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Maharashtra records two new cases of Omicron; India tally rises to 40

One case is from Latur and the other from Pune

'Who listens to AIR': SC pulls up Gujarat, Maha over Covid compensation

The bench queried whether there were adequate advertisements to inform people about the compensation scheme?

Bank of Maharashtra lowers home loan rate to all-time low of 6.4%

The new rates would be effective from December 13, it said

Mumbai imposes Sec 144 for December 11-12 in wake of Omicron scare

In light of rising concerns over the spread of Omicron, Mumbai has imposed Section 144 for December 11 and 12, prohibiting rallies, morchas, processions etc of persons and vehicles

Maharashtra reports 695 new infections, including 7 Omicron cases, in a day

Maharashtra recorded 695 new coronavirus cases including seven Omicron infections in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Friday evening. The tally of Omicron variant infections found in the state thus rose to 17, it said. The state also reported 12 new pandemic-related fatalities since Thursday evening. The overall tally of coronavirus cases rose to 66,42,372 and death toll to 1,41,223. On Thursday, Maharashtra had recorded 789 new COVID-19 cases and seven fatalities. The case fatality rate in the state stands at 2.12 per cent. As many as 631 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recoveries to 64,90,936. The recovery rate in the state is 97.72 per cent. As many as 6,66,39,988 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far in the state, including 1,22,665 in the last 24 hours. Currently 75,290 people are in home quarantine and 870 are in institutional quarantine. The official release said that as per the latest report from the National .

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar receives threat letter, files complaint

She said the letter was replete with vulgar language

Five of 7 Omicron patients in Pune test negative for Covid-19: Ajit Pawar

Five out of seven COVID-19 patients in Pune district, who were earlier detected with Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, have now tested negative for the infection, Maharashtra Dy CM said

MSRTC suspends 150 more employees, sacks 2 as strike enters 43rd day

MSRTC suspended 150 employees and terminated the services of two daily wage workers for taking part in the strike which continued on the 43rd day

Maharashtra logs 789 new infections, 7 deaths; no new Omicron case reported

Maharashtra recorded 789 new cases and seven fatalities, but no new patient of the recently discovered Omicron variant

Schools to reopen for classes 1 to 7 in Maharashtra's Nashik from Dec 13

Earlier in September, schools reopened for Classes 5 to 8 in rural areas and Classes 8 to 11 in urban areas

Activists hail Sudha Bharadwaj's release, seek relief for co-accused

Some prominent activists on Thursday hailed the release of Sudha Bharadwaj from jail and demanded that the other accused arrested in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case too be set free.

Strike continues but MSRTC says more than half depots are functional

As many as 135 of 250 bus depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) partially functioned on Wednesday, the corporation said, as the ongoing strike of its employees continued. Over 20,000 of some 92,000 employees reported to work during the day, it claimed. The strike started on October 28 and intensified from November 9, paralyzing the state-run bus service. The employees are seeking merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the Maharashtra government for better salaries and other resultant benefits. According to the MSRTC, out of 92,266 employees, 20,130 reported to duty on Wednesday. It included 2,317 drivers and 2,223 conductors. The total of suspended employees rose to 10,030 with 120 employees suspended on Wednesday for taking part in the strike, while the number of employees who have been sacked rose to 2,026 with 14 more daily wage workers getting axed. The corporation has so far transferred 1,996 employees as disciplinary action, including 409

Maharashtra's Pune achieves 100% first dose Covid vaccination target

Pune has become the second district in Maharashtra to achieve 100 per cent administration of the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccines after Mumbai, officials said

Maharashtra's first Omicron patient discharged after testing negative

Maharashtra's first patient of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, who resides in Thane district, was on Wednesday discharged from a hospital after testing negative for the infection

Maharashtra CM orders speedy inoculation in face of Omicron concerns

Thackeray on Wednesday ordered "speedy vaccination" against coronavirus as the state cabinet expressed worry over the rapid spread of the Omicron variant across the world, an official statement said

Maharashtra govt signs agreements worth Rs 5,051 crore with 12 companies

It said the MoUs will help achieve all-round industrial growth in the state

Maharashtra records 669 Covid cases, 19 deaths; no new Omicron infection

Ten districts and seven civic bodies did not report any fresh Covid-19 cases

Thane reports 91 new coronavirus cases, 1 death takes tally to 11,589

With the addition of 91 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 5,69,962, while one more death raised the toll to 11,589, an official said on Tuesday

Mumbai reports first 2 cases of Omicron variant; Maharashtra's tally at 10

Two fully vaccinated persons who returned from abroad last month have tested positive for the new Omicron strain of coronavirus in Mumbai

SC stays OBC reservation in Maharashtra's local body elections

"Your political compulsion cannot be a ground to undermine our verdict," the bench observed