Maharashtra fights COVID-19: Lockdown in Thane Dist selectively extended till July 31
Thane/UNI: The ongoing lockdown in the district (excluding the Corporation limits), which was in force till Sunday night, has now been extended selectively up to July 31, an order issued by district collector Rajesh Narvekar said.
Maharashtra: Teenager ends life in Nashik
Nashik/UNI: A teenager allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging at his residence in Shirwade Wakad village of Niphad taluka here.
Aadhaar, test results must for COVID-19 drug procurement in Maharashtra
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid complaints of scarcity of medicines, prescribed to treat COVID-19 patients, in Maharashtra and eventual black marketing of the same, the state government has tightened the rules on the sale of the drugs.
BJP vice-president writes to Maha CM on re-imposition of lockdown
Thane/UNI: National vice-president of the BJP and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has raised the issue of re-imposition of lockdown and general atmosphere of confusion among the public and sought measures to overcome the current Covid-19 situation.
Maharashtra: Three dams filled, traffic suspended on highways as rains lash Kolhapur
Kolhapur/UNI: Three irrigation dams were filled up to their full capacities while several arterial roads were submerged as rains continue to lash this district for past three days, stated Irrigation Dept Assistant Superintendent Engineer Shreedhar Ghatge on Thursday.
Mumbai/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday evening, leading to water logging and traffic snarls in several low-lying areas of the city.
Coronavirus: Maharashtra's Aurangabad may impose total lockdown
Aurangabad/UNI: Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner Sunil Kendrekar has said that the district administration would take a decision to impose total lockdown in Aurangabad city after holding a meeting with the people's representatives on Monday as the Coronavirus cases continue to increase.
COVID-19 lockdown: Iconic Lalbaugcha Raja to be replaced with miniature idol this Ganesh Chaturthi
Mumbai/UNI: The spectacular Ganpati idol, fondly referred to as Lalbaugcha Raja by folks, will not be installed during this year's Ganesh Chaturthi owing to the COVID-19 crisis.
Maharashtra extends COVID-19 lockdown till July 31
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government on Monday announced extension of lockdown to avoid spread of COVID-19 till July 31.
Maharashtra: Thane crosses 30,000 corona cases
Thane/UNI: With addition of 1,345 new corona positive cases here in a single day on Sunday, the district's tally surged to 30,289, the reports from the district headquarters said.
Maharashtra lockdown won’t be lifted after June 30, says CM Uddhav Thackeray
Pune/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday ruled out lifting the lockdown in the state which continues to grapple with a huge surge in COVID-19 cases.
Maharashtra: Two brothers arrested for murdering another sibling
Palghar/UNI: Two brothers from Valiv of Vasai in Maharashtra have been arrested by the district rural police on the alleged charges of murder of another sibling, police said on Saturday.
Maharashtra bans Patanjali's Coronil drug for Covid-19
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Thursday imposed a ban on Coronil, a drug recently launched by Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali claiming full recovery from the Covid-19.
Maharashtra: Police constable from Kolhapur booked for raping young woman
Kolhapur/UNI: A police constable, attached to district police headquarters, was on Tuesday booked for allegedly raping a young woman for four years and harassing her.
Maharashtra: Gadchiroli: Strategic Restraint
On May 17, 2020, two Police personnel, Sub-Inspector Dhannaji Honmane and constable Kishore Atram, were killed and another three were injured in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Poyerkothi-Koparshi forested area under Bhamragarh Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District. Superintendent of Police (SP) Shailesh Balkawade disclosed that the gun-battle took place when Maoists opened fire at a Quick Response Team (QRT) from Bhamragarh and C-60 commandos of Gadchiroli Police, who were out on a joint anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation.