Fresh cases go down slightly, fall below 10k
Fresh cases go down slightly, fall below 10k
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
Death tally of
COVID patients saw an increase in district and was pegged at 82; close to 1,014 people critical, over 4,000 on oxygen support in
PMC limits
The fresh cases of COVID-19 patients saw a dip in the district on Saturday falling below 10,000. The death tally of
COVID patients saw a rise on the same day and was pegged at 82 compared to 69 recorded on Friday. The COVID deaths in the district now stand at 10,623 cases till date.
A total of 9,864 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday as compared to the soaring 10,000+ cases coming in daily prior to that. Of those infected on Saturday – 4,953 were within the
Body of city traders moots closing down shops at 7 pm
Body of city traders moots closing down shops at 7 pm
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Apr 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
Federation of Trade Association of Pune appeals to members to wrap up
business hour before PMC deadline, claiming this will prevent infection spread and possible
lockdown
As a lockdown-like situation looms large over the city, various unions and organisations attached with several trades and services have demanded to extend the 8 pm deadline of the business hours. But Federation of Trade Association of Pune (FTAP), the largest association of
traders in the city, has appealed to its members to close their
Updated Mar 07, 2021 | 09:46 IST
The 45-year-old widow from West Bengal was lured to Pune by a person on the promise of a good job in 2019. After she arrived in the city, she was sold to a brothel in Budhwar Peth locality. Woman rescued from prostitution [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The customer informed her son about her location, following which she was recused.
The mother-son duo boarded a train from Pune to go to West Bengal on Saturday (March 6).
Pune: Forty-five-year-old Shilpa (name changed), a widowed mother from West Bengal’s 24 Parganas district, used to work as a domestic help in state capital Kolkata. In 2019, she was lured to Pune in Maharashtra under the pretext of a well-paying job and pushed into flesh trade.
Old areas of city will face power cuts over weekend
Old areas of city will face power cuts over weekend
ByAnurag BendeAnurag Bende / Updated: Dec 26, 2020, 06:00 IST
maintenance work in Rasta Peth
During this weekend, the old areas of the city will have to prepare themselves to brace for quite a few hours of
load shedding as the Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company Limited (
MSETCL) will be undertaking maintenance work of the 132 KV gas insulated sub-station in Rasta Peth.
As a result, power supply of six other substations will be shut down for at least 36 hours.
These six substations provide supply mostly in the old Peth areas including Rasta Peth, Bhawani Peth, Nana Peth,
Cook gets 10-yr jail for sexual assault on HIV+ disabled minor
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: Dec 10, 2020, 06:00 IST
Accused used to prepare food at Budhwar Peth shelter home where the 13-year-old girl stayed Th e special sessions
court on Wednesday sentenced a 56-year-old man with 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old physically challenged and HIV-positive girl. The incident was reported in June 2018 at a shelter home located in Budhwar Peth. The court observed, Sexual violence, apart from being a dehumanising act, is an unlawful invasion in the right of privacy and sanctity of a female. It is not just a serious blow to her supreme honour but also offends her dignity and leaves behind an unforgettable scar.