Mumbai

Seven new suspected coronavirus cases emerge in Goa

12:50 am May 14, 2020

Panaji: Seven persons tested positive for coronavirus in Goa during rapid testing on Wednesday but confirmation of results was awaited, health minister Vishwajit Rane said. Goa has been declared as a Green Zone by the Union government as there was not a single active COVID-19 case since May 1. “Seven new #COVID19 cases have been […]

Maharashtra: Man kills self citing loneliness amid lockdown

8:55 pm May 12, 2020

Mumbai: A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide citing loneliness due to the COVID-19 lockdown at Kopar Khairane in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, police said. Suraj Surve was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in sector 4 of Kopar Khairane, an official said. The deceased was an engineer and was working from […]

Mumbai’s fishing community hit hard by lockdown

3:21 pm May 12, 2020

Mumbai: The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has severely affected Mumbai’s fisher folk as many of them have been rendered jobless and are finding it hard to sustain their livelihood since fish markets are lying closed. Some of the busiest fish markets, including at the Sassoon Dock in Colaba, Crawford Market in south Mumbai, Bhaucha Dhakka, or ferry […]

Around 31 L workers returned to UP: Official

Telangana CM opposes resumption of train services now

9:02 pm May 11, 2020

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to resume the passenger train services at this juncture, saying allowing them would lead to movement of pepole and pose problems in testing them for COVID-19 and quarantining. Rao, who spoke during the video conference held by Modi with state […]

70 new COVID-19 cases in Thane city, tally rises to 913

COVID-19: Thane cases rise by 182 on Sunday, reach 2188

11:14 pm May 10, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Thane district increased by 182 on Sunday to touch 2,188, health officials said. The 182 fresh cases include 58 in Thane municipal limits, 17 in the district’s rural areas and 16 in Kalyan, including four policemen posted in Mumbai, they said. The total number of COVID-19 cases in […]