Pune: The prosecution on Monday told a magisterial court that police needed sufficient time to question Dr Ajay Taware, the suspended Sassoon General Hospital doctor, in custody in relation to the 10 kidney swap transplants that were cleared by regional authorisation committee for organ transplant in 2022 when he was heading it. Assistant commissioner of…
Mumbai doctors report mild COVID-19 infections despite a recent surge and 10 fatalities in Maharashtra since mid-May, including two elderly diabetic women. While active cases in Mumbai reach 483, even high-risk patients with conditions like diabetes and cancer are recovering well. MUMBAI: Two elderly women with diabetes, one each from Kolhapur and Satara, died due…
‘Next pandemic far from over’: Delhi HC asks for Centre’s report on sample collection policy NEW DELHI: Observing that the “next Covid-19 pandemic” is far from over, Delhi High Court has called for a status report from the Centre on what decision has been taken regarding the policy for sample collection, sample collection centres and…
Pune: At a time when it is facing criticism over rampant tree cutting across the city, the civic body has decided to go the Chennai way by introducing a ‘tree ambulance’ service to protect and maintain trees.The service will be started on June 5, World Environment Day. An ambulance equipped with tools and expertise to…
Mumbai: Junior colleges will have the liberty to surrender the vacant minority and in-house quota seats even after the end of the first round of first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions. Earlier, colleges were allowed to return the seats to the general pool only after the third round of admissions, and it was mandatory. Now, it…
NEW DELHI: A few days before a wedding, unidentified thieves looted jewellery and cash worth crores from a residence at B Block in South Delhi’s CR Park on Monday. No arrests were made.The incident occurred while the family was out shopping for their daughter’s wedding, scheduled for June 7.According to the police, the victim, Sunita…
Twelve-year-old Maryam from Yemen, suffering from meningomyelocele since childhood, found hope in India. After enduring years of incontinence and social isolation, she underwent sacral neuromodulation at Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital in Pune. PUNE: Twelve-year-old Maryam (name changed) came to India from Yemen in July last year with hopes of overcoming her medical condition after suffering from…
Mumbai: Following a Bombay high court order in February directing the Mumbai sheriff to proceed with an auction of over two dozen MF Hussain paintings, the sale is scheduled this month in Mumbai. HC this year appointed Dadiba Pundole’s art gallery to conduct the auction sale, said the sheriff’s report.The paintings—25 in all—were among those…
Cops red-faced as crores stolen from police spl cell store; head constable held NEW DELHI: A high-profile theft has rocked Delhi Police special cell, with cash and jewellery worth crores going missing from its police station in Lodhi Colony. In a shocking twist, the culprit behind the daring heist was revealed to be none other…
Pune: The state health commissioner on Monday issued fresh guidelines to health officials in all civic bodies, district health offices and Zilla Parishad offices, directing them to conduct mock drills of all the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants that were operational during the Covid-19 pandemic.State govt has also asked these bodies to reserve beds…
