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A 57-year-old police constable allegedly hanged himself to death at his native village in Dhule district of north Maharashtra, an official said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday evening at Pohbara in Sakri taluka and the deceased constable was identified as Kaluram Chaitram Ahire, he said. (PTI)

Thane district of Maharashtra has reported seven new coronavirus positive cases, which took its overall infection tally to 7,47,365, a health official said on Friday. With the addition of these cases on Thursday, the district's active Covid-19 count stood at 36, he said. The death toll remained unchanged at 11,967 as nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, while the recovery count has reached 7,36,122, he added. (PTI)

Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said there will be a huge investment in the state for making hydrogen-powered vehicles, and positive discussions have been held with the America-based Triton Electric Vehicles (EV) company to start this project.Himanshu Patel, founder and CEO of America's Triton EV, on Thursday met CM Shinde at his 'Varsha' residence. Industries Minister Uday Samant was also present. READ MORE

BMC chief I S Chahal has denied that infrastructure projects coming up in the city are in any way to blame for the air quality index hitting a ‘very poor’ 308 on Thursday. Given the low wind speed, vehicular pollution, garbage burning and dust pollution, experts said, the AQI is likely to remain ‘very poor’ for another couple of days, triggering a health alert for Mumbaikars, especially those with respiratory issues. Check photos here

The city is expected to receive a drizzle on December 12, with the IMD’s five-day district forecast suggesting light rain and thundershowers in parts of Mumbai and Thane on December 12, owing to Cyclone Mandous which is going to make landfall around north Tamil Nadu coast.

State NCP president Jayant Patil on Thursday described as unfortunate the Shinde-Fadnavis government’s decision to allow Karnataka Bank to release salaries, allowances and pensions of current and retired government staffers amid the border dispute. On Wednesday, the finance department, led by Devendra Fadnavis, added Karnataka Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd to the list of private banks tasked with releasing salaries and pensions of government employees.

After a five-hour search into the 30-foot-deep valley located off Neral-Matheran Road in Raigad district, Juhu police recovered 74-year-old Veena Kapur’s body that had been allegedly dumped by her son Sachin (43) the same day. Sachin allegedly killed his mother early on Tuesday with a baseball bat following an argument.

Bombay high court on Thursday warned the Maharashtra government it will halt the entire ongoing statewide recruitment process for police constables if it does not provide an option for transgender candidates to apply.