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In a heartwrenching incident, a 70-year-old mother spent the entire night next to her son's body and attended to his wounds, thinking that he was alive. Little did she know that he had passed away after sustaining a fatal injury during a fall at his home. Read more

The Mumbai Police have said that MP Mohan Delkar's suicide note was written on his official letter pad and was 15 pages long. Read more

In the city, art played an important role in spreading awareness. Read more

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday clarified that the state has ample medicines and other medical supplies in case of a second COVID-19 wave. Read more

Despite restrictions in place at Washim district, a large number of supporters joined minister Sanjay Rathod’s convoy on Tuesday during his visit to Pohradevi temple, following which police lathi-charged the crowd to disperse it. Read more

MP Mohan Delkar's suicide note was written on his official letter pad and was 15 pages long. Police will be recording statements of his family members in the coming days: Mumbai Police

In the wake of curbs imposed by the Maharashtra government in Amravati, Yavatmal and some other places due to spike in daily Covid-19 cases, working hours of all subordinate courts in five districts will be restricted till further notice. Read more

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Maharashtra Police to place on record the second supplementary charge sheet filed in the case related to alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April last year. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy was informed by the counsel for the Maharashtra government that a second supplementary charge sheet has been filed in the case. The bench said the fresh charge sheet shall be placed before it on record in two weeks and posted the matter for further hearing thereafter. The top court on August 6 last year had asked Maharashtra Police to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the case. (PTI)

These teams will work closely with state administration & ascertain the reasons for the recent surge in the number of COVID19 cases. They'll also coordinate with health authorities for requisite COVID-19 control measures to break the chain of transmission

The new set of rules by the Aam Aadmi Party government will come into effect from Saturday and will continue till March 15. READ MORE

Two men who had assaulted a woman when she tried to resist their attempt to rob her were arrested by the Samta Nagar police. One of them is a juvenile and has been sent to the Dongri home. READ MORE

Thane has added 463 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 2,61,667. The COVID-19 mortality rate in the district is 2.39 per cent, the official said. So far, 2,50,748 patients have recovered from the infection in the district, reflecting a recovery rate of 95.83 per cent. There are ., the official said.

"Uddhav Thackeray should take the support of Amit Shah by keeping all political differences aside. In the public interest, he should do whatever he can to protect the life and property of the people by taking help from the Central government immediately. This is not a political issue," Shetty said. READ MORE

In Mumbai, petrol is now priced at Rs 97.34 per litre, and diesel at Rs 88.44.

NASHIK: Eleven staffers of district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal, including his driver and body guard, have tested positive for Covid but reports of his family members came negative, said civic health officials on Tuesday.The positive patients have been informed or home quarantined. After Bhujbal tested positive on Monday, 62 persons who met him recently were traced and tested.

The Supreme Court is set to hear the plea seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Palghar mob-lynching incident on Wednesday.Maharashtra government had earlier informed the apex court that all guilty police officials have been punished or suspended from services.

Mumbai: minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday directed all municipal commissioners in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to ensure that all jumbo Covid centres in their jurisdictions are audited so that they could be activated at a short notice, if required. READ MORE

Municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal in a TV interview on Tuesday said that three weeks after the local trains started for the general public, some of the cause for the rise in cases could be attributed to the large volume of public movement in the transport system. READ MORE