Maharashtra

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

8:28 pm February 6, 2021

Chandigarh: Protesters on Saturday blocked several key roads in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, while scattered demonstrations were held in several other states during a three-hour ‘chakka jam’ called by the farmer unions agitating against the Centre’s new farm laws. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait declared that their protest on Delhi’s outskirts will continue till October 2 and an effort will be made […]

Maharashtra: Lawyer commits suicide

7:33 pm February 6, 2021

Nagpur: A46-year-old lawyer on Saturday committed suicide by hanging himself using a rope from a ceiling hook at his house in Sadar area here in Maharashtra,police said. The body of Santosh Kinnake was found hanging by his teacher wife after she returned home around 10 AM, an official said. The exact cause behind Kinnake taking […]

Maharashtra: Death toll rises to 2 in Thane building collapse

2:59 pm February 2, 2021

Thane: The death toll in the building collapse in Thane has risen to two, with one more person succumbing to his injuries, a civic official said on Tuesday. Earlier, on Monday, a security guard died and six others were injured after the single-storey building, where a godown of an online goods delivery firm was located, […]

Sonu Sood moves SC against HC order on illegal construction notice illegal construction notice ‘

3:44 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his appeal against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area. Sood’s petition stated that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) permission. It said the high court […]

Over 37 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19 till now: Health ministry

10:50 pm January 30, 2021

New Delhi: Over 37 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till now, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. On the fifteenth day of vaccination on Saturday, 2,06,130 beneficiaries were vaccinated and 71 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) were reported. ”The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 is 37,06,157 (as at 7 pm Saturday), as per the provisional […]