Goa under full lockdown till 3 May

April 29, 2021

Amid the growing number of Covid-19 cases, the Goa government on Wednesday announced the imposition of lockdown in the state from Thursday evening. Full lockdown will be imposed in Goa from the evening of April 29 till the morning of May 3, announced Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while addressing...

IPS officer Rashmi Shukla summoned by police in phone tapping case

April 28, 2021

Mumbai cyber police have summoned Rashmi Shukla, a senior Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre, in connection with an illegal phone tapping and confidential report leak matter. Shukla, who is presently on a central deputation and posted in Hyderabad, has been asked to appear before the Assistant Commissioner...

Nagpur man dies after giving up his hospital bed for a young man

April 28, 2021

After 85-year-old Narayan Bhaurao Dabhadkar from Nagpur contracted Covid-19, his daughter, like thousands of other attendants, moved from pillar to post in search of an oxygen bed. After a lot of search and frantic calls, they managed to find an oxygen bed in Indira Gandhi Hospital. Dabhadkar’s grandson-in-law went along...

ED MAY LAUNCH MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE AGAINST FORMER MAHA HM

April 27, 2021

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to launch a money-laundering probe against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on the basis of a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Mandated to probe financial aspects in a scheduled offence, the central anti-money laundering the agency is currently analysing...

BMC TO SET UP 16 OXYGEN PLANTS IN MUMBAI

April 26, 2021

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to set up 16 oxygen generation plants in 12 Mumbai hospitals to ensure the city becomes partially self-reliant in its oxygen needs. The new plants will add 43 MT to the daily oxygen production in the city. Mumbai currently requires 235 MT of medical...

NIA arrests another cop in Mansukh Hiren murder case

April 24, 2021

The National Investigating Agency (NIA), probing the Mansukh Hiren murder case, on Friday arrested another Mumbai Police officer in connection with the crime. Mumbai Police Inspector Sunil Mane was arrested on Friday morning and produced before a special NIA court. The court sent him to NIA custody till 28 April....

FIRST OXYGEN EXPRESS ARRIVES IN MAHARASHTRA

April 24, 2021

Oxygen Express through Ro-Ro service from Visakhapatnam steel plant siding with seven Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers arrived at Nagpur station in Maharashtra at 8.10 pm on Friday. Three tankers were unloaded at Nagpur station and the remaining were unloaded at Nasik Road station in Maharashtra. Oxygen Express is expected...

OXYGEN LEAK KILLS 24 IN NASHIK HOSPITAL AS FRESH COVID-19 CASES NEAR 3 LAKH

April 22, 2021

At least 24 patients died at the government-run Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, after their oxygen supply was disrupted by a leakage in the main storage tank. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope rushed to Nashik and said about the incident, “As per information available with us, patients...

Fadnavis in a row after relative took the vaccine

April 21, 2021

Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday came under severe fire after it emerged that his 22-year-old nephew Tanmay Fadnavis managed to get a Covid-19 vaccine jab, allegedly violating Centre’s norms. Youth Congress leader Srivatsa was the first to point it out on Twitter. In a...

‘SIX-MINUTE WALK TEST’ FOR LUNG HEALTH AWARENESS

April 20, 2021

The health department here has emphasised on conducting a “six-minute walk test” at home to check whether your lungs are in good health. The move is also meant to make citizens aware about the test, principal secretary of the health department, Dr Pradeep Vyas, has said. In a recent meeting...