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Nashik police recover 23 bikes from thief

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A 44-year-old man has been arrested by the Gangapur police for allegedly stealing two-wheelers from different parts of the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/nashik-police-recover-23-bikes-from-thief/articleshow/89910113.cms

Pune: Woman killed in hit-&-run in Bavdhan

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The Hinjewadi police on Sunday registered a hit-and-run case in connection with the death of a 24-year-old woman whose scooter was hit by a vehicle in Bavdhan on February 25. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/woman-killed-in-hit-run-in-bavdhan/articleshow/89910230.cms

Maharashtra: Property registration, revenue rise

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The real estate sector in Maharashtra has started gathering pace since December 2021 and was nearing the pre-pandemic level in terms of property registration and revenue collection by the end of February this year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/property-regn-revenue-rise-as-realty-nears-pre-pandemic-levels/articleshow/89910253.cms

3 ward areas have most Covid cases in PMC

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A majority of Covid cases in the Pune municipal limits is now being recorded from just three ward areas - Aundh-Baner, Ahmednagar Road-Vadgaonsheri and Hadapsar-Mundhwa - while the daily caseload in the remaining 12 ward limits has dropped to single-digit, the PMC's latest report on the ward-wise distribution of positive cases has revealed. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/3-ward-areas-have-most-covid-cases-in-pmc/articleshow/89911148.cms

Pune: Ramwadi underpass to reopen on March 15

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The Ramwadi underpass, which was closed to facilitate the Metro-related work, will reopen on March 15 for traffic after several postponements. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/shut-for-metro-work-ramwadi-underpass-to-reopen-on-march-15/articleshow/89910251.cms

3 held in Pune on charge of extortion

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The Pimpri police on Sunday arrested three men on the charge of abusing the owner of a snacks centre and attempting to extort him of money, while one of their accomplices forcibly took Rs100 from the victim.“Four men had gone to the snacks centre at Udyamnagar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/3-held-on-charge-of-extortion/articleshow/89910264.cms

Covid: Daily detections drop to 105 in PMR

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The number of daily Covid-19 cases dropped to 105 in the Pune Metropolitan Region on Monday, which is its single-day least count since December 20 last year when 93 people had tested positive. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/daily-detections-drop-to-105-in-pmr/articleshow/89910254.cms

Maharashtra records only 2 Covid deaths in last 24 hrs

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The state on Sunday reported only two Covid-19 deaths over a period of 24hours, making it the lowest daily tally to be seen after the early days of the pandemic in March 2020. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/2-covid-deaths-in-maha-lowest-daily-tally-since-march-2020/articleshow/89879691.cms

Pune: Yerawada prison guard ends life by shooting self

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A 25-year-old guard on duty at the Yerawada Central Prison here succumbed to a bullet injury at Sassoon General Hospital nearly 12 hours after he shot himself in the head with his service rifle around 4am on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-yerawada-prison-guard-ends-life-by-shooting-self/articleshow/89880895.cms

27 evacuated as bus catches fire in Pune

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At least 27 passengers on board a private luxury bus from Jejuri to Mumbai had a lucky escape on Sunday, after their vehicle caught fire near Chandani Chowk on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass around 2pm. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-private-bus-catches-fire-rescuer-injured/articleshow/89880852.cms

Pune region records 235 fresh Covid cases & one death

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Four out of five areas in the Pune Metropolitan Region did not record any Covid death on Sunday. The Pune Municipal Corporation recorded one death. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmr-records-235-fresh-infections-one-death/articleshow/89880325.cms

Pune: IMD forecasts hotter days & warmer nights

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The day temperatures of the city were likely to remain between 34°C and 35°C till March 2, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials on Sunday.At the same time, the night temperatures would also remain in the range of 15°C to 17°C for the next few days, they added. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/feels-like-summer-with-forecast-of-hotter-days-warmer-nights/articleshow/89880353.cms

PM Modi likely to travel in Pune rake

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was likely to visit the Metro stations and travel in the Metro rake on the Garware College to Anandnagar stretch on March 6, a source said from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pm-narendra-modi-likely-to-travel-in-pune-rake/articleshow/89861720.cms

‘Nursery schools in Pune to reopen on March 2’

