Maharashtra News Live Updates: State govt to celebrate VD Savarkar's birth anniversary as "Swatantraveer Gaurav Din"

The birth anniversary of VD Savarkar on 28th May will be celebrated as "Swatantraveer Gaurav Din" by the Maharashtra govt. Govt to organise several events to spread & propagate Savarkar's thoughts: CM Eknath Shinde

Pune police are questioning a man who had called on helpline '112' yesterday and threatened to kill CM Eknath Shinde. The man had called the helpline asking for an ambulance but when he was told to dial '108' he got abusive and threaten to kill the CM, say police.

In a call received at police control room yesterday, a man who identified himself as Roki Bhai from Rajasthan's Jodhpur threatened to kill actor Salman Khan on April 30. Further investigation under way: Mumbai Police

Meanwhile, the use of face masks has been made mandatory for employees, patients and visitors in all civic-run hospitals in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.

Mumbai city saw 95 fresh cases and a single fatality, taking the tally of infections to 11,58,060 and the Covid-19 death toll in the city to 19,750.

At 228, Mumbai circle reported the highest number of cases on Monday, followed by 50 cases in Pune circle, 18 in Nagpur circle, 10 in Akola circle, 8 in Latur circle, and five cases each in Nashik circle and Kolhapur circle.

With the new additions on Monday, the state is now left with 4,667 active cases.

On Sunday, Maharashtra had reported 788 Covid-19 cases and a single fatality.

Maha sees 328 fresh Covid-19 cases, one fatality