The decision was made to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. “The number of daily special suburban services will be increased from 350 to 500 on Western Railway beginning September 21 to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding. Essential personnel who, as notified …
Read More »Mumbai: Former BJP MLA Sardar Tara Singh dies
By: PTI | Mumbai | September 19, 2020 11:44:55 am Singh previously represented the constituency of the Mulund Assembly in Mumbai. (Source: Facebook) Former Maharashtra MLA BJP Sardar Tara Singh died here Saturday morning due to a prolonged illness, a senior BJP leader said. He was 81 years old. “Sardar …
Read More »Cooperative and Private Bank Employees Authorized to Ride Local Trains in Mumbai | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Employees of private and cooperative banks will be able to travel on local trains based on their ID cards until the Mumbai Police have issued them the QR codes. Until now, only employees of the state government, central government, public sector banks, Mumbai Port Trust, Raj Bhavan staff, aircraft …
Read More »Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count rises by 21,656, death toll by 405 | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count increased to 11,67,496 on Friday with the addition of a single day of 21,656 cases, the state health department said. Due to the deaths of 405 patients during the day, the death count in the state rose to 31,791, he said. A total of 22,078 patients …
Read More »Explosion in Mumbai: Part of the building collapses after explosion inside Worli laboratory, one injured | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: A woman suffered minor injuries after a liquid nitrogen gas tank explosion inside a pathology lab on the top floor of the Manish Commercial Estate building, near the old passport office in Worli, on Friday. A part of the upper floor of the building also collapsed due to the …
Read More »Section 144 Mumbai: Mumbai Police Issue Banning Orders September 16-30 | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Mumbai residents panicked after news on social media that city police issued prohibition orders under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr PC) 144 to curb the increase in coronavirus cases in the city . The order stated that as Mumbai is witnessing another increase in the number of daily cases …
Read More »Coronavirus in Mumbai: Covid-19 reinfection confirmed in 4 Mumbai health workers | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Two healthcare workers at a Noida hospital could be the first genetically proven cases of Covid reinfection in India, according to a preprint of a research paper presented by the prestigious Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, a laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research located in …
Read More »Coronavirus in Mumbai: Diverting Non-Mumbaikars to Giant Covid Centers, BMC Tells Private Hospitals | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Faced with a massive increase in active cases, civic authorities have asked the main private hospitals in the city to divert patients coming from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to jumbo Covid care centers. It has also asked private hospitals to urgently discharge all asymptomatic positive patients if they are …
Read More »Kangana Ranaut seeks Rs 2 crore from BMC for damaging her bungalow
Mumbai: Actress Kangana Ranaut modified her petition pending before the Bombay High Court and requested compensation of Rs 2 million for “almost 40% damage” to her office in Mumbai during the demolition carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) on September 9. She alleged that the action was …
Read More »Uddhav Thackeray: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray scolds Mumbai again, announces campaign to visit every home and chase coronavirus | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expressed concern about the increase in Covid-19 cases in the city and rural areas of the state when he warned of the re-imposition of a strict lockdown in a speech to the state on Sunday. Announcing the launch of a campaign called ‘My family, my …
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