Maharashtra

Maha: Tiger found dead in Nagpur, tigress in Yavatmal

11:22 pm March 23, 2021

Nagpur/Yavatmal: An adult tiger was found dead with its four paws chopped off in Risala forest range in Nagpur district on Tuesday, an official said. The carcass was located at around 2pm in compartment 707 of Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra area in Risala’s Warpani Beat, he said. “The area is adjoining Nagalwadi range of […]

Mumbai: BMC engineer, worker held for bribery

11:08 pm March 23, 2021

Mumbai: Two Mumbai civic officials were arrested on Tuesday by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000, an official said. Junior Engineer Sunil Masode (24) and labourer Amar Tambe, both attached to the Building and Factory department of BMC’s M East Ward, had demanded money from two […]

24,645 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 58 deaths

11:43 pm March 22, 2021

Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra reported highest single-day spike since the outbreak of COVID-19, the state on Monday saw a drop in daily count, recording 24,645 new cases. While the caseload increased to 25,04,327, the state also reported 58 deaths due to COVID-19, taking the death toll to 53,457. On Sunday, the state had reported […]

Smuggled liquor worth Rs 40 lakh seized in UP’s Mathura

11:48 pm March 21, 2021

Mathura : Police have seized 1,000 cartons of smuggled liquor worth Rs 40 lakh and arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Sunday. In a joint operation of police and the Excise Department, 1,000 cartons of liquor were recovered from a vehicle on Saturday evening, SP rural Srish Chandra said. Shiv Kumar Jaiswal, a resident […]

TN adds 1,243 fresh Coronavirus cases, 8 fatalities

10:23 pm March 20, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu continued to witness an increase in fresh COVID-19 cases and the state on Saturday recorded 1,243 new infections and 8 fatalities, taking the caseload to 8,65,693 and the death toll to 12,590. A returnee from UAE and a passenger each from Maharashtra and Rajasthan added to the new cases today. Owing to […]