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More than 30% vehicles in the district still don’t have a FASTag, officials from the Pune division of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) have said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/no-fastag-on-over-30-city-vehicles/articleshow/80053010.cms

The city police carried out an elaborate combing operation on Wednesday night in New Year eve drive, recovering eight firearms, 66 sharp weapons and eight stolen vehicles from 74 criminals on record. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/74-repeat-offenders-arrested-in-police-raids/articleshow/80053239.cms

The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will have a fleet of 650 electric buses by 2022, out of which 150 are expected to join the fleet between April and December in 2021, senior officials of the city transport body said on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmpml-to-get-150-more-electric-buses-in-2021/articleshow/80053270.cms

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/in-new-years-speech-taiwan-president-again-reaches-out-to-china-7128423/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-extends-immigration-bans-despite-opposition-from-us-business-groups-7128412/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/covid-19-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-who-emergency-use-7128418/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/britain-ends-long-brexit-journey-with-economic-break-from-eu-7128388/

The districts of Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna and Nagpur will carry out vaccination dry runs on Saturday. The process involves a dummy shot to 25 participants at select sites. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/vaccination-dry-run-tomorrow-in-pune-nandurbar-jalna-nagpur/articleshow/80054836.cms

There has been a drastic drop in the demand for convalescent plasma in Pune district. Officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the district now has 205 units to spare — a first since plasma therapy was introduced to treat Covid-19 patients. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/district-officials-say-theres-now-surplus-blood-plasma/articleshow/80054160.cms

(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on January 01, 2021) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/how-pmc-is-prepping-to-roll-out-the-covid-19-vaccine/articleshow/80051118.cms

The Pune municipal limits ushered in the New Year without any micro-containment zone on Thursday, while the sealed areas in Pimpri Chinchwad localities stayed at 31. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-areas-enter-new-year-without-containment-zones/articleshow/80054155.cms

Pammi Tiwari, 19, had set off a scramble at the PCMC-run YCM hospital. It was 3.30am on December 3. Worried about catching Covid from hospitals or clinics, she had skipped critical antenatal check-ups. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/amid-covid-three-happy-surprises-for-this-couple/articleshow/80054164.cms

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from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/yogi-adityanath-2020-was-full-of-challenges-but-also-brought-us-closer-to-tech-7128341/ v

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from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/shun-violence-with-politically-neutral-stance-of-police-dhankhar-7128332/ v

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-61-of-bidens-white-house-appointees-are-women-54-people-of-colour-7127316/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-china-denounces-provocation-7127428/

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The Centre has raised concerns over the state government’s slackening approach towards updating containment zone data on the national or state web portals. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/centre-questions-containment-area-data-lapses/articleshow/80035751.cms

A 30-year-old woman from Beed district of Maharashtra, who was gangraped in 2015, has alleged that her village panchayat has passed a resolution to banish her and that she was being forced to leave the place by the residents. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/being-forced-to-leave-village-rape-victim-from-maharashtra/articleshow/80039490.cms

The Bhosari police have recovered 25 stolen two-wheelers worth Rs10 lakh in separate actions after arresting a 25-year-old man and detaining three minors. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-held-trio-detained-for-stealing-25-two-wheelers/articleshow/80034947.cms

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/minneapolis-police-fatally-shoot-man-during-traffic-stop-7127415/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/how-cities-around-the-world-will-say-goodbye-at-long-last-to-2020/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-coronavirus-vaccine-sinopharm-efficacy-7127392/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/mexico-says-approval-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-imminent-after-uk-go-ahead-7127311/

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/fauci-sees-u-s-gaining-control-over-pandemic-by-next-autumn-7127277/

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on December 31, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ngos-against-free-left-turn-proposal/articleshow/80032504.cms

A tempo driver (34) was found brutally murdered near the garbage depot at Mantarwadi Phata on Katraj-Kondhwa bypass on Wednesday morning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/body-found-near-garbage-depot/articleshow/80035825.cms

The country has now been split into six regions for a huge molecular hunt for the new UK variant of the coronavirus. The search includes 10 labs located across the country — all capable of genome sequencing. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/10-special-labs-join-massive-hunt-for-mutant-coronavirus/articleshow/80035638.cms

