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Maharashtra airport eases quarantine norms for Int’l passengers
MUMBAI: The ministry of civil aviation and the Maharashtra government eased the quarantine norms framed to prevent transmission of covid-19 in the state. Some international passengers arriving at the airport…
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In this Maharashtra village, children speak Japanese
Aurangabad: A fascination for robotics and technology has pushed students of a Zilla Parishad-run school in a remote village of Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district to learn Japanese. Gadiwat village, located 25km from…
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Maha: One killed after bus, van collide, catch fire
Palghar: One person was killed when a state transport bus collided with a van and both the vehicles caught fire on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Thursday…
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Maharashtra needs to increase COVID testing: Fadnavis
Panaji: Maharashtra needs to boost its Covid-19 testing capacity, as well as increase the number of isolation centres in a big way, in the wake of rising infections and death…
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Maharashtra: Two girls die after stack of plywood falls on them
Thane: Two minor sisters died after a stack of plywood sheets fell on them at a godown in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Monday. The incident took place around…
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Rains lash Aurangabad, Solapur, Pune in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Aurangabad district in Marathwada region recorded the highest rainfall in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. In the 24-hour period ending…
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Maha lab technician held for taking vaginal swab for Covid test
Amravati: In a shocking development, a government hospital lab technician allegedly took a vaginal swab from a woman for conducting a Covid-19 test, officials said on Thursday. He has now…
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Aaditya Thackeray shares ‘good news’ with Mumbaikars
Mumbai: Maharashtra cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray shared ‘good news’ on his twitter account on the COVID-19 situation in Mumbai and said that the country’s financial capital reported only 700 cases…
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101 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra Police Force
Mumbai: As many as 101 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Maharashtra Police Force, informed the police on Monday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the force rose…
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Maharashtra CM flags off 25 ambulances donated by Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off 25 ambulances donated by his party Shiv Sena yesterday. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, has reported 1,090 COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths…
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Maharashtra reports 9,251 new corona cases, 257 fatalities
Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported 9,251 new COVID-19 cases and 257 deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3,66,368, said the health department. The total…
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Maha: COVID-19 hospital overcharges patients; loses licence
Thane: The civic body in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Saturday suspended the licence of a private hospital and cancelled its classification as a COVID-19 facility after it allegedly overcharged patients.…
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Maha: New COVID-19 cases found at housing complexes in Thane
Thane: With close to 74,000 cases of COVID-19 recorded in Maharashtra’s Thane district so far, the authorities on Friday noted that new infections are being detected in housing complexes and…
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Stranded Maha commuters block trains, extra buses deployed
Palghar (Maharashtra): Hundreds of irate commuters bound for Mumbai, Thane and other places staged an impromptu rail-roko agitation at Nala Sopara station on Wednesday to demand resumption of regular suburban train…
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72 more SRPF troopers test COVID positive in Maharashtra
Gadchiroli: In an alarming development, 72 more troopers of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) posted in Gadchiroli tested Covid-19 positive on Saturday, officials said here. The test reports of these…
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Apprised PM of COVID-19 situation in Maha: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has said that he has apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra. He told this to reporters in Delhi on…
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In 120 days, Maha COVID-19 deaths rise from one to 11,100-plus
Mumbai: It was on March 17 that Maharashtra notched its first COVID-19 death — of a 64-year-old man who succumbed to the coronavirus at Mumbai’s Kasturba Hospital. Exactly 120 days later,…
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Maha: Minor girl dies in freak playtime accident
Thane: A 11-year-old girl died in a freak playtime accident at her home in a housing complex in Mira Bhayandar city of Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Friday. The…
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Maha: 38-year-old policeman dies of COVID-19 in Palghar
Palghar: A 38-year-oldpoliceman died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday, a police official said. The deceased, a police naik, was a resident of Murbad taluka in neighbouring Thane…
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Maharashtra: Coronavirus cases go past 800 in Amravati
Amravati: A rise of 25 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday took the total count in Amravati district of Maharashtra to 820, a health official said. The new cases were reported…
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Aerial view of Mumbai Coronavirus Hotspots
Navi Mumbai: City roads wear a deserted look during an intensified lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, in Navi Mumbai, Monday, July 6, 2020. (PTI Photo) (PTI06-07-2020_000108B) Mumbai:…
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COVID-19 screening in Mumbai
Mumbai: Health workers wearing PPE suits arrive to conduct screening of the residents in a COVID-19 containment zone in Ambujwadi area, in Mumbai, Friday, July 10, 2020. (PTI Photo) (PTI10-07-2020_000088B)…
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COVID-19 cases rise in Maharashtra’s prisons
Mumbai: Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 COVID-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Friday. The…
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Maharashtra: COVID cases cross 2.25 lakh, 219 fresh deaths
Mumbai: For the second day running, Maharashtra’s new Covid-19 cases continued in the 6,000-plus range, shooting above the 2.25 lakh mark, while fresh deaths again crossed the 200 mark, officials said…
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Maharashtra launches dedicated job portal, who can’t apply
MUMBAI: Amid spiralling unemployment in the COVID-19 pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday unveiled the ‘MahaJobs’ portal intended to connect employers and those looking for jobs. However, with…
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34 new COVID-19 cases reported from Maha jails in last 24 hours
Mumbai: Prisons across Maharashtra reported 34 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The figure includes 31 inmates and three jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Sunday.…
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No community transmission of COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Minister
Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday ruled out community transmission of COVID-19 in the state. He said this while talking to reporters here. “I think there is no…
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Threats to Taj hotels: Maha top brass review security
Mumbai: A day after two Taj Group hotels in Mumbai got security threats from Pakistan, the Maharashtra government carried out a high-level security review meeting, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said here…
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Maharashtra Congress protests against fuel price hike
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress staged protests across the state on Monday against the increase in fuel prices, and demanded roll back of the hike. A senior party leader said people…
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Sugar export from Maharashtra hit due to lockdown
Mumbai: Nearly 36 lakh tonne sugar has been exported from Maharashtra between January and June this year as against the target of 60 lakh tonne during the period, an official…
