- Activists seek govt action on vacant posts 22 Jan 2021 07:45 Pune: Citizens group Sajag Nagrik Manch has urged chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to initiate immediate steps to fill vacant posts in the fire department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The organization has said that regulatory guidelines to fill the …
- Civil surgeon among 4 officials suspended & transferred; contracts of three terminated 22 Jan 2021 06:48 Twelve days after a fire killed 10 newborns in Bhandara district general hospital, the Maharashtra government on Thursday suspended district civil surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate along with the on duty medical officer of the hospital, Dr Archana Meshram, and …
- Cvil surgeon suspended over Bhandara hospital tragedy 22 Jan 2021 03:24 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Thursday suspended civil surgeon, nurse and a medical officer from Bhandara District Hospital in which 10 newborns were killed in a blaze earlier this month. The government also …
- Govt action against 7 for Bhandara hospital fire 22 Jan 2021 01:59
- NHAI to build four wildlife underpasses on NH-6 for Rs540cr 21 Jan 2021 23:33 Nagpur: Finally addressing a decade-old issue, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated tenders for wildlife underpasses on NH-6 (NH-53) in the dense forest patches left out between Sakoli and Deori in Bhandara and Gondia districts. The …
- Bhandara hosp fire: CS, MO suspended, 3 terminated 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Ten premature babies had died after a fire broke out in the new-born baby unit of Bhandara’s District General Hospital in the wee hours of January 9Nagpur: Acting swiftly on a report submitted by an eight-member committee inquiring into the Bhandara …
- Bhandara fire incident: Health department orders action against hospital staff, suspends civil surgeon 21 Jan 2021 18:40
- Bhandara hospital fire: Civil surgeon suspended, addl CS transferred, doctor, nurses terminated 21 Jan 2021 16:11
- Maharashtra bird deaths: Toll stands at 12,752 21 Jan 2021 09:21 WITH 4,479 bird deaths recorded in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 12,752 in the past 12 days. Of the total, 4,351 poultry birds were found dead across the state, the highest toll in a day since January 8. Of them, around 3,700 poultry birds …
- Bhandara hospital fire: Probe votes for engineers over PWD for hospitals’ upkeep 21 Jan 2021 04:06 A detailed inquiry report into the Bhandara hospital fire that killed 10 newborns on January 9 has suggested that trained engineers should be employed at government hospitals that at present rely on the public works department (PWD) for maintenance works. …
- Govt to take action in Bhandara hospital tragedy today: Tope 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: The state government is likely to take action against Bhandara district general hospital’s erring staff and the agency providing technical support to it on Thursday. State public health minister Rajesh Tope told TOI in an SMS reply on Wednesday …
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- COVID-19 vaccines safe, beneficiaries need not fear: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope 20 Jan 2021 22:36 MUMBAI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said COVID-19 vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield - are completely safe and people need not have any fear about getting inoculated. Speaking to reporters, he said the two vaccines have been …
- Gram panchayat polls: AAP-backed candidates foray into rural politics, win 96 seats 20 Jan 2021 10:42 Tasting electoral success for the first time in Maharashtra, Aam Aadmi Party-backed candidates won 96 seats in the state gram panchayat polls, the results for which were declared on Tuesday. The AAP-backed candidates had contested 300 seats in 13 districts …
- Maharashtra: 53 per cent of targeted recipients get COVID-19 vaccines amid glitches 20 Jan 2021 06:22 By PTI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that 14,883 healthcare staffers, or 52.68 of the targeted beneficiaries for the day, were administered COVID-19 vaccine doses across 274 centres in the state as the inoculation drive resumed after …
- Panel submits 50-page report on Bhandara hospital fire, staff faces action 20 Jan 2021 01:17 The fire claimed the lives of 10 babies in the hospital’s Sick Newborn Care UnitNagpur: Exactly 10 days after the tragedy, divisional commissioner Sanjeev Kumar-led expert committee submitted its inquiry report on the Bhandara district general hospital …
- Bhandara hospital fire: Probe panel says short-circuit cause of fire, blames officials 20 Jan 2021 01:09 THE panel probing the Bhandara fire incident, in which 10 newborns died at the district hospital on January 9, submitted its report to the state government on Tuesday, fixing responsibility for the accident on some senior officials and giving certain …
- Won 70 gram panchayat seats in Maharashtra, says AAP 19 Jan 2021 15:35 The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said it has made a “spectacular debut” in the recently concluded gram panchayat polls by winning 70 seats across rural Maharashtra. At least 300 party members contested the elections, the party said. In a press release, the …
- Bhandara hospital fire inquiry report delayed further 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Divisional commissioner Sanjeev Kumar-led committee couldn’t finalize the report of inquiry into Bhandara district general hospital fire which claimed the lives of 10 premature babies on January 9, by late Monday evening too. Till reports last came …
- At 391 — Vid reports lowest daily Covid cases in 6 months 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Monday brought a major relief for Vidarbha region as all 11 districts together reported only 391 new cases of Covid-19. Before this, less than 391 cases were reported on July 28 last year — about six months ago. On the other hand, the number of …
- All parties claim max seats in Vid GP polls 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Taking advantage of the fact that gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, all the four major political parties of the state – Congress, NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena – claimed to have won maximum number of panchayats in Vidarbha. Over …
- Maha panchayat poll results 2021 live updates 18 Jan 2021 10:20 The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats where polling is being held are as follows: Thane (158), Palghar (3), Raigad (88), Ratnagiri (479), Sindhudurg (70), Nashik (620), Dhule (218), Jalgaon (783), Ahmednagar (767), Nandurbar (86), …
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- Inquiry panel yet to finalize report of Jan 9 Bhandara hospital fire that killed 10 babies 18 Jan 2021 00:17
- At 69.3%, Vidarbha beats state in vaccinating health workers 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Vidarbha achieved the target of vaccinating 69.3 per cent of frontline workers, surpassing the state average of 63.5 per cent, on the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. Of targeted 5,600 people at total 56 centres across 11 …
- Maharashtra's mini-general polls to test Uddhav Thackeray's MVA govt 16 Jan 2021 08:22 Image Source : PTI Voters show their identity cards as they wait for their turn to cast their votes for Gram Panchayat election, at Varunji village in Karad. A mini-general election at the grassroots level was completed without major incidents in 14,234 …
- Ray of hope for Vid poultry farmers as many samples -ve 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: Poultry farmers of the region can be hopeful of being safe from bird flu, even as they still need to keep their fingers crossed. Samples of a sizeable number of birds that had died during last one week in Vidarbha have been reported to be avian flu …
- 10k recoveries, 11k Covid-19 cases in first half of January 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: The first fortnight of the New Year has seen 11,588 new Covid-19 cases while 10,593 patients recovered from Vidarbha region in January. For the second day in a row, on Friday, the number of recovered patients was more than the number of new cases. …
