First Zika virus case found in Maharashtra, no need to panic says official

Pune reports 353 cases of black fungus, 20 deaths so far

Fire breaks out at Pune’s fashion street, 500 shops gutted

<p>A massive fire broke out at the famous Fashion Street market in the Camp area of Pune, Maharashtra on Friday that gutted nearly 500 shops, officials said on Saturday. The fire had broken out around 11 pm, they said. However, nobody was injured in the incident. “Soon after the blaze erupted, local people alerted the […]</p>

Janata curfew, weekend lockdown: Maha districts impose curbs amid Covid spike

<p>With a four-month high in the single-day spike of Covid-19 cases, the situation in Maharashtra has taken a severe turn now as what began as a concentrated outbreak of infections has now started spreading elsewhere in the state. The resurgence was first reported from Vidarbha districts — Amravati, Yavatmal, to be particular. But on Wednesday, […]</p>

WR to run four pairs of additional special trains from Ahmedabad, Bhuj and Bhagat Ki Kothi to Pune

<p>For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Railway has decided to run 4 pairs of additional special trains from Ahmedabad, Bhuj & Bhagat Ki Kothi  to Pune.       According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the special trains will run […]</p>

Serum Institute fire leaves 5 dead, welding work caused blaze, says Tope

<p>The fire at the Serum Institute plant near Pune has claimed five lives, sources has reported, after five charred bodies were recovered from the site. SII CEO Adar Poonwalla, after initially tweeting that no lives had been lost, confirmed the casualties on Twitter. “We have just received some distressing updates; upon further investigation we have […]</p>

Pune: Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India

<p>A fire broke out at the Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India (SII) in Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday. More details are awaited. Notably, the Serum Institute of India is the manufacturer of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine – Covishied. Oxford’s Covishield is one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in India to get restricted emergency-use […]</p>

WR to run two pairs of additional special trains between Ahemdabad Nagpur and Veraval Pune

<p>To meet the travel demand Western Railway has decided to run 2 pairs of additional special trains between Ahmedabad-Nagpur and Veraval-Pune. According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, these special trains will run till further notice. Details of these special trains are: Train No. 01138/01137 […]</p>

WR to run one more special superfast train between Indore and Pune via Vasai road

<p>For the convenience of passengers, WR decided to run a superfast special train between Indore and Pune via Vasai Rd. According to a press release issued by WR CPRO Sumit Thakur, Train No 02944/ 02943 superfast special will run between Indore and Pune thrice a week. This train will run from 5th November, 2020 till […]</p>

Phase II clinical trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine begin in Chennai & Pune

<p>Second Phase clinical trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine begin in Chennai and Pune. In Chennai, two prominent medical institutions are starting the second and third phase field trial of the Oxford vaccine candidate Covishield. In another development, the Tamil Nadu Government has exempted college students having arrears except in the last semester from writing the […]</p>