29 years ago Babri demolished: Security upped
On the anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid on Monday, security arrangements have been tightened in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Grover. To avoid any untoward incident, security forces in huge numbers have been...
7 new cases of Omicron detected in Pune; Maharashtra’s tally rises to 8
India reported 17 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Sunday—nine persons in Rajasthan capital Jaipur, seven in Maharashtra's Pune district and a 37-year-old fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania—taking the tally to 21 in...
Omicron more infectious than Delta variant: Report
Singapore's ministry of health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection compared to the Delta and Beta variants of the virus. "This...
First Confirm Case of Omicron in Mah,man who returned from SA tests +ve
Representational Pic A man from Kalyan Dombivli municipal area near Mumbai who had arrived at the Delhi airport from South Africa via Dubai before flying to Mumbai has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday,...
Senior journalist Vinod Dua passes away
Veteran journalist Vinod Dua, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital's intensive care unit, has died, his daughter and actor-comic Mallika Dua said on Saturday. He was 67. The last rites of the well-known journalist, who was hospitalised with Covid earlier...
Mumbai police file chargesheet against Param Bir
The crime branch of Mumbai police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against former city police commissioner Param Bir Singh and three others in an extortion case registered in suburban Goregaon. This...
Maharashtra: Samples of 28 flyers sent for genome sequencing
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the swab samples of 28 persons, who returned to the state from high-risk countries last month with nine of them already testing COVID-19 positive, have been sent for genome sequencing amid concerns...
5 contacts of Bengaluru Omicron case test positive
Out of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in Bengaluru, one is a South African national who left the country after testing negative, while the other is a local with no travel history,...
Param Bir Singh suspended
Former Mumbai police commissioner and senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh suspended for irregularities and lapses:...
2 cases of Omicron found in Karnataka, says govt
Two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the Union government said on Thursday while asking people not to panic but follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated without delay. Both the patients are men aged...
Maha to issue revised domestic air travel rules
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said revised guidelines for domestic air travel will be issued by the state government in the next couple of days, amid concerns over the 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus. Tope's comments came a...
Maha: RT-PCR not mandatory for fully vaccinated
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope now says that COVID-19 guidelines for international and domestic travellers coming to the state amid the Omicron emergence does NOT mandate RT-PCR test. "A fully-vaccinated local domestic passenger can travel without RT-PCR test," says State...
Mamata meets Sharad Pawar, talks leadership
West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai today on Wenesday. Banerjee said Maharashtra and West Bengal have good relations and that is why she was going to meet Pawar. "Let's be united,...
Omicron effect: Intl flights won’t resume on Dec 15
India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has decided to postpone resumption of scheduled international flights from December 15 in the wake of emergence of new Covid variant, Omicron. After a long hiatus of more than 20 months, the...
Wankhede asked to appear before caste panel
A caste verification committee here has asked Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede to appear before it on December 14, according to Bhim Army leader Ashok Kamble, who is the complainant in the matter. Kamble had filed...
Maharashtra impose 7-day quarantine for fliers from ‘at risk’ nations
Amid concerns caused by Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday night that travelers arriving in the state from 'at-risk' countries will have to undergo mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine. The list of...
Omicron poses very high global risk: WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that the global risk from the omicron variant is "very high". The United Nations health agency said that the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with "severe consequences." No Omicron-linked deaths had yet been reported,...
Lok Sabha repeals Farm Laws
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar tables the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021 amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 passed by Lok Sabha amid ruckus by Opposition MPs. Leader of Congress Party...
Maha to slap fines for breach of Covid norms
With the new coronavirus variant 'Omicron' causing worldwide concern, the Maharashtra government on Saturday announced penalties for not following COVID appropriate behaviour. As to rules for international travelers, state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte told PTI that the...
Maoists kill sarpanch’s husband in Karmari village Chhattisgarh
Maoists killed a village sarpanch's 33-year-old husband in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district for his active involvement in development works at the local level, a police official said on Saturday. The incident...
Prime Minister chairs key meeting on Covid situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing an important meeting on the Covid situation and the vaccination drive in the country with top officials, government sources said on Saturday. ...
