Maharashta

Maharashtra logs 470 new Covid-19 cases, highest since March 5; no deaths

Maharashtra recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases at 470, the highest daily count since March 5 and more than half of them in Mumbai, while no fresh death due to the infection was reported

Raj Thackeray to hold rally in Pune today amid heavy deployment of police

In a Twitter post, the MNS chief said that he will share more details on his visit to Ayodhya at his rally in Pune on Sunday

Lack of planning by Maharashtra reason for coal shortage: Union Minister

"The MVA is raising a hue and cry about shortage of coal. If the state government had prepared a plan in advance, it would not have faced power shortage," Raosaheb Danve said

Thane records 9 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths, total tally crosses 700K

With the addition of nine new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 708,858, an official said on Wednesday.

Shiv Sena has become pseudo-secular, says Fadnavis citing calendar in Urdu

"The Shiv Sena has become pseudo-secular. However, we are not against any religion or their beliefs," Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.

Pawar family's security enhanced after attack, says Maharashta minister

While Pawar enjoys Z-plus security cover, the security of his MP daughter Supriya Sule has been upgraded from 'X' to 'Y' plus escort

SC rejects Maha's plea for SIT to probe corruption case against Deshmukh

A bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh dismissed the plea filed against the high court order dated December 15, 2021

Maharashtra to lift all Covid curbs from Apr 2, mask won't be compulsory

The decision to lift all the restrictions was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray

ED action against Thackeray kin out of political vendetta: Sanjay Raut

Interacting with the media in Mumbai, Raut accused judiciary, administration and central probe agencies of behaving as if they are "slaves to dictatorial tendencies"

NCP biggest beneficiary of power in MVA govt: Shiv Sena MP Shrirang Barne

Barne claimed that demand was raised by NCP activists that he vacate his Maval Lok Sabha seat in the Pune district for Parth Pawar, son of senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar, and be sent to Rajya Sabha

Mumbai-Goa highway stretch in Raigad of poor quality, says expert

PN Padalikar, who was appointed in 2020 due to a case filed by advocate Ajay Upadhye in 2016, had inspected the 148-kilometre stretch from Palaspe to Poladpur on February 1 and 2 this year

IMD issues yellow alert for thunderstorm in parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow' alert, forecasting thunderstorms in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra for the next two days

Maharashtra reports 225 Covid-19 cases; lowest after April 18, 2020

Of the eight administrative circles in Maharashtra, Pune recorded 68 cases, followed by Mumbai (59), Nashik (53), Nagpur (13), Aurangabad and Latur (nine), Kolhapur (eight), and Akola (six)

Mumbai sees no Covid death for 9th day in a row; tally rises by 65

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that 17,952 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, which took the overall number of coronavirus tests to 1,62,75,524

BJP firm on Malik's resignation demand: Fadnavis before Maha budget session

BJP's state unit chief Chandrakant Patil has earlier said that his party will not let the budget session of the state legislature function if Malik does not quit the cabinet

Maharashtra sees 782 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally now 7,228

With 80,275 samples being examined on Sunday, the total number of tests in the state went up to 7,78,24,854, an official added

Mumbai sees 89 new Covid cases; no death for seventh day in Feb

The active caseload of the city is 902, and 20,073 samples examined in the last 24 hours took the overall number of tests to 1,61,53,525, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed

IPL to start on March 26; 40% crowd to be allowed in Maharashtra stadiums

With two new teams Lucknow Supergiants and Gujarat Titans added to the roster, there will be a total of 74 matches

Maharashtra records 1,151 Covid cases, 23 deaths; active tally at 11,604

With this, the state's Covid-19 tally reached 78,61,468, while the death toll increased to 1,43,656, the department said in a bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik logs 30 fresh cases; active infections at 475

As many as 48 patients recovered from the infection, while one died of it during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 4,66,148 and toll to 8,890, an official said