Maharashtra

THANE: A fresh political slugfest began in the state after Uddhav Thackeray alleged that a 35-year-old woman activist of Shiv Sena (UBT) was assaulted by over 20 supporters of CM Eknath Shinde, including former corporators, Monday evening for putting up an "objectionable" post on social media against Shinde.The CM-led Shiv Sena denied the attack and said their activists had only "peacefully advised" her...

THANE: A decade after Adarsh Tower inside Lucky Compound in Shil-Daighar near Mumbra crashed like a pack of cards, claiming 74 lives and maiming 62 others on April 4, 2013, trial in the unauthorised construction is moving at a snail's pace with only 56 of the over 400 witnesses being examined so far. For those who survived, getting justice seems to be taking longer than expected. The prosecution,...

THANE: Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that he along with other Shiv Sena leaders will visit Ayodhya on April 9 and offer prayers at the temple there.Shinde said they plan to construct a Maharashtra Sadan in Uttar Pradesh.While addressing the media, at the Anand Ashram, the place where he grew politically under the guidance of his mentor Anand Dighe, the CM said that he will also perform...

India logged over 3,800 new Covid cases on Saturday, the highest daily tally in six months, as infections in the past seven days surged at the fastest rate since the third wave in January 2022. India recorded over 18,450 fresh cases in the past week (March 26-April 1), a 2.1x rise over the previous seven days’ tally of 8,781. The doubling time of cases has reduced to less than seven days. The last...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 562 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall infection tally to 81,45,342. Three deaths were also reported from the state raising the fatality count to 1,48,444, a health official said. The single-day infection tally dropped by 107 as compared to Saturday when the state had logged 669 cases. A total of 395 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours that took the...

MUMBAI: "Mission 500 Crore Litre Water Storage”, a farmers' movement that works on a basic principle -- "of the people, by the people, for the people" -- in Maharashtra received an honour of being part of the United Nations Water Conference 2023 at New York. Movement that has simple creative idea "Put the diesel and use the machine" at the centre for constructing small check dams and water bodies, was...

THANE: Maharashtra chief minister Ekanth Shinde on Sunday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ‘insulting’ VD Savarkar during the yatra, he organised to honour Savarkar.In his address to the participants at the end of the yatra in Thane, Shinde came down heavily on Congress leader and said, "I condemn Rahul Gandhi and others who share similar opinions regarding Savarkar".Shinde questioned,...

BJP MLA from Andheri West Ameet Satam, in-charge of the yatra for Mumbai suburbs, said it will be held in Andheri (W), Goregaon, Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar (W), Vile Parle, Chandivli and Bandra (W); in the island city it will be held at Mahim and Mumbadevi on Sunday.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window;...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 669 Covid-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 81,44,780, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,441, a health official said. The addition to the tally was a rise from 425 recorded on Friday, though lower than Thursday's 694, he pointed out. Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) recorded 347 cases, including 189 in the metropolis, while 60 cases were...

THANE: In a 2020 murder case, a court in Maharashtra's Thane acquitted two labourers from Navi Mumbai, saying the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. Additional sessions court judge P M Gupta passed the order on March 27, which was made available on Saturday.The two accused lived in the same locality as the victim Santosh Kasbe in Turbhe. The prosecution informed the court that on January...