Pune: Doctors in the city have reported at least two cases of antibiotic resistance in typhoid-causing bacteria, with some instances of Salmonella typhi not responding to ceftriaxone, a commonly used treatment for the infection in India, which specialists attributed to the drug’s rampant and irrational use. “Culture reports of at least two patients this year…
Mumbai: Heavy overnight rain on Saturday threw Mumbai’s transport network out of gear, forcing diversions of over 50 BEST bus routes, slowing suburban trains, and leaving major roads waterlogged. By Saturday morning, one to one-and-a-half feet of water was reported at Kane Nagar bus stand and MGR Chowk in Antop Hill, causing heavy traffic snarls.BEST…
New Delhi: Residents of Signature View Apartments in north Delhi who haven’t yet vacated the demolition-headed complex submitted a representation to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi recently requesting more time to leave the premises.The residents’ welfare association of the Mukherjee Nagar complex said that the apartment occupants were given a deadline of Aug 10-20 for…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) sent a letter to Army Law College on Thursday, asking them to clarify their position on the grievances raised by students. The students have alleged deteriorating academic, administrative, and mental health conditions in the college and have demanded the resignation of the principal. Students have been boycotting classes since…
Mumbai: Bombay high court imposed Rs 5 lakh cost on Sandeep Sangve, former deputy director of education (DDE), Mumbai region, for depriving a retired college teacher of pensionary benefits and directed him to pay the amount “from his pocket” to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Milind Sathaye on July 24…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two national highway projects of Delhi-NCR worth nearly Rs 11,000 crore on Sunday, which will ease traffic on the national capital’s Inner and Outer Ring Roads as well as at busy points such as Mukarba Chowk, Dhaula Kuan and NH-9.The projects — the Delhi section of Dwarka…
Pune: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday upgraded weather warnings for Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra to ‘red’, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall till Aug 18 as a low-pressure area over south Chhattisgarh continues to influence weather patterns across western India.Three people died in two rain-related incidents in Nanded as many parts of Marathwada reported a strong…
Mumbai: “What was once a stop-gap arrangement has now become the new normal,” said a senior faculty member from a city college, referring to the increasing dependence on clock-hour basis (CHB) teachers across Mumbai and state’s higher education institutions.Over the years, the number of ad hoc appointments has steadily risen, raising concerns about the “casualisation”…
New Delhi: Delhi govt intends to set up 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, of which 166 are ready. Alongside, five major hospital expansions will be completed this month, adding 1,300 new beds, new OPDs and advanced medical equipment to the city’s healthcare infrastructure.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said Delhi’s hospitals were being integrated into the Hospital Information…
Pune: A sessions court in the city discharged Bishop Emeritus Thomas Dabre (79) of Poona Diocese of charges of allegedly violating provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by failing to disclose information about a sexual assault incident involving a 14-year-old boy at a school in 2018.Additional sessions judge Anirudhha Gandhi,…
