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Raigad building collapse: 16 dead, 19 missing, search operation continues

At least 16 people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday

Over 116,000 coronavirus cases in Thane; death toll reaches 3,348

With the addition of 788 positive cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 1,16,413, an official said on Wednesday

Maharashtra: Raigad building collapse death toll reaches 13

A four-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of a five-storey building in Maharashtra's Raigad district which collapsed on the previous evening

Maharashtra building collapse: toll reaches 10; 4-yr-old boy rescued

Rescuers sifting through the rubble of a five-storeyed building in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Tuesday found a four-year-old boy alive and his mother dead beneath the debris, police said

Mental health issues on rise, over 1,300 seek Maharashtra govt's help

Amid the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, more than 1,300 people battling mental stress and depression have approached the Maharashtra government with requests for medical help

Raigad building collapse: 60 rescued, 30 feared to be trapped under debris

At least 60 people were rescued and at least 30 are still feared to be trapped under the debris after a five-storey building in Mahad of Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed

Maharashtra: One killed, four injured in house collapse in Nagpur

One person was killed and four others were injured when a nearly 50-year-old dilapidated house collapsed in Maharashtra's Nagpur city early Monday morning, a civic official said

Maharashtra Congress leaders want Sonia Gandhi to continue as party chief

Maharashtra Congress leaders on Sunday passed a resolution, stating that Sonia Gandhi should continue as the party president

Fire at chemical company in Maharashtra's Thane; no casualty reported

A fire broke out at a chemical company in an industrial area of Dombivli township here in Maharashtra on Sunday, a fire official said.

Ganesh Chaturthi: Don't forget social responsibility, says Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said people should not forget their social responsibility of wearing masks and avoiding crowding while welcoming Lord Ganesh

Maharashtra: Forced to travel 50 km for e-classes, children demand internet

Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 km daily to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra

Mumbai's Lalbaug mandal celebrates small scale Ganesh Chaturthi this year

The Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal, one of the prominent mandals in Mumbai, is celebrating the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in smaller scale this year due to Covid-19 this year

Bombay HC says no to interim stay on fund transfer from temple trust

Bombay High Court refused to grant any interim stay on transfer of funds from the Siddhivinayak Temple trust to the Maharashtra government for fight against Covid-19

Maharashtra extends insurance cover to private doctors who die of Covid-19

Maharashtra government has extended Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of coronavirus infection during the pandemic, an official said on Friday

Ex-IAF man moves Maharashtra rights body on disclosure of Covid-19 status

A retired IAF personnel has approached MSHRC against the Nagpur civic body for revealing his identity to an outfit affiliated to the RSS after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus

CBI team should undergo coronavirus test, Maharashtra minister says

Maharashtra minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday said the CBI team that arrived in Mumbai to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput's death case should undergo a Covid-19 test.

DATA STORY: Nearly 70k coronavirus cases added in biggest single-day spike

India now accounts for 10.59% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 6.81% of all deaths (one in every 15)

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Where do migrants who returned home go now?

Maharashtra positivity rate on the rise, the myth of multiple strains, and herd immunity may not be far away--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Maharashtra: Serving, former soldiers exempted from panchayat property tax

All serving and retired soldiers in Maharashtra will be exempted from the Gram Panchayat property tax, Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif announced on Wednesday

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rain in Konkan, central Maharashtra

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Konkan and central Maharashtra over the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department has said. Mumbai and neighbouring Thane are likely to witness maximum rainfall intensity on Friday and Saturday, when the Ganesh festival commences, IMD Mumbai centre's deputy director general K S Hosalikar said. The 10-day Ganesh festival will begin on August 22. "With likely formation of low pressure ovr N Bay on 19Aug & getting well marked in nxt 24hrs & moving westwards;Mah,Goa,Guj likely to receive widespread RF nxt 4-5 days with hvy to very hvy RF ovr Konkan, M Mah more:Mumbai Thane too. 21-22 could be Max;Arrival days of Lord Ganesha," Hosalikar tweeted late Tuesday night. The Modak Sagar dam, one of the seven reservoirs which supply water to Mumbai, started overflowing on Tuesday night following incessant rains in its catchment area, a civic official said. With good rainfall this month, the seven dams- ...