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Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the pre-primary and nursery schools in the district would reopen on March 2, while the two jumbo Covid care units in Pune would be closed on Monday because they were not used during the third wave from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pre-primary-nursery-schools-to-reopen-on-march-2-dy-cm-ajit-pawar/articleshow/89860544.cms

Maha: Rashmi Shukla booked under Telegraph Act

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State home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Saturday said Pune police had on Friday registered an offence against former Pune police commissioner Rashmi Shukla for illegally and unauthorisedly tapping cellphones of leading politicians, including now-state Congress president Nana Patole. According to the FIR, the cellphones were tapped from March 31, 2016, to August 3, 2018, when Devendra Fadnavis was CM and also home minister. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/min-ips-officer-illegally-tapped-phones-of-patole-other-netas/articleshow/89859482.cms

'20-40% increase in intensity of Arabian Sea cyclones'

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The intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea has increased by 20-40% in the recent decades, a review study of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has revealed from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/intensity-of-cyclones-in-arabian-sea-up-20-40-in-recent-decades-iitm-study/articleshow/89860478.cms

Pune Metropolitan Region adds 338 new Covid cases

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The daily Covid-19 tally remained almost unchanged in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Saturday, with 338 people testing positive for the infection in the last 24 hours as against 339 a day before. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmr-adds-338-new-cases-500-recover-two-dead/articleshow/89860088.cms

'15 more EV charging stations in Pune by end of fiscal'

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State-run oil marketing company Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has announced the opening of 1,000-plus electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, adding that it was significantly ramping up the number in the city as well from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/15-more-ev-charging-stations-in-pune-by-end-of-fiscal-iocl/articleshow/89860079.cms

Nashik active Covid cases come down to 131

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The city currently has 131 active Covid cases, lowest since the pandemic unfolded in April 2020 from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/nashik-active-covid-cases-come-down-to-131/articleshow/89842577.cms

Pan-coronavirus vax possible, says rubella shot inventor

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Rubella vaccine inventor Dr Stanley Plotkin has hinted at the possibility of developing a pan-coronavirus jab.“The only way we can cope with the numerous variants of Covid is to make a pan-coronavirus vaccine. Fortunately, the basic research that has been done indicates that is possible from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pan-coronavirus-vax-possible-says-rubella-shot-inventor/articleshow/89838675.cms

Pimpri Chinchwad cops bust sex racket

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The social security cell of the Pimpri Chinchwad police busted a sex racket on Thursday with the arrest of two criminals on police records.The police have also taken action against three women, including a music video and stage shows artist, from another state. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pimpri-chinchwad-cops-bust-sex-racket/articleshow/89838725.cms

Sr citizen foils chain-snatching attempt in Pune

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A 72-year-old courageous woman from Punavale on Thursday afternoon foiled an attempt to snatch her gold chain despite suffering head injuries.The woman chain-snatcher hurled a stone at the septuagenarian and even tried to strangle her with dupatta. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/senior-citizen-foils-chain-snatching-attempt/articleshow/89838722.cms

PMR: Active Cov cases drop below 3k, lowest in 2022

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The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped below 3,000-mark in the Pune Metropolitan Region, with Pune leading the pack with 1,415 patients on Friday. Besides, the region recorded no fatality due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, which is a first this year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/active-cases-in-pmr-drop-below-3k-lowest-in-2022/articleshow/89838681.cms

Pune: Cybercrook dupes woman of Rs 1.88 lakh

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An online scamster has duped a 45-year-old woman from New Sangvi of Rs1.88 lakh under the pretext of transferring cashback into her account, which he claimed she had received while using a digital payment app. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cybercrook-dupes-woman-of-1-88l-using-cashback-lure/articleshow/89838714.cms

Second dose due beneficiary count over 1.5cr in Maha

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The number of beneficiaries due for their second Covid vaccine shot climbed up to a staggering 1.58 crore on February 23 — a jump of over 50 lakh from 1.05 crore in December 2021.As on February 23, nearly 1. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/second-dose-due-beneficiary-count-over-1-5-crore-in-state/articleshow/89838695.cms

