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Maharashtra announces package of Rs 10k cr for rain-affected parts of state

The announcement from the chief minister's office came days after Thackeray took a review of the estimated losses to crops, livestock, structure in the areas which were hit hard by the rains

Maharashtra govt invites Tesla after Elon Musk hints entry into India

India's richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering the country next year

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 832 new Covid-19 cases in Pune district

Pune district reported 832 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 317,608, a health official said

Maharashtra among five states that have withdrawn general consent to CBI

Maharashtra is the 5th state to withdraw general consent for CBI ops within its territory, a move that came in the backdrop of the agency taking over a UP police FIR to investigate TRP manipulations

Crops on 71% land in Thane damaged in rains: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said crops on 71 per cent of cultivated land in Thane district have been destroyed due to unseasonal showers

Rescinded blanket consent to ensure CBI not misused: Maharashtra home min

Deshmukh referred to the apprehension, saying the government wanted to avoid such a thing happening

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 1,101 cases in Thane; tally at 203,727

The Covid-19 tally in Thane has reached 203,727 after detection of 1,101 new cases in the Maharashtra district, an official said on Thursday

Lightning strike leaves 26 people injured in Maharashtra's Thane

As many as 22 more people were found injured in a lightning strike incident in rural Thane on Wednesday, taking the total number of injured to 26, police said

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 2,340 prisoners test positive for Covid-19

As many as 2,340 prisoners and 519 jail staff tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra till Wednesday, as per the state prison department

Pune reports 1,020 fresh Covid-19 cases; 35 more die of infection

At least 1,020 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, while 35 died of the infection in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Wednesday

MERC begins hearing on Mumbai power outage, may pass directions soon

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on Wednesday began hearing into last week's power outage in the financial capital which lasted for up to 14 hours in some parts

Maharashtra govt issues order withdrawing 'general consent' on CBI cases

The move implies CBI will not have general consent, accorded by Maha govt by an order on Feb 22, 1989, to exercise its powers, jurisdiction in the state and will have to get state govt's permission

Khadse's move to quit party shocking, bitter truth: Maha BJP leaders

Some BJP leaders in Maharashtra on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment over former minister Eknath Khadse's decision to quit the party. Earlier in the day, state minister Jayant Patil said that Khadse will join the ruling NCP on Friday. Talking about Khadse's move, BJP's state unit chief Chandrakant Patil said, "We were hopeful that Khadse would stay with the party, until I received his resignation today." "We were optimistic about finding a solution through dialogue and move ahead irrespective of his disappointment with some leaders...I wish him good luck for his future journey," he said. "It is a bitter truth for us that he has left the BJP," Patil added. "There was no need for him to step down from BJP's primary membership. He had worked for several years for the BJP and worked for various communities in the state," he said. Senior leader and BJP's former state unit chief Sudhir Mungantiwar said the party needs to think about why Khadse decided to ...

Maharashtra schoolteacher in final 10 for $1 mn Global Teacher Prize

Ranjitsinh Disale, 31, arrived at the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Paritewadi village in Solapur district in 2009 when it was a dilapidated building, sandwiched between a cattleshed and a storeroo

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 745 new coronavirus cases in Pune district

Pune district reported 745 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its caseload to 315,756

Maharashtra: Nagpur records 427 fresh Covid-19 cases; 13 more deaths

As many as 427 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 13 died of the infection in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Tuesday, an official said

Rain delays Maharashtra cane crushing season: Sugar units association chief

He said the sugarcane yield could be at least 100 lakh tonnes more than the 900 lakh tonnes the state government is estimating this year

Maharashtra Covid update: 1,264 new cases in Thane, recovery rate over 90%

The Covid-19 tally in Thane rose to 201,734 with the addition of 1,264 new cases, while seven civic limits of the Maharashtra district reported a recovery rate of over 90%

India to get $177 million loan from ADB for Maharashtra road improvements

The Asian Development Bank and the Indian government signed an agreement for $177 million loan to upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra

549 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, tally now at 315,011

Pune district reported 549 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its caseload to 315,011, a health official said on Monday evening.