The daily Covid-19 case tally increased to 11-day high of 623 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Wednesday. It, however, remained below the day’s recovery, which stood at 743. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cases-rise-to-11-day-high-but-stay-below-recoveries/articleshow/80035701.cms

FC Road, JM Road and MG Road would be “novehicle zones” from 6pm on Thursday to 5am on Friday to avoid traffic congestion on New Year’s Eve, said Rahul Shrirame, the deputy commissioner of police of the traffic branch. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-no-vehicle-on-fc-road-jm-road-mg-road-for-11-hours-from-6pm-today/articleshow/80037869.cms

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-lobs-supreme-court-challenge-to-overturn-wisconsin-vote-7125861/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/new-york-facial-recognition-crime-arrests-7125875/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/congressman-elect-luke-letlow-of-louisiana-dies-of-covid-19-7125852/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/legal-abortion-once-a-long-shot-in-catholic-argentina-now-within-reach/

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-live-updates-uk-strain-covid-vaccine-7125761/ v

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-uk-covid-strain-cases-vaccine-7125788/ v

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajnath-singh-anti-conversion-law-farmers-protest-india-china-border-lac-7125731/ v

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-may-seek-to-try-accused-killer-of-american-journalist-daniel-pearl-7125743/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/suspect-in-officer-shooting-nabbed-in-west-virginia-police-7125693/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/tamir-rice-shooting-cleveland-police-federal-probe-7125748/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/north-korea-kim-jong-un-congress-party-meeting-7125733/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/croatia-earthquake-death-toll-7125726/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/australia-sydney-covid-19-cases-7125715/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/new-coronavirus-variant-uk-public-health-england-study/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/u-k-s-mutated-coronavirus-found-for-first-time-in-us-7125638/

India on Tuesday confirmed there are UK returnees who have been infected by the new variant of the coronavirus. But the director of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Sujeet Singh, said there was “no need to panic”. He told TOI, “We just have to be careful and prevent this strain from spreading.” from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/uk-strain-is-here-but-no-need-to-panic/articleshow/80018436.cms

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Pune Metropolitan Region has dropped below the 7,000-mark. On Tuesday, there were 6,427 cases in the region. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/active-caseload-less-than-6-5k-in-pmr-40-drop-since-dec-1/articleshow/80018328.cms

(This story originally appeared in Pune Mirror on December 30, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/twin-town-locals-to-take-on-traffic/articleshow/80014429.cms

The rural areas of the district have recorded an almost 50% drop in the number of active hospitalised patients in the last one month, but the numbers are still high when compared to the figures in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits, the district health office data revealed. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/hospitalised-patient-count-highest-in-pune-rural-areas/articleshow/80018336.cms

For the ninth straight day on Tuesday, the Pune Metropolitan Region reported more recoveries from Covid-19 than fresh cases. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/over-900-discharged-12-fatalities-push-toll-to-8-8k/articleshow/80018346.cms

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from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-municipal-election-results-2020-live-updates-bjp-jjp-congress-7125257/ v

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A garment shop owner (31) was arrested on Sunday from Kalewadi after a 26-year-old air hostess lodged an FIR accusing him of raping her at his house on Saturday night after they came in contact through a dating application. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-held-on-charge-of-raping-air-hostess-after-meeting-her-through-dating-app/articleshow/79998727.cms

Service on the Swargate-Katraj Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor is likely to start next week. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/swargate-to-katraj-brts-route-may-start-next-week/articleshow/79999928.cms

A man from Kolhapur was arrested on Sunday night on the charge of cheating a Solapur youth of Rs30,000 since 2018 on the pretext of helping him secure a job in the Indian Army. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kolhapur-man-dupes-youth-on-promise-of-job-in-army/articleshow/79999953.cms

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/u-s-house-approves-2000-coronavirus-aid-checks-sought-by-donald-trump-7124343/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/uk-coronavirus-variant-linked-to-high-viral-loads-neanderthal-gene-offers-protection-7124272/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/georgia-man-dead-officer-wounded-in-shooting-outside-a-state-prison-7124245/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/explosive-kills-3-french-army-soldiers-on-mission-in-mali-7124164/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/saudi-womens-rights-activist-sentenced-to-nearly-6-years-in-prison-7124210/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/russias-prison-service-tells-navalny-to-appear-or-face-jail-7124261/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/over-190000-ceiling-fans-recalled-after-blades-fly-off-7124183/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/study-says-britain-must-vaccinate-two-million-a-week-to-prevent-a-third-covid-19-wave-7124267/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/venezuelas-maduro-calls-extension-of-parliament-unconstitutional-7124216/

