Washim (Maharashtra): Amid a fresh spurt in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, a staggering 229 students, 4 teachers and some non-teaching staffers have tested positive in a residential school hostel in Washim, an official said here on Thursday. The cases have been reported from the residential school-cum-hostel at Degaon village in Risod tehsil, sending shockwaves in district […]
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2 highly mutated variants detected in Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed that it has found two specific variants of SARS-CoV-2 — N440K and E484K — circulating in three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana, which have been detected with high number of mutations. However, no causal link between these two variants and the outbreak in Kerala and Maharashtra have been established […]
Maharashtra won’t permit sale of Baba Ramdev’s Coronil
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said it will not allow the sale of Coronil, an “anti-Covid” medicine manufactured by Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda. The Maha Vikas Aghadi government has pointed out that the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has questioned the trials of Coronil while the World Health Organisation (WHO) has refuted Patanajali Ayurveda’s claims. Home […]
Maharashtra Governor barred from boarding state govt aircraft
Mumbai: In a huge embarrassment, the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was reportedly barred from boarding a state government aircraft to fly to Dehradun and then onto Mussoorie for an official function, airport sources said here on Thursday. The incident happened around 9 a.m. at Mumbai Airport when the Governor and his aide reached to take […]
Maharashtra police scan bank, demat details of slain Indian Navy sailor
Palghar (Maharashtra): The police have started scanning the bank and stock market trading accounts of Indian Navy sailor Surajkumar M. Dubey, who was allegedly kidnapped in Chennai and later burnt alive in Palghar, attempting to unravel the motives behind the ghastly crime, official sources said here on Tuesday. Ten teams of the Palghar Police are racing […]
Maharashtra orders probe into ‘BJP hand’ in similar tweets of celebs
Mumbai: In an unprecedented development, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday ordered a probe into whether the BJP influenced the tweets done by celebs like Bharat Ratnas Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar, Akshay Kumar, Saina Nehwal and others on the ongoing farmers’ protest. Terming it a “serious” matter, Deshmukh ordered the state Intelligence Department to […]
Farmers’ protest: Maharashtra govt orders probe into tweets by celebs
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday ordered a probe into the tweets done by celebs like Bharat Ratnas Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar, Akshay Kumar, Saina Nehwal and others on the ongoing farmers’ protest. Terming it a “serious” matter, Deshmukh ordered the Intelligence Department to go into the background of the tweets, many of […]
Maharashtra: Kidnapped Navy sailor from Jharkhand burnt alive for refusing to pay ransom
Palghar (Maharashtra): In a shocking incident, an Indian Navy sailor from Jharkhand, who was kidnapped in Chennai, was brought to Palghar where he was allegedly set afire for refusing to pay the ransom amount, the police said on Saturday. According to the investigating officer at the Gholvad police station, Sarjerao Kumbhar, the victim was found early […]
BJP jolted, Mumbai VP Krishna Hegde joins Shiv Sena
Mumbai: In a jolt to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra, the saffron party’s Mumbai Vice-President and ex-legislator Krishna Hegde joined the ruling Shiv Sena here on Friday evening. When contacted by IANS, Hedge confirmed the development after emerging from a meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter’s residence. “I have joined […]
Maharashtra horror: 12 kids given sanitizer instead of polio drops, 3 nurses suspended
Yavatmal: In a shocking lapse, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji’s Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, officials said here on Monday. Taking cognisance of the incident, the district health authorities late on Monday suspended three nurses after a preliminary investigation. […]