Govts looking to turn labourers' return into an opportunity, but might have to rely on rural job guarantee scheme in near term
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier this week asked the states to send suggestions on their respective strategies for lockdown 4.0, which comes into force from Monday.
The affidavit on the election commission website was filed as part of his nomination for the Legislative Council election
PM assures resumption of more economic activities; zone identification may be left to states
The chief minister, who is currently not a member of either of the Houses of the state Legislature, submitted his nomination papers to the election officer
Projection says city may have 75,000 cases by May-end
The BJP has fielded four candidates
Lately, Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Jagdeep Dhankar, the governors of Maharashtra and West Bengal, virtually emerged as the main challengers to the non-BJP governments for different reasons
Thackeray said his government has requested for doctors from the Railways, port trust and other central departments for support
Under Article 171 of the Constitution, the governor can nominate members having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art, cooperative movement, and social service
As per sources, elections will be held before the deadline of May 27 for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to be elected.
Earlier, Governor Koshyari had requested the ECI for the election to nine seats of the Legislative Council in the state.
Thackeray said he will have to resign if it doesn't happen
There have been numerous gazette notifications from Gadkari's ministry on land acquisition and other related issues to expedite work on national highways, bridges and flyovers
Mumbai's municipal authority tested 171 journalists for Covid-19 who were on field. Of the 171 tested, 53 journalists were told they tested positive on April 20
The move comes after COVID-19 claimed the lives of three Mumbai Police personnel in the last three days
The head constable was undergoing treatment at KEM Hospital in Parel after several state-run facilities refused to admit him
With each house measuring between 100 and 200 sq ft, it practically seems impossible to maintain the recommended physical distancing
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the rate of doubling of cases in the state had improved to 7.01 days from 3.1 days earlier this month
Justice P B Varale on Monday took a suo-moto (on his own) cognizance of the issue, seeking the government's reply by April 27