Popular holiday destinations are witnessing a year-end rush, which has sent hotel room rates soaring. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/hotel-rates-in-holiday-hotspot-see-sharp-increase/articleshow/79998640.cms

Top virologists have warned that India cannot ignore the threat from the more infectious UK strain. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cant-dismiss-seriousness-of-mutation-icmr-scientists/articleshow/79999494.cms

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has dropped the curtain on the speculation in the political circles that his son — Parth Pawar — was a probable candidate for the Pandharpur-Mangalwedha assembly constituency bypoll in Solapur district. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ajit-says-parth-not-in-race-for-pandharpur-bypoll/articleshow/80000738.cms

The Centre on Monday identified 10 advanced regional laboratories to serve as local hubs for genome sequencing. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/10-regional-labs-to-help-states-with-genome-sequencing/articleshow/79999557.cms

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/ohio-police-officer-fired-for-fatally-shooting-unarmed-black-man-7124165/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/joe-biden-announces-white-house-digital-team-7124131/

(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on December 29, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/mega-centre-in-hadapsar-wants-its-stray-dogs-out/articleshow/79998103.cms

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/joe-biden-trump-administration-national-security-transition-7124104/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/top-associate-of-russias-navalny-released-from-detention-7122941/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sudan-deploys-troops-in-south-darfur-after-tribal-violence-report-7122905/

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-modi-other-top-bjp-leaders-pay-tributes-to-arun-jaitley-7122877/ v

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/europe-rolls-out-new-weapon-vaccines-bid-slay-covid-7122889/

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nva-sal-kisana-de-nal-facebook-post-behind-bike-rally-on-dec-31-7122867/ v

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jdu-not-in-favour-of-laws-against-conversion-for-marriage-kc-tyagi-7122827/ v

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-live-updates-covid-19-delhi-maharashtra-kerala-7122826/ v

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/with-just-days-to-go-britain-urges-business-to-prepare-for-end-of-brexit-transition-7122757/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/suspect-in-nashville-explosion-died-in-blast-us-officials-7122755/

A 35-year-old UK returnee has tested positive for Covid-19 in the twin towns. The individual, who arrived 11 days ago, was moved to the PCMC-run New Bhosari Hospital on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/uk-returnee-positive-in-pcmc-limits-sent-to-hosp/articleshow/79981614.cms

A 60-year-old physically challenged farmer and two others from his family risked their own lives to rescue their pet dog, a Dobermann, from the jaws of a leopard at Kandali village, about 6km from Narayangaon in Junnar taluka. The incident occurred at around 5.15am on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/three-men-rescue-pet-dog-from-leopard/articleshow/79981376.cms

(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on December 28, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/civic-body-plans-to-redevelop-25-roads-across-the-city-by-pumping-in-rs-18cr/articleshow/79981106.cms

A team of Telangana police on Saturday raided a call centre at a mall in Koregaon Park and took three persons into custody in connection with their ongoing investigation into instant financing apps indulging in unfair practices. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/telangana-cops-arrest-3-from-city-in-loan-app-case/articleshow/79981390.cms

State health officials are gearing up to test a fixed number of positive Covid samples to check if the new UK strain has arrived in Maharashtra. The tests — part of a huge genomic surveillance effort — will also track other changes in the variants currently circulating in the state. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/statewide-surveillance-starts-to-track-mutant-strain-other-changes-in-virus/articleshow/79981613.cms

A key Covid-19 serosurvey that was to cover 14,500 residents across urban and rural areas of the Pune Metropolitan Region is yet to take off. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/massive-pmr-serosurvey-of-14500-citizens-yet-to-launch/articleshow/79981604.cms

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from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/punjab-bjp-reminds-capt-amarinder-of-raj-dharma-says-he-failed-the-state-7122709/ v

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dgp-working-like-congress-agent-allowing-protests-against-bjp-leaders-ashwani-sharma-7122705/ v

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from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/central-african-republic-election-violence-7121841/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/japan-adopts-green-growth-plan-to-go-carbon-free-by-2050-7119907/

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/europe-rolls-out-vaccines-in-bid-to-leave-pandemic-behind/