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Project reports for new freight corridors to be ready by Dec: R K Jain

In a Q&A, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India MD R. K. Jain speaks about the timeline of the projects and the larger plan to build a countrywide freight corridor network

Liquor firms ask Maharashtra govt to allow home delivery, drop ban

Maharashtra allowed home delivery of liquor during the coronavirus pandemic under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. It withdrew the permission from June 3

At 137 lakh tonnes, Maharashtra sees its all-time high sugar production

Maharashtra has set a record for itself by producing 137.28 lakh tonnes of sugar in 2021-22, which is nearly 31 lakh tonnes more than the previous year, a senior official said on Thursday. The state also broke another record of crushing 1,320.31 lakh tonnes of sugarcane this year, he said. "The state has produced 137.28 lakh tonnes of sugar this year, which is 30.88 lakh tonnes more than the previous year. With this, the crushing season in the state has now ended," state Sugar Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad told PTI. The sugar produced in Maharashtra this year is so much that it stands next to Brazil in terms of the production, he said. "The crushing season of Maharashtra lasted longer this year after an all-time high production of sugarcane. The sugarcane crushing season which used to be around 90-120 days, went up to 240 days in some parts of the state this year. The average crushing season went up to 173 days, which was 140 the previous year," he said. This year, around 200 sugar

Maharashtra logs over 4,000 new Covid cases for second consecutive day

Mumbai on Thursday reported 2,366 new coronavirus cases and two deaths

Maharashtra SSC 10th Result 2022: MSBSHSE class 10 results on 17 June

The Maharashtra SSC class 10 board result will be declared on June 17 at 1 PM on the MSBSHSE official website - mahresult.nic.in; here's how to check your marks

Another case against Nupur Sharma in Prophet remark row in Maharashtra

Maharashtra's Beed police have registered a case against suspended BJP functionary Nupur Sharma in connection with her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, an official said on Thursday

RS polls: ECI raises objection to Sena MLA Kande's plea over invalid vote

The ECI raised a preliminary objection to a petition filed by Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande against its decision declaring his vote cast in the last week's Rajya Sabha elections as invalid

Salman Khan death threat: Bishnoi sent letter to extort money: Official

As the investigation into the Salman Khan threat letter case intensifies, Maharashtra Home Department has now learnt that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang sent the letter to extort money

200 booked in Bhiwandi for protest against supporters of Nupur Sharma

The Bhiwandi police have registered two cases against more than 200 people for alleged unlawful assembly to protest against supporters of BJP functionary Nupur Sharma

Maharashtra sees 2,956 new Covid cases in a day; active tally tops 18,000

With these additions, the state's COVID-19 tally reached 79,15,418, while the death toll increased to 1,47,875, the department said in a bulletin.

Two more cases of BA.5 variant of coronavirus found in Maharashtra

Both the patients, found in Thane city, had been vaccinated. They recovered from the latest infection in home isolation, the department added in a press release.

Roads to Mumbai's BKC to remain closed, traffic diverted for PM Modi visit

Some roads leading to the BKC in Mumbai will remain closed while traffic on some roads will be diverted in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event on Tuesday, Mumbai Traffic Police officials said

Maharashtra logs 1,885 new Covid cases, including 1,118 in Mumbai

Three patients of BA.4 and one of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus have been found in Mumbai and all of them have already recovered from the infection

Most Covid cases in Maharashtra mild, recovering fast, say experts

Amid a surge in Covid cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, medical experts say most of the patients are showing mild symptoms and fatality is low in the present "mild wave"

Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Maha police in prophet remark row

Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra over her alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought time to appear before the police

Tension in Nagpur's Kamptee over social media post; 2 persons booked

Tension gripped Kamptee town in Maharashtra's Nagpur district after many and woman over their alleged derogatory posts on social media

PWP's Shinde refutes Raut's remark on RS poll results in Maharashtra

Calling himself an associate member of the Nationalist Congress Party, Shinde said he had voted for MVA candidates as per the instructions of the party

Maharashtra sees 2,946 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 16,370

Mumbai recorded 1,803 fresh cases and two Covid-related fatalities in the last 24 hours

PM Modi to visit Maharashtra, will take part in Dwishatabdi Mahotsav

The prime minister will also participate in Dwishatabdi Mahotsav of Mumbai Samachar, a newspaper which has been published continuously for 200 years

Thane logs over 500 new Covid-19 infections for third day in a row

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 543 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row, raising its infection count to 713,653, an official said on Sunday