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Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 8,063 fresh cases and no death

On Saturday, the city recorded 6,347 infections

Mumbai reports 6,347 new coronavirus cases, 1 death in last 24 hours

Mumbai reported 6,347 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin.

Mumbai: No tax on residential properties up to 500 sq ft, says Uddhav

Property tax on residential units of up to 500 sq ft, located within the Mumbai municipal area limits, will be waived off, Maharashtra Government said on Saturday. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the decision at a meeting of the urban development department earlier in the day, an official release said. The waiver comes ahead of Mumbai municipal corporation elections due next month. The CM has asked the administration to implement the decision with immediate effect, the release said. It quoted Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde as saying that the decision will benefit owners of over 16 lakh houses below 500 sq feet in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits. Shinde said the Shiv Sena, which rules the BMC, has fulfilled an important assurance it gave ahead of the 2017 BMC elections. Thackeray on Saturday chaired a virtual meeting with Shinde, Mumbai district guardian minister Aslam Shaikh, Mumbai suburban district guardian minister Aaditya Thackeray, Mayor .

Mumbai records 5,631 Covid-19 cases, 53 pc increase; one death

With 548 people discharged from hospitals, the recovery count rose to 749,707

Prohibitory orders prove to be dampener on New Year's Eve in Mumbai

There were no crowds at the iconic Gateway of India, a favourite spot of many Mumbaikars to bring in a new year

Mumbai restaurants, bars allowed to open till 1.30 am with 50% capacity

'Big relief', says industry association about municipality order that doesn't apply for celebrations tonight

Top headlines: GST hike on textiles on hold; full nod sought for Covishield

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Mumbai bans people from visiting public places from 5 pm-5 am till Jan 15

Mumbai Police prohibits citizens from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks for 12 hours every day till Jan 15

'Registration of homes in Mumbai city declines 52% in Dec; up 70% for 2021'

In the entire last year, 65,633 homes were registered

Intel inputs about terror threat on New Year eve keeps Mumbai cops on toes

As there were some inputs about a possible terror threat during the New Year celebrations and as railway stations are soft targets, the security of prominent stations has also been increased

141 Mumbai residents without travel history tested positive for Omicron

Out of 153 persons who were found to have Omicron infection in the city during the day, only 12 had international travel history

New coronavirus wave could be worse, warns Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar

The Maharashtra capital on Wednesday reported 2,510 Covid cases

Danish Siddiqui posthumously gets Mumbai Press Club's RedInk Award

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan, has been posthumously awarded as the Journalist of the Year' for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club

Covid-19: Mumbai Police impose Section 144, New Year celebrations banned

In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Mumbai Police on Thursday has imposed Section 144 in the city starting from today till January 7.As per the new COVID-19 restrictions, prohibition has been placed on New Year's celebrations, parties in any closed or open space including restaurants, hotels, bars, pubs, resorts and clubs from December 30 to January 7."The order shall come into the force, in the areas under the control of Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai from 00:00 Hrs of 30th December 2021 and will remain in force till 24:00 Hrs of 7th January 2022, unless withdrawn earlier," the order reads."Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under section 188 of Indian Penal Code 1860 in addition to the penal provision under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and National Disaster Management Act 2005 and other legal provisions as applicable," said Chaitanya S, Deputy Commissioner of Police.Meanwhile, Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,510 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death ..

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai's Omicron tally rises by 33 to touch 118

The reports from the National Institute of Virology arrived during the day, and of the 33 cases, 31 were detected at the airport and two through surveillance activity

Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat report big spike in new Covid-19 cases

According to data from the Centre and the states, the total number of Covid cases in the country crossed 10,000 after a little over a month

Ahmedabad most affordable housing mkt; Mumbai unaffordable: Report

Ahmedabad is the most affordable housing market among eight major cities while Mumbai is unaffordable due to high EMI to total income ratio, according to Knight Frank. According to Knight Frank's Affordability Index 2021 report released on Wednesday, Indian markets are at their decadal best in terms of housing affordability. Decline in house prices and multi-decade low home loan interest rates have helped improve housing affordability in 2021, it added. The affordability index indicates the proportion of income that a household requires, to fund the equated monthly instalment (EMI) of a housing unit in a particular city. So, the index level of 40 per cent for a city implies that on an average, households in that city need to spend 40 per cent of their income to fund the EMI of housing loan for that unit. An EMI to total income ratio over 50 per cent is considered unaffordable. Knight Frank said that the affordability ratio in Delhi-NCR improved maximum, from 38 per cent in 2020 t

As Covid cases rise in Mumbai, Aaditya Thackeray urges people not to panic

Thackeray said there were 54,000 beds available in the city at present

Mumbai records sharp jump in new Covid-19 cases at 1,377; 1 more dead

With fresh additions, the coronavirus tally in the metropolis rose to 773,298

Mumbai sees 809 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs; active tally now 4,765

Mumbai on Monday reported 809 COVID-19 cases and three deaths. taking the tally in the metropolis to 7,71,921 and the toll to 16,373, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said. The day's addition was a fall from the 922 cases reported on Sunday, he pointed out. The recovery count increased to 7,48,199 after 335 people were discharged during the day, leaving Mumbai with 4,765 active cases, he said. With 43,383 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the number of tests in the country's financial capital went up to 1,34,92,241, BMC data showed. It also revealed that the caseload doubling time was 967 days, the recovery rate stood at 97 per cent and the growth rate of cases between December 20 to 26 was 0.07 per cent.