PMC forgets to arrange staff for storage of allocated doses
PMC forgets to arrange staff for storage of allocated doses
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
Immunisation offi cer waits alone for several hours at
Narayan Peth facility, wondering how to unload consignment
Indicating an alarmingly mismanaged beginning for Phase-I of the much-awaited COVID-19
vaccination rollout in the city, it has emerged that
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) has started preparations on a rather logistically lax note.
As the entire nation enthusiastically geared up for the mass vaccination drive scheduled for January 16, and transportation of vaccines from manufacturers began on Tuesday, PMC forgot to arrange for the unloading of vaccine doses at its own storage hub, and assigned no staff for the same till late at night.
Businessman injures self in suicide attempt, hospitalised
Businessman injures self in suicide attempt, hospitalised
ByGunwanti ParasteGunwanti Paraste / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 06:00 IST
Balwant Arvind Marathe owns a
shop on Lakshmi Road, had taken financial losses
A case of attempted suicide has been reported from the city. The incident took place on Tuesday when a businessman tried to commit suicide by shooting himself with a pistol.
The man was allegedly distressed due to taking financial losses in his business following the lockdown to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Acase has been registered in this regard at
Vishrambaug police station.
According to police, the injured businessman has been identified as 60-year-old Balwant Arvind Marathe, a resident of Shivajinagar. He is at present undergoing treatment in a