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Maharashtra govt unlikely to lift Covid curbs from June 1: Health min Tope

The Maharashtra is unlikely to lift the lockdown-like curbs in the state after June 1 since the COVID-19 positivity rate was more than 10 per cent in 21 districts, health minister Rajesh Tope said

Keeping politics out of CBI will be Subodh Kumar Jaiswal's major challenge

CBI has many challenges ahead of it. The most recent is the Narada scam, which re­lates to a sting operation by the Narada News website in 2016 that had allegedly shown TMC leaders accepting bribes

Maharashtra reports 24,752 Covid-19 cases, 453 deaths; 23,065 recover

Maharashtra recorded 24,752 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the state's infection tally to 56,50,907, while 453 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 91,341, the health department said.

Mumbai records lowest Covid-19 death count since April 13 at 34

Mumbai reported 34 fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the lowest single-day death count after April 13, while the caseload crossed the 7-lakh mark

States scramble to fight black fungus amid a relentless second Covid wave

State task forces are working to detect the causes of this disease and design protocols for treatment.

Covid-19 crisis: In rural Thane, fresh cases down but fatalities still high

The fourth part of the series looks at the Covid situation in parts of Maharashtra's rural Thane district

Centre steps in after foreign Covid-19 vaccine makers say no to state govts

Union govt in direct talks with firms but order book full for now

India becomes third nation after US, Brazil to cross 300,000 Covid deaths

One-third of the deaths added in just 23 days of this month

Maharashtra to start 24-hour Covid vaccination drive: CM Uddhav Thackeray

Covid-19 vaccination for persons between 18-45 years began from May 1 throughout the nation and is being funded by state governments

Vaccine drive to get faster after adequate supply starts from June: Maha CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday expressed confidence that the vaccination drive would be expedited after the state starts getting adequate supply of doses from June

Pune sees 3,520 fresh coronavirus cases, 92 deaths; 1,949 recover

Pune district's Covid-19 tally reached 9,92,436 on Saturday with the addition of 3,520 cases, while the day also saw 92 deaths, which took the toll to 15,995, an official said

Mumbai sees 1,416 Covid-19 cases, tally doubling time crosses 300 days

Mumbai on Friday added 1,416 Covid-19 cases to its tally, taking it to 6,95,080, while in a sign that the second wave of infections was easing, the case doubling time crossed the 300 day mark

13 Naxals killed in encounter with police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

At least 13 Naxals were killed in an encounter with police's C-60 commandos in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra early on Friday, officials said

MSRTC's freight service earns revenue of Rs 56 crore in first year

While its passenger service was impacted by coronavirus-induced restrictions, the MSRTC has earned a revenue of Rs 56 crore from its freight service in the first year.

Cyclone Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead, 16,000 houses damaged

As many as 13 people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles, trees

Cyclone Tauktae: Shah speaks to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan CMs

Cyclone Tauktae has wreaked havoc in several states

Cyclone Tauktae snaps power of 1.8 mn consumers in 2 Maharashtra districts

Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg are the two districts

Rising prices of fertilisers worry farmers in Aurangabad district

Farmers in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district have raised concern over the rising prices of fertilisers amid the grim COVID-19 situation and sought help from the government ahead of the upcoming sowing season. When contacted, state Agriculture Minister Dada Bhuse told PTI that they have written to the central government to reduce the prices of fertilisers. Notably, the Centre recently said it is considering subsidies to offset rise in global prices of raw materials of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers in a bid to ensure their availability to farmers at subsidised rates across the country. The government said it was taking all necessary steps to safeguard the interests of farmers during the COVID-19 crisis. Farmer Deepak Joshi from Devgaon in Paithan said the rising prices of fertilisers have upset his farming budget. He said his crop yield last year got sold at lower prices than normal as there were no buyers due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. "Governme

Faulty PM CARES ventilators must be replaced: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra minister Subhash Desai on Monday said 185 ventilators supplied under the PM CARES fund to Aurangabad district were faulty and need to be replaced.

Cyclone Tauktae: Rains have affected Konkan farmers, says Maha minister

Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik said farmers in the state's Konkan region had suffered losses due to rains brought about by cyclone Tauktae