Tag: Maharashtra

Registering a new high of a staggering 40,000 plus Covid cases on Sunday, Maharashtra stared at another lockdown as its tally crossed 2.70 million (27 lakh), a day after the death toll zoomed above 54,000, health officials said here. ....

In a significant move, the Maharashtra government has decided to promote all students studying in Class I to Class VIII without exams to the next level, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced here on Saturday. ....

After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indicated that the national capital may witness some more restrictions due to the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, the Delhi government late on Saturday night issued fresh guidelines, prohibiting all social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural and religious gatherings till further order. ....

On anticipated lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday announced 'lockdown' style restrictions starting 8 p.m. on April 14, till April 30, to break the chain of the coronavirus which has gripped the state. ....

Remaining above the 60,000 range, new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra spiked to a record high of 67,123 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 419, the second highest so far, health officials said. ....

Notching a significant victory, the Maharashtra Police on Friday gunned down 13 Maoists, including 7 women, in a fierce gun-battle in the deep forests near Etapally, officials said here. ....

Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 deaths continued to increase while the state's fatalities zoomed above the 91,000 mark, health officials said on Wednesday. ....

Maharashtra's Covid-19 death toll catapulted by a whopping 1,915 - a new high - while new infections shot above the 11,000 mark after five days, health officials said on Thursday. ....

Sparking concerns, Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 deaths shot up to a new peak, above the 2,000 level, while new infections remained above the 11,000 mark for the second consecutive day, health officials said on Friday. ....

Days after Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's letter -- rooting for certain issues raised by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the latter has penned a polite rebuff, here on Friday. ....