COVID-19 task force member suggests Maharashtra-specific sero survey
Maharashtra COVID-19 task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Monday said it is necessary to conduct a state-specific sero survey to assess the presence of anti-bodies among people as the state is still reporting a high number of coronavirus cases.
He said Maharashtra, which has reported 63,57,833 coronavirus cases as on August 9, is faced with a "thick tail" of COVID-19 though the second wave of the pandemic has ebbed but has not gone away completely.
(With inputs from agencies)
Around 30 lakh people vaccinated with both doses of COVID vaccine to travel in local trains: BMC Commissioner
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Chahal on Monday said around 30 lakh people vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed to travel in the local trains.
"Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced the people who have taken both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine can avail Mumbai local train services from August 15, and we have around 19 lakh people in Mumbai who have fully vaccinated 56 lakh who are vaccinated with one dose, said BMC Commissioner.
Several artists stage protest in Mumbai, demand reopening of theatres
Theatre artists gathered in Mumbai's Dadar where they protested over the demand for resumption of theatres on Monday.
Bollywood Actor Vijay Patkar joined the protest with theatre artists.
Mumbai: Light to Moderate rain in city and suburbs
Tidal warning
High Tide :
1322hrs – 4.50mtr
( Next day 11.08.2021)- 0117hrs – 4.06 mtr
Low tide :
0628hrs-0.60 mtr
1924hrs – 1.26 mtr
Maharashtra CM addresses function without face mask
Uddhav Thackeray on Monday addressed a public function for the first time without wearing a face mask, which has become an integral part of COVID-19 prevention measures after the pandemic's outbreak in March 2020.
Speaking at the function in Nashik, he said, "This is my first public programme which I am addressing without wearing a mask. I am speaking for the first time (since coronavirus outbreak) without covering my face." He attended inauguration of several projects in Nashik district, around 200km from Mumbai.
Maha: Thane logs 183 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Maha: Court acquits man accused of flashing minor girl
A court here in Maharashtra has acquitted a 32-year-old man accused of flashing a minor girl in 2014, while observing that the prosecution failed to prove the case against him.
Additional Sessions Judge K D Shirbhate passed the order on August 3 and a copy of it was made available on Tuesday.
Bombay HC has said it’s stay on demolition of illegal structures will not continue beyond August 30
Things have started to normalise and courts have started functioning and hence there is no need to continue stay on demolition is illegal structures: HC
Bombay HC to pass order at 2.30 pm in petitions challenging CET for admissions in junior college by Maharashtra Government Order will be pronounced by division bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and Riyaz Chagla
Cumulative COVID-19 vaccination as on 7 am on August 10 in Maharashtra is 4,71,58,212
3,85,057 vaccinated through 2,867 sessions on August 9
Man loses ₹88k for an e-commerce giant's agency
A 28-year-old Malad resident fell prey to a cyber fraud and lost ₹88,000 in a series of transactions after he paid the money to get an e-commerce company's agent. In the First Information Report (FIR) registered at Malad police station, the complainant mentioned that he was approached by an unidentified woman, luring him with a commission of 10 percent on every order he processes.The unidentified accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act for cheating.
Blanket order staying eviction, demolition to continue till August 30
Mumbai: In a significant order, the Bombay high court has said that its blanket order staying demolition of illegal structures and eviction of tenants of such structures will not continue beyond August 30 in view of waning Covid-19 pandemic and normalizing situation.
A full bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and justices Amjad Sayed, SS Shinde and Prasanna Varale had taken up a suo moto (own its own) PIL last year and stayed demolitions and evictions after nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19 brought everything to a standstill including functioning of courts.
Pegasus saga: NCP fears foreign powers may be snooping on India
Throwing a new dimension to the ongoing Pegasus spyware phone-tapping controversy, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) expressed deep apprehensions that some 'foreign powers' may be snooping on the country, here on Tuesday.
Mumbai: Ganeshotsav Mandal performs Padya Pujan of Lalbaugcha Raja
Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal on Tuesday morning performed a Padya Pujan ceremony at the beginning of the Ganeshotsav of Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai.
According to Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal, the Padya Pujan ceremony of Ganesh Muhurat Pujan of Lalbuaghcha Raja was held in a very auspicious manner.
