Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a staggering new high of 139 Covid-19 deaths on Friday, while Mumbai’s total fatalities crossed the 1,500 mark, health officials said here. The state recorded its highest single-day death figure on Friday, making it the third time in June and the sixth time in 10 days that it has witnessed a 100-plus […]
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Maha CM announces Rs 100 cr ‘first-aid’ for Nisarga-ravaged Raigad
Mumbai: Two days after Cyclone Nisarga claimed 6 lives and wreaked havoc in over a dozen districts, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited Raigad – the worst-hit in Maharashtra and announced an initial aid of Rs 100 crore. Addressing the media, the CM made it clear that “this is not an aid package” but […]
Maharashtra records new high of 123 Covid-19 deaths, over 5 lakh tested
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a new high of 123 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, even as the state conducted more than half-million – 510,176 tests – of which 77,793 persons have tested positive so far, health officials said here. The state recorded its highest single-day death figure on Thursday, making it the fifth time it has crossed […]
Maharashtra cyclone kills 6, Raigad bears the brunt
Mumbai: The trail of devastation left by cyclone Nisarga – which claimed 6 lives – was spread across nearly one-third of Maharashtra with Raigad bearing the brunt of its fury, officials said here on Thursday. In Raigad, an estimated few lakh homes have been damaged, while around 13,000 ‘kutcha’ houses destroyed, around 100,000 trees uprooted, […]
Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan conquers Corona, discharged
Mumbai: Maharashtra PWD Minister Ashok Chavan, who was afflicted by Covid-19, has been cured and discharged from hospital, here on Thursday, a party official said. The senior Congress leader and ex-chief minister was detected Covid-19 positive, but asymptomatic, on May 24 at his native place Nanded and shifted to a private hospital in Mumbai the following […]
Maharashtra records new high in Covid-19 fatalities, over 2.5K new cases
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a new high of 122 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, taking the state toll zooming past the 2,500 mark to touch 2,587 fatalities even as the state grappled with the Cyclone Nisarga fury. The state recorded its highest single-day death figure on Wednesday, making it the fourth time it has crossed the 100-plus […]
Nisarga swirls towards Maharashtra, concerns at nuclear, chemical units
Mumbai: As the Cyclone Nisarga whirls towards Maharashtra at a steady pace, concerns have been expressed, here on Tuesday, about the nuclear and chemical plants that would come in its direct path. The cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early Wednesday. “Care is being taken to prevent power outages. Precautions are […]
Maharashtra Covid-19 cases cross 70K with 76 more deaths
Mumbai: The number of Covid-19 cases shot above the 70,000-mark in Maharashtra on Monday even as the state notched a fresh death toll of 76, down by 40 from the highest 116 deaths recorded on May 29, health officials said. In a major development, Thane district with 9,941 cases has become the second worst-hit in […]
Maharashtra will be most affected by Cyclone ‘Nisarga’, warns IMD
New Delhi: Cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ will affect the coastal districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, more than Gujarat and other neighbouring states, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The IMD said that the depression in the Arabian Sea is slated to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ and cross north Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts […]
Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ to cross Maha, Gujarat coasts in 2 days
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the depression in the Arabian Sea is slated to further intensify into a cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ and cross north Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar in Raigard district and Daman on June 3. According to IMD’s scientist Ananda Kumar Das, the depression is located […]