Maha CM to hold meet at 5 pm amid Covid surge
A 15-day lockdown is likely to be imposed in Maharashtra, sources said as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to meet the state Covid-19 task force to take a final decision on stricter curbs amid steep rise in coronavirus cases....
Maha becomes 1st to cross 10 mn vaccination mark
Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to administer more than 10 million doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the state health department announced on Sunday. As of April 11 morning, the state "administered 10,038,421 doses,...
India to have 5 more COVID vaccines by Oct
Sputnik expected to get emergency use nod in 10 days As more and more states flag shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Central government has pressed the accelerator to scale up vaccine production manifold. Top government sources said that by end of...
‘Mahabharat’ actor Satish Kaul dies of COVID-related complications
Veteran Punjabi actor Satish Kaul, who featured in several Hindi films and shows including "Mahabharat", died on Saturday due to COVID-19 related complications. He was 74. According to Kaul's sister Satya Devi, the actor, popular for playing the...
Maharashtra to decide on lockdown in 2-3 days
With rising COVID-19 cases despite the strict protocols, the healthcare system is likely to face more pressure in the coming days. Hence, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting with the task force tomorrow after which a further decision...
Complete lockdown is the only option: Maha CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is contemplating to go for a complete lockdown to control COVID-19 surge in the state. At an all-party meet, Thackeray said that lockdown is the only option to control the COVID-19 situation in the...
No lockdown but new curbs in Delhi soon: Kejriwal
Amid escalating cases of COVID-19 in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said lockdown is "not an option" but some restrictions will be put in place in the national capital which is reeling under the fourth wave of the...
EC asks political parties to follow COVID-19 norms
Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Election Commission on Friday flagged instances of star campaigners and political leaders not wearing masks while campaigning, and asked them to follow in all seriousness the guidelines on COVID-appropriate behaviour issued by it last year. ...
HC upset over home vaccination for Maha netas
Coming down heavily on some political leaders in Maharashtra receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at their residences, the Bombay High Court on Friday said if the prime minister and president of the country can go to hospitals and get inoculated, then...
Prince Philip, Husband Of Queen Elizabeth II, Dies At 99
London: Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip, who was recently hospitalised and underwent a successful heart procedure, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved...
Ambajogai (Beed) couple found dead in US after 4-yr-old girl seen crying
An Indian couple was found dead at their home in the United States after neighbours saw their four-year-olddaughter crying alone in the balcony of their house, family sources said on Friday. The bodies of Balaji Bharat Rudrawar, 32, and his...
Mumbai to halt vaccine drive from Friday, if…: Mayor
The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai will come to a halt from Friday as the stock of vaccine doses in the city is about to end, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said. Talking to media on Thursday, she said that the vaccination...
Call night curfew as ‘corona curfew’ to spread awareness: PM to CMs
He also called for observing a vaccine festival between April 11-14 to inoculate the maximum number of eligible beneficiaries. April 11 is the birth anniversary of noted social reformer Jyotirao Phule, he noted. In his virtual interaction with chief ministers to...
Need 40 lakh vaccine doses per week: Maha CM to PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state was not lagging behind in the fight against COVID-19, and urged him to affirm that there should be no politics in this effort. He was speaking during...
‘Dirty politics’ on to destabilise Maha govt: Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed "dirty politics" was being played out to destabilise the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra and asserted that such attempts will not succeed. Raut's remarks came a day after suspended cop...
Modi takes second dose of Covid vaccine at AIIMS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, and asked those eligible for the shot to take it soon to defeat the virus. He had taken his...
No Vaccine Shortage, Maharashtra Has Itself To Blame: Health Minister
New Delhi: After Maharashtra's SOS on vaccines, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday slammed what he called "deplorable attempts by some state governments to distract attention from their failures and spread panic among the people". The "lackadaisical attitude" of...
Mumbai allows home delivery of food, essentials 24×7 during curbs
The Mumbai civic body on Wednesday issued an order, allowing home delivery of food and essential supplies through online service providers 24 hours on all days of the week during the ongoing state-wide coronavirus-induced restrictions. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation also allowed...
SC to hear Deshmukh’s plea against HC order on Thursday
The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the pleas filed by Maharashtra government and its former home minister Anil Deshmukh who have challenged the Bombay high court order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the allegations of corruption...
Covid shots to be allowed at workplaces: Govt
The government will allow COVID-19 vaccination at public and private workplaces having about 100 eligible beneficiaries from April 11 across states and Union territories. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to the chief secretaries said a substantial proportion...
Maharashtra: 8 bodies of Covid victims cremated on one pyre
Eight bodies of COVID-19 victims were cremated on one pyre due to shortage of space at a makeshift crematorium in Maharashtra's Beed district, a civic official said on Wednesday. Since residents had opposed the cremation of bodies of COVID-19 patients at...
