Elderly siblings killed in accident in Pargaon

Pune: Two siblings, aged 58 and 60, were killed after a pick-up truck hit their two-wheeler in Pargaon near Daund on Tuesday evening. They were returning home after visiting their grandson, who’d been injured earlier in an accident when the tragedy struck, Pune Rural police said.The deceased were identified as Subhadra Shitole (60) and Mohan…

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Proposed Clinical Establishments Bill dilutes patients’ rights, say activists

Activists alleged that the draft bill, which seeks to replace the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration Rules, 2021, stripped patients of several hard-won entitlements Pune: Health rights groups alleged that the Maharashtra government’s newly tabled draft Clinical Establishments Bill, 2026, aimed at regulating private hospitals, diluted key patient protections and ignored lessons from the pandemic.Activists called…

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HC quashes Pune businessman’s detention under MPDA Act, says ‘normal laws’ were not used

The order was passed by HC on Aug 7, made available on court record on Aug 11 Pune: Bombay high court has quashed preventive detention of a 34-year-old Pune businessman under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of…

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