Pune: Teen hit for social media comment

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Police on Thursday arrested two youths, detained a 17-year-old boy and are looking for three more youngsters on the charge of assaulting a first-year commerce degree course student (19) with iron rods over a comment the victim had made on a social media post by one of the assailants from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-friends-beat-up-student-with-iron-rods-over-social-media-comment/articleshow/89813234.cms

All jab sites to operate in Pune Municipal Corpn areas

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There would be no change in the number of Covid-19 vaccination sites in the Pune civic limits despite the sharp fall in daily vaccination.“We shall not close down any vaccination sites. Till now, only Covaxin availability has posed problems to us. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/all-jab-sites-to-operate-in-pmc-areas/articleshow/89812896.cms

Pune: 368 turn Covid positive, over 900 recover

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The Pimpri Chinchwad and rural areas of the district continued to add less than 100 cases on Thursday. While the PCMC limits recorded 60 cases in the last 24 hours, the rural and cantonment areas added 93. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/368-turn-positive-over-900-recover/articleshow/89812894.cms

Pune: Man loses Rs 75k in online fraud over card limit

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A cybercrook, who posed as a manager of a private bank, duped an official of the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited of Rs75,000 on the pretext of increasing the limits of his credit card.The fraud took place in October last year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-loses-75k-in-online-fraud-over-card-limit/articleshow/89812904.cms

In PCMC limits, 7,360 vax doses to expire in 35 days

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A total of 7,360 Covishield doses lying with 20 private hospitals in Pimpri Chinchwad are set to expire within the next 35 days, a report by the PCMC has said. The entire stock is worth Rs 46.36 lakh. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/in-pcmc-limits-7360-doses-to-expire-in-35-days/articleshow/89812897.cms

Maharashtra: Seventh arrest in Shirwal murder case

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The Satara police on Tuesday arrested one more criminal on police record — Amol Hulavale (36) of Katraj in Pune — in connection with the murder of ‘matka’ den operator Sanjay Patole (36) at Shirwal on Sunday.With this, the total number of arrests in the case so far has risen to seven from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/seventh-arrest-in-shirwal-murder-case/articleshow/89785776.cms

Maharashtra: Antigen test kits purchase nixed

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With cases dropping drastically during the last few days, Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to cancel the plan to buy antigen kits from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/maharashtra-antigen-test-kits-purchase-nixed/articleshow/89788006.cms

Good cyber habits to thwart ransomware attacks

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Ransomware: The malicious phenomenon that has catapulted cybercrime to Numero-Uno crime syndicate in the world, easily surpassing syndicates like narco trafficking. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/good-cyber-habits-to-thwart-ransomware-attacks/

700 recover in PMR, 344 test Cov +ve; 5 more dead

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As many as 344 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Wednesday as compared to 700 recoveries. Besides, five more patients succumbed to infection-related complications in the region in the last 24 hours. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/700-recover-in-pmr-344-test-ve-five-more-dead/articleshow/89785759.cms

Pune: Cop opens fire at burglars in pre-dawn chase

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A sub-inspector with the Market Yard police fired a round from his service pistol in retaliation when one of the four burglars he was chasing hurled a chopper at him to stop the policeman from tailing them from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-cop-opens-fire-at-burglars-in-pre-dawn-chase-at-chaphalkar-colony-society/articleshow/89786286.cms

21°C day-night temperature difference in Pune

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At least 14 locations in Maharashtra are witnessing day temperatures as high as 35 degrees Celsius despite winter continuing. In locationssuch as Ahmednagar, Solapur, Jalgaon and Akola, mercury has soared over the 37 degrees Celsius-mark in February itself. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/21c-day-night-temperature-difference-in-pune/articleshow/89785777.cms

PMC asked us to buy vax, now ignoring us: Pvt hosps

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Operators of private vaccination centres in the city have accused the PMC of ignoring the mounting crisis of near-expiry vaccine stock at hospitals from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-asked-us-to-buy-vaccines-now-ignoring-us-pvt-hospitals/articleshow/89785764.cms

Nashik Municipal Corpn to restart non-nCoV ward

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With less than 2% bed occupancy at New Bytco Covid hospital, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to gradually restart non-Covid treatment at the hospital from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/nashik-municipal-corporation-to-restart-non-ncov-ward/articleshow/89786402.cms

