Maharashtra logs 1,635 Covid-19 cases, 29 fatalities; 4,394 recoveries

Maharashtra logs 1,635 Covid-19 cases, 29 fatalities; 4,394 recoveries

Mumbai recorded 201 fresh cases and one COVID-19 fatality while Pune city added 278 infections and one fatality. Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,635 fresh COVID-19 cases and 29 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 78,56,994 and the toll to 1,43,576, the state health department said. On Friday, the state had recorded 2,068 cases and … Read more

AIMIM MP opposes Maharana Pratap’s statue, says military school would be better tribute

AIMIM MP opposes Maharana Pratap’s statue, says military school would be better tribute

AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel has opposed a planned statue of Maharana Pratap in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city, saying the money should be rather spent on a military school in the Rajput king’s name. The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation has decided to erect a statue of Rana Pratap in Cannought area here. Jaleel, local MP and state All … Read more

Tomato prices crash to Rs 4/kg amid supply glut in most growing states

Tomato prices crash to Rs 4/kg amid supply glut in most growing states

Tomato prices in wholesale markets in most producing states have crashed to as low as Rs 4 per kg amid supply glut, government data showed. In fact, the wholesale prices of tomato in 23 growing centres out of 31 monitored by the government were down by 50 per cent from the year-ago period or below … Read more

After pandemic, we need more simplicity in ease of doing business: NITI Aayog CEO

After pandemic, we need more simplicity in ease of doing business: NITI Aayog CEO

It will not be business as usual after the COVID-19 pandemic and we need to bring more “simplicity” in the ease of doing business by doing away with the current maze of rules, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said here on Saturday. He was speaking to reporters after visiting the Aurangabad Industrial City and Auto … Read more

Lockdown in Maharashtra districts: What’s allowed, what’s not in Nagpur, Aurangabad, Parbhani

Lockdown in Maharashtra districts: What’s allowed, what’s not in Nagpur, Aurangabad, Parbhani

On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 2021’s highest one-day spike for the third day in a row as 15,817 new infections were reported. Maharashtra is again under a COVID-19 wave and a series of preventive measures and lockdowns are becoming mandatory again. In as many as three regions of Maharashtra, where a rise in viral load can … Read more

Bihar: Slippers hurled at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav at an election rally in Aurangabad

Bihar: Slippers hurled at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav at an election rally in Aurangabad

A video clip shows RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav sitting on the dais when two slippers are hurled towards him. While the first one misses him, the second one lands on his lap. The incident took place in Kutuma assembly segment where Tejashwi Yadav had gone to address a public rally. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi … Read more