- Maharashtra aims to vaccinate 28,500 on Day 1 at 285 centres 15 Jan 2021 17:57 A total of 285 centres will be opened up for vaccination across Maharashtra on Saturday as state health officials are planning to immunise 28,500 people on the first day of the nationwide inoculation drive. “The number of beneficiaries is less than our …
- In first lot, only 83k healthcare staff of Vid to get Covishield shots 15 Jan 2021 12:10 Nagpur: Vidarbha has received Covid-19 vaccine doses for only 82,800 (51.94%) health care workers as against 1,59,427 who have registered for phase-I of the vaccination programme to be launched on Saturday at 56 centres in 11 districts of the region. …
- Maha to cut vaccination sites to 285 for inaugural day 15 Jan 2021 11:44 Pune: The Centre has directed health officials in Maharashtra to scale down the number of its vaccination sites to 285 from the 358 announced earlier. State immunisation officer Dr D N Patil told TOI that the Centre late on Wednesday asked the state to …
- Polling under way for GP elections in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 06:07 Image used for representational purposeMUMBAI: Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on Friday morning, an official said. The polls, being held with Covid-19 protocols …
- Bird flu scare: Owner ‘caged’ in poultry farm in Bhandara for 14 days sans power 15 Jan 2021 05:31 Representative imageNAGPUR: Dhananjay Bhusari is desperately waiting for the next 10 days to pass. His poultry farm in Palandur village of Bhandara has been sealed after death of 300 birds, and he has been ordered to be in ‘quarantine’ there for 14 days. …
- Bird deaths now in Raigad, toll rises to 3,378 in 24 districts 15 Jan 2021 03:07 The number of districts that recorded unexplained bird deaths in Maharashtra increased to 24 on Thursday, with Raigad recording three poultry birds deaths that may be linked to Avian Influenza or bird flu. The number of dead birds in the state since …
- Bhandara tragedy: Two of the 7 rescued babies discharged 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: With no more VIP visits expected now, the Bhandara district general hospital on Thursday discharged two babies out of the seven which survived the January 9 fire incident in its Sick Newborn Care Unit on the first floor. The mothers were allotted …
- Polls for 3,857 GPs in Vidarbha today, results on Jan 18 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Elections for 3,857 gram panchayats in Vidarbha will take place on January 15. The elections are taking place all over the state. Counting will be held on January 18. Gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, but leaders of all …
- Won’t tolerate apathy, delay in Gosikhurd project: Gadkari 14 Jan 2021 23:36 DelayNagpur: Expressing dismay over the inordinate delay of over three decades in completion of Gosikhurd dam for one or other reasons, Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday warned the concerned officials that any apathy or delay in …
- Bird flu scare: Owner ‘caged’ in poultry farm for 14 days sans power 14 Jan 2021 23:36 Nagpur: Dhananjay Bhusari is desperately waiting for the next 10 days to pass. His poultry farm in Palandur village of Bhandara has been sealed after death of 300 birds, and he has been ordered to be in ‘quarantine’ there for 14 days. The farm is on a …
- BJP medical front visits Bhandara hospital, raises questions about fire safety 14 Jan 2021 20:24 The team comprised Dr Vinky Rughwani, MMC vice-president and Vidarbha coordinator, Dr Anup Marar, East Vidarbha convener, Dr Sachin Bagadiya, Marathwada convener, Dr Unmesh Shingne and Dr Anil Kanoje, East Vidarbha co-conveners of BJP Vaidyakiya …
- 238 more birds die in Maharashtra, samples sent for testing 14 Jan 2021 10:51 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 13 (ANI): A total of 238 more birds died in various districts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, including poultry birds and crows. The State Animal Husbandry Commissioner office said in a press release that samples of all …
- Maharashtra Governor to attend event to launch donation collection drive for Ram temple 14 Jan 2021 09:30 Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari will remain present at the Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Mandir Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan (donation collection drive) in Nagpur on January 15. A press note issued by Niranjan Risaldar, Prachar Prasar Pramukh of the Abhiyan in …
- 1.84L Covid vaccines arrive in Vidarbha 14 Jan 2021 05:19 A truck carrying vaccines for districts of Nagpur division arrived at Mata Kacheri in Nagpur on Thursday at 2.30 amNagpur: 1.84 lakh Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vidarbha on Wednesday and Thursday. The number of vaccines arrived are more than the number of …
- Maharashtra bird toll rises to 2359, 481 in a day 14 Jan 2021 03:19 The number of bird deaths in Maharashtra since January 8 has reached 2,359 with 481 deaths recorded across the state on Wednesday. Of the 481 cases, 455 were poultry birds. Of these, 294 birds died in Yavatmal, 18 in Latur, three each in Beed and …
- Maharashtra: Among 484 medical facilities audited, 90% don’t have NOC from fire dept 14 Jan 2021 03:14 In an assessment carried out across 484 government hospitals and other medical facilities in Maharashtra after a fire in Bhandara district general hospital killed 10 newborns, officials have found that except for a small handful, none of these facilities …
- Bhandara hosp fire inquiry report to be submitted on Sunday 14 Jan 2021 02:13
- Woman who came to GMCH from Bhandara survives 13 Jan 2021 23:12 Nagpur: After the fire in Bhandara district general hospital on Saturday, a 60-year-old woman with chest pain and paralytic symptoms travelled from Paoni to the casualty department in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, without check-up …
- Parrots and peacocks negative, but deaths continue 13 Jan 2021 23:12 dddNagpur: Amid cases of dying birds coming up from different parts of the region, there is some good news too. Samples of the parrots, pigeons and peacocks found dead in Nagpur and Yavatmal districts, respectively, have been found to be bird flu negative. …
- Bird flu scare: Bhandara village under containment 13 Jan 2021 02:02 Nagpur: The toll of poultry birds in Vidarbha crossed 500 on Tuesday. Poultry deaths have been reported in Nagpur, Bhandara, Yavatmal, Amravati and Akola districts. This has led to strict imposition of restrictive measures including home quarantine of …
- CM to hold special meet on Bhandara hosp fire inquiry status today 13 Jan 2021 02:02 Mumbai/Pune/Nagpur: Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will on Wednesday hold a special meeting to discuss the status of inquiry into the Bhandara district general hospital fire which left 10 premature babies dead at its Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) …
- Parents accuse Bhandara hospital administration of holding back babies to ‘show off’ 12 Jan 2021 07:35
- PM approves ex-gratia of ₹ 2 lakh to kin of Bhandara fire incident victims 12 Jan 2021 05:59 Image Source : PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic hospital fire in …
- Bhandara fire incident: Lukewarm response to bandh called by BJP, say police 12 Jan 2021 04:34 The BJP call for ‘Bhandara bandh’ against inaction by the state government against authorities at Bhandara’s district hospital, where ten newborns died in a fire at the sick neonatal care unit (SNCU) on January 9, received a lukewarm response, as per …
- Lost in Bhandara hospital fire: A 3-day infant, a couple’s hope of parenthood 12 Jan 2021 04:34 For Hiralal Bhanarkar, 42, and his wife Hirkanya, 39 — both landless labourers from Uchgaon village in Sakoli tahsil of Bhandaran district — the fire incident at Bhandara District Hospital on Saturday not only snuffed the life out of their first live baby, …
