The Latest Breaking News from Pune

PUNE: A study carried out to assess Omicron's immune-escape ability has found that it's better at resisting Covaxin than the original SARS-CoV-2 B.1 (Wuhan) variant, and the Beta and Delta variants. The research was carried out by experts from the Pune-based ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV).

PUNE: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested the director of an investment firm, along with his woman accomplice, for allegedly cheating as many as 21 people of Rs11.26 crore between July 2020 and October 2021 by promising them handsome returns on their investments.

PUNE: A rolling shutter-type public bench, a tremor profiling device for patients of Parkinson’s, a broom or brush cleaner are among 31 projects by students that won this year’s state Inspire awards under the department of science and technology. Six of these projects are from Pune district.

PUNE: The airport advisory committee chairman, Girish Bapat, on Thursday said a new facility, be it in Purandar, Supa (near Baramati) or Baramati, would be inconvenient for flyers from the city because of its distance.

PUNE: Cryptocurrencies worth Rs6 crore were seized from the e-wallet of former IPS officer Ravindra Patil during investigations, while the arrested cyber expert Pankaj Ghode was being questioned to trace how many virtual currencies he had siphoned off.

PUNE: The Bhosari MIDC police on Wednesday arrested an autorickshaw driver and his two accomplices on the charge of outraging the modesty of a police constable and also attempting to abduct her, when the latter told the driver to drive the vehicle properly.

PUNE: Sangli district, where nearly 32,000 children have been given their first dose of Corbevax in just over a week, is currently the state leader in coverage among the 12-14 age group. The Corbevax drive began on March 16.

PUNE: The laboratories screened 4,698 patients for Covid-19 and found 34 positive for the contagion in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Thursday, making up 0.72% positivity rate. The positivity rate in the region has been staying below 1% for the past few days.

PUNE: Police on Thursday night detained a man in connection with the sexual assault on a Std VI student in the washroom of her school at Shivajinagar sometime between 11am and 11.30am on Wednesday.

PUNE: Police probing the sexual assault on a Std VI student by a man in the washroom of her school at Shivajinagar on Wednesday said most of the CCTV cameras covering the institute did not have the recording facility.

PUNE: The anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children is set to become shorter, more cost-effective and compliance-friendly, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) strongly recommending change in the paediatric TB treatment duration from six months to four months in its latest guidelines.