MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO MOVE AAREY METRO CAR SHED TO MUMBAI'S KANJURMARG

HIGHLIGHTS

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided to relocate the Metro car shed from Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai.
• Cases against Aarey protestors have been withdrawn.

On Sunday, 11 OCT 2020, Maharashtra Chie...

MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT PERMITS REOPENING OF RESTAURANTS, BARS FROM OCTOBER FIRST WEEK

• According to the report, all 4 lakh restaurants, bars and eatery outlets in Maharashtra state have taken a decision to resume at 50 percent capacity in an attempt to obey the government norms for social distancing

• Around 60 lakh employees will be directly benefited by this...

THE GOVERNMENT IS POSITIVE ABOUT STARTING GYMS IN STATE SAYS MAHARASHTRA CM THACKERAY

Highlights

• Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray met gyms owners at his official residence on Friday

• All the gym owners should come together and draft guidelines for the safety of the people said CM Thackeray

• The final decision to reopen gyms will be t...

COVID-19 IMPACT: MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TEMPORARILY CUTS DOWN STAMP DUTY TO 2%

Highlights

• Maharashtra state government took this decision to boost ailing real estate market

• The stamp duty has been brought down from 5 percent to 2 percent till December 31, 2020

• According to the sources, the stamp duty will be hiked again to ...

MAHARASHTRA CM ORDERS APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS' COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT NEP

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• The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has said that he will personally ensure proper implementation of the NEP

• Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray ordered an appointment of expert committee and practitioners towards the systematic implementation of th...

MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN SIGNAL TO INTRA-STATE BUS SERVICES

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• The Maharashtra state government took this decision in wake of Ganesh Utsav that will start from August 22

• The state of Maharashtra on Thursday reported its biggest single-day spike of 14,647 new cases of COVID-19

• Maharashtra has 162,8...

PM NARENDRA MODI HOLDS COVID-19 REVIEW MEETING WITH CMs OF 10 STATES

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• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that states must ensure that people follow all precautionary measures

• The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also part of this meeting which began at 11 a.m.

• On Monday, the PM had met C...

INDIA REPORTS BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 57,117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN LAST 24 HOURS

• Current Total Cases: 1,695,988

• Total Deaths : 36,511

• Cumulative recoveries : 1,094,374

• Active cases: 565,103

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 422,118, number of deat...

EXISTING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE RELAXED FURTHER FROM AUGUST 1 SAYS MAHARASHTRA CM THACKERAY

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• The Maharashtra state government will wait for the instructions from the Centre on unlockdown beyond July 31

• Maharashtra government is in the process of further strengthening the health infrastructure in the capital city of Mumbai said CM Uddhav Thacke...

PM MODI WILL LAUNCH 3 HIGH-THROUGHPUT ICMR LABS ON JULY 27

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• The Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra are expected to attend this virtual event

• Till July 25, the ICMR has tested 1,58,49,068 samples for coronavirus of which 420,898 were tested in last 24 hours

• PM Narendra...

MUMBAI: 8 DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED AS 2 BUILDINGS COLLAPSE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

Two buildings located in different areas of Mumbai collapsed on Thursday due to extremely heavy rainfall. In this accident, total 8 people have lost their lives, while several are seriously injured. The teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) immediately arrived at the locations and ...

MAHARASHTRA HOTELS MAY REOPEN FROM WEDNESDAY WITH GUEST LIMIT OF 33%

Highlights

• According to the reports, the Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray met a delegation of hotel and restaurants on Sunday

• In the state of Maharashtra, there are over 150,000 hotels and 65,000 restaurants that provide employment to more than 10 lakh people

ADANI ELECTRICITY ISSUES CLARIFICATION FOR INFLATED BILLS

Highlights

• Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) in its statement said the bill sent to the consumers is an average of last three bills

• The company has restarted physical meter reading and the consumers will receive rectified bills in the month of July

MAHARASHTRA WILL STAY IN LOCKDOWN POST JUNE 30 SAYS CHIEF MINISTER UDDHAV THACKERAY

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• Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the lockdown will be extended but the number of relaxations will also be increased

• The state of Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 5,493 new COVID-19 cases

• The Dahi Han...

MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT MISSED REPORTING 1,328 COVID-19 DEATHS

The state of Maharashtra has been continuously reporting new cases of coronavirus and is on the top spot in terms of highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As per the sources, the Maharashtra state government had not added 1,328 deaths to the state’s coronavirus death toll of which 86...

MAHARASHTRA’S CORONAVIRUS TALLY CROSSES 1 LAKH, DEATH TOLL AT 3,717

Highlights

• The state capital, Mumbai has reported total 55, 451 cases of COVID-19

• The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray clearly said that no decision to impose lockdown has been taken, though citizens should follow the guidelines

• Ac...