Maha has 116 COVID deaths, highest 24-hr toll
Mumbai/Nagpur: With 116 deaths reported on Friday, Maharashtra recorded the highest number of deaths in a single day. "As many as 2,682 more people have tested positive of coronavirus today, taking the total count in the state to 62,228. One hundred...
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby areas on Friday, prompting people to rush out of their homes. According to initial reports the magnitude of the quake was 4 6 and lasted for 30 sec and Rohtak...
Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies in Raipur at 74
Ajit Jogi, the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, breathed his last on Friday. The announcement of his demise was made by his son Amit Jogi who took to Twitter to make the announcement. Earlier on Friday, 74-year-old Ajit Jogi suffered two...
India surpasses China’s COVID-19 death toll
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world's ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The health ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number...
Maharashtra Covid-19: 2,598 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, total count nears 60,000
Maharashtra recorded 2,598 fresh coronavirus cases and 85 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the state's count to 59,546. The tally includes 18,616 recoveries and 1,982 deaths, according to the latest update by the Union Health Ministry. 4 Of the...
Bombay HC has further extended the parole of Arun Gawli by 5 days
Nagpur- Hon'ble Bombay High court on may 22 has directed the state of Maharashtra to provide proper passage to Arun Gawli for his travel to Taloja Central Prison, Navi Mumbai. Accordingly on 24/05/2020 When Arun Gawli had been to...
No talk of President’s rule in Maharashtra: Sena
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut rubbishes talks of President's rule in Maharashtra after a meting between CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar today. Speaking to news agency ANI, Raut said, "If prominent leaders like Pawarji and Uddhavji sit...
Domestic flights resume after two months of coronavirus lockdown
New Delhi: Domestic commercial flight services resumed on Monday, May 25, after a nearly two-month break due to the COVID-19 lockdown. But the resumption was marked largely by chaos created in the aftermath of several flight cancellations and many airlines...
51 more cops test +ve for Covid in Maharashtra
51 more policemen have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra, taking the total number of personnel affected by coronavirus in the state to 1,809 on Monday. According to the police, the total number of cases includes 194 police officers and...
Monsoon to reach Mumbai between June 15 and 20
Update on India's most awaited season that holds the reins of the economy -- the monsoon forecast. Rajendra Kumar Jenamani, head of Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre, says India has seen the highest temperature of this year at 47.6 in the...
Maharashtra Governor greets people on Eid-Ul-Fitr
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id). In his message, the Governor has said: “Eid Mubarak to all citizens of Maharashtra, especially to Muslim brothers...
Former CM Ashok Chavan tests positive for coronavirus
Mumbai: Maharashtra cabinet minister and former chief minister Ashok Chavan has tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai. Congress leader Ashok Chavan is the current PWD minister of Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 50,000-mark on Sunday on...
Maha CM, NCP chief meet to discuss COVID-19
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday held a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation in the state. This was the third meeting on the issue between the two leaders in the last eight days. The...
Maha registers highest spike of 2,940 cases
New Delhi: Maharashtra on Friday recorded 2,940 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily spike, taking the state tally to 44,582, a health official said. With 63 deaths due to the pandemic reported during the day, the death toll in the state rose...
MVA parties slam BJP for holding protest amid COVID-19 crisis
Mumbai/Nagpur: The ruling Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress in Maharashtra on Friday hit out at the opposition BJP for stooping to a "new low" and making the state a "political stage" by organising a protest against the Uddhav Thackeray-led government...
Maharashtra to Take Over 80% Beds in Private Hospitals For Covid-19, Caps Costs
Nagpur/Mumbai: In the biggest move in the war against virus, the Maharashtra government will take control of up to 80 per cent beds in private hospitals run by charitable trusts for the treatment of Covid-19 patients for a period of...
Pak plane with 107 on board crashes in residential area
हादसे से ठीक पहले विमान के दोनों इंजनों में आग लग गई थी. फोटो क्रेडिट: GEO Many people are feared dead after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 people on board crashed into a densely populated residential area...
Maharashtra could soon have an AYUSH policy for COVID-19
NEW DELHI: After repeated reminders from the central ministry, Maharashtra could finally put in place an Ayush strategy to fight Covid-19. Maharashtra is among the last states to have an official policy on using traditional medicines among the methods to...
Ticket counters to open at select railway stations from May 22
In a significant move, the railways on Thursday allowed select reservation counters to open at stations from Friday, nearly two months after they were shut due to the coronavirus lockdown, with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal saying 'we have to take...
Railways to provide full refund for barred inter-district travel in Maha
The Indian Railways on Thursday informed that it would provide full refund for cancelled tickets for passenger trains scheduled to run from June 1 within the state of Maharashtra. "Maharashtra government has informed Railways that inter-district travel is prohibited within the...
Trains to run from June 1; online booking opens today
The Railways on Wednesday issued a list of 100 pairs of trains that it will operate from June 1, putting in operation popular trains such as Durontos, Sampark Krantis, Jan Shatabdis and Poorva Express. This is the second slew of special...
