Ajit Pawar defends FIRs against BJP leaders over yatra, backs Parab on Rane arrest
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday defended registration of FIRs against BJP leaders over the saffron party's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' for alleged coronavirus norms violation, saying "rules are the same for everyone".
(Wth inputs from agencies)
Criminal misconduct case: ED attaches Rs 5.73cr assets of NCP leader Eknath Khadse, his wife, son-in-law
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 5.73 crore belonging to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse, his wife Mandakini Khadse, his son-in-law Girish Chaudhari and others in a case of criminal misconduct by a public servant.
The attached assets include immovable properties in the form of one bungalow, three residential flats, seven land parcels worth Rs 4.86 crore, and a bank balance of Rs 86.28 lakh.
Ahead of festivals, Centre asks Maha to consider imposing restrictions to prevent Covid spread
Ahead of upcoming festivals in Maharashtra, the Centre has advised the state to consider imposing local restrictions on these festivals and mass gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In a letter to the Maharashtra chief secretary, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said even though the trajectory of daily new cases has shown a decline over the last month, there are some districts in Maharashtra which are showing early signs of an upsurge in COVID-19 cases and test positivity Bhushan said the directions were issued under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 by the Home Ministry for focussed containment measures.
Maha: Bus driver with state transport corp ends life over debt, low pay
Frustrated over debt burden, irregular and low salary, a state transport corporation driver allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Friday, a police official said.
The incident took place in the afternoon at Sakri town of Dhule district, around 325km from Mumbai, he said.
"We have decided to cancel the annual Dahi Handi event due to the appeal made by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in view of third wave of
NCB arrested TV actor Gaurav Dixit after MD and Charas was recovered from his residence in a raid. He has been arrested in connection with the interrogation of actor Ajaz Khan: Narcotics Control Bureau
Fake railway job racket busted in Pune, one held
Army names stadium in Pune after Neeraj Chopra
The Indian Army on Friday felicitated Subedar Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by naming a stadium at the Army Sports Institute, Pune Cantt in his honour.rmy names stadium in Pune after Neeraj Chopra
'Mamata Banerjee becoming PM as distant as Konkan and Kashmir', says Narayan Rane
11 hours after emergency landing in Nagpur, Biman Bangladesh plane flies to Dhaka; pilot critical
The Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport, left for the destination with the stranded passengers 11 hours later, although its pilot, who had suffered a heart attack mid-air, is critical and undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, an official said on Saturday.
Cumulative COVID-19 vaccination as of 7 am on August 28 in Maharashtra 5,63,32,375
Covid-19 vaccination on August 27 in Maharashtra 9,90,328 in 4,457 sessions
Mumbai weather update: Light to moderate rain in city and suburbs
Mumbai: Tidal timings
High Tide
1517 hrs 3.69 mtr
Next day 29 Aug. 2021:- 0406 hrs 3.43 mtr
Low tide
2116 hrs 1.35 mtr
Next day 29 Aug. 2021:- 0925 hrs 2.20 mtr
18-year-old arrested for robbing, attacking auto driver at knifepoint
The DN Nagar Police nabbed an 18-year-old man and sent a minor teen to the correctional home for allegedly assaulting and robbing an auto rickshaw driver in Andheri (W) in the wee hours of Thursday. Police said that the crime was detected within 24 hours and the stolen valuables were recovered from the accused duo. They were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for robbery and common intention.
