Maharashtra

Two more patients succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking the toll to 1,48,451 on Wednesday, while 569 people tested positive for the infection, down from 711 the previous day, said the state health department. With the addition of 569 new cases in the last 24 hours, the state's overall Covid-19 tally rose to 81,46,870, the department said in a bulletin. The state had recorded 711 cases and four...

MUMBAI: Union minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray had attempted to offer contracts for his assassination.During a press conference in Mumbai, the BJP MP made accusations against Thackeray, claiming that while he served as the chief minister of Maharashtra (from November 2019 to June 2022), he was involved in corrupt practices in the procurement of...

KALYAN: The police have arrested one out of the two employees who stole Rs 45 lakh cash given by a jeweller to deposit in a bank in Kalyan. The main accused fled to Rajasthan from where police have arrested his associate involved in the crime, while the former is still at large. The arrested accused has been identified as Jagdish Devashi. The duo worked at the Shanklesha jwellery shop situated in Kalyan...

MUMBAI: Citizens from several areas in Mumbai have been complaining about the lack of water supply in their localities. Some have even said that they have not been receiving water at all or are getting only a trickle, and are having to depend on water tankers and bottled water for drinking. Starting from March 31 onwards, the BMC had announced a 15% water cut all across Mumbai for the next 30 days. This...

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...