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Screening of passengers for H1N1 infection at the Pune airport will stop soon. The senior regional director of health and family welfare of the Union government Dr SB Nadoni said, "We are waiting for the ministry of health and family welfare to pass the orders in a day or two after which screening will be stopped at the airport with immediate effect," he added. Lufthansa Airlines and Air India operate international flights from Pune airport. Nadoni said that the ministry wants to …

The October assembly elections gave some impetus to the liquor sale in the city and district in the times of recession. The liquor sale in the city and district regions was stagnant in August and September but it registered a marginal increase in October thanks to elections. In September, the state excise department, Pune recorded the sale of country liquor (15.09 lakh litres), Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) (16.11 lakh litres), beer (19.61 lakh litres) and wine (30,600 litres). W…

The state government has decided to start the process of land acquisition for the expansion of Shiroli Industrial Estate in Hatkanangle taluka in the district.Sources in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) told DNA that the state government took the decision on August 31."The land owners will get the prevalent market rates for the land that the state government acquires from them. Moreover, the state government will return 15% of the land acquired from the land…