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Vaccination drive: Nine Maharashtra districts record over 100% turnout
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 01:01 AM IST
A total of 24,282 healthcare workers (HCWs) in 290 centres across the state were inoculated on the fifth day of the drive, leading to its highest turnout of 83%
Nottingham university graduate contests Maharashtra gram panchayat polls, wins
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 12:58 AM IST
It was almost a ‘Swades’ moment for 30-year-old Sushant Pawar when he spent time at his native village in Gadadewadi in the Beed district of Aurangabad
Woman, her baby killed in Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway mishap
By Ram Parmar, Palghar
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2021 12:50 AM IST
The mishap took place after the four-wheeler’s tyre burst and it collided with a truck moving ahead it after the driver of the van, Ayan Shaikh, lost control over the vehicle
Maharashtra government to open Pune’s Yerawada prison for jail tourism
By Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2021 12:38 AM IST
School students will be charged Rs5, while college students will have to pay Rs10. For the general public, the fare will be Rs50
Boeing 737 Max unlikely to resume flights soon in India
By Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 12:29 AM IST
Budget carrier SpiceJet is the only airline having this fleet. It has 13 such aircraft which currently continue to be grounded
Maharashtra to start jail tourism from Jan 26: State home minister Anil Deshmukh
PTI, Nagpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:14 PM IST
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will inaugurate the jail tourism initiative at Yerawada Central Jail on the Republic Day, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said in a press conference.
PMC Bank case: ED raids five locations, arrests 2 top officials of Viva Group
ANI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:26 AM IST
The premises included a registered office of Viva Group in Virar, a residential premise of the concerned person in Virar, one associated office premise in Andheri and two residential premises of two financial consultants of Viva Group in Juhu, Chembur.
Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray pays tributes to Netaji on birth anniversary
PTI, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:14 AM IST
Thackeray paid floral tributes to the founder of the Indian National Army at 'Matoshree', his private residence in suburban Bandra here.
732 more bird deaths in Maharashtra, toll touches 14K
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:32 AM IST
Till Friday, the state has culled a total of 39,483 poultry birds and eight ducks and destroyed 35,515 eggs and 53,046 kg of poultry feed
Arriving soon in Mumbai: Better Bandra Terminus
By Aroosa Ahmed
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:26 AM IST
The IRSDC is looking at providing road connectivity to the terminus from SV Road. Currently, only one narrow road from the east of the railway station connects to the terminus.
Mumbai sees record 92% turnout on Day 4 of Covid vaccination drive
By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:22 AM IST
The Covid vaccination drive in Mumbai saw a record high turnout on Friday, with 3,539 (92%) of the 3,852 healthcare workers (HCW) getting the shots
Law and order state subject: Sharad Pawar on Centre providing Y security to Maharashtra MP Narayan Rane
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:21 AM IST
The state government had recently scaled down or completely scrapped the security cover of many leaders. Rane’s security cover was completely removed. He was earlier being provided the Y-plus category
SC orders ‘forceful eviction’ of 3 tenants on National Textile Corporation property in Mumbai
By Eeshanpriya M S
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:15 AM IST
The occupants of three shops at Jam Mill in Lalbaug were evicted by officials of the National Textile Corporation (NTC), the owner of the land, after the Supreme Court (SC) order allowed the central government-owned entity to “take forcible possession with the help of police force”
Farm laws:Firm on indefinite hunger strike from Jan 30, says Anna Hazare after meeting former CM Devendra Fadnavis
By Surendra P Gangan
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:45 AM IST
After social activist Anna Hazare announced that he would go on an indefinite hunger strike from January 30 in support of the farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders, leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly and former chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis met him to convince him against the decision
Commuters’ woes to end on Jan 25 as Kalyan’s Patripool ROB is ready to be opened
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:02 AM IST
The news of its opening has created a buzz in the city with the photos of the new, aesthetically and technically-advanced bridge going viral since Thursday night
