Maharashtra News LIVE Updates: Malls to reopen for fully vaccinated from Monday in Pune, timings of restaurants and shops extended
From Monday, shops in Pune city are allowed to remain open till 8 pm and restaurants with a 50 per cent capacity till 10 pm. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday that malls are also allowed to function in Pune and neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad township till 8 pm but only citizens who have received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be allowed entry. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday that although relaxations in Covid restrictions have been allowed in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the infection is still on the rise in some districts of the state like Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Kolhapur, Satara, Ahmednagar, Beed, Pune, Sangli. Thackeray warned that a lockdown shall be imposed if the state witnesses a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases. The state also reported 5,508 new coronavirus infections. Stay tuned for all the updates here...Read Less
Three held for murder of history-sheeter
Three persons have been arrested for allegedly killing a criminal in Nagpur city of Maharashtra and dumping his body into a nearby river, police said on Sunday. Read story here
Nashik division gets 52,000 more Covid vaccine doses
The Nashik division has received a fresh stock of 52,000 Covid vaccine doses. Of this lot, Nashik district alone will get 16,000 doses and 15,000 will be given to the Ahmednagar district. Dhule and Jalgaon districts will get 8,000 doses each, while Nandurbar district will get 5,000 doses. The fresh stock arrived on Saturday and the same is being distributed to all the five districts in the numbers proportionate to the population. Read story here
Pune: Clear skies send daytime temperature rising, light rainfall till Saturday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecast very light rainfall (2.4mm in 24 hours) over the city till August 14 with the monsoon system unlikely to revive before that. Afternoon onwards, the weather will remain cloudy. Sunny conditions prevailed in the city on Sunday morning while by evening it was mostly overcast. An IMD official attributed the rise in daytime temperature to clear skies. Read story here
Nanded administration warns against illegal sale of biodiesel
The district administration in Nanded, following complaints from fuel retailers regarding alleged illegal sale of biodiesel, has warned of strict action against such dealings. “We request the stakeholders to submit complaints to the tehsildar, the nearest police station or the district supply office. If found guilty, those involved in illegal sale of biodiesel would get maximum punishment under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955,” Nanded collector Vipin Itankar said. Read story here
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane attacks Maharashtra govt over Ganeshotsav guidelines, says 'Hindu religion in danger'
Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane launched a scathing attack on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government on Sunday over guidelines for the upcoming Ganesh festival and went on to claim that Hindu religion was "in danger" under its rule. "The situation in Mumbai is similar to that of West Bengal, where Durga Puja celebrations were restricted. It is difficult for Ganesh Utsav Mandals to celebrate the festival in accordance with new rules. We raised our concerns with the Governor," Rane told reporters. Read story here
The central railway extends suspension of all trains between Miraj and Kolhapur until Monday due to track maintenance
Trains cancelled, short terminated, short originating due to restoration works on Miraj-Kolhapur section. Inconve… https://t.co/3oBj43D05N
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 1628446253000Will have enough doses to hit target: Union minister
Union minister of state (MoS) for health and family welfare Bharati Pawar said on Saturday that vaccine production has improved and the country will soon have enough doses to vaccinate its entire target adult population by 2021-end.“Adequate quantities of doses are expected for all states,” she told TOI. Read story here
Pune: One killed in chemical godown fire near Warje
A 21-year-old man was killed while his cousin sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a chemical godown in New Kopre village near Warje Malwadi late on Saturday night. It took at least two hours for the PMRDA and the Pune fire brigade personnel to douse the fire. A paint booth in a neighbouring garage and two buses parked on the premises were completely damaged in the fire. Read story here
Lawyer duped of Rs 5.5 lakh over SIM card update in Pune
An unknown caller duped a 65-year-old lawyer of Rs5.5 lakh under the pretext of upgrading her mobile SIM card earlier this year. The lawyer filed an FIR with the Deccan Gymkhana police on Saturday. Read story here
Longer hours for shops & eateries, malls restart in Pune
Traders, restaurateurs and those managing malls in the city are determined to do everything possible to ensure that the positivity rate remains under check so that no fresh curbs and closures are put in place. The business community is squarely conscious about the chances of Covid-19 restrictions being reintroduced if the positivity rate in Pune rises beyond 7%. Read story here
Covid-19: 45 cases of delta plus variant reported in Maharashtra so far
A total of 45 cases of the Delta plus variant of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra during genome sequencing, the state health department said on Sunday, adding one patient had died. At 13, the maximum number of these patients hailed from Jalgaon in north Maharashtra followed by Ratnagiri (11) in the coastal Konkan region. Read story here