Former union minister and Congress leader Manikrao Gavit died of old age at a hospital in Maharashtra's Nashik on Saturday, sources said. Gavit was 87, and is survived by his daughter former MLA Nirmala Gavit and son Bharat. A nine-time Lok Sabha MP, Gavit represented the tribal-dominated Nandurbar constituency from 1980 to 2009, and lost the election in 2014. Gavit's son Bharat joined the BJP after he was denied ticket by the Congress in 2019, while daughter Nirmala, a two-time Congress MLA from Igatpuri, joined the Shiv Sena and lost her seat. Gavit served as the Union minister of state home in the Manmohan Singh government in 2004 and minister of state social justice in 2013.
Schools and colleges were closed in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday following heavy rains over the last few days and people in flood-prone areas were asked to shift to safer places
So far, 4,67,158 persons have been discharged post recovery, including two during the day, leaving the district with an active caseload of 13
An FIR has been registered against Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for allegedly duping a Nashik resident of crores of rupees
The Covid-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,75,387 on Sunday with the detection of 89 cases
The Covid-19 count in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,73,508 with an addition of 332 new cases on Wednesday, the local administration said.
The Covid-19 tally in Nashik in Maharashtra reached 4,61,984 on Friday after 2,696 cases were detected
With the addition of 4,696 new Covid-19 cases over the last two days, the tally of infections in Maharashtra Nashik district has reached 4,59,328
The district is currently left with 18,017 active cases
So far, 406,204 people have been discharged post recovery
At present, the Nashik district has 16,268 active cases
There are currently 9,298 patients undergoing treatment in the district
At least 14,103 patients were currently undergoing treatment in the district
The number of tests in Nashik reached 30,94,358
At least 814 patients were discharged from hospitals
So far, 4,07,364 coronavirus patients have been discharged following their recovery
At least 88 patients were discharged from hospitals, while two died of the infection during the day
As many as 3,037,983 swabs have been tested in the district till date
As many as 3,033,762 swab samples have been tested till date in the district
The number of tests in Nashik went up to 30,29,107