Maharashtra: News
22 Mar 2021
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism SquadHiren murder case: Accused will be taken to Mumbra creek
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) will on Monday take two men it had arrested in connection with the Mansukh Hiren murder case to Mumbra creek in the neighboring Thane district where his body was found on March 5, an official said.
22 Mar 2021
Anil DeshmukhExplained: Why Opposition wants Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh removed?
Trouble has been brewing for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance government in Maharashtra amid growing calls for the removal of state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
22 Mar 2021
Sharad PawarMaharashtra: Allies to meet today to decide Anil Deshmukh's fate
The leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance will meet today in New Delhi to decide the fate of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is battling corruption charges.
22 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.64 million with 47K+ new cases
India on Sunday reported more than 47,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.64 million cases.
21 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAfter ex-Mumbai Police chief's letter, pressure builds on Anil Deshmukh
Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh's letter against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has created a rift in the ruling alliance government.
20 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Woman stopped over not wearing mask thrashes BMC worker
In a shocking incident, a female Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker in Mumbai was attacked by a woman who was stopped for not wearing a protective face mask in a public space and breaking the COVID-19 guidelines in place.
20 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.55 million with 40K+ new cases
India on Friday reported more than 40,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.55 million cases.
19 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai reports 3,062 COVID-19 cases, biggest spike since pandemic began
Mumbai on Friday reported 3,062 new COVID-19 cases, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
19 Mar 2021
Uddhav ThackerayAmid rising COVID-19 cases, lockdown an option, says Maharashtra CM
A day after Maharashtra witnessed the highest one-day spike of 25,833 COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said a lockdown is an option but he trusts people to follow the norms on their own.
19 Mar 2021
IndiaList of COVID-19 guidelines if you are traveling to Maharashtra
Maharashtra, the worst-hit Indian state in the coronavirus outbreak, reported 25,833 new cases yesterday, the highest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic.
19 Mar 2021
Tablighi JamaatMBBS book that linked Tablighi event to COVID-19 outbreak withdrawn
A reference book for the second-year MBBS students in Maharashtra has been withdrawn after objections were raised over some parts of its contents that allegedly linked the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) in New Delhi last year to the outbreak of coronavirus.
19 Mar 2021
IndiaThese three Indian states could be the next coronavirus hotspots
More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra still remains the worst-affected Indian state. While the Western state's coronavirus story is worrying, three other states face the risk of becoming the next hotspots and necessitate immediate attention.
19 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.51 million with 40K+ new cases
India on Thursday reported more than 40,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.51 million cases.
18 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.47 million with 35K+ new cases
India on Wednesday reported more than 35,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.47 million cases.
17 Mar 2021
ThaneRs. 50 lakh compensation for Thane woman whose autorickshaw overturned
A Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of over Rs. 50 lakh to a woman who met with an accident while traveling in an autorickshaw in 2016.
17 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.43 million with 28K+ new cases
India on Tuesday reported more than 28,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.43 million cases.
16 Mar 2021
IndiaMaharashtra 'in beginning of second COVID-19 wave,' warns Centre
Maharashtra is at the beginning of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the central government has warned in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government, urging the state to focus on containing the virus' spread.
16 Mar 2021
BollywoodAfter FIR registered, Gauahar Khan's team claims she tested negative
Gauahar Khan's team has come to her defense after the actress was booked by the Mumbai Police for allegedly flouting COVID-19 rules.
16 Mar 2021
Madhya PradeshFlying to MP from Maharashtra? Carry a negative COVID-19 report
Indore District Magistrate Manish Singh, on Monday, issued guidelines which said air passengers coming from Maharashtra must produce a negative RT-PCR test carried out no more than 48 hours before, on arrival at Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
16 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.4 million with 25K+ new cases
India on Monday reported more than 25,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.4 million cases.
15 Mar 2021
MurderFed up of caring for ailing wife, man kills her
A 45-year-old unemployed man allegedly killed his wife after being unable to handle her illness and medical treatment in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, a police official said on Monday.
15 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.38 million with 24K+ new cases
India on Sunday reported more than 25,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.38 million cases.
14 Mar 2021
CoronavirusCoronavirus: New restrictions likely for Mumbai, parts of Maharashtra
New restrictions are likely to be imposed in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra as the state has been witnessing a spike in COVID-19 infections.
14 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani bomb scare: Who is the cop Sachin Vaze?
Following his late-Saturday arrest, Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze was on Sunday sent to the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody till March 25 for his alleged role in placing an explosives-laden vehicle near billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilia.
14 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani bomb scare: Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze arrested by NIA
The National Investigation Agency has arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze for his alleged role in placing an explosives-laden vehicle near billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani's residence.
13 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.33 million with 24K+ new cases
India on Friday reported more than 24,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.33 million cases.
12 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani bomb scare: Mobile phone used traced to Tihar cell
In another shocking turn in the investigation into the explosives-laden vehicle found near billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai residence, the police have reportedly recovered a mobile phone from inside a barrack in Delhi's Tihar Jail.
12 Mar 2021
Thane700 people attend wedding in Maharashtra, organizers booked
In spite of the coronavirus restrictions, around 700 people gathered to attend a marriage function at Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district, following which police has registered a case against its organizers, civic authorities said.
12 Mar 2021
MumbaiMaharashtra: Three cops among six booked for abetting man's suicide
An FIR has been registered in the Thane District of Maharashtra against six persons, including three policemen and a mother-daughter duo from Nagpur, for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 38-year-old man, an official said on Friday.
12 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.3 million with 23K+ new cases
India on Thursday reported more than 23,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.3 million cases.
11 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareAmid lockdown worry, Centre expresses concern over Maharashtra's COVID-19 situation
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday expressed concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra.
11 Mar 2021
CoronavirusVaccination centers given nod to operate 24x7 in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Government has allowed all COVID-19 vaccination centers in the state to operate round-the-clock if they have adequate staff, to speed up the immunization drive in the state.
11 Mar 2021
NagpurMaharashtra: 7-day COVID-19 lockdown in Nagpur from Monday
Nagpur city and some adjoining areas are set to go on lockdown starting March 15 (Monday), the district administration announced on Thursday.
11 Mar 2021
IndiaGeeta, who strayed into Pakistan, may have found her mother
No DNA test has been conducted yet but for 29-year-old Geeta, who returned to India from Pakistan in 2015 after going there when she was nine, the search for her biological mother may have ended, an NGO says.
11 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.28 million with 22K+ new cases
India on Wednesday reported more than 22,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.28 million cases.
10 Mar 2021
CoronavirusMaharashtra: Seven-point action plan formed to contain COVID-19
To check the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra Health Department has come up with a seven-point action plan, including testing of close contacts, fast contact-tracing, mass testing in hot-spots, and audit of deaths.
10 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani bomb scare: Facing murder allegations, Mumbai cop transferred
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the transfer of Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze from the Mumbai Crime Branch after the cop was accused of murdering Mansukh Hiren.
10 Mar 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.26 million with 17K+ new cases
India on Tuesday reported more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.26 million cases.
09 Mar 2021
PuneExpert: One year on, prevention key to stem COVID-19 spread
One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Maharashtra, use of masks, physical distancing, hand hygiene, and vaccination remain the key tools to contain coronavirus spread, says an expert.
09 Mar 2021
NashikWeekend lockdown imposed in Nashik as COVID-19 cases rise
The Nashik district administration has imposed a weekend lockdown along with several restrictions starting today keeping in mind the rising coronavirus cases there.