- Bhandara hospital was functioning without fire NOC since inception 12 Jan 2021 02:59 The Bhandara District General Hospital, in which 10 newborns died in a fire, had been operating without the mandatory no objection certificate (NOC) from the local fire department since its inception in 1981. In 2015, when the hospital constructed an …
- Bhandara hospital fire may have started in radiant warmer calibrated 3 months ago 12 Jan 2021 00:07
- Parents accuse Bhandara hospital admin of holding back babies to ‘show off’ 12 Jan 2021 00:07
- Following fire mishap at Bhandara Hospital: BMC begins fire audit of over 14,500 city hospitals 11 Jan 2021 23:57 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday began conducting a city-wide fire audit of over 14,500 public and private hospitals, following a fire mishap in Bhandara District General Hospital that killed ten newborn babies. The audit will continue …
- Bhandara fire: Fadnavis takes dig at Maha govt 11 Jan 2021 13:55
- Minister inspects fire-hit Bhandara hospital 11 Jan 2021 13:54
- Maharashtra: WCD minister inspects fire-hit Bhandara hospital 11 Jan 2021 13:22
- Govt. should focus on incidents like Bhandara, says Fadnavis after security downgrade 11 Jan 2021 12:27 Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government should focus more on preventing incidents like Bhandara hospital fire, in which ten infants lost their lives, instead of concentrating on issues like the …
- Bhandara Hospital Fire: BJP calls for bandh in district today 11 Jan 2021 12:08 Image Source : PTI Bhandara Hospital Fire: BJP calls for bandh on January 11 in district The BJP has called for a bandh in Bhandara district of Maharashtra on Monday to express anguish over the death of ten infants in a fire at the district hospital here, …
- Bhandara hospital lacked fire systems for 5 years, sought funds in May 2020: RTI 11 Jan 2021 10:32
- Kids should not die like this: Bhandara hospital fire victim's father 11 Jan 2021 09:07 Image Source : PTI Bhandara: Women stand in a corridor at the Bhandara General Hospital, where a fire broke out, in Bhandara district, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Thirty-nine-year-old Hirkanya Bhanarkar had given birth to a girl on January 6, after 14 years of …
- Bhandara hosp lacked fire systems for 5 years, sought funds in May 2020: RTI 11 Jan 2021 00:43 Nagpur: Information obtained under the RTI Act has revealed Bhandara district general hospital, including its Sick Neonatal Care Unit (SNCU), where ten babies died in a fire on Saturday, does not have any fire detection, prevention or extinguishing systems …
- CM visits Bhandara, meets fire victims 10 Jan 2021 20:14 Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday visited Bhandara to take stock of the situation following the fire that killed 10 newborns at the district hospital on Saturday. Thackeray visited two of the victim families in Bhojapur village and …
- Thackeray meets Bhandara fire victims' kin, orders safety audit 10 Jan 2021 20:13 Image Source : PTI Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said orders have been issued for conducting safety audit of all hospitals in the state, after 10 newborn babies died in a hospital fire in Bhadara. …
- Hospital fire | Uddhav Thackeray orders probe into Bhandara hospital fire 10 Jan 2021 13:42 In the wake of the horrific tragedy in which 10 newborn babies died in a hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that orders had been given for conducting a safety and fire audit of all government …
- Maharashtra CM meets Bhandara fire victims' kin 10 Jan 2021 12:05
- Maharashtra CM meets Bhandara fire victims' kin, orders safety audit 10 Jan 2021 11:35
- Hospital fire | Uddhav Thackeray meets Bhandara fire victims' kin, orders safety audit 10 Jan 2021 10:41 Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said orders have been issued for conducting safety audit of all hospitals in the state, after 10 newborn babies died in a hospital fire here. Mr. Thackeray flew in from Mumbai in the afternoon and met …
- Bhandara hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction 10 Jan 2021 10:18 Image Source : PTI Bhandara hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty. Ten babies died after the fire broke …
- Security for CM’s Bhandara visit stalls food delivery to patients 10 Jan 2021 08:29 It’s a long wait for relatives as they are barred from entering the Bhandara district hospital even for delievring food citing security for CM’s visit (Pic: Madhu Kumre)Bhandara: Having travelled 70km, Dharmendra Raut and his friend Nitesh Bharwe have been …
- Bhandara hospital blaze: Neonatal unit cleared without fire audit, appeal for equipment pending 10 Jan 2021 07:29 A Rs 1.52 crore proposal to install a new fire safety system at the Bhandara District General Hospital, where 10 babies died in a blaze early Saturday morning, has been pending with the state government for seven months. Meanwhile, set up in 2015, the Sick …
- Violations in Bhandara civil hospital: Proposal to install new fire system pending, no audit conducted 10 Jan 2021 07:26 A PROPOSAL of Rs 1.51 crore for the installation a new fire safety system in Bhandara civil hospital remains pending with the state government for the past seven months. Early on Saturday, 10 babies, some born just a few days ago, perished in a fire at the …
- NCPCR demands report in Bhandara hospital fire from admin 10 Jan 2021 02:48 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday asked the Bhandara district collector to send the factual action taken report of the fire incident in the district hospital that …
- Bhandara: Deshmukh says strict punishment for negligence 10 Jan 2021 02:48 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said, those found responsible for negligence in the Bhandara hospital fire that took the life of 10 infants, will be punished strictly. "The government …
- Early death for 10 premature babies in Bhandara hosp blaze, 7 rescued 09 Jan 2021 23:31 Bhandara: In a heart-wrenching incident, 10 premature babies died after a fire broke out in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) on the first floor of the Bhandara District General Hospital around 1.30am-2am on Saturday. The victims included eight girls and …
- Bhandara blaze: Bereaved families in state of disbelief 09 Jan 2021 23:31 Babies of only six parents survived the tragedyBhandara: Vandana Mohan Sedam (28) and Yogita Vikesh Dhurse (23) lay on the beds in a state of disbelief at primary health centre (PHC) at Pahela, about 20 kms from District General Hospital of Bhandara. …
- Maharashtra's Bhandara district hospital lacked fire safety equipment, reveals RTI report 09 Jan 2021 16:14 Image Source : PTI IMAGE Bhandara: Rescue works underway after a fire broke out in the new born babies' care unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital in the wee hours, in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A major fire …
- Maharashtra: At least 10 infants killed in Bhandara hospital fire 09 Jan 2021 15:01 At least 10 newborns died in a fire at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Bhandara in the early hours of Saturday. Bhandara Collector Sandeep Kadam told The Indian Express that the fire broke out in the outborn section of the hospital around 1.30 am. “ …
- Bhandara hospital fire: Leaders condole infants' death; demand probe, action against culprits 09 Jan 2021 13:07 Image Source : PTI IMAGE Bhandara: Charred remains of furniture and other equipment inside the newborn babies care unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital after a fire which broke out in the wee hours, in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, Saturday, …
- Strictest possible action in Bhandara hospital fire: Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh 09 Jan 2021 11:12
- Maharashtra: 10 infants die in Bhandara hospital fire; PM Modi expresses grief 09 Jan 2021 10:06 Image Source : ANI/TWITTER 10 infants die in Bhandara hospital fire As many as ten newborn babies died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra. According to the details, the fire was reported in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital, …
