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Liquor prices in Maharashtra likely to rise 10-15% after tax hike

West Bengal, Rajasthan also increased taxes recently; industry says the trend is worrying

Amid Covid surge, Uddhav open to complete lockdown in Mumbai: Minister

'CM has instructed all administration officers to take a decision on whatever is necessary; be it imposing a partial lockdown, increasing testing, or go for a complete lockdown,' says Aslam Shaikh

Maharashtra records 8,744 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths in 24 hours

The caseload in the state rose to 22,28,471, while the death toll reached 52,500 with 22 fatalities, a health department official said

Maharashtra budget: Concession in stamp duty for women; tax on liquor hiked

Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar on Monday presented a budget with revenue deficit Rs 10,226 cr in the state Legislative Assembly

'Partial lockdown' in Maharashtra's Aurangabad during Mar 11-Apr 4

In view of the spike in coronavirus cases, the administration in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on Sunday decided to impose a "partial lockdown" in the district between March 11 and April 4

Maha can't afford to lose oil refinery project: Raj to Uddhav

Raj Thackeray has written to CM Uddhav Thackeray

Govt rushes teams to Maharashtra, Punjab after spike in daily Covid cases

The teams are being deployed to assist State Health Departments in coronavirus surveillance, control and containment measures, the Union health ministry said

Coronavirus-hit Maharashtra economy to contract by 8% in FY21: Survey

Industry and services sectors bore the brunt of the pandemic-driven economic disruption

Will take measures to save lives despite criticism: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said his first priority is to ensure people's safety amid the coronavirus pandemic

Maharashtra reports more than 9,000 new Covid-19 cases, 42 deaths

Maharashtra reported 9,855new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 21,79,185, a health department official said.

Cyberattacks took place, but human error caused Mumbai power outage: Centre

'Two teams investigated the Oct 12 power outage and submitted that the outage was caused by human error and not due to cyber attack,' says Union Power Minister R K Singh

Vaccination 2.0 gets off to a slow start in Mumbai due to tech issues

Turnout is encouraging for this round, glitch resolved after one-hour delay, say facilities

Maharashtra minister resigns on 'dirty politics' over woman's death

Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod, facing flak from the opposition BJP after being linked to a woman's death, on Sunday resigned from the state cabinet. Rathod made the announcement after submitting his resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who is also the president of his Shiv Sena party. "There has been a lot of dirty politics over the issue of the woman's death," Rathod told reporters, adding he has quit the ministry so that the truth can come out. Rathod, who holds the forest portfolio, was facing allegations of complicity in the death of Puja Chavan (23), a resident of Beed district, who was found dead in Pune on February 8, apparently after falling off from the building in which she lived. Talking to reporters after meeting the chief minister at his official residenceVarsha, Rathod said he had resigned to facilitate a free and fair probe. "Attempts were made to tarnish my image and destroy my reputation I had built after 30 years of socialwork. I was

Maharashtra: 625 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 5 more deaths in 24 hours

Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, five more deaths due to the viral infection was also reported, taking the toll in the district to 6,268, he said

Curtailed budget session of Maharashtra assembly to begin from Monday

Bills pertaining to departments such as revenue, higher education and home are likely to be taken up

Maharashtra board exams for Classes 12, 10 to begin on April 23, 29

The written examinations of HSC (Class 12) and SSC (Class 10) conducted by the Maharashtra education board will be held between April 23 and May 21 this year, an official said on Saturday

As coronavirus cases rise again, several state govts impose restrictions

Nearly 75 per cent of the cases currently are from Maharashtra and Kerala

Over 53,000 get coronavirus vaccine jab in Maharashtra, total 1,140,820

As many as 28,280 healthcare workers and front-line workers received the first dose while 25,432 got their second dose of the vaccines during the day

Banned gutka worth Rs 11.43 lakh seized from truck in Maharashtra

The police found 22 gunny bags containing gukta hidden beneath boxes of clothes kept in the vehicle, he said

Covid-19: Maharashtra's Latur to observe 'Janata curfew' on Feb 27-28

The situation in the district is under control and there is nothing to panic. The administration is ready to handle the situation, the collector said