Covid-19: Maharashtra begins five-level unlock from today
<p>NCP leader Anil Deshmukh has stepped down as Maharashtra Home Minister. The development comes only hours after the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the allegations made by former state DGP Param Bir Singh against Deshmukh. “The allegations made by Parambir Singh against Anil Deshmukh are not […]</p>
<p>A mob of sword-wielding Sikhs on Monday attacked policemen, injuring at least four of them, after being denied permission to hold a public procession in Nanded due to the coronavirus pandemic, an official said. A viral video showed the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking […]</p>
<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday asked officials to prepare a plan for another lockdown as people were not following coronavirus protocol put in place amid a massive surge COVID-19 cases. The decision was taken at a meeting with Health Minister Rajesh Tope, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, doctors of the COVID-19 task force and […]</p>
<p>Maharashtra has recorded above 40,000 new COVID-19 cases. This is the highest single-day surge in the state since the pandemic outbreak last year. The previous highest single-day surge was 36,902 cases, which was recorded on Friday. Besides, 108 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the day, taking the death toll to 54,181. The case fatality rate […]</p>
<p>At least 229 students, three staffers have tested Covid positive in a hostel in Maharashtra’s Washim district. According to reports, school premises has been declared a containment zone. Maharashtra has recorded over 8,000 new cases in the past 24 hours. CommentsThe state government and Mumbai police have warned of strict measures if people do not […]</p>
<p>Maharashtra’s Amravati, one of the districts that are contributing the highest to Maharashtra’s increasing number of daily infections, saw the highest single-day spike on Tuesday, reporting 926 infections, sources reported. The district is under a seven-day lockdown, which started on February 22. All shops, establishments, schools, colleges are closed in the district now. Only essential […]</p>
<p>Mohan Delkar, a seven-time MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, has been found dead at a hotel in Mumbai’s Marine Drive, Maharashtra. It is suspected that Mohan Delkar committed suicide at the Marine Drive hotel on Monday. His body has been sent for postmortem. Police have reached the hotel where Mohan Delkar allegedly committed suicide. […]</p>