Maha set up adequate COVID-19 treatment facilities: Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that the state government has succeeded in setting up adequate number of health care facilities for treatment of COVID-19 patients in a short span. He was speaking at the inauguration of...
1st trial flight of Gaganyaan may face delay due to lockdown
India's first unmanned mission slated this year as part of its ambitious human space flight venture "Gaganyaan" may face some delay with preparations adversely impacted due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, according to Indian Space Research Organisation officials. Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO had earlier...
‘Private hospitals will loot patients’
'The government allowed private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients, so it should pay.' Advocate S Jimraj Milton has filed a PIL in the Madras high court, pleading that the government should pay the medical bills of patients who are treated for...
Lockdown may continue if rules not followed: Uddhav
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the COVID-19 threat still persists though restrictions have been partially eased to allow resumption of business and other activities. He said the monsoon session of the state legislature will be held from...
Delhi removes 70% corona tax on liquor
Liquor in Delhi will be cheaper from today when the AAP government's decision to withdrew 70 per cent Special Corona Fee on their sale comes into effect. The "special corona fee" on the Maximum Retail Price of liquor bottles was imposed...
Monsoon Session Of Maharashtra Legislature To Be Postponed To August
MUmbai : The Maharashtra government has decided to defer the monsoon session of the state Legislature, scheduled to start from June 22 earlier, to August 3 in view of the coronavirus pandemic, a government source said Tuesday. The session, which...
BMC Deputy Commissioner Shirish Dixit dies of coronavirus
Mumabai : Shirish Dixit – the deputy commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, who was forefront at battling the coronavirus in Mumbai has succumbed to the Chinese pandemic on Tuesday. According to the reports, the 55-year-old Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai...
‘Huge lapses’ by Maharashtra in managing migrant crisis: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the worst Covid-19 affected state of Maharashtra to be more vigilant and make concerted efforts in identifying and sending the migrant workers still stranded there to their native places. The top court, which directed...
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal undergoes COVID-19 test
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday underwent COVID-19 test after developing sore throat and fever, an official said. The official said the 51-year-old chief minister's fever has come down. The test report is expected later in the...
SC gives states 15 days to send migrants home
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered that migrant workers are to be transported back to their home towns within 15 days. All cases registered against migrants who have allegedly violated lockdown orders to be considered for withdrawal under the...
Ram temple construction to begin on June 10
The construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is set to begin Wednesday when the first bricks will be laid for its foundation, according to a spokesperson for the head of the temple trust. The event will be marked by prayers...
Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine, test tomorrow
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will get himself tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. They said the chief minister was feeling unwell since Sunday...
Unlock 1: Malls, hotels, shrines set to reopen amid rise in cases
A token system for regulated entry and no physical offerings like 'prasad' will be some of the norms as shopping malls, religious places, hotels and restaurants are set to reopen in most states from Monday after over two months that...
No decision yet on opening shrines in Maha
The Maharashtra government is yet to take a decision on opening religious places for devotees in the state as part of lockdown relaxations, an official said on Sunday. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last week said 'Unlock-1' will be...
Complain Of Gas Leak From Various Parts Of Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday said that it has directed the fire department to check up on complaints of a foul smell emanating in multiple areas. "We have received a couple of complaints of...
Kejriwal warns hospitals over COVID-19 beds
A couple of private hospitals in Delhi are refusing admission to COVID-19 patients and demanding lakhs of rupees for allotting bed to those in a pressing need, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday and warned of...
Governor plants a Chafa sapling on World Environment Day
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari planted a Chafa sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. The Governor has appealed to the people to plant and nurture at least one sapling as their contribution to protect...
Modi to reshuffle team in Sep; Former CM Fadnavis in?
The RSS wants three nominees inducted: Tejaswi Surya, the young BJP MP from Bengaluru South, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, a Rajya Sabha member, and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, reveals R Rajagopalan in an article written on rediff.com Below is the extract...
Mild earthquakes hit Karnataka, Jharkhand
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Karnataka on Friday morning while another with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt in Jharkhand. The tremors were felt in Hampi (Karnataka) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), according to the National Center for...
Centre Issues Guidelines For Malls, Workplace, Hotels, Religious Places Ahead of Its Opening on June 8
New Delhi: As part of ‘Unlock 1’, the Central government on Thursday released SOPs for the establishments that are all set to open from June 8. These guidelines, issued by the Union Health Ministry, are meant to contain the spread...
Maha registers highest spike of 2,933 cases
Maharashtra on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike of 2,933 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally of patients in the state to 77,793, the state health department said. As 123 coronavirus positive patients died during the day, the death toll increased...