- Bhandara fire incident: Maharashtra announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to kin of deceased 09 Jan 2021 10:06 Image Source : ANI Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the fire incident at Bhandara District General Hospital. As many as ten …
- Bhandara fire: Ajit Pawar orders audit of all Maharashtra hospitals on urgent basis 09 Jan 2021 09:44 By ANI MUMBAI: After the fire at Maharashtra's Bhandara district hospital that claimes lives of 10 newborns, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday ordered an audit of all hospitals in the state on an urgent basis. In a series of tweets, Pawar …
- Maha govt orders inquiry into Bhandara hospital fire 09 Jan 2021 08:50 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the Bhandara District General Hospital fire that took the life of 10 infants. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope also announced a …
- Koshyari, Fadnavis condole deaths in Bhandara hospital fire 09 Jan 2021 08:50 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis condoled the deaths of 10 newborns in a fire at Bhandara district hospital on Saturday. " …
- Bhandara fire: Covid patient shifted to GMCH dies 09 Jan 2021 08:47
- Bhandara hospital tragedy: 10 babies die in fire, seven others rescued 09 Jan 2021 08:21 Jan 09, 2021, 01:24PM ISTSource: TOI.inAt least 10 premature babies lost their lives after a fire broke out in the neonatal care unit of District General Hospital in Bhandara. An on-duty doctor and nurse managed to save seven other babies. Prima facie, the …
- After Bhandara hospital fire, Covid patient shifted to GMCH Nagpur dies: Relative 09 Jan 2021 08:16
- No word yet on cause of Bhandara hospital fire that claimed 10 babies 09 Jan 2021 08:16 Maharashtra relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar who reached the hospital at 11.15am, said a team of NFSC and VNIT would be asked to conduct an inquiry to ascertain the fire triggerBhandara: Even over nine hours after the fire that claimed …
- Bhandara Hospital Fire 09 Jan 2021 06:28 Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh orders probe into Bhandara hospital fireMaharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has ordered an inquiry into the tragic fire accident at District General Hospital, Bhandara, where 10 new-born babies had died and …
- PM Narendra Modi , Union ministers condole death of newborns in Bhandara hospital fire 09 Jan 2021 06:15
- Deshmukh orders probe into Bhandara hosp fire 09 Jan 2021 05:55 The fire broke out at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at 2am on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)NAGPUR: Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has ordered an inquiry into the fire incident at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) …
- Maharashtra: Major fire at Bhandara district hospital, several babies die 09 Jan 2021 05:33 Jan 09, 2021, 09:14AM ISTSource: TOI.inAt least 10 premature babies died after a fire broke out in the newborn baby unit of Bhandara’s District General Hospital, Maharashtra at around 2am on Saturday. Seven other babies were rescued by the on-duty staff. …
- Maharashtra: 10 babies die in Bhandara district hospital fire; CM Uddhav Thackeray orders probe 09 Jan 2021 05:17
- Ten newborn babies die in fire at Maharashtra's Bhandara hospital 09 Jan 2021 02:55 By PTI BHANDRA: Ten newborn babies died after fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital in Maharashtra in the wee hours on Saturday, doctors said. All the infants were between a month and three months old, a doctor said. Fire broke out …
- Maha: Fire at SNCU of Bhandara hosp, 10 dead 09 Jan 2021 02:30
- Deaths down in Bhandara since massive plasma donation camp 31 Dec 2020 23:03 Nagpur: There is a difference of opinion among experts about the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in Covid-19. The figures in Bhandara district show that the plasma therapy has worked for them. Bhandara, which had reported 30 deaths in first 20 …
- From JNU PhD & Yale fellowship to a social worker in Chandrapur village, and now a GP member 21 Jan 2021 23:37 NOT many would think of joining a gram panchayat as an elected member to serve a village after doing a PhD from JNU and winning a fellowship in US. But after spending nearly 10 years at Chitegaon village in Mul tahsil of Chandrapur district as the spouse …
- Maharashtra bird deaths: Toll stands at 12,752 21 Jan 2021 09:21 WITH 4,479 bird deaths recorded in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 12,752 in the past 12 days. Of the total, 4,351 poultry birds were found dead across the state, the highest toll in a day since January 8. Of them, around 3,700 poultry birds …
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- MLA intercepts 7 vehicles with illegal liquor, accused arrested 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Chandrapur: In a move that could put the police department to shame, MLA Kishor Jorgewar himself caught a large consignment of illegal liquor which was being ferried in seven vehicles into the dry Chandrapur district. Sources claimed that one of the seven …
- 25-yr-old abducted in Ghugus, Rs30 lakh ransom demanded 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Chandrapur: A 25-year-old engineering student (name withheld) was kidnapped from Ghugus town and the abductors have reportedly demanded ransom of Rs30 lakh from the family. Ghugus police has launched a massive manhunt for the abducted youth and are looking …
- 2 new trains on upgraded Jabalpur-Gondia section 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Seventeen days after the first train rolled out on the upgraded Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat-Gondia route, the Railway Board has approved two more trains on the same route. They will prove beneficial to passengers travelling to Nagpur and Chandrapur. …
- NH-363, railway track act as impediments for passage of tigers into Kawal Reserve 20 Jan 2021 17:06 ADILABAD: The forest department has identified National Highway 363 and the railway tracks in the area as impediments to free passage of tigers into the core area of the Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) from Thadoba Andhari and Thippeshwar Tiger reserves …
- Gram panchayat polls: AAP-backed candidates foray into rural politics, win 96 seats 20 Jan 2021 10:42 Tasting electoral success for the first time in Maharashtra, Aam Aadmi Party-backed candidates won 96 seats in the state gram panchayat polls, the results for which were declared on Tuesday. The AAP-backed candidates had contested 300 seats in 13 districts …
- Nana Patole top contender to take over state Congress chief’s post from Thorat 20 Jan 2021 08:00 With Congress finishing at the fourth spot among the four major political parties in the Gram Panchayat elections in the state, the demand for a new state party chief is likely to gain momentum. Nana Patole, who is the state Assembly speaker and has …
- Maharashtra gram panchayat election results: AAP wins 96 seats, 41 in Yavatmal 20 Jan 2021 06:54 <p>AAP had contested 300 seats across 13 districts. (File photo)<br></p>MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party secured 96 seats in the gram panchayat elections in Maharashtra, opening its electoral account in the state. It secured 41 seats in …
- Maharashtra: 53 per cent of targeted recipients get COVID-19 vaccines amid glitches 20 Jan 2021 06:22 By PTI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that 14,883 healthcare staffers, or 52.68 of the targeted beneficiaries for the day, were administered COVID-19 vaccine doses across 274 centres in the state as the inoculation drive resumed after …
- Only 57% health care workers turn up for Covid vaccination on Day 2 in Vid 20 Jan 2021 01:17 Nagpur: Total 3,227 (57.62%) of 5,600 health care workers took the Covid-19 vaccine jab in 11 districts of Vidarbha on Day 2 of the vaccination drive on Tuesday. Five cases of minor adverse event following immunization (AEFI) were reported, of which two …
- Won 70 gram panchayat seats in Maharashtra, says AAP 19 Jan 2021 15:35 The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said it has made a “spectacular debut” in the recently concluded gram panchayat polls by winning 70 seats across rural Maharashtra. At least 300 party members contested the elections, the party said. In a press release, the …
