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232 Students, staff test Covid positive, Maharashtra school declared containment zoneIndia

232 Students, staff test Covid positive, Maharashtra school declared containment zone

<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>

By Palak Vaghela 25 Feb 2021
Maharashtra Covid-19: Record spike in Amravati, districts impose travel banIndia

Maharashtra Covid-19: Record spike in Amravati, districts impose travel ban

<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>

By Palak Vaghela 24 Feb 2021
Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray to hold meeting today on Covid situationIndia

Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray to hold meeting today on Covid situation

<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday will hold a meeting with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and officials to review the coronavirus situation in the state, according to a report. This comes a day after Maharashtra on Monday recorded a little over 5,000 daily Covid-19 cases after a sudden spike of over 6,000 […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela 23 Feb 2021
Security beefed up outside Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow after Congress leader’s threatEntertainment

Security beefed up outside Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow after Congress leader’s threat

<p>Two days after Congress leader Nana Patole targeted Amitabh Bachchan for not speaking out against the fuel price rise, police on Saturday increased the security outside the actor’s bungalow in Mumbai. “It is a temporary measure, as a precaution,” an official from the local police station said, without specifying what prompted them to deploy more […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela 21 Feb 2021
As COVID-19 cases surge, weekend lockdown in Maharashtra’s AmaravatiIndia

As COVID-19 cases surge, weekend lockdown in Maharashtra’s Amaravati

<p>Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, administrations of Amaravati and Yavatmal districts announced lockdowns of different durations. While Amravati district collector Shailesh Naval announced a weekend lockdown, his Yavatmal counterpart MD Singh announced a 10-day lockdown. In Amravati, the lockdown will be imposed from 8 pm on Saturday to 7 am on Monday, […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela 19 Feb 2021
Nana Patole takes charge as Maharashtra Congress chiefIndia

Nana Patole takes charge as Maharashtra Congress chief

<p>Newly elected state Congress president Nana Patole on Friday formally accepted the post from outgoing state party chief Balasaheb Thorat in Mumbai. The Congress on February 5 appointed Nana Patole as the party’s Maharashtra state committee president, replacing Balasaheb Thorat. Patole, the MLA from Sakoli in Bhandara district, had resigned as Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela 12 Feb 2021
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