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MUMBAI: Approximately 10 lakh vials of Covid-19 vaccine can be stored in city storage facilities right now, he said BMC officials. As the battle against Covid-19 will involve vaccinating the majority of Mumbai ‘s 1.4 million rupee population, the BMC has just started work on creating a mega facility that …

MUMBAI: While the pandemic weakened airlines, for the charter industry, 2020 brought with it a diverse mix of charter fliers for the first time. These were passengers who had never flown on a charter flight, people who did not know that, unlike airline jets, it is necessary to bend down …

MUMBAI: In the city’s first recorded murder on the first day of 2021, a 19-year-old girl was found brutally beaten to death by her boyfriend and another teenager on the ground floor of Khar (West) skyscrapers early Friday. The trio were at a terrace party on the 10th floor in …

MUMBAI: After being the worst Covid-19 hotspot in India for most of 2020, Mumbai starts the new year on a good note: a positivity rate of less than 5% in December. According to data from the BMC public health department as of December 29, the overall positivity rate in December …

2020 will become the year that the city that never sleeps came to a sudden stop. When the “locals” weren’t running and crematoria were as busy as train stations. Of small weddings and smaller funerals. No dabbawallahs or bhelpuri posts. Learning from home and online for those lucky enough to …

MUMBAI: The government of Maharashtra on Wednesday extended confinement restrictions in the state until January 31. State Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh said hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants will remain open until 11 p.m. and no more than five people will be allowed to gather in public places for New Year’s …

MUMBAI: Parking was prohibited on some city streets from 12:01 a.m. on December 31 to 8 a.m. on January 1 for the Mumbai Traffic Police, with a view to the New Year’s Eve celebrations. * On both sides of Khan Abdul Gafar Khan Road, from Mela Junction to JK Kapoor …

MUMBAI: Three more passengers who returned from the UK to the city after November 25 tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of these patients to 15 so far. In the state, 11 new cases were added Tuesday, bringing the state count to 43. Samples from these patients will …

MUMBAI: The Covid-19 count in Maharashtra rose to 19,28,603 on Wednesday with the addition of 3,537 new cases, the state health department said. With 70 more people succumbing to the viral disease, the total death toll in the state rose to 49,463, he said. A total of 4,913 people were …

MUMBAI: The BMC He has almost exhausted his contingency fund after spending around Rs 1,600 crore on Covid-19 mitigation measures, and now he wants Rs 450 crore more to continue his fight against the virus. To meet this need, the BMC plans borrow money from other departments and has asked …