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States should not misuse the power vested in the 127th Amendment

Maharashtra govt directs schools to waive off fees by 15 per cent

The Maharashtra government on Thursday directed school managements across all boards and mediums to waive off 15 per cent of the fees for the academic year 2021-22.

Maha govt launches E-pass facility for travel in Mumbai suburban trains

The Maharashtra government on Thursday launched an online facility to enable citizens who have completed 14 days after second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to obtain passes to travel in suburban train

ED raids Nagpur hotel over alleged corruption against Anil Deshmukh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at a Nagpur hotel as part of its investigation in a case of alleged corruption against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

Maha govt to train 2,000 OBC students for MPSC, 1,000 for UPSC exams

The Maharashtra government has decided to train 2,000 OBC students for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exams

Shiv Sena-led MVA govt not serious about Maratha quota, says Fadnavis

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday claimed the Shiv Sena-led MVA government in Maharashtra has no intention to give reservation to Marathas

Why vaccinated people can't travel by local trains? HC asks Maha govt

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government on Monday why people who had received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine could not be permitted to travel by local trains in Mumbai

Maharashtra govt committed to keeping economic cycle moving amid Covid: CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the state government was committed to ensuring that the economic and development cycle keeps moving despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mumbai reports 326 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths, 366 recoveries today

Mumbai reported 326 new coronavirus cases and seven fresh deaths on Friday, taking the tally of infections to 7,35,505 and the toll to 15,808, a civic official said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said as part of the ongoing data reconciliation exercise with the Maharashtra government figures, 1,393 COVID-19 infections were removed from the cumulative tally of positive cases and the discharge count, while 65 deaths were added to the toll. Significantly, for the 15th day in a row, the daily COVID-19 cases in the city remained below the 500-mark, a period during which fatalities were in the range of five to 14. Mumbai has witnessed a drop in the new COVID-19 cases and fatalities as compared to Thursday, when it had reported 340 infections and 13 deaths. The civic official said 32,285 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. With the discharge of 366 patients, the number of recovered cases jumped to 7,11,073, leaving the financial capital with

Maharashtra govt announces slashing of school fees by 15% for current year

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to slash school fees by 15 per cent for the current academic year

Maharashtra rains: Death toll rises to 207; 11 people still missing

The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 207 on Tuesday with the worst-hit Raigad district alone accounting for nearly 100 fatalities, while 11 persons are still missing

Maharashtra govt issues guidelines for cell phone usage at offices

Maharashtra Government has issued guidelines for state government officials and government employees for lesser use of cell phones and usage of official landline instead

Use mobile for official work only if necessary, Maha govt tells employees

The Maharashtra government on Friday asked its employees to keep the use of mobile phones to a minimum during officer hours, saying that landline phones are more preferable.

Maharashtra reports 6,753 new Covid-19 cases, 167 deaths, 5,979 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 6,753 new COVID-19 cases and 167 fresh fatalities on Friday, taking the infection tally to 62,51,810 and the death toll to 1,31,205, a health department official said.

Sudha Bharadwaj not entitled to default bail: Maharashtra, NIA tell HC

The Maharashtra government said that a sessions court in Pune taking cognisance of the police's charge sheet in the Elgar-Parishad Maoist links case in 2018 did not cause any prejudice to the accused

Maharashtra, WB told to take action to stop fraudulent vaccine camps: Govt

Fraudulent vaccination camps in Maharashtra and West Bengal have come to the notice of the Centre and both the state governments have been directed to probe these

Maharashtra govt did not avail of NSO's services till I was CM: Fadnavis

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said Maharashtra government did not avail of the services the private Israeli firm NSO as long as he was the state chief minister.

Will appear before ED after SC's decision on my plea: Anil Deshmukh

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said he will appear before the Enforcement Directorate to record his statement in connection with its probe into a money laundering case

Bring fuel under GST, reduce prices: Maharashtra minister to Centre

The Centre must bring fuel under GST and take steps to reduce prices in order to give relief to people, Maharashtra minister Amit Deshmukh said on Friday.

Guv must accept MLC nominations regardless of political issue: Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Bombay High Court that the governor ought to accept the nomination of persons to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC)