Thane

Thane man falls into water body from building, dies

6:29 pm September 13, 2020

Thane: A 35-year-old man died after he fell into a water body from the terrace of his building in Shree Nagar area of Thane city on Sunday afternoon, police said. Mayuresh Pawar fell from the ground-plus-five building at around 3pm and his body was taken out by fire brigade and disaster management cell personnel, an […]

Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

12:34 pm August 23, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra’s Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official said on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said. Kalyan town in […]

Insurance cover extended to pvt doctors who die of COVID-19

4:41 pm August 21, 2020

Thane: The Maharashtra government has extended Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of coronavirus infection during the pandemic, an official said on Friday. In a circular issued on Thursday, director of state Health Services Dr Sadhana Tayde said the insurance cover, which is being given to doctors in government and semi- government services, has now […]

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One held for selling used medical gloves in Navi Mumbai

4:35 pm August 20, 2020

Thane: The Navi Mumbai police have arrested a man for allegedly cleaning and selling used medical gloves collected from hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the police on Monday evening conducted a raid in Pawne MIDC, where they found that used gloves collected from hospitals were being […]

Heavy rains likely in parts of Mumbai, coastal areas: IMD

7:17 pm August 11, 2020

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that heavy rainfall was likely in isolated places of coastal Maharashtra, including Mumbai, till August 15. While Mumbai is expected to receive light to moderate showers, neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri may witness heavy rains at isolated places, an IMD official said. “A similar forecast has been issued for Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts […]