Maharashtra News Live Updates: Shops in city can now remain open till 10 pm on all days

If you have travelled in Mumbai, you know that distance isn't measured in kilometers but in terms of traffic. There's now a new flyover that will drastically cut down travel time by over 30 minutes! The Ghatkopar - Mankhurd flyover was inaugurated by CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday. The 2.9 km flyover will ease travel for those heading out of the city towards Vashi, Navi Mumbai or further on to Pune and Bengaluru. As for Mumbaikars, anything that saves travel time is worth its weight in gold and commuters have given this bridge a big thumbs up. Now if only the municipal corporation can ensure this stays pothole-free, it will be a smooth ride for the common man. Watch video here

A group of Shiv Sena workers allegedly ransacked a neon signboard with 'Adani Airport' written on it near the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj close to the airport in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, a police official said. They shouted slogans against the signboard when the airport is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Some of the workers later came on to the Western Express Highway located nearby due to which traffic movement on the city's arterial north-south road was disrupted for some time, the official said.He said some of those involved in the incident were detained and the process of registering a case was underway.The Adani Group last month said it has taken over the management of Mumbai international airport from the GVK group.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has informed that only the second dose of Covaxin will be administered in the region on Tuesday.The inoculation drive will be carried out at only three centres in the NMMC limits with each centre being allotted 250 doses.Citizens above the age of 18 years, healthcare workers and frontline workers, who are due for their second dose of Covaxin can get their jab, provided they carry the certificate of their first dose.The inoculation drive will be conducted at the three General Hospitals in Nerul, Vashi and Airoli, the civic body shared. Full story here

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation released a list of vaccination centres across Mumbai that will administer Covaxin and Covishield to eligible beneficiaries in the city on Tuesday.The inoculation drive will be functional from 9 am to 5 pm across the city, and everyone above the age of 18 years can get the jab from their favourable centre. Check out all the centres here

As the Maharashtra government on Monday announced ease in the ongoing Covid restrictions in 22 districts of the state, Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap demanded that the local train service should at least restart for those inoculated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine."Local trains are a lifeline for several commuters in Mumbai. Due to the pandemic-induced lockdown, many people are already struggling with earning their livelihood, and with the halt in the local train service, they are unable to travel to their workplace. Now as the number of positive cases is decreasing, the government must consider restarting local trains of those who have taken two doses of Covid vaccine," Jagtap said.

The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal will resume festive celebrations this year after its 2020 Covid hiatus. Physical darshan will not be permitted. But given that the high-profile pandal inevitably draws thick crowds, the organisers have urged police and civic authorities to help prevent public entry, reports Bella Jaisinghani.“We held a special general body meeting of mandal members on Saturday and decided that we will host the idol this year. We shall dutifully observe all guidelines,” said mandal president Balasaheb Kamble. “The moorti will be 4-ft tall. Devotees may seek darshan online,” Kamble said. Nearly all of the mandal’s office bearers and volunteers have taken the Covid vaccine.

The city Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday laid a trap and arrested a sub-engineer and a junior engineer for demanding bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh to issue an NOC for water connection in a newly redeveloped building at Byculla. The ACB sources said they nabbed Sachin Khodde (39), sub-engineer and Shivshankar Shinde (28), a junior engineer, working at the BMC’s E ward.In a separate incident, the ACB officials caught red-handed Udas Tulse (48), the deputy chief vigilance officer of state’s Dairy Development department for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for not taking action against a milk seller.

A 42-year-old Ola cab driver was recently found dead inside his car parked on the roadside near Mankoli bridge on the Mumbai-Nashik highway near Bhiwandi. The police suspect the victim, Prabhakar Ganji, was killed over personal rivalry as cash was not stolen.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued orders lifting orders for lockdown restrictions. As per the new orders, shops and establishments both essential and non-essential will be allowed to remain open on all days till 10 pm. However, malls will not be allowed to remain open. The medical shops will be allowed to remain open 24x7. There is no major relief for restaurants. Hotels and restaurants will be allowed to remain open till 4 pm on all days for dine-in including weekends. So far, they were allowed to remain open only on weekdays. Full story here

The graph of the Covid second wave dropped further on Monday as Mumbai registered its lowest single-day case tally — 259 — in 464 days (April 24, 2020). The state tally on Monday was 4,869 cases, a tad higher than the 4,877 cases a week ago.These dips correspond to the fewer tests carried out on Sundays. While 26,768 tests were run in Mumbai on Sunday (results computed on Monday) as against 35,000 usually, 1.6 lakh tests were done across Maharashtra as against 2.3 lakh daily.