- NSUI files complaint against Arnab Goswami 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Chandrapur: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), student wing of the Indian National Congress, has lodged a complaint against editor-in-chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami for allegedly leaking sensitive information about surgical strike on …
- At 391 — Vid reports lowest daily Covid cases in 6 months 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Monday brought a major relief for Vidarbha region as all 11 districts together reported only 391 new cases of Covid-19. Before this, less than 391 cases were reported on July 28 last year — about six months ago. On the other hand, the number of …
- All parties claim max seats in Vid GP polls 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Taking advantage of the fact that gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, all the four major political parties of the state – Congress, NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena – claimed to have won maximum number of panchayats in Vidarbha. Over …
- Maharashtra Gram Panchayat polls: Setback for some senior leaders, triumph for others 18 Jan 2021 23:44 While some panels backed by political heavyweights won in the Gram Panchayat elections, others were defeated. A look at prominent leaders who had a stake in the Gram Panchayat elections, and how they fared. A panel of BJP and NCP was defeated by the Shiv …
- MVA, BJP claim big gains in gram panchayat polls 18 Jan 2021 21:50 The ruling tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has claimed to have won in more than 80% of the 12,711 gram panchayats where elections were held on January 15. Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too has said that it emerged victorious in more than 6,000 …
- Maha panchayat poll results 2021 live updates 18 Jan 2021 10:20 The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats where polling is being held are as follows: Thane (158), Palghar (3), Raigad (88), Ratnagiri (479), Sindhudurg (70), Nashik (620), Dhule (218), Jalgaon (783), Ahmednagar (767), Nandurbar (86), …
- Gram panchayats empowered to kill wild animals 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has empowered gram panchayats to deal with wild animals like dhole, rattle, common langur, rhesus monkey, boars, sambars, barking deer, chital, hyena, hares, porcupine, nilgai, and others …
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- Unidentified person killed in leopard attack 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Chandrapur: An unidentified middle aged person was killed in a suspected leopard attack in the shrubby forest near the power substation in Durgapur on Sunday morning. It was the first instance of human kill in predator attack in Chandrapur ravaged by man- …
- At 69.3%, Vidarbha beats state in vaccinating health workers 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Vidarbha achieved the target of vaccinating 69.3 per cent of frontline workers, surpassing the state average of 63.5 per cent, on the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. Of targeted 5,600 people at total 56 centres across 11 …
- Uddhav Thackeray launches ‘revolutionary’ drive, cautions ‘can’t afford to let guard down’ 17 Jan 2021 02:08 The vaccination drive against Covid-19, inaugurated state-wide by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday, saw some technical glitches in the Co-Win app, a software designed for real-time registering of data of people who are vaccinated. State health …
- Covid vaccination gets moderate response on first day 16 Jan 2021 23:55 Chandrapur: The Covid vaccination drive that kicked off on Saturday received a moderate response (54%) on the first day. Medical superintendent of Chandrapur GMCH, Dr Bhaskar Sonarkar, became the first beneficiary to be vaccinated by Covid-shield dose. The …
- ‘Abducted’ girl found dead in Mymensingh 16 Jan 2021 18:46 Police yesterday recovered the body of a seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted three days ago, from Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh. The girl was identified as Sanjida Akter, daughter of Shahjahan Akanda of Ram Chandrapur village of the upazila, …
- The karate sisters 16 Jan 2021 18:46 At a time when the public conscience is gripped by fears over women's security, three sisters from a remote village in Lalmonirhat decided to take up matters in their own hands. In a bid to secure their safety, they've not only learned martial arts …
- Maharashtra's mini-general polls to test Uddhav Thackeray's MVA govt 16 Jan 2021 08:22 Image Source : PTI Voters show their identity cards as they wait for their turn to cast their votes for Gram Panchayat election, at Varunji village in Karad. A mini-general election at the grassroots level was completed without major incidents in 14,234 …
- India is launching one of the world’s largest vaccination campaigns. But it’s unclear if one of the vaccines works. 16 Jan 2021 02:42 The mammoth undertaking is a leap forward in the fight against the coronavirus in India, second only to the United States in its total number of cases. The effort is being buoyed by two locally made vaccines and India’s prior experience with large-scale …
- No bath, no shaving 16 Jan 2021 02:05 KANDI BHEEMANNA TEMPLE (Komaram Bheem Asifabad): These are hard times for the team of forest staff engaged in trapping the tiger that killed two persons in the forests on the outskirts of Papannapet village in Bejjur mandal late last year. Forest officials …
- Ray of hope for Vid poultry farmers as many samples -ve 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: Poultry farmers of the region can be hopeful of being safe from bird flu, even as they still need to keep their fingers crossed. Samples of a sizeable number of birds that had died during last one week in Vidarbha have been reported to be avian flu …
- 10k recoveries, 11k Covid-19 cases in first half of January 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: The first fortnight of the New Year has seen 11,588 new Covid-19 cases while 10,593 patients recovered from Vidarbha region in January. For the second day in a row, on Friday, the number of recovered patients was more than the number of new cases. …
- Maharashtra aims to vaccinate 28,500 on Day 1 at 285 centres 15 Jan 2021 17:57 A total of 285 centres will be opened up for vaccination across Maharashtra on Saturday as state health officials are planning to immunise 28,500 people on the first day of the nationwide inoculation drive. “The number of beneficiaries is less than our …
- In first lot, only 83k healthcare staff of Vid to get Covishield shots 15 Jan 2021 12:10 Nagpur: Vidarbha has received Covid-19 vaccine doses for only 82,800 (51.94%) health care workers as against 1,59,427 who have registered for phase-I of the vaccination programme to be launched on Saturday at 56 centres in 11 districts of the region. …
- Polling under way for GP elections in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 06:07 Image used for representational purposeMUMBAI: Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on Friday morning, an official said. The polls, being held with Covid-19 protocols …
- 382 birds reported dead in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 04:31 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 15 (ANI): Cases of bird flu are spreading in Maharashtra with 382 bird deaths reported from nine districts on Thursday, taking the toll to 3,378 across the state. According to the state department, samples of birds …
- Bird deaths now in Raigad, toll rises to 3,378 in 24 districts 15 Jan 2021 03:07 The number of districts that recorded unexplained bird deaths in Maharashtra increased to 24 on Thursday, with Raigad recording three poultry birds deaths that may be linked to Avian Influenza or bird flu. The number of dead birds in the state since …
- 20k doses received, 16,259 to be vaccinated in Chandrapur dist 14 Jan 2021 23:37
