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Usha Poonawalla Chairperson of Ficci Flo, Pune Chapter , holds a Masters in Commerce and Business Administration, is also a Law graduate (LLB). She has been in the business of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the last 36 years and has recently diversified into the business of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), being the first woman licensee in India. Both LPG and CNG sectors are male-dominated fields. As the Vice President of the All India LPG Distributors’ Federation (AILDF) and as the Senior ...

No vax in small and medium pvt hospitals No vax in small and medium pvt hospitals ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jun 29, 2021, 06:00 IST Say centres shut; claim no supply since May or clarity from govt Despite being governmentapproved COVID vaccination centers (CVC), many small and medium private hospitals in the district are unable to operate their inoculation centres. They have claimed their vaccination stock is dry and, since May, they are yet to receive a single dose from the gover...

Notices to 72 hospitals for overcharging Notices to 72 hospitals for overcharging ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jun 4, 2021, 07:30 IST PMC received over 222 complaints against overcharging from COVID patients (FILE PHOTO) COVID patients complain against inflated bills; civic body to issue warning letters to all hospitals to fall in line or lose license. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued notices to 72 private hospitals in the city for allegedly overcharging COVID patients...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): "My Indian heritage is an integral part of me. I am proud to be born in Norway and being a Norwegian but my soul, the way I think, the way my views have been shaped, is very much influenced by my Indian heritage and I try to stay very closely connected to India," said Young Achiever and Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati at a virtual session of Ek Mulakat Visesh series of inspiring talks from his chamber inside the Norwegian Parliament. T...

A+ Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): “My Indian heritage is an integral part of me. I am proud to be born in Norway and being a Norwegian but my soul, the way I think, the way my views have been shaped, is very much influenced by my Indian heritage and I try to stay very closely connected to India,” said Young Achiever and Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati at a virtual session of Ek Mulakat Visesh series of inspiring talks from his chamber inside the Norwegian Parliam...

Once more, hospitals, hotels tie up for non-critical cases Once more, hospitals, hotels tie up for non-critical cases ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 06:00 IST As COVID-19 cases skyrocket, private hospitals have — like last year — tied up with hotels to function as satellite units and house patients not in critical condition. This helps facilities use limited infrastructure judiciously, with beds inside hospitals dedicated to serious cases. Doctors have said the resp...

Dr H K Sale, executive director of Noble hospital, said they received a bill of Rs 40 lakh from April to August. “There is a price cap on treating Covid patients. We have faced several issues like staff shortage, and have had to coax staff to stay on and assist with treatment. We cannot afford to pay such huge sums and will pay at the rate prior to the Covid pandemic,” Dr Sale said. According to Dr Madhur Rao, senior deputy medical administrator, KEM hospital, the hike was unfair. “We can...