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Covid-19: Mumbai airport exports Covishield vaccines to international destinations
By Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:00 AM IST
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Friday became the first airport in the country to export the vaccine to international destinations
Maharashtra: Amravati and Hingoli set example with repeated 100% turnout
By Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:58 PM IST
Rural districts like Amravati and Hingoli are setting an example for cities by attaining repeated 100% turnout for both Covid-19 vaccinates—Covaxin and Covishield
Private hospitals in Mumbai sensitise staff about the need for Covid-19 vaccination
By Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:56 PM IST
To encourage healthcare workers (HCWs) to get inoculated, major private hospitals in the city are sensitising staffers about the importance of getting vaccinated
Fuel price soars again, petrol crosses ₹92 mark in Mumbai
By Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:55 PM IST
Petrol prices on Friday touched a new high in the city
HC stay and Centre’s objections: Maharashtra govt stares at legal hurdles over Mumbai Metro 3 car shed site
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:52 PM IST
While a committee appointed by the Maharashtra government has backed Kanjurmarg over Aarey as the right plot for building a car shed for Metro lines 3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) and 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli), the state still has legal hurdles to clear before undertaking work at Kanjurmarg
Kanjurmarg better than Aarey for Mumbai Metro-3 car shed, says govt panel
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:05 PM IST
A nine-member committee appointed by the Maharashtra government has recommended that the car shed for Metro-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) and Metro-6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli) be built at the plot in Kanjurmarg and not in Aarey Milk Colony
Bird flu hits poultry business in Thane district; prices, consumption down
By Ankita G Menon, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 05:43 PM IST
The hotel industry association claimed a 15 per cent slump in business as demand for chicken dishes have reduced
Mumbai: Woman withdraws plaint against Munde; Pawar says NCP stand vindicated
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 05:03 PM IST
In a letter posted on Twitter, the woman said she felt she was being used as a tool for a bigger political conspiracy and hence decided to withdraw her complaint
PMC Bank fraud: ED raids 5 locations, including BVA party chief’s Mumbai office
By Vijay Kumar Yadav & Ram Parmar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:43 PM IST
The anti-money laundering agency is carrying out searches as part of their probe in the alleged diversion of funds from HDIL and its subsidiary companies to the Viva group companies
Arnab Goswami chat leaks: Congress stages protests across Maharashtra
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:32 PM IST
In Mumbai, a protest was held outside Republic TV’s office in Lower Parel followed by a rally at Jambori Maidan in Worli. Key Congress leaders led marches in their respective districts in Maharashtra
Mumbai: 60 cases of new Covid strain detected so far, says civic body
By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:03 PM IST
Over 25,000 passengers have arrived in the city from the United Kingdom (UK), Middle East, Europe or South Africa in the last month.
Maharashtra government panel recommends Metro car-shed at Kanjurmarg
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:13 AM IST
The panel has recommended Kanjurmarg citing future expansion in the 102-acre land and integration of lines 3 and 6 with a common car-shed there
Covid-19:Mumbai civic body aims to vaccinate over 3K healthcare workers on Day 4
By Mehul R Thakkar
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 10:54 AM IST
As of Wednesday, 5,251 healthcare workers had been vaccinated in Mumbai, followed by at least 10 cases of minor adverse effects post vaccination
Bhosari land deal: No coercive action against NCP leader Eknath Khadse till Monday, says ED
By K A Y Dodhiya
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:48 AM IST
The controversy pertains to the purchase of a plot in Bhosari, near Pune, by Khadse’s kin for ₹3.75 crore, against the prevalent market rate of ₹30 crore
Would like to be Maharashtra CM someday: State NCP chief and minister Jayant Patil
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:44 AM IST
Patil’s statement assumes significance as deputy CM and Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar is believed to be holding the second position in NCP after party chief
Go beyond party lines, meet PM on Maratha quota, Belgaum issue and GST dues: Maharashtra CM to state MPs
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:53 AM IST
Thackeray said that he has plans to form committees of MPs for better coordination between the state and the Centre
Wednesday’s active Covid-19 case count was Mumbai’s lowest in 7 months
By Eeshanpriya MS
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:30 AM IST
As per data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), none of the 24 administrative wards in the city has over 500 active cases
Tribal tehsil has higher Covid-19 positivity rate than Maharashtra
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:25 AM IST
The failure of the administration to monitor and trace the contacts is to blame for the spread of the virus in around 13-14 villages in the district, according to health department officials
Maharashtra goes past 2 million Covid-19 cases
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:19 AM IST
The state recorded 2,886 fresh cases, pushing the count to 2,000,878, as it took 132 days to go from 1 million to 2 million infections, quicker than the 187 days for the first million, breached on September 11
Mumbai man duped of ₹10 lakh by a social media friend
By Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:57 AM IST
Cuffe Parade police have booked an unknown person for duping a 60-year-old man of ₹10
Maharashtra announces HSC, SSC examination dates
By Ankita Bhatkhande, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:57 AM IST
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will conduct the HSC (Class 12) examinations between April 23 and May 29, and the SSC (Class 10) examinations will be between April 29 and May 31.
Maharashtra farmers to march to Raj Bhavan on Monday, will be joined by Sharad Pawar, Aaditya Thackeray, Balasaheb Thorat
By Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:54 AM IST
Farmers’ outfits in the state will stage protests in Mumbai with a march to Raj Bhavan on Monday, to protest against the farm laws
NCB busts private drug lab in Mumbai, two arrested with drug haul, cash
By Manish K Pathak, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:12 AM IST
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a drug laboratory at Dongri in south Mumbai and seized 12kg of mephedrone or MD, and arrested two more suspects including a disk jockey (DJ), based on revelations made by notorious drugs dealer Parvez Khan alias Chinku Pathan, a relative of former Mumbai don late Abdul Karim Sher Khan alias Karim Lala
Mumbai businessman held in GST fraud worth ₹314 crore
By Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:47 AM IST
The Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) department on Thursday arrested a businessman from Andheri in GST fraud to the tune of ₹314
Mumbai auto driver sentenced to life for kidnapping, sexually assaulting 5-year-old girl
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:45 AM IST
A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act court on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old autorickshaw driver to life imprisonment for abducting and sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl at Aarey Milk Colony in 2015
Bhandara hospital fire: 3 terminated from service, 3 suspended
By Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:42 AM IST
Maharashtra government has taken action against seven healthcare workers for negligence of duty in the Bhandara district hospital fire in which 10 newborns died on January 9
Mumbai actor booked for rape of stepmother, theft
By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:39 AM IST
Oshiwara police have booked a 40-year-old television actor for allegedly raping his 58-year-old stepmother and stealing cash and jewellery from her house which she shares with his 78-year-old father
New panel on Mumbai Metro a farce, Maharashtra govt creating false narrative on Aarey, says Fadnavis
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:39 AM IST
In a letter to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, former state chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis alleged on Thursday that the state government is being misled by a few officials on the issue of the car shed for Metro-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz)
Do you know your corporator, citizens ask ahead of Mumbai civic body polls
By Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:36 AM IST
Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Elections (BMC) elections in 2022, a group of alert Mumbaikars going by the name ‘Jaago Mumbaikar’ have initiated a survey to know if you know about your municipal wards and corporators
Mumbai: Central Railways to install digilockers for passengers soon
By Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:34 AM IST
Passengers travelling on the Central Railway (CR) will soon be able keep their luggage in digital lockers at the railway stations