- Polls for 3,857 GPs in Vidarbha today, results on Jan 18 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Elections for 3,857 gram panchayats in Vidarbha will take place on January 15. The elections are taking place all over the state. Counting will be held on January 18. Gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, but leaders of all …
- Bird flu scare: Owner ‘caged’ in poultry farm for 14 days sans power 14 Jan 2021 23:36 Nagpur: Dhananjay Bhusari is desperately waiting for the next 10 days to pass. His poultry farm in Palandur village of Bhandara has been sealed after death of 300 birds, and he has been ordered to be in ‘quarantine’ there for 14 days. The farm is on a …
- COVID-19 shot roll-out: Nurses, ANMs gear up for role as vaccinators 14 Jan 2021 21:20 OVER 1,500 nurses in Mumbai and more than 18,000 nurses and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANM) across Maharashtra have received training to administer the Covid-19 vaccination. As the immunisation rolls out across India on January 16, they will play their part …
- MVA govt may lift liquor ban in Chandrapur 14 Jan 2021 08:48
- MVA government may lift liquor ban in Chandrapur, sets up panel 14 Jan 2021 05:19
- 1.84L Covid vaccines arrive in Vidarbha 14 Jan 2021 05:19 A truck carrying vaccines for districts of Nagpur division arrived at Mata Kacheri in Nagpur on Thursday at 2.30 amNagpur: 1.84 lakh Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vidarbha on Wednesday and Thursday. The number of vaccines arrived are more than the number of …
- Maharashtra: Among 484 medical facilities audited, 90% don’t have NOC from fire dept 14 Jan 2021 03:14 In an assessment carried out across 484 government hospitals and other medical facilities in Maharashtra after a fire in Bhandara district general hospital killed 10 newborns, officials have found that except for a small handful, none of these facilities …
- 13-member panel to evaluate liquor ban in Chandrapur 13 Jan 2021 23:12 Chandrapur/Mumbai: The state government has finally agreed to examine the issue of liquor ban in Chandrapur district and instituted a 13-member committee for the purpose. The erstwhile BJP government had banned sale and consumption of liquor in …
- Government to raise 13 Jan 2021 15:16 “Offer for Sale (OFS) in SAIL opens on Thursday (14.1.2021) for non-retail investors. 15th January (Friday) is for retail investors. GoI would divest 5% equity with a 5% greenshoe option," Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset …
- 16 Maharashtra districts report bird deaths, culling begins in Latur 13 Jan 2021 08:45 Sixteen districts in Maharashtra have reported cases of bird deaths so far, with Yavatmal, Amravati and Bhandara reporting fresh cases on Tuesday. With this, 1,839 bird deaths have been reported since Friday. Officials also reported 200 poultry bird deaths …
- Victory of farmers: Sena leader on Supreme Court's stay on farm laws 13 Jan 2021 03:59 Mumbai: Maharashtra Urban Development Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Tuesday termed "farmers' victory" the Supreme Court's decision to stay the implementation of the three new farm laws enacted by the Centre. Earlier in …
- Youth abducts ex-fiancee, mom; both rescued 13 Jan 2021 02:02 Chandrapur: Local crime branch (LCB) here cracked a case of kidnapping within five hours and rescued a mother-daughter duo abducted by the girl’s jilted ex-fiance on Tuesday afternoon. LCB team headed by PI Balasaheb Khade arrested three accused in the …
- State to cull 80k birds from today in Parbhani; all 36 dists on alert 12 Jan 2021 12:57 Mumbai: With more than 1,200 avian flu deaths confirmed in Maharashtra, the government has ordered culling to begin on Tuesday in the most infected clusters starting with a village in Parbhani district in Marathwada where close to 80,000 birds will be …
- Chandrapur: BRTC contractors to get clean chit in graft case 12 Jan 2021 07:35
- Vid sees 21 Covid deaths in a day, highest in 30 days 11 Jan 2021 00:43 Nagpur: Daily Covid casualties had come down for almost a month, which was a relieving factor. But, the number of casualties has seen constant rise since the beginning of year 2021. On January 10, total 21 deaths were reported in Vidarbha, highest in the …
- Poultry prices collapse as bird flu scare keeps customers away 10 Jan 2021 05:12 AS NEWS of confirmed cases of bird flu comes from various parts of the country, prices of eggs and chicken have taken a free fall. The industry hopes this is a temporary phenomenon and would halt in a week’s time. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has reported death …
- 1k poultry birds die in Parbhani, Latur in 2 days 10 Jan 2021 03:01 Representative imagePUNE: The state government has stepped up its vigil following the death of 1,000 poultry birds in Parbhani and Latur in the last two days. About 1,049 birds have died in the state in the last few days, leading to bird flu scare. “The …
- More cases, less recoveries for 9th day in a row in region 10 Jan 2021 02:33 Nagpur: The first nine days of the New Year have seen 7,129 Covid-19 cases in Vidarbha as against 6,024 recoveries. The number of new cases has been more than recoveries constantly during January so far. Due to this, the number of patients under treatment …
- Tiger body parts seized in Rajura range 09 Jan 2021 23:31 Chandrapur: Foresters of Rajura stumbled upon an old case of tiger poaching after recovery of canines, a nail and whiskers of the big cat from Nalfadi village. Sources in the department claimed that a person has been arrested in the case, while team has …
- Dry run prepares Vid dist admins for Covid vax drive 09 Jan 2021 01:51 ddddNagpur: The Covid vaccination dry run in Vidarbha to assess preparedness of the respective local administrations was successful on Friday as the mock drill passed on without any glitches. Deputy director of health services for Nagpur division Dr Sanjay …
- Rain lashes Mumbai, Thane; smog engulfs city amid worsening air quality 08 Jan 2021 11:48 Image Source : TWITTER Rain lashes Mumbai, Thane; smog engulfs city amid worsening air quality Mumbai and adjoining areas including Thane woke up to unseasonal rains on Friday morning. However, the city air quality remained severe to unhealthy in some …
- Fascinating internal movement of tigers within TATR recorded 08 Jan 2021 00:29 Nagpur: Tadoba seems to be the first choice for dispersing males from the Kolsa range. In the last two years, there have been four recorded dispersals of young males from Kolsa with fifth one also trying make the park his home. Two months ago, tourists …
- We knew he would be one soon: DGP Nagrale’s father 08 Jan 2021 00:29 Nagpur/Mumbai: As Namdeo Nagrale, 90, stepped out of his room to inquire the reason behind this reporter visiting their 56, Ramakrishna Colony residence at Dev Nagar, his daughter-in-law Devyani explained the nonagenarian that it was for collecting …
- Covid vaccination dry run in 10 dists of Vid on Fri 07 Jan 2021 00:07 Nagpur/Amravati: The statewide dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme on Friday will cover 10 of total 11 districts of Vidarbha. Nearly 1,000 health care workers will be the dummy beneficiaries. Nagpur district has been excluded as the dry run …
- Covid vaccination: Dry run tomorrow in over 130 centres across Maharashtra 06 Jan 2021 20:12 A week after a small scale dry run, Maharashtra is gearing up for another on Friday across 34 districts. At least 130 vaccination centres will conduct mock runs to vaccinate 25 beneficiaries each. Officials said the entire drill is aimed at finding out …
- Maharashtra medical colleges and hospitals to hire private firms to provide class IV workforce 06 Jan 2021 20:12 The medical education and drugs department is set to do away with fresh appointments of class IV workers such as helpers and ward boys across all state medical colleges and attached hospitals. From now, private companies will be hired to provide …
- Expect market to open flat with a negative bias 06 Jan 2021 07:41 The equity markets are expected to open on a flat note on Wednesday with a slight downward bias as the Asian markets and SGX Nifty are ruling in the red. The SGX Nifty is ruling two points lower at 14,230 at 815 am (IST). The NSE Nifty closed firm at 14, …
