Maharashtra

Delhi: The Centre on Monday rushed 50 high-level public health teams to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab to help in control and containment measures. The high level multi-disciplinary public health teams will be deployed in 30…

Mumbai: Active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra could top 3 lakh by April 4, said the state health department. According to the department, Pune district has recorded the highest number of active infections (61,125) followed by Nagpur…

New Delhi: The COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra, which is witnessing an intense second wave, is a 'worrisome trend', said senior officials of the Central government on Thursday. In a weekly press briefing of the Union Health Ministry, VK…

Following an incident in which some girls from a hostel in Maharashtra's Jalgaon complained that people from outside and policemen were allowed to enter the facility on the pretext of a probe and they were forced to strip and dance, the…

Mumbai: Following a significant spike in coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra and its capital, 1,305 buildings in Mumbai have been sealed, ANI reported. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a fresh set of COVID-19…

New Delhi: Five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh — have reported an upsurge in daily new cases in the last seven days. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala continues to report…

Bhubaneswar: With Maharashtra reporting over 6,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours marking highest jump in a single day over last three months, the Odisha government has directed the collectors and SPs and municipal heads to…

Bhandara: A massive fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra’s Bhandara that killed at least 10 newborn babies late on Friday night. The incident took place at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at…

New Delhi: The Union Health Secretary has written to officials of Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, urging them to take adequate steps to curb the spread of coronavirus cases. These four states have, of late, been reporting…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a draft bill called the ‘Shakti Act’ that has provisions for death penalty, life sentence and hefty fines against culprits committing crimes against women and children in the state. Chied…