Landslide in first phase boosts BJP’s bargaining power for corporation polls; exodous challenge for MVA | Pune News

Pune: Comprehensive victory in the first phase of the civic polls has multiplied BJP’s bargaining power among Mahayuti partners ahead of the municipal corporation elections, while controlling the exodus has become a major challenge for MVA.BJP dominated the polls to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, bagging president posts in 117 civic bodies. Deputy chief…

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Mumbai: TB diagnosis pushed back months as rapid test cartridges run out | Mumbai News

Mumbai: For weeks, a shortage of cartridges for rapid tuberculosis tests has hampered the city’s ability to diagnose drug-resistant strains of the disease. This has forced frontline medical workers to resort to slower, decades-old methods that can delay results for months.Samples are now split between TrueNat molecular tests and traditional sputum smear microscopy. The issue…

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