H1N1 vaccine: Phases II, III human trials begin today Indian Express | Four centres to take part, two in city | The Serum Institute of India will begin phase II and III human clinical trials of the nasal spray vaccine against the H1N1 virus at two sites in Pune and three other centres on Monday. The virus has claimed 201 lives in Pune itself. | Dr Prasad Kulkarni, di...
Videocon in race for Pune IPL team with Jr Bachchan in tow The Times Of India NEW DELHI: A consortium led by consumer durables-to-oil and gas group, Videocon is understood to be in the race for the franchise rights of the Pune team for the Indian Premier League 2011 season with Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan as a likely partner. | According to sources, P Vision Ltd, a compa...
Youth dies in mishap, army officer booked after relatives put pressure Indian Express | A youth injured in a road accident on Monday died on Tuesday morning, leading to protests from relatives and friends who refused to take the body for last rites demanding the arrest of an army officer, whose car allegedly hit him. | Pune police fin...
Fund for public health scheme may now go to civic staff Indian Express | Despite elaborate public health insurance plans of the Pune Municipal Corporation this year, a whopping Rs 2.67 crore has remained unused. This amount may now be used for medical reimbursement of the civic staff and elected representatives. A decis...
2 of Pune among 5 held for burglary at Hema Malini’s bungalow Indian Express | The burglary at film star Hema Malini’s bungalow in Mumbai has a Pune link. Among the five arrested, all of them natives of Nepal, in the case by the Mumbai crime branch, two worked in Pune. | The theft had come to light on February 28. | Suspects ...
Varsity seeks cop security for exams Indian Express | The University of Pune (UoP) has written to the City Police Commissioner and SPs of Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts requesting police help if principals and supervisors of any college affiliated to the varsity feel it is required. The move is...
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Mercedes posts 78% higher sales in Feb The Times Of India PUNE: Luxury car-maker Mercedes-Benz reported 78% rise in its sales for the month of February 2010 compared with the number of cars sold in the same month last year. | The company ...
Civic body gives in to builders, relaxes rules The Times Of India PUNE: It is evident from the modified parking norms tabled by the civic administration that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has agreed to relax some stringent norms following ...
Bachchans give Holi a miss The Himalayan | MUMBAI: The Bachchan family is going to give Holi celebrations a miss this year too, due to the death of a close relative of family friend Amar Singh and the recent Pune blast, w...
Support groups make life easier for women living with HIV Indian Express | It's not easy being a woman living with HIV. But as the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday, several HIV positive women have been declaring their status and a strong network of over 1,000 has been setting up self-help groups and in...
Builder withdraws claim on Army’s Lohegaon land Indian Express | Army had been saying land sharks are out to grab the plot estimated to cost Rs 800 crore, builder took back petition in High Court on his own | A builder who had moved the Bombay High Court staking claim on Army land at Lohegaon on Monday withdrew ...
Seeking investment: Rhine-Westphalia pins hope on Pune Indian Express | The North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), dubbed the economic powerhouse of Germany, is zeroing in on Pune Inc to attract investment. Industry majors like Tata Motors, Kalyani Group, Suzlon and Mahindra & Mahindra have set up shops in NRW. “Around 100 Indi...
Stop hate speeches, apex court tells Raj Thackeray DNA India | New Delhi: The Supreme Court has warned Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray that unless he stopped making hate speeches against non-Maharashtrians in Mumbai, criminal cases against him would continue to be filed in different parts of the country. | “This (filing of criminal cases) will continue against you (Thackeray). Why ...
Govt to borrow more from market in H1 of 2010-11 The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The government will raise by September more than half of its record $100 billion planned borrowing for the financial year that begins on April 1, a top adviser said on Tuesday, allowing more space for private borrowing as the economic growth picks up steam. | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said the fe...
