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State Board exams postponed amid Covid surge in Maharashtra

The class 10th and 12th state board examinations in Maharashtra have been postponed amid the sharp COVID-19 surge, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced on April 12."Given the current COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra, we have postponed state board exams for class 10th and 12th. The present circumstances are not conducive for holding exams. Your health is our priority," Gaikwad said in a video statement issued on her social media handle.As per the now-scrapped schedule, Maharashtra Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams for class 10th students were to be…

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Raigad building collapse case: FIR lodged against five accused; search and rescue operations underway

A day after a five-storeyed building in Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed, the police has registered a case against five persons in connection with the tragic incident. The FIR against the five accused has been registered at the Kahad Police Station under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, sources said on Tuesday (August 25, 2020). At least one person was killed, and 60 others were rescued after the five-storey residential building collapsed in Mahad city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday (August 24) evening.  Sources…

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Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally rises to 139010 with 6531 fatalities

The coronavirus cases rose by 14933 on Tuesday (June 23, 2020) taking the total number of cases in India to 4,40,215, while the death toll rose to 14,011 with the 312 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data on COVID-19 .  India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 456183 with 14476 deaths, 258684 cured cases on Wednesday with the highest spike recorded in 24 hours. Atleast 15968 new COVID-19 cases and 465 fatalities were reported while the recovery rate is at 56.70%, as per the Union Health…

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to visit Raigad, Alibaug, to take stock of cyclone Nisarga havoc

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will on Friday (June 5) visit Raigad and Alibaug districts to the stock of the damages caused by Cyclone Nisarga which made landfall on the coast of the state on June 3. This comes a day after CM Uddhav monitored the damage caused by the cyclone through video conferencing. The Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday asked officials to file a report of the damage caused by Cyclone Nisarga within two days, in order to assure that speedy help is provided to the…

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Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: NDRF evacuates nearly 1 lakh people from Marahsthra, Gujarat

The cyclone Nisarga landfall process has begun near Alibaug which is about 50 km away from Mumbai city, as the cyclonic cycle lays centered over eastcentral Arabian Sea near LAT. 18.1°N and Long. 72.8°E lies very close to Raigad coast. It's about 60 KM south of Alibagh, 110 KM south of Mumbai, 340 KM south of Surat (Gujarat). Landfall process has started in coastal area of Maharashtra (near Alibaug), it has hit Raigadh distrct. It will continue for next three hours. It will cross Mumbai, Thane and then…

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COVID-19 treatment: Notices issued to 4 top private hospitals in Mumbai

Maharashtra's Health Department on Tuesday (June 2) warned prominent private hospitals in Mumbai of strict legal action for negligence in admitting coronavirus patients, and also slapped them with show-cause notices. Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the notices were served to four prominent private city hospitals--Bombay Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Lilavati Hospital, and Hinduja Hospital-- for not following rules with regard to COVID-19 treatment. Tope visited these four medical facilities on Monday night following complaints that some private players were not cooperating with patients after the state government…

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Movement banned along Mumbai coastline in wake of Cyclone Nisarga

Mumbai Police on Tuesday (June 2, 2020) banned the movement of people along the coastline from 12 AM on June 3 till 12 PM on June 4 in view of the threat posed by impending cyclonic storm `Nisarga'. Mumbai Police in an official order restricted any presence or movement of one or more persons in public places along the coast like beaches, promenades, parks and other such places near the coastline where people may gather to prevent loss of life and property. The notice also read that…

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Cyclone Nisarga likely to cross close to Mumbai by June 3, predicts IMD

India Meterological Department (IMD) on Monday (June 1) said that the well-marked low-pressure area over the south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area concentrated into a depression on Monday morning. According to IMD, the depression is located about 370 kilometres (km) southwest of Panjim; 690 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 920 km south-south-west of Surat. It is expected that the depression would intensify into a deep depression over the next 12 hours and into severe cyclonic storm Nisarga by Wednesday (June 3). IMD's cyclone track…

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2,608 new cases take Maharashtra’s total to 47,190, death count at 1,577

The number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases averted due to the nationwide lockdown is between 36-70 lakhs claimed the Centre on Friday citing different models. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation citing the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) model, also said that the lockdown has saved between 1.2-2.1 lakh lives. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Secretary cited the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) saying that nearly 78,183 (96.72 percent) deaths have been averted due to the lockdown. India recorded the highest single-day spike in the…

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India’s COVID-19 death count rises by 120, record jump of nearly 5,000 new cases

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 new cases in 24 hours, since 8 AM Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 37.51 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said Three states…

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