Aaditya: Maha CM, Dy CM monitoring cyclone
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray visited the Disaster Management room of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to to take an update on the current situation of cyclone Tauktae. "We are doing everything we can to keep you safe. For your safety,...
Mumbai airport ops to remain shut till 6 pm
Mumbai Airport operations closure has been extended up to 1800 hours today:...
Quake of 3.8 intensity strikes Gujarat’s Rajkot
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Rajkot in Gujarat on Monday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology. The quake took place at 03:37:18 IST and at a depth of 10 kilometres south of Rajkot....
6 Dead as Cyclone Tauktae Batters Goa, Karnataka, Kerala;
Mumbai: Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall accompanied by high tidal waves lashed the coastal parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa today as Cyclone Tauktae heads northwestwards towards Gujarat. The ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ will make landfall in Gujarat on Tuesday morning,...
Mumbai on orange alert, navy on standby
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai warning of very heavy rains at isolated places with strong winds on Monday as the very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae is likely to pass close from the Mumbai coast towards Gujarat. Three...
25 arrested in Delhi over posters critical of Modi govt’s vaccine policy
One of the posters, put up at Dwarka, since removed. The Delhi Police has registered 25 FIRs and arrested as many people for allegedly pasting posters critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the vaccination drive against COVID-19,...
Congress MP Rajiv Satav, 46, Passes Away After Covid-Related Complications in Pune
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Satav, who tested positive for Covid-19 in April, passed away on Sunday after being on ventilator support at a private hospital in Pune. Satav, 46, a member of the AICC and considered a...
Govt, public dropped guard after 1st COVID wave: RSS chief
After the first wave of COVID-19, the government, administration and public dropped their guard which led to the current situation, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Saturday and urged people to stay positive and proactive to fight the...
Fadnavis writes to Sonia, slams Maha govt’s handling of pandemic
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi about the COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra, and said she should rather advise the states where her party is in power about how to handle the pandemic. State Congress leaders hit...
Sitharaman to chair 43rd GST Council meeting on May 28
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 43rd Goods and Services Tax Council meeting through video conferencing on May 28. The official Twitter account of Nirmala Sitharaman's Office informed that the meeting will take place at 11 am and Minister of...
Recoveries outnumber new COVID cases in India
For the fourth time in the last five days, India's daily COVID-19 recoveries outnumbered new cases, taking the total recoveries to 2,04,32,898, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The number of people who recovered from the infection in the last...
Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe May 26 as ‘black day’
Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday announced that it will observe May 26 as 'black day', marking six months of their protest at Delhi's borders against the Centre's three farm laws. In...
DGP Sajay Pandey calls on Governor
Director General of Maharashtra Police Sanjay Pandey called on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. This was a courtesy...
Black fungus has claimed 52 lives in Maha so far
As many as 52 people have died due to Mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection, in Maharashtra since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a senior health department official said on Friday. Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, became...
US allows fully vaccinated people to forgo masks
In the biggest indication that the United States is fast returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks. The recommendation holds true for both indoors and...
Maharashtra Registers Less Than 50,000 Cases For Fifth Straight Day
Records 850 Deaths in Last 24 Hours Mumbai: Maharashtra on Thursday registered 42,582 fresh cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and 850 deaths which took the total tally in the state to 5,269,292 while the death toll reached 78,857. A total...
Department of Posts – Covid related Consignment Tracking Helpline Details.
Nagpur : During recent 2nd wave of Covid – 19 cases, Department of Posts, in collaboration with Customs Authorities, has been facilitating clearance; processing and delivery of Covid related emergency shipments received through Post from abroad e.g. Oxygen Concentrators, Equipment...
IMD predicts cyclonic storm, heavy rainfall in south Konkan, Goa
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a warning and said that a low pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16, which may bring heavy rainfall at some...
UPSC postpones June 27 civil services exam
The Union Public Service Commission has postponed the civil services preliminary examination that was scheduled to be held on June 27 amid surge in COVID-19 cases. The examination will now be held on October...
Maharashtra extends Covid curbs, restricts entry
The Maharashtra government has extended the current Covid-19 restrictions in the state till 7am on June 1, to fight the pandemic. It has also made negative RT-PCR report mandatory for those entering the...
Covaxin cleared for phase 2/3 trials on kids
India's apex drug regulator has granted permission for conducting the phase II/III clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine in the age group of 2 to 18 years, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The trial will be conducted...
