Maharashtra

COVID-19: 37,223 more vaccinated in Maha; total 5,73,666

11:48 pm February 10, 2021

Mumbai: As many as 37,223 people,including more than 20,000 healthcare workers, were inoculated against COVID-19 in Maharashtra on Wednesday, said the state health department. With this, 5,73,666 beneficiaries have been inoculated in the state since the COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16. Out of the 37,223 people who received vaccine doses on Wednesday, […]

Two held for cheating sellers of goods on online marketplace

8:55 pm February 10, 2021

Thane: Two persons have been arrested by Thane police in Maharashtra for allegedly cheating people under the pretext of buying their goods put up for sale on an online marketplace, an official said on Wednesday. He said the accused duo used to issue cheques in fictitious names under the pretext of purchasing the goods,after meeting […]

Maharashtra: 2 held for theft at temple in Thane

1:56 pm February 9, 2021

Thane: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of cash and ornaments worth around Rs 50,000 from a temple here in Maharashtra last week, an official said. The incident took place at the temple located in Pimpri village on February 5. The police examined footage of at least 30 CCTVs installed in […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Maha: Abducted Navy sailor burnt alive, hunt on for kidnappers

11:14 pm February 6, 2021

Thane: A 26-year-old Navy sailor who had been abducted in Chennai on January 30 was set on fire by the kidnappers in jungles of Maharashtra’s Palghar district and he died of injuries, the police said on Saturday. Suraj Kumar Dubey, the victim, died while he was being shifted to hospital in Mumbai on Friday, district […]

Farmers’ ‘chakka’ jam’ protest affects Punjab, Haryana, Raj; Scattered demonstrations in other states

11:02 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan blocked highways with tractor-trolleys and squatted on key roads on Saturday, while scattered protests were held in other states during a three-hour ‘chakka jam‘ called by agitating farmer unions which are demanding scrapping of the Centre’s new agri laws. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait declared that their protest on Delhi’s outskirts will continue till October […]