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MAHARASHTRA GOVT TAKES U-TURN ON PR AGENCY ALLOTMENT FOR AJIT PAWAR

May 15, 2021

After facing backlash for the Maharashtra government’s allotment of Rs 6 crore to a private PR agency for handling Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s social media accounts, Pawar has cancelled the notification of the appointment. He clarified that he does not need any outside PR firm and the government department...

KERALA, KARNATAKA, MAHARASHTRA & GUJARAT BRACE FOR YEAR’S FIRST POTENTIAL CYCLONE

May 15, 2021

The first potential cyclonic storm of the year, Tauktae, is likely to hit several southern and western states in India between 14 and 17 May. A low pressure area or cyclonic disturbance has formed over Lakshadweep and the Arabian Sea which is expected to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic...

TEAM OF YOUNGSTERS LAUNCH WEBSITE TO HELP FIND HOSPITAL BEDS

May 14, 2021

Amid the scourge of Covid-19 infections and rise in requests for hospitalisation across the country, several young people have come together to start a website which would help Covid patients search for hospital beds. The ‘Find A Bed’ initiative has been started by the world’s largest youth-run organisation, India’s International...

NGOs perform last rites for unclaimed Covid-19 bodies

May 13, 2021

As the second wave of the deadly coronavirus ravages “Maximum City” Mumbai, record numbers of deaths are being reported every day. The situation is such that many people are not going to the hospitals to collect the bodies of their loved ones due to fear of infection, while many are...

Maharashtra mulling importing vaccines directly: Aaditya Thackeray

May 12, 2021

MUMBAI: In the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, Maharashtra on 11 May crossed the 1.82 crore mark. Citing vaccine shortage in Maharashtra and in Mumbai, Maharashtra Tourism And Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is also the guardian minister of Mumbai Suburban, said that the state is now looking at possibilities of...

Mumbai cops turn ‘super savers’ amid Covid crisis

May 11, 2021

Amidst the difficult and challenging times of Covid-19, Mumbai police are on their toes in making sure that all Mumbaikars are safe by following Covid-19 guidelines and norms as decided by the Maharashtra Government. Be it their witty humour via tweets or several other ways through which the Mumbai police...

FADNAVIS ACCUSES BMC OF TAMPERING WITH COVID DEATH COUNT

May 11, 2021

Opposition leader in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has accused Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of suppressing the actual number of deaths by placing several incidents of Covid deaths in the “deaths due to other reasons” category. In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis has said that norms set by...

MAHA MINISTER ACCUSES KARNATAKA OF BLOCKING OXYGEN SUPPLY, ASKS CENTRE TO INTERVENE

May 10, 2021

On Saturday, Maharashtra minister Satej Patil accused the neighbouring Karnataka government of “interrupting” oxygen supply to Maharashtra from a steel plant in Bellary, and asked the Centre to intervene. This oxygen coming from Karnataka, said the minister, was meant for Kolhapur and other districts. “Today unfortunately the supply of 50MT...

Defective electrical circuit caused Mumbai mall fire

May 8, 2021

The fire investigation report of the Dreams Mall incident at Bhandup, which killed nine people, throws light on major lapses in the firefighting system of the mall and irregularities inside the premises and points to a defective electric circuit as the main cause of the fire. This newspaper has accessed...

IPS Rashmi Shukla not to be arrested, will be questioned via camera

May 7, 2021

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court asked the Mumbai Police to question senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla at her residence in Hyderabad under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) after Mumbai Police informed the High Court that it will not take any coercive action against the senior Maharashtra...

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