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Maharashtra Covid-19 tally tops 4 mn with 67,468 new cases; 568 die

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 67,468 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally beyond the 40 lakh mark, while 568 more patients succumbed to the infection, said a state health department official.

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Maharashtra reports highest single-day spike of 63,729 Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra on Friday reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark

Lockdown-like stricter curbs in Maharashtra: What's open, what's closed

In this podcast, we are discussing the major announcements made by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and also talking about what's open and what's not across the state for next 15 days. Listen in

Covid-19 surge: Maharashtra govt postpones Class 10, 12 board exams

The Maharashtra government on Monday postponed the state board exams of Classes 10 and 12, which were scheduled to be held later this month, in view of a steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. The board exams of Class 12 were to begin from April 23 and of Class 10 from April 30. "Given the current COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra, we've postponed state board exams for class 10th & 12th. The present circumstances are not conducive for holding exams. Your health is our priority," state School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad tweeted. "Keeping in mind the schedule of entrance exams for professional courses, class 12th exams will be held by end of May, while 10th standard exams will be in June," she said in a series of tweets. The health situation was being closely monitored and fresh dates for the postponed exams would be announced soon, Gaikwad said. The decision is the outcome of consultations with various stakeholders, like students, teachers, parents, elected

Second Covid-19 wave: Maharashtra lockdown decision pushed back to April 14

The state continues to report over 60,000 cases daily, accounting for over 60 per cent of the national cases. The surge has put a strain on its health infrastructure

Corruption case: CBI questions personal staffers of Anil Deshmukh

The CBI on Sunday questioned two personal staffers of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the allegations of corruption

Maha has over 1.56 million doses, hope distributed properly: Javadekar

Union minister Prakash Javadekar called for their "proper distribution" amid reports of an acute shortage of vaccines which the state government had blamed on the Centre

Second Covid-19 wave: Govt releases vaccines; not enough, says Maharashtra

One of the largest government-run vaccination sites in Mumbai on the Bandra Kurla Complex grounds has only 350 vaccine doses left

Maharashtra sees 56,286 fresh coronavirus cases, reports 376 deaths

Maharashtra reported 56,286 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, which took its caseload to 32,29,547, while 376 deaths due to the infection pushed the toll to 57,028, the health department said.

Maha govt wasted 500,000 vaccines doses due to lack of planning: Javadekar

Union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar alleged on Thursday that five lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccines were wasted in Maharashtra due to a lack of planning by the state government

Maharashtra govt to raise Covid vaccine shortage issue before PM Modi today

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said his government would raise issues of Covid-19 vaccine and Remedisivir drug shortages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the virtual meet

Centre gave all possible help to Maharashtra amid Covid: BJP state chief

Chandrakant Patil, reacting to NCP's chief Pawar's remarks on Centre cooperating with the state government in fighting Covid, said this showed the Centre has given all possible help to the state

2 more Maharashtra ministers will have to quit in 15 days: BJP's Patil

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Thursday claimed two more state ministers will have to resign in 15 days and that the state was a "fit case for President's rule"

SC to hear pleas of Maha govt, Anil Deshmukh against HC order on Thursday

The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the pleas filed by Maharashtra government and its former home minister Anil Deshmukh who have challenged the Bombay High Court order

Ambani security scare: Sachin Waze's NIA custody extended till Apr 9

A Mumbai court extended the NIA custody of suspended police officer Sachin Waze till April 9 in the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near Ambani's residence and the death of businessman Hiran

BJP traders' outfit protests against Maha govt's coronavirus curbs

Several shopkeepers under the aegis of the BJP Vyapaari Aghadi staged protests in parts of Nagpur against Maharashtra government's directive to shut establishments selling non-essential commodities

Maharashtra govt urges Centre for supply of oxygen from nearby states

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the state has requested the Centre for the supply of oxygen for medical use from nearby states

Two CBI teams arrive in Mumbai to probe corruption claims against Deshmukh

Two teams of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have arrived in Mumbai to probe the allegations of corruption and misuse of office by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, sources said

Truckers say fresh curbs in Maharashtra may inflict daily loss of Rs 315 cr

Truckers on Tuesday said that fresh restrictions imposed in Maharashtra to contain the surge in coronavirus cases is a setback for the sector