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In Maharashtra, the death toll rose to 112, with the number likely to increase as rescue teams are finding more bodies, particularly from the landslide site at Mahad taluka in Raigad district. Weather Forecast Today LIVE Updates: At least nine people have died and three are missing owing to floods caused by incessant rain that […]
Mahabaleshwar, having received 480 mm of rainfall in the last 24-hours, has recorded the highest rainfall ever for the month of July. The India Meteorological Department issued a red warning for Ratnagiri, Raigad, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts on Thursday, predicting extremely heavy rain in the areas. The ghat areas of these districts have been […]
Fresh recoveries drop to 5,756; active case tally surges again to touch 1.03 lakh Maharashtra witnessed a renewed surge of 9,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, while fresh recoveries dropped to 5,756 as the active case tally rose again to touch 1,03,486. With 167 deaths, the cumulative toll surged to 1,27,031 and the case fatality rate […]
Six members of a family, including three minors, died of asphyxiation apparently caused by emission of carbon monoxide from a power generator at their home in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Tuesday, police said. The victims were residents of Durgapur area in Chandrapur, they said. There was no power supply in some parts of Durgapur since […]
No case of Lambda variant of COVID-19 has been reported in India, says the government Maharashtra and Kerala recorded more than half of the COVID-19 cases registered in India last week, the Centre said on Friday as it stressed that the pandemic is far from over and there is no room for complacency. In a […]
Some of the provisions include appointing a Marathi language officer and language committees in the districts, and disciplinary action against the officials for violating the provision. The two Houses of the state legislature Monday passed a Bill amending the Maharashtra Official Language Act, 1964, for the effective use of the Marathi in administrative work in […]
Along with an early monsoon onset, the state experienced widespread rainfall throughout last month. It has been a good start of the monsoon season over Maharashtra, with the state recording 31 per cent excess rainfall in June. This will also prove beneficial for kharif season, with the sowing window lasting till mid-July. Along with an […]
Shiv Sena’s frustration with NCP, and its weakening hold over BMC point to a re-alignment with the BJP, say analysts Less than 20 months after the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition of the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress was stitched in November 2019, there are indications that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, could […]
Timing of visit gives rise to renewed speculation over the ruling MVA alliance While on his trip to north Maharashtra to take stock of his party’s growth in the region, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole was abruptly called to Delhi, giving rise to yet another round of speculation upon the already shaky political ground seen […]
Earlier this year, members of the Maharashtra State Nurses Association had said that the government had announced three new medical colleges but an adequate number of nurses have not been appointed for them. More than 6,000 nurses across state-run hospitals Wednesday went on a two-day strike to protest against poor wages, delayed promotions, long working […]