Maharashtra

Centre rushes high level teams to states witnessing surge in COVID cases

1:49 pm February 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre has deputed multi-disciplinary teams to states witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, including Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir, to support them in effectively tackling the pandemic. The three–member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary level officers in the health ministry, the Union Health Ministry said. ”These […]

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People coming to Delhi from 5 states will need to show negative COVID test result

11:24 am February 24, 2021

New Delhi: Travellers from five states, including Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, will have to show negative COVID-19 test report before entering the national capital, officials said on Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus infections in some states. They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will be effective till […]

Maha forms panel to suggest improvements in fee-related laws

11:59 pm February 22, 2021

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday decided to set up a committee to recommend improvements in the existing Acts relating to regulation of fees collected by educational institutions in view of complaints from parents about fees. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad here on Monday, according to an official statement. ASTRO […]

Prime accused in sensational Odisha gang-rape case nabbed after over two decades

6:40 pm February 22, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The prime accused in the sensational gang-rape case involving the estranged wife of an IFS officer that led to the resignation of then Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik in 1999 was nabbed from Maharashtra, police said on Monday. Bibekananda Biswal alias Biban was held from Aamby Valley in Lonavala in Maharashtra, announced Bhubaneswar- Cuttack’s Commissioner of Police S Sarangi. Biban, the prime accused in the case, […]

Coronil gets Ayush Ministry certification as per WHO scheme: Patanjali

2:59 pm February 19, 2021

New Delhi: Haridwar-based Patanjali Ayurved on Friday said Coronil has now received certification from Ayush Ministry as per World Health Organization (WHO) certification scheme. The company claimed that it is the first evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19. The medicine was launched here at an event that was presided by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and […]