MUMBAI: Continuing with a declining trend, Maharashtra’s daily Covid-19 tally dropped to a 47-day low on Sunday while Mumbai’s daily detection dropped to below 300, the lowest in the third wave. The state added 3,502 cases, the lowest since December 28 (2,172); fatalities also dropped by 46% from 32 on Saturday to 17 on Sunday,…Continue Reading

Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey has assured that a proposal will be sent to the state government to double the allowance of C-60 commandos engaged in anti-Naxal operations, an senior official said on Thursday. The C-60 commandos, a specialised combat unit of the Gadchiroli police, are engaged in tackling the Naxal menace in…Continue Reading

Maharashtra: Naxals Torch 11 Tractors, Machinery Engaged In Road Construction Work

Home NewsNationalMaharashtra: Naxals Torch 11 Tractors, Machinery Engaged In Road Construction Work The burnt vehicles and other machinery belonged to different contractors involved in the road construction work, he added. PTI India Published: Saturday, 22 January 2022 Last updated: 22 January 2022, 02:46 PM IST Photo: File PicMaharashtra: Naxals Torch 11 Tractors, Machinery Engaged In…Continue Reading

Maharashtra reports 36,265 fresh Covid-19 cases with 13 deaths; will govt impose lockdown?

For Mumbai Updates Allow Notification   | Published: Thursday, January 6, 2022, 23:56 [IST] Mumbai, Jan 6: Maharashtra on Thursday reported 36,265 fresh Covid-19 cases with 13 deaths. 8,907 patients recuperated from the infection to take the total number of recoveries to 65,33,154 with a recovery rate of 96.17 per cent. Out of 36,265 new…Continue Reading

Maharashtra moves coal ministry to get forest clearance for Chhattisgarh block

Maharashtra has sought the coal ministry’s intervention in getting forest clearance for the Chhattisgarh government coal block allotted to its power stationsNEW DELHI: Maharashtra has sought the coal ministry’s intervention in getting forest clearance for the Chhattisgarh government coal block allotted to its power stations in the Vidarbha region, becoming the second state to knock…Continue Reading

Maharashtra reports highest number of Omicron cases, India tally rises to 1,270

New Delhi: India saw the highest single-day rise of 309 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, taking the country’s tally of such cases to 1,270, the Union health ministry said on Friday. It also recorded 16,764 fresh COVID-19 cases and 220 more fatalities due to the viral disease. Of the 1,270 patients infected…Continue Reading

Maharashtra Police Hands Over Notice To Narayan Rane For Proceedings Against His Son

Union minister Narayan Rane was served a notice by Sindhudurg police, to present his MLA son Nitesh Rane before them in connection with an attempt to murder case in which the latter and others have been named as accused. Narayan Rane was also asked to be present at Kankavli police station in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra at…Continue Reading

Maharashtra schools may be shut again if Omicron cases rise: Varsha Gaikwad

Maharashtra schools: Maharashtra School Education minister Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad while talking about Omicron cases said that the department may take a call to shut the schools again if the cases continue to rise. The Minister told ANI, “If Omicron cases continue to rise, we may take a call to shut the schools again. We are…Continue Reading

Maharashtra minister compares roads to Hema Malini’s cheeks, draws state women commission’s ire

Maharashtra minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil has kicked up a controversy by comparing the roads in his constituency in Jalgaon district to actor Hema Malini’s cheeks, prompting the state women’s commission to demand an apology from him. The video of Patil’s remarks, which he made recently while addressing an election meeting for…Continue Reading

Maharashtra govt considering revision of air travel guidelines: Chief Secretary

Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakravarty on Thursday said the state government was considering a revision of its air travel guidelines, a day after the Centre wrote to the state saying its order was in divergence with the COVID-19 SoPs and guidelines issued by the Union government. In view of global concerns over the Omicron variant,…Continue Reading