- 70 star tortoises repatriated in Maharashtra 06 Jan 2021 06:39 The 70 star tortoises were seized in illegal trading, raids or possessions in the last two yearsTHANE: Probably for the first time in Maharashtra, star tortoises were repatriated within the state, at Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve, by Thane forest department …
- Stocks to watch: HDFC Bank, RIL, BPCL, Oil India, IndiGo, CBS Bank, GCPL 06 Jan 2021 05:03 SGX Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 24 points down at 14,202 around 8.30 am, indicating a flat-to-negative start for Indian markets on Wednesday. Here are the top stocks to watch in today's session: HDFC Bank: HDFC Bank has witnessed a …
- Sale of SAIL’s units may not fill Centre’s coffers 06 Jan 2021 02:19 A planned strategic sale of two Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) plants expected to be completed by 31 March will not add to the government’s divestment receipts for this fiscal, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday, requesting anonymity. The …
- Immunisation drive: Poor internet connectivity in Maharashtra tribal districts to pose challenge, officials raise concern 06 Jan 2021 00:46 With the upcoming large-scale immunisation against Covid-19 depending on an online software, several districts have raised concerns about procedures to follow in remote areas with zero mobile coverage and connectivity. In Maharashtra most of these poor- …
- Sagarmala Development Company to float SPV for seaplane project 04 Jan 2021 18:45 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to initiate Seaplane services on select routes through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) involving airline operators. The project execution and implementation will be through Sagarmala Development Company Ltd (SDCL), …
- More cases than recoveries for 3rd day in a row 03 Jan 2021 23:45 Nagpur: Vidarbha region reported more new cases of Covid-19 than the number of patients recovered in a day for the third consecutive day on Sunday. While 774 new cases were reported, 660 patients recovered in a day. This has increased the number of …
- After 27 yrs, Ghugus finally gets status of municipal council 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Chandrapur: The struggle taken up by the citizens of Ghugus town to elevate its status to municipal council has finally paid off. The state government issued a notification elevating the Ghugus gram panchayat to the status of municipal council late on …
- Covid-19 relief continues in New Year in Vidarbha 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Nagpur: The first day of the New Year reported 784 new cases of Covid-19 while 732 patients recovered on Friday. Total 13 deaths, including 10 in Nagpur district alone, were recorded. Overall, the relief factor in December continued in the New Year too. …
- Meet the Chennai girl who owns 130 fossils 22 Jan 2021 10:08 Aswatha Biju’s favourite spot in Chennai is the Egmore Museum. The 13-year-old, who lives in Pallavaram, first visited the museum with her parents when she was five years old. She came across a picture of an ammonite fossil in an encyclopaedia her father …
- 2 die after consuming spurious liquor in ‘dry’ Gadchiroli 21 Jan 2021 23:32
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- State plays safe on Centre’s ‘70 deg C for 3 secs formula’ 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: A communication to the state’s animal husbandry department from the Centre mentions that heating poultry meat or eggs for just three seconds at 70 degrees Celsius is enough to kill the avian flu virus. This has gone to the departments in other …
- Avian influenza confirmed in ten states for crows migratory 20 Jan 2021 07:22 New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The central government on Tuesday informed that avian influenza has been confirmed in five states for poultry birds and in 10 states for the crow, migratory and wild birds till January 19. Further, bird flu has been …
- Maharashtra: 53 per cent of targeted recipients get COVID-19 vaccines amid glitches 20 Jan 2021 06:22 By PTI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that 14,883 healthcare staffers, or 52.68 of the targeted beneficiaries for the day, were administered COVID-19 vaccine doses across 274 centres in the state as the inoculation drive resumed after …
- Petrol rates on upswing, Sironcha among costliest in region 20 Jan 2021 01:17 Nagpur: Fuel rates that had remained stable for the entirety of December are on an upswing since January 5. This has increased the prices of fuel by nearly Rs1.5 a litre as compared to last month. Petrol price was at Rs92.31 in the city and diesel price …
- At 391 — Vid reports lowest daily Covid cases in 6 months 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Monday brought a major relief for Vidarbha region as all 11 districts together reported only 391 new cases of Covid-19. Before this, less than 391 cases were reported on July 28 last year — about six months ago. On the other hand, the number of …
- Both MVA and BJP claim victory in Maha GP polls 18 Jan 2021 14:55 BJP and Shekab party workers celebrating of the victory Gram Panchayat election result at Panvel in Navi Mumbai on Monday. (TOI photo) MUMBAI: Although the gram panchayat results are yet to be announced officially, the trend shows that the Maha Vikas …
- Maha panchayat poll results 2021 live updates 18 Jan 2021 10:20 The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats where polling is being held are as follows: Thane (158), Palghar (3), Raigad (88), Ratnagiri (479), Sindhudurg (70), Nashik (620), Dhule (218), Jalgaon (783), Ahmednagar (767), Nandurbar (86), …
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- At 69.3%, Vidarbha beats state in vaccinating health workers 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Vidarbha achieved the target of vaccinating 69.3 per cent of frontline workers, surpassing the state average of 63.5 per cent, on the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. Of targeted 5,600 people at total 56 centres across 11 …
- Uddhav Thackeray launches ‘revolutionary’ drive, cautions ‘can’t afford to let guard down’ 17 Jan 2021 02:08 The vaccination drive against Covid-19, inaugurated state-wide by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday, saw some technical glitches in the Co-Win app, a software designed for real-time registering of data of people who are vaccinated. State health …
- Maharashtra's mini-general polls to test Uddhav Thackeray's MVA govt 16 Jan 2021 08:22 Image Source : PTI Voters show their identity cards as they wait for their turn to cast their votes for Gram Panchayat election, at Varunji village in Karad. A mini-general election at the grassroots level was completed without major incidents in 14,234 …
- Maharashtra panchayat poll held peacefully 16 Jan 2021 05:37 Polling in 14,234 gram panchayats across 34 districts of Maharashtra took place on Friday. The polling, which continued from 7.30am to 5.30pm all over, ended at 3pm in two naxal-hit districts of Gadchiroli and Gondia. The elections were by and large …
- 10k recoveries, 11k Covid-19 cases in first half of January 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: The first fortnight of the New Year has seen 11,588 new Covid-19 cases while 10,593 patients recovered from Vidarbha region in January. For the second day in a row, on Friday, the number of recovered patients was more than the number of new cases. …
- Average 72% polling in Vid GP elections 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: About 72% polling took place on an average in the 3,857 gram panchayats of Vidarbha on Friday. Enthusiasm among voters was evident since morning and long queues were witnessed at polling booths in the afternoon. No untoward incident took place in …
- In first lot, only 83k healthcare staff of Vid to get Covishield shots 15 Jan 2021 12:10 Nagpur: Vidarbha has received Covid-19 vaccine doses for only 82,800 (51.94%) health care workers as against 1,59,427 who have registered for phase-I of the vaccination programme to be launched on Saturday at 56 centres in 11 districts of the region. …
