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Maharashtra: Water reaches 'alert' mark in Godavari river amid heavy rains

The water level in Godavari river has reached the "alert" mark amid heavy rainfall in the Marathwada region, and the phenomenon has occurred after nearly 15 years

Transfer terminally-ill Gadchiroli blast accused from prison to hospice: HC

The Court directed the state to transfer alleged Maoist leader Nirmala Uppuganti from prison to a hospice for palliative care on account of her terminal cancer.

Maha reports 4,174 new Covid-19 cases, 65 deaths, 4,155 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 4,174 new coronavirus cases and 65 fresh fatalities on Wednesday, taking the tally of infections to 64,97,872 and the toll to 1,37,962, a health department official said. With 4,155 patients getting discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries climbed to 63,08,491, leaving the state with 47,880 active cases, he said. On Tuesday, Maharashtra had reported 3,898 new coronavirus infections and 86 fatalities. There are currently 3,07,913 people in home isolation in the state and another 1,937 in institutional quarantine, the official said. Maharashtra's coronavirus recovery rate stands at 97.09 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent. The number of coronavirus tests conducted in the state rose to 5,53,38,772, of which 1,79,408 samples were examined in the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, 1,59,889 swab samples were tested in Maharashtra. Ahmednagar district reported the highest 786 new infections, followed by Pune district at ...

No visits to Ganesh pandals in Maharashtra, only online darshan allowed

People would not be allowed to visit Ganesh pandals during the coming festival in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government said on Wednesday

Amid WFH, Maharashtra mulls 'nodal centres' at smaller cities for IT people

Maharashtra is mulling to create 'nodal centres' on the lines of co-working spaces in smaller cities and towns, from where software professionals can work for their respective companies

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 3,898 new Covid-19 cases, 86 deaths

Maharashtra reported 3,898 new coronavirus infections and 86 fatalities on Tuesday, taking tally of infections in the state to 6,493,698 and death toll to 137,897, a health department official said

ED's actions against Maharashtra leaders bid to subdue state govt: Pawar

NCP chief on Tuesday claimed the ED's actions against various Maharashtra leaders were an attempt to encroach on the state government's rights and discourage political opponents.

Multiplex Association of India appeals to Maharashtra to reopen theatres

The coronavirus pandemic had an overwhelming effect on the film industry as many film shoots and theatres across India were halted twice.

Maharashtra logs 3,626 new Covid cases in a day, lowest since mid-February

Maharashtra reported 3,626 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest daily count since since February 15, and 37 fresh fatalities, taking the infection tally to 64,89,800 and the death toll to 1,37,811

Anil Deshmukh should join investigation in ED case: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said as per law former home minister Anil Deshmukh should join investigation in an ED case registered against him.

Immediately stop programmes that attract crowds: Uddhav to pol parties

Thackeray on Monday appealed to political parties to immediately stop agitations, meetings and other programmes to avoid crowding in the wake of a slight increase in Covid cases in the state

Maharashtra Covid-19 update: Caseload grows by 4,057, death toll by 67

Maharashtra reported 4,057 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 6,486,174, while the death of 67 patients pushed the toll to 137,774, health department said

Easing of Covid-19 curbs to depend on oxygen availability: Maha CM

Thackeray asked political parties to refrain from indulging in politics and demanding reopening of places where crowds cannot be avoided.

80% of Mumbai's adult population received at least 1 Covid-19 shot: BMC

A total of 1.3 lakh COVID-19 vaccines doses were administered in the Mumbai district on Saturday, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Reports 4,130 Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 4,130 new coronavirus cases and 64 fatalities, the state health department said. The infection tally in the state thus rose to 64,82,117 while the death toll reached 1,37,707. The number of recoveries rose to 62,88,851, with 2,506 patients discharged during the day. The state now has 52,025 active cases. Maharashtra's case recovery rate stands at 97.02 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent. Hingoli as well as rural parts of Chandrapur, Nanded, Akola and Nagpur districts and municipal corporations of Parbhani, Jalgaon and Dhule did not report any fresh COVID-19 case. Ahmednagar district reported the highest 730 new cases, followed by rural parts of Pune with 506 infections. Among districts, highest number of fatalities were also reported in rural parts of Ahmednagar district where 17 patients succumbed since Friday evening. Of eight regions, the Pune region saw the highest 1,560 new cases coming to light, followed by 951 infections in

No new lockdown will be imposed in state, assures Maha health minister

Lockdown would not be imposed in Maharashtra in coming days, health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday

All-party meet: No local body polls in Maha till OBC data collected

An all-party meeting unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwardness of OBCs

Covid R-value rises sharply to 1.2 driven by Kerala, Maha in Aug 2nd half

The R-value which reflects how rapidly coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has sharply risen close to 1.2 over the last fortnight, mainly driven by cases in states like Kerala and Maharashtra

NIA files charge sheet against Waze, others in Antilia bomb scare case

Besides Waze, former 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma and a few other former police personnel are also accused in the case.

Maharashtra reports 4,342 new Covid-19 cases, sees 55 fatalities

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 4,342 new coronavirus cases and 55 fatalities while 4,755 patients recovered, a health department official said.