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Daily spike in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra drops below 6,000

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 5,984 new coronavirus cases, a significant drop in daily numbers, which took its caseload to 16,01,365, a health official said

ADB to provide $346 mn loan for power supply project in rural Maharashtra

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Monday signed a $346 million loan pact to help provide efficient and reliable power supply to rural agriculture customers in Maharashtra

Covid 'effectively contained', positivity rate below 8% for 4th day: Govt

The country's cumulative positivity rate stands at 7.94 per cent and is on a continuous decline, the ministry said in a statement

'Unprecedented' agri losses in Maharashtra due to floods: Sharad Pawar

The NCP chief asked farmers not to give up hope

Shiv Sena welcomes Amit Shah's stand on Maharashtra Governor-CM letter row

Talking to a TV channel, Raut also said that with Shahs statement, the Shiv Sena has put the issue to rest

Won't allow religious events to check spread of Covid-19: Maharashtra to SC

It said that as on October 16, 2020, the total population affected by Covid in Maharashtra was 15,76,062 and the total number of deaths registered on account of the virus are 41,502

NEET 2020: Highest number of qualifying candidates from Uttar Pradesh

Over 770,000 out of the over 1.36 mn candidates have qualified the exam which is used for admission to MBBS courses across the country

Daily Maharastra Covid-19 test numbers have dipped in October: Fadnavis

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the Thackeray government must increase the number of Covid-19 determination tests in Maharashtra as the daily average was on a downward trend since Sept 1

Fadnavis to tour Maharashtra's rain-affected districts from Oct 19

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis announced that he would be touring the rain and flood-affected districts of Maharashtra from October 19

Maharashtra CM asks officials to be alert as fresh rains predicted

People in flood-prone areas should be shifted to safer locations by taking them into confidence, he said

Heavy rains claim 47 lives in Maharashtra, crops damaged extensively

Heavy rains, floods have claimed at least 47 lives in Maharashtra's Pune, Aurangabad and Konkan divisions in the last 3 days while crops on lakhs of hectares were damaged extensively, officials said

Do you know how big Maha is? asks SC as it junks PIL for President's rule

SC junked a plea that sought President's rule in Maharashtra, while pointing out that such prayers cannot be entertained by the top court and asking the petitioner if he knew how big the state was

Maharashtra to seek central govt aid for rain-hit farmers: Minister

Maharashtra government will ask the Centre to provide compensation to farmers who have suffered crop damage and lost their source of livelihood due to rains and subsequent floods, a minister said

Maharashtra govt doesn't work with vengeance: NCP minister on Jalyukt probe

MVA govt does not work with the sentiment of "vengeance", Maharashtra minister Hasan Mushrif said, two days after the govt decided to probe the Jalyukt Shivar scheme launched by the previous regime

Floods damage homes and crops in western Maharashtra; 28 dead so far

Over 2,300 houses and large-scale crops were damaged in heavy rains and subsequent floods in Western Maharashtra districts, where more than 21,000 people were moved to safer places, said officials

Maharashtra: Covid-19 recovery rate in Thane district nears 90%

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients in Maharashtra's Thane district is nearing 90 per cent, while the death rate stands at 2.53 per cent, an official said on Friday

In a breather, IMD predicts drop in rainfall in Maharashtra from Friday

At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in Solapur, Sangli and Pune districts, officials said on Thursday

4 swept away in swollen stream in Maharashtra, K'taka flood situation grim

Four persons were swept away in a swollen stream in Maharashtra's Pune and over 20,000 people were moved to safer places in three districts of the state witnessing heavy showers for the past two days

Maharashtra CM puts state machinery on alert in view of heavy rains

Maharashtra CM Thackeray asked the state administration, Army, Navy and IAF to be on high alert to tackle any emergency arising out of heavy rains and flood-like situation in parts of the state

Heavy rains: Over 8,000 evacuated in Maharashtra's Solapur district

Over 8,000 people from Pandharpur tehsil in western Maharashtra's Solapur district have been shifted to safer places following heavy rains, an official said on Thursday