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Maha records 2,229 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 16,553

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,229 fresh coronavirus cases, a drop of nearly 350, and four more deaths linked to the infection, down from 10 fatalities a day ago, the state health department said

Eknath Shinde restores Emergency pension scheme scrapped by Thackeray govt

The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020

Maha: Over 3,000 people shifted to safety amid heavy rains in Gadchiroli

Over 3,000 people from 29 villages in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district have been shifted to safety as a precaution due to incessant rainfall in the region, an official said on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the district for the day, with a forecast of heavy to moderate showers in various parts, he said. According to the disaster management cell, Godavari, Kaleshwaram and Indravati rivers in the district are flowing above the danger level, while Wainganga, Pranhita and Wardha rivers are inching close to the warning level. People living near these rivers have been asked to remain alert to the possibility of flooding, it was stated. People in villages of Aheri and Sironcha talukas who live near rivers are being shifted to safer places on war footing, as 12.47 cusecs of water from Yellampalli dam has been released into Godavari river, the report by disaster cell stated. Apart from this, more than a dozen routes in the district were

Maharashtra: 11 people rescued after residential building collapses in Pune

A wall of a 'wada', which did not have any occupants, crashed on an adjoining house in Kondhwa Budruk area

Maharashtra's Thane reports 190 fresh Covid-19 infections, 1 death

A total of 190 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its tally of infections to 7,31,937, a health official said on Thursday

Cholera outbreak in Maha's Amravati claims 5 lives, total 181 cases

Five people died of cholera in the Amravati district of Maharashtra and as many as 181 patients have been diagnosed with the disease, the state public health department confirmed

Maha records 2,575 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths; active tally below 17,000

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 2,575 fresh coronavirus cases, while 10 more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said. With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 80,10,223, while the toll increased to 1,48,001, the department said in a bulletin. The state had recorded 2,435 cases and 13 COVID-19-linked fatalities on Tuesday. Mumbai recorded 383 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and one more fatality due to the respiratory illness. Areas under municipal corporations of Navi Mumbai, Pune and Satara district recorded two fatalities each. Akola and Vasai-Virar towns and Solapur district registered one death each, the bulletin said. The state's case fatality rate stood at 1.84 per cent. The department said 3,210 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 78,45,300 and leaving the state with 16,922 active cases. The state's coronavirus recovery rate was 97.94

Maha: 7-year-old girl found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district

Prior to this, the first-ever Zika virus case in the state was reported in Pune in July 2021.

Shiv Sena stakes claim for LoP in Maharashtra Legislative Council

After being dislodged from power in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena has staked claim for the post of leader of opposition in the state Legislative Council

Several parts of Maharashtra to get intense showers over next 3-4 hrs: IMD

Nowcast warning issued by IMD for Maharashtra's Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli and Kolhapur districts; moderate to intense rainfall at isolated places in next 3 to 4 hours

Quota in Maha civic body: SC refuses panel proposal after poll notification

Suggestions of commission appointed by Maharashtra government on grant of OBC reservation in local bodies cannot be accommodated for areas for which election programme has already been notified: SC

Maharashtra sees 2,435 new Covid cases, 13 deaths; active tally at 17,567

Nine infections- six patients of BA.4 and BA.5 and three of BA.2.75- of sub-variants of Omicron were also reported. All these patients were from Pune.

Educational institutes closed after heavy rains in Maharashtra's Nashik

Schools and colleges were closed in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday following heavy rains over the last few days and people in flood-prone areas were asked to shift to safer places

North to western India to get scattered rainfall during next five days: IMD

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan during the next five days will very likely receive receive scattered to fairly rainfall with isolated thunderstorm and lightning

Sena's Shinde faction hints at cabinet expansion post Presidential polls

The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may take place after the July 18 presidential polls, the Shinde-led camp of Shiv Sena MLAs has indicated

12 MPs of Shiv Sena in touch with Eknath Shinde faction: Union minister

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raosaheb Danve on Monday claimed 12 MPs of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena are in touch with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction

Do hear us out before taking view on party symbol: Shiv Sena to EC

In a pre-emptive move, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has moved the Election Commission, asking it to hear it out before taking a view on any demands made by the faction led by Eknath Shinde

Uddhav calls meeting of Sena MPs on Monday to discuss presidential poll

Some Shiv Sena MPs had earlier asked the party leadership to support Droupadi Murmu, the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre

Covid-19: Maharashtra sees 2,591 new cases, no death; active count 18,369

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,591 new coronavirus positive cases, but did not record any death linked to the infection, the state health department said. With the addition in cases, the overall tally rose to 80,04,024, while the death toll stood at 1,47,976. A total of 2,894 patients recuperated during the day, raising the recovery count to 78,37,679. There are 18,369 active coronavirus cases at present in the state, where the recovery rate is 97.92 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.84 per cent, he said. With 37,113 tests conducted during the day, the overall test count rose to 8,23,82,440. Mumbai reported 399 fresh cases. With this, its overall tally rose to 11,17,873, while the death toll is 19,624. Mumbai division, which comprises the city and its satellite townships, reported 864 new cases, which took its tally to 3,26,743, while the death toll stood at 39,922. Division-wise, Nashik reported 177 new cases, Pune 958 cases, Kolhapur 76 cases, Aurangabad 174 cases, Latur 4

'76 dead in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra so far this monsoon'

Rain-related incidents have claimed the lives of 76 people in Maharashtra during the ongoing monsoon season so far, a report by the state disaster management authorities said on Sunday. Of the total number of deceased, nine persons died on Saturday - four in Wardha district, three in Gadchiroli and one each in Nanded and the coastal Sindhudurg district, it said. As many as 125 animals have perished since June 1 with rains lashing parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in the coastal Konkan region of the state till July 13. Rainfall of 64 mm to 200 mm is expected in the region, the report said. In view of the Met department's prediction, teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been stationed in the costal districts, including state capital Mumbai, it added. In landslide and flood-prone areas of Raigad and Ratnagiri districts, people from vulnerable areas have been shifted to safer locations, the report said. Last