
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 10:27 PM IST
- Yerawada Central Jail had been home to freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, among others.
Pune’s Sindhutai Sapkal and Girish Prabhune named Padmashree award winners
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:14 PM IST
The Padmashree awards for the year 2021 were declared on Monday by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and two prominent names from Pune – Sindhu Tai Sapkal and Girish Prabhune, are among the awardees
Shetti leads tractor rally from Sangli to Kolhapur
By Nadeem Inamdar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:14 PM IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghstana (SSS) president Raju Shetti led a massive tractor-trolley rally from Sangli to Kolhapur in protest against the newly passed farm laws
State holds public meetings to resolve students’, administration issues
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:14 PM IST
In an attempt to resolve the crisis, Uday Samant, minister of higher and technical education has begun an initiative called ‘public meetings’ to resolve issues faced by students, faculty, non-teaching staff and college administrators
Consumer forum directs insurance service provider to pay ₹1.97 lakh compensation
By Nadeem Inamdar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:13 PM IST
The Pune district consumer redressal forum has directed HDFC Ergo General Insurance to pay ₹1,96,511 with nine per cent interest for wrongly repudiating the insurance claim of the complainant
Two arrested; 13 Royal Enfields among 15 vehicles recovered
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:12 PM IST
The Pimpri-Chinchwad crime branch officials arrested two men and recovered 13 stolen Royal Enfield motorbikes along with two other vehicles from them, according to Krishna Prakash, commissioner of Pimpri Chinchwad police
Record 72% vaccinated for Covid in one day at 44 sites in Pune
By Steffy Thevar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 09:53 PM IST
Pune: With the administration allowing walk-in vaccination at sites and an increase in the number of Covid-19 vaccination sites, Pune district has witnessed a drastic jump in the number of beneficiaries being vaccinated in a day
Pune district sees zero deaths for a third time this month
By Steffy Thevar
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 08:52 PM IST
Pune: On Monday, the district reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 within 24 hours, the third time in the month
Here’s how sex and gender are different things
By Steffy Thevar
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 07:04 PM IST
A rare chromosomal condition called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome throws light on what gender and sexuality activists — and a 15-year-old girl from Satara — say about choice.
₹100-cr Mundhwa jackwell project in Pune fails to deliver adequate treated water to farmers
By Nadeem Inamdar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 08:05 PM IST
Pune: Even after four years, the ₹100-crore Mundhwa jackwell has been unable to deliver adequate treated sewage water for agriculture purpose downstream
State TT championship: Pune’s Pritha starts post Covid game with two titles
By Jigar Hindocha
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 07:20 PM IST
Pune: Fourteen-year-old Pritha Vartikar ousted older opponents to defy the age logic
Experts to preserve and maintain heritage Pune railway station building
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 10:47 PM IST
In a bid to preserve and maintain the heritage site of the Pune railway station building, the Pune railway division is now going to appoint a private agency to maintain the heritage site
Central government proposes Neo, Lite and Water Metro for tier two-three cities
By Abhay Khairnar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 10:47 PM IST
In a major boost to public transport in tier two and three cities, the Central government has proposed Metro Lite, Neo-Metro and Water Metro which will provide an efficient mass public transport system
Machine operator crushed to death in Bhosari
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 10:47 PM IST
A machine operator was killed after getting stuck in a finishing machine at a factory in Bhosari, Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday afternoon