University of Mumbai to conduct annual convocation ceremony virtually this year
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:55 AM IST
The ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 28 and will be telecast live through the MU website, www.mu.ac.in
Thane Municipal Transport to get 350 new buses this year
By Megha Pol, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:52 AM IST
Apart from the promise of new buses, which will take the total number of buses in Thane city to 700, the budget has nothing new to offer this year
Congress holds protests in Maharashtra, seeks action against Arnab Goswami
By Surendra P Gangan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:50 AM IST
The party called for action against Republic TV’s editor-in-chief over the alleged leaked WhatsApp chats related to the 2019 Balakot airstrike and other sensitive national issues
Thane: Take diversion as Kopri bridge will close this weekend for girders
By Ankita G Menon, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Commuters taking the Kopri bridge after 9pm this weekend will have to take a diversion as it will be closed for laying of six more girders by the central railway over the railway lines
At 76%, Maharashtra sees its highest turnout for Covid vaccine so far
By Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:42 AM IST
Maharashtra on Friday inoculated 21,610 healthcare workers (HCWs) across 282 centres in the state’s fourth vaccination drive so far. The state achieved its highest percentage of turnout on Friday at 76%, owing to the decision to allow walk-ins for HCWs at the centres to get the vaccine.
Shankar Mahadevan turns traffic cop for a day in Navi Mumbai
By Raina Shine, Navi Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:41 AM IST
The Navi Mumbai traffic police has asked the residents to man traffic for two hours a day at any junction of their choice
PMC Bank case: ED raids MLA Hitendra Thakur’s office, premises of Viva Group
By Vijay Kumar Yadav and Ram Parmar, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:35 AM IST
Five premises belonging to Viva Group, owned by Hitendra Thakur’s family, and its associates were searched on Friday.
Bombay HC refuses interim relief to ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, to hear bail plea on Monday
By K A Y Dodhiya, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:32 AM IST
The court, while refusing to grant any urgent relief, directed the state government to place the Dasgupta’s discharge papers of Sir JJ Hospital and the medical report of the jail hospital before it on Monday. It also permitted the interim plea to be heard urgently on Monday.
Major fire at Thane’s Wagle Estate, none injured
By Ankita Gopakumar, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:29 AM IST
The fire was caught in a medical equipment supply company and spread to a diagnostic centre and the godown of Prashant Corner, a popular sweet meat shop in Thane
Covid vaccination drive Day 4: 78.48% turnout in Thane district
By Ankita G Menon, Thane
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:23 AM IST
On the first day of the vaccination drive, KDMC had immunised 100 per cent beneficiaries who had registered
SC accepts intervention petition by Kalyan-Dombivli citizens on 18 villages
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:15 AM IST
On March 14, 2020, the state government, in a notification, had decided to remove the 18 villages out of the 27 villages from KDMC and form a separate civic body, while the remaining 9 villages shall remain in KDMC
Bombay HC seeks details of levying penalty on illegal constructions in MMR
By Kanchan Chaudhari, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:05 AM IST
The Bombay high court (HC) last week directed all municipal corporations within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), to furnish details as regards statutory levying of penalties on illegal constructions
Bombay HC seeks explanation from collectors on non-transfer of mangrove areas to Maharashtra forest department
By K A Y Dodhiya, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:03 AM IST
The Bombay high court (HC) has directed collectors of all coastal districts, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to submit affidavits explaining why they have not complied with the September 2018 order of the HC, directing to declare all mangrove areas as forests, and transfer the areas to the forest department
Maharashtra: Parent write to NCPCR over fee hike issues
By Ankita Bhatkhande, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:02 AM IST
Parents from across the state have written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) over issues pertaining to fee hike in private schools in the state
Zero daily Covid-19 cases in Mumbai’s slum area of Dharavi for second time since pandemic started
By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:01 AM IST
For the second time since the first Covid-19 case was reported in Dharavi in April last year, no case was reported in the area on Friday