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Miscued idea of ‘mild’ Omicron hits third dose drive in Pune, say doctors

PUNE: Only 6% of the total beneficiaries for the precaution dose of Covid vaccines have availed it eight days into the drive in the district and the health officials attributed the low response to the miscued idea that the Omicron strain caused mild illness, besides many citizens not completing the…

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022

How 3 Pune colleges helped Pune Police accomplish a ‘secret mission’ against ‘Urban Naxals’

On a cold December morning in 2018, a strange event occurred on the grounds of D.E.S. Navalmal Firodia Law College in Pune. The staff was gingerly led into their staff room for an unexpected meeting. The room was crowded with extra chairs and the doors were closed. Inside the room…

Newslaundry · Aug 31, 2019

Who is shielding saffron leaders accused of inciting #BhimaKoregaonViolence?

Maharashtra saw sporadic incidents of violence, road and rail blockages, torching of vehicles, rallies and shutdown of markets during a bandh called by Dalit groups on Wednesday. They are protesting over the death of a 28-year-old man, who was killed in riots between Dalit and Maratha groups that erupted at the bicentenary celebration…

Newslaundry · Jan 3, 2018