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Mumbai News Live Updates: Firing reported in Khar police station area
A firing incident was reported in the Khar police station area in Mumbai on Thursday. Police said that unidentified persons have fired in air, and on the board of Gazebo Shopping center on Linking Road. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
A firing has been reported in the Khar police station area in Mumbai. Unidentified persons have fired in air and on the board of Gazebo Shopping center on Linking Road. No person was injured. Investigation is on: Mumbai Police
Mumbai recorded 683 fresh cases and one fatality due to the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, said the department.
Maharashtra records 1,877 new coronavirus cases
Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,877 fresh coronavirus cases, while five more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said. With these additions, the state's overall Covid-19 tally reached 80,66,243, while the death toll increased to 1,48,162, the department said in a bulletin.
The state had recorded 1,847 coronavirus cases and five fatalities on Wednesday.
218 kg of ganja seized in Nagpur after Rajasthan Police tip-off
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 218 kg of ganja from a truck in Maharashtra's Nagpur on a tip-off provided by the Rajasthan Police, an official said here on Thursday. The seized narcotics valued about Rs 40 lakh in the market, he said.
The consignment was being taken to Rajasthan from Visakhapatnam, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Ravi Prakash Mehra said.He said they received intelligence inputs about the smuggling of ganja from Visakhapatnam to Ajmer district of Rajasthan on August 8.
Maharashtra legislature's monsoon session extended by two days; to conclude on Aug 25
The monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature has been extended by two days, which will now conclude on August 25. The decision to extend the session was taken during the meeting of the state legislature's business advisory committee (BAC) held on Thursday. During the meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and attended by group leaders of all parties, it was decided that the monsoon session would be held between August 17 and 25. As per the earlier schedule, the session was to end on August 23.
Income Tax (I-T) officials disguised as barati raided two businessmen at Jalna which led to the recovery of around Rs 58 crore unaccounted cash, and gold worth Rs 15 crore and they found evidence indicating tax evasion of over Rs 300 crore.
IMD predicts moderate rain, strong wind
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate rain in the city and suburbs with the possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places in the next 24 hours. It has also forecast occasional strong winds of 40 to 50 kilometre per hour gusting up to 60kmph. According to civic officials, there will be a high tide of 4.59 metres in the Arabian Sea at 11.33 am and of 4.12 metres at 11.33pm. (PTI)
Woman clerk from Thane school held for taking bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a 43-year-old woman clerk from a private school in Maharashtra's Thane city for allegedly taking bribe, the ACB said here on Thursday. (PTI)
Of the 852 cases, only 36 patients were symptomatic while the rest 816 were asymptomatic.
The tally of active cases surged past the 3,500-mark to reach 3,545, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said.
The metropolis has been witnessing a steady rise in the cases for the last few days.
Barring the first two days of this month, Mumbai has been reporting more than 400 coronavirus infections everyday. The spike in the number of cases in the last 24 hours is nearly 79 per cent or 376 more compared to 476 infections reported on Tuesday.
On July 1, the metropolis reported 978 cases and two fatalities, before the daily number of cases started dipping gradually.
Mumbai reports 852 Covid-19 cases, highest daily rise after July 1
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 852 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise after July 1, and a single fatality, taking the tally to 11,29,285 and the toll to 19,661.
