Mumbai News LIVE Updates: State logs 809 Covid-19 cases, 10 fatalities

Mumbai on Monday reported 267 new coronavirus infections, the lowest daily count since August 23 this year, and four fresh fatalities, while 420 patients recovered from the infection, a civic official said.With these additions, the tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 7,56,214, while the death toll increased to 16,251, the official said. The city has logged less than 300 Covid-19 cases after a gap of four days. (PTI)

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Two people have been arrested for allegedly trying to kill a scrap collector in Thane city in Maharashtra, police said on Monday.Arjun Waghe was found injured with stab wounds in Chendani Koliwada on October 30, after which a probe zeroed in on Mohammad Ansari of Mumbra and Bhima Pattekar of Rabale in Navi Mumbai, said Senior Inspector Jairaj Ranaware of Thane Nagar police station.All three are known to each and an argument started after one of the accused made some derogatory remark about the victim's mother, and then stabbed and injured him amid the fracas, he said. (PTI)

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of accidents and fatalities on railways in 2020, for the second straight year, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Read more...

Maharashtra on Monday reported 809 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest additions in a day after May 2, 2020, and ten fatalities, a health department official said. The tally of cases now stands at 66,11,887 and the death toll at 1,40,226, he said.On May 2, 2020, Maharashtra had recorded 790 cases. Read more...

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply to a public interest litigation that has challenged the construction of a cycle track at Powai lake in the city by claiming such construction was in breach of Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules. A vacation bench led by Justice SJ Kathawala directed the state to submit its reply affidavit to the PIL, filed by IIT Bombay PhD students Omkar Supekar and Abhishek Tripathi, and in the interim, stayed the construction work on the cycle track till November 18. (PTI)

The Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at ‘blind bhakts’ after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Pope in the Vatican on Saturday and held the Bible to his forehead.The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, said that had anyone else but PM Modi held the Bible to his forehead, ‘bhakts’ would have started a cleansing campaign. Read more...

Expressing anguish that almost 90 tribals in Thane district, are being denied supplies under the Public distribution system (PDS) for want of linking of their Aadhar cards with the system, while most await Diwali in joyous anticipation, Bombay high court directed the Tehsildar Murbad, other authorities to supply them the stapes by November 4.Citing Supreme Court orders, the HC said, “To lead a dignified life is a constitutional assurance to an individual. The state may verify that they have a ration card." Read more...

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has ventured into tourism bus service and will deploy two open deck buses — which will cater to tourists in south Mumbai. Read more...

Former Jalna Lok Sabha MP Pundlik Hari Danve died in an Aurangabad hospital on Monday. He was 90 and is survived by his sons Chandrakant and Sudhakar as well as one daughter and grandchildren.He had been ailing for the last one month, kin said, adding that the last rites would be carried out on Tuesday at Pipalgaon Sutar in Bhokardan tehsil here.Danve was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Jalna in 1977 on a Bharatiya Lok Dal ticket, and in 1998 he won again as a BJP candidate.Among those who paid tribute to the veteran leader were Union minister Raosaheb Danve, Maharashtra minister Rajesh Tope, MLA Kailash Gorantyal, former minister Arjun Khotkar and former legislator Santosh Sambre. (PTI)

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president Chandrakant Patil on Monday slammed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik for allegations against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Director Sameer Wankhede, at a time when party leader and former home minister of state Anil Deshmukh, accused in a money laundering case, is "absconding"."Instead of caring about Anil Deshmukh, they care about Wankhede. Their former home minister is absconding, they should find him. They should at least care about him being their family member," Patil told the media."Maha Vikas Aghadi gives statements that divert the main issues of the people of the state," he added.Patil further claimed that Malik is making "baseless allegations" against Wankhede, because, "They don't have anything to say on issues related to the people of Maharashtra." (ANI)

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday claimed a false narrative was being created by “vested interests” that he was avoiding to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in connection with its probe into a money laundering case.The NCP leader said he is keen to present himself before “unbiased authorities”.In a statement released after he entered the ED's office here on Monday, Deshmukh further claimed that a “witch-hunt” has been launched at the instance of certain “inimical interests”, by people who have absolutely no credibility, honour or pride. (PTI)

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari unexpectedly showered praise on NCP president Sharad Pawar for his contribution in the field of agriculture. Read more...

Mumbai police's cyber crime department on Monday urged people to not fall into the trap of frauds in the guise of "lucky draws" ahead of Diwali.Fraudsters are sending different offers with titles like 'online shopping lucky draw contest' as well as scratch cards and letters in the name of reputed e-commerce firms to people claiming they have won prizes ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, an official said."They then ask people to deposit an amount in order to claim the prize. However, the process is aimed at cheating people. No one should take part in such contests and should alert police instead," he added. (PTI)

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that one person tested positive for Covid-19 in Dharavi, taking the total count to 7,148. Meanwhile, six more people reported positive in Mahim. The total tally climbed to 10,688. On the other hand, Dadar reported one new positive case on Monday, taking the overall count to 10,374. The total number of cases in the G/North ward stands at eight on Monday, taking the overall count to 28,210.

The fuel prices were further hiked on Monday, with the rate of petrol in Mumbai rising to Rs 115.50 per litre while diesel prices escalated to a new high of Rs 106.62 per litre. The price of petrol and diesel in Thane and Navi Mumbai on Monday was Rs 115.64 and Rs 106.76 per litre respectively. Parbhani had the highest petrol rate in Maharashtra at Rs 118.65 while Amravati had the highest diesel price at Rs 108.22 per litre on Monday.