The Latest Breaking News from Pune

PUNE: The deaths on the railway tracks in the Pune division was the highest last year since 2015 despite the number of trains operating being low compared to the pre-pandemic times.

PUNE: Several local primary response teams featuring resident-volunteers and wildlife enthusiasts from villages in and around Pune and other districts would now be trained to assist with rescue operations and to help reduce the animal-human conflicts, besides the rapid response team comprising forest rangers and other employees of the Pune…

PUNE: The number of daily Covid-19 cases increased to 11,748 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Tuesday, its highest single-day patient tally since April 29 last year when 11,872 people had tested positive.

PUNE: The hesitancy for the precaution dose was mainly among paramedics in the healthcare workers’ category, office-bearers of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said on Tuesday.

PUNE: Some say masks are too uncomfortable to wear after a satisfying meal, while some try to flaunt their double-vaccinated tag as reason for not wearing the protective gear. Then there’s another group of the maskless lot who simply say “Covid is gone”, pooh-poohing the fact that the pandemic is…

PUNE: The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan were on Tuesday handed a direct entry into the doubles main draw of the fourth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament, beginning on January 31.

PUNE: The rates of some of the vegetables, which were high in the last few weeks, have reduced by almost 50% in the wholesale markets in the past two days, said Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) officials on Monday.

PUNE: Schools from the 34 merged villages in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits that will be run by the civic body in the next few months will create jobs for 500 teachers.

PUNE: Maharashtra has dominated the ‘Streets4People Challenge’, a competition organised under the Smart City mission which aims at recognising innovative efforts for creating “walking-friendly streets”.