Pune: Poor connectivity stymies learning in e-classrooms

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The Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited (PCSCL) has implemented e-classrooms across its 123 civic schools, but neglected to ensure internet connectivity making teachers either teach via limited internet connectivity from their cellphones, through private internet connection or through the downloaded offline teaching material. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-poor-connectivity-stymies-learning-in-e-classrooms/articleshow/89762627.cms

Pune: New bridge on Mula river likely to be ready in March

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The newly built bridge on Mula river in Aundh, parallel to the existing once that connects Aundh and Sangvi, may be available for commuters from March. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/new-bridge-on-mula-river-likely-to-be-ready-in-march/articleshow/89759863.cms

LPG agency employee runs away with Rs 14.13 lakh in Pune

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The Dattawadi police are searching for a 26-year-old man working with an LPG cylinder agency near Dandekar Bridge, after his employer lodged a complaint on Monday accusing him of running off with Rs14.13 lakh that he was given to deposit in the agency’s bank account. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/lpg-agency-employee-runs-away-with-14-13l/articleshow/89759883.cms

679 patients recover in PMR against 387 new Cov cases

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The progressive count of Covid patients in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) areas went up to 14,49,174 following detection of 387 new cases on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/679-patients-recover-in-pmr-against-387-new-cases/articleshow/89759876.cms

Pune: 'Bldg site crash due to improper use of bars'

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The civic body on Tuesday released the concluding extract of a technical fact-finding committee’s preliminary report, which stated that improper use of steel bars and installation of steel mesh without apt study led to the accident at the Blue Grass Business Park construction site in Yerawada from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/tech-panel-blames-wrong-use-of-bars-mesh-for-building-site-crash/articleshow/89759849.cms

Pune cops discover 1.5k manipulated TET 2018 results

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The Pune police’s cybercrime cell on Tuesday claimed that they have already found at least 1,500 results that were manipulated in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) 2018 malpractice case. As of now, the police have scanned 20,000 TET 2018 results. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cyber-police-discover-1500-manipulated-tet-2018-results/articleshow/89759892.cms

Maha teachers want midday meals back for pupils’ sake

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With schools reopening for all classes for full working hours, teachers in the rural areas are batting for commencement of the midday meal scheme too. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/rural-teachers-want-midday-meals-back-for-pupils-sake/articleshow/89759889.cms

Crores of syringes pile up as Covid vaccinations dip

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The drop in Covid vaccinations has now left the country with a massive glut of nearly 12 crore auto-disable and disposable syringes, sources from the All India Syringe & Needle Manufacturers Association (AISNMA) told TOI on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/crores-of-syringes-pile-up-as-covid-vaccinations-dip/articleshow/89759895.cms

Pune: ‘City’s first lotus lake’ to come up at Khatpewadi

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The Ramnadi Restoration Mission (RRM), which is working to revive the 19km-long Ramnadi, that flows through the western fringes of the city, has announced that it is setting up Pune’s first lotus lake at the Khatpewadi lake, near the source of the river from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/citys-first-lotus-lake-to-come-up-at-khatpewadi/articleshow/89735766.cms

Maharashtra: 20 tonnes of grapes sold during festival

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The 10-day grape festival organised by the Maharashtra state agriculture produce marketing board and the Sangli APMC in Kolhapur got a huge response, and 20 tonnes of grapes were sold during the festival with a turnover of more than Rs 15 lakh from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/maharashtra-20-tonnes-of-grapes-sold-during-festival/articleshow/89738285.cms

Lung cancer screening in smokers saves lives

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Any hospital or diagnostic centre that does health check-ups will offer at least one cancer screening package with a bunch of laboratory and other tests performed to detect cancer in the body. In some countries, a few hospitals also offer whole body MRI or PET/CT or even CT scan to look for suspicious lesions that may turn out to be cancerous. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/lung-cancer-screening-in-smokers-saves-lives/

Duo held for robbing 66-year-old bizman in Pune

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The Koregaon Park police on Monday evening arrested two men on the charge of robbing a 66-year-old businessman from Kalyaninagar of his gold chain worth Rs 1.10 lakh near the Botanical Survey of India office (BSI) around 4am on Saturday from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/duo-held-for-robbing-66-year-old-businessman-in-pune/articleshow/89736353.cms