- Polling under way for GP elections in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 06:07 Image used for representational purposeMUMBAI: Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on Friday morning, an official said. The polls, being held with Covid-19 protocols …
- Polls for 3,857 GPs in Vidarbha today, results on Jan 18 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Elections for 3,857 gram panchayats in Vidarbha will take place on January 15. The elections are taking place all over the state. Counting will be held on January 18. Gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, but leaders of all …
- 1.84L Covid vaccines arrive in Vidarbha 14 Jan 2021 05:19 A truck carrying vaccines for districts of Nagpur division arrived at Mata Kacheri in Nagpur on Thursday at 2.30 amNagpur: 1.84 lakh Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vidarbha on Wednesday and Thursday. The number of vaccines arrived are more than the number of …
- HC rejects plea accusing Wadettiwar of suppressing criminal cases 13 Jan 2021 23:12 Nagpur: In a relief to social welfare minister Vijay Wadettiwar, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by former MLC Mitesh Bhangdiya, accusing the former of suppressing ten criminal cases while applying for passport on …
- 13-member panel to evaluate liquor ban in Chandrapur 13 Jan 2021 23:12 Chandrapur/Mumbai: The state government has finally agreed to examine the issue of liquor ban in Chandrapur district and instituted a 13-member committee for the purpose. The erstwhile BJP government had banned sale and consumption of liquor in …
- A roadmap for the young 12 Jan 2021 00:02 Written by Amrut Bang India’s aspiration to become a world leader must resonate more with its youth more than anyone else. Unless the country’s youth take to nation-building, why only India, no country can hope for the development that befits its ambitions …
- Govt. should focus on incidents like Bhandara, says Fadnavis after security downgrade 11 Jan 2021 12:27 Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government should focus more on preventing incidents like Bhandara hospital fire, in which ten infants lost their lives, instead of concentrating on issues like the …
- Vid sees 21 Covid deaths in a day, highest in 30 days 11 Jan 2021 00:43 Nagpur: Daily Covid casualties had come down for almost a month, which was a relieving factor. But, the number of casualties has seen constant rise since the beginning of year 2021. On January 10, total 21 deaths were reported in Vidarbha, highest in the …
- State aims for 51,000 daily vaccinations at 511 centres 10 Jan 2021 05:26 Pune: The state health department aims to vaccinate nearly 51,000 beneficiaries daily when Covid-19 inoculation drives begin for the priority groups. Dr Archana Patil, director of state health services, said the drives will be carried out via 511 …
- More cases, less recoveries for 9th day in a row in region 10 Jan 2021 02:33 Nagpur: The first nine days of the New Year have seen 7,129 Covid-19 cases in Vidarbha as against 6,024 recoveries. The number of new cases has been more than recoveries constantly during January so far. Due to this, the number of patients under treatment …
- Dry run prepares Vid dist admins for Covid vax drive 09 Jan 2021 01:51 ddddNagpur: The Covid vaccination dry run in Vidarbha to assess preparedness of the respective local administrations was successful on Friday as the mock drill passed on without any glitches. Deputy director of health services for Nagpur division Dr Sanjay …
- Maharashtra: Internet a hurdle in rural areas, smooth Vaccine dry run in most 08 Jan 2021 22:40 While urban areas of the state mostly ran a smooth vaccine trial on Friday, some rural and tribal regions reported connectivity issues with the Co-WIN software and possible difficulty in handling beneficiaries who suffer severe adverse effects after they …
- Fascinating internal movement of tigers within TATR recorded 08 Jan 2021 00:29 Nagpur: Tadoba seems to be the first choice for dispersing males from the Kolsa range. In the last two years, there have been four recorded dispersals of young males from Kolsa with fifth one also trying make the park his home. Two months ago, tourists …
- 23-year-old hacked to death by Maoists 08 Jan 2021 00:29 Nagpur: Maoists have allegedly killed 23-year-old Vinod Madavi by slitting his throat in the early hours of Wednesday labelling him a police informer. His body was found on the approach road to his village Kothi Tola in the Bhamragarh taluka in south …
- Maharashtra minister’s passport impounded for withholding criminal cases 07 Jan 2021 21:07 Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Vijay Wadettiwar has admitted that he had submitted his passport to the Enforce Enforcement Directorate (ED) office last month following a notice from the passport office to the effect. BJP MLC Mitesh Bhangdia had …
- ABNORMAL IS NORMAL 07 Jan 2021 00:07 Barging in surreptitiously, 2020 held us captive and left with the most unflattering epitaph ever. Panellists at the TOI Debate unpack the year that was, meditate on the lessons learnt, and forecast what’s in store for humanity 2021 onwards Despite …
- Gadchiroli: 25-year-old man killed with sharp weapons by suspected Naxals 06 Jan 2021 20:13 A 25-year old man from Kothitola village in Bhamragad tehsil of Gadchiroli district was killed by suspected Naxals on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Gadchiroli police said that the man, Vinod Madavi, was picked up from his home in the …
- Immunisation drive: Poor internet connectivity in Maharashtra tribal districts to pose challenge, officials raise concern 06 Jan 2021 00:46 With the upcoming large-scale immunisation against Covid-19 depending on an online software, several districts have raised concerns about procedures to follow in remote areas with zero mobile coverage and connectivity. In Maharashtra most of these poor- …
- More cases than recoveries for 3rd day in a row 03 Jan 2021 23:45 Nagpur: Vidarbha region reported more new cases of Covid-19 than the number of patients recovered in a day for the third consecutive day on Sunday. While 774 new cases were reported, 660 patients recovered in a day. This has increased the number of …
- One held for abusing cops in Bhosari 03 Jan 2021 22:59 Pune: The Bhosari police on Saturday arrested a 59-year-old man for abusing and pelting stones at two policemen on Dighi Road in Bhosari. “The arrested man, Prakash Shinde of Chakan, threatened the policemen saying that he had contacts and he would …
- 100 naxals sneaked into Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra recently, say cops 03 Jan 2021 06:42 BALAGHAT: Around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base, prompting the state government to seek deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in the rebel-hit areas, …
- 100 Naxals sneaked into Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra in recent months: police 03 Jan 2021 06:37 Around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base, prompting the State government to seek deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in the rebel-hit areas, a police …
- Covid-19 relief continues in New Year in Vidarbha 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Nagpur: The first day of the New Year reported 784 new cases of Covid-19 while 732 patients recovered on Friday. Total 13 deaths, including 10 in Nagpur district alone, were recorded. Overall, the relief factor in December continued in the New Year too. …
- Release of Avni’s cub in the wild deferred due to injury 01 Jan 2021 01:24 Nagpur: The much-planned release of Avni’s three-year-old female cub (T1C2) in the wild has been deferred by 10 days as the tigress suffered a minor injury to its left leg eight days ago. State PCCF (wildlife) Nitin H Kakodkar said, “We were about to …
- Maharashtra: Avian flu in poultry birds of 16 districts 21 Jan 2021 23:37 The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal, a nodal body for testing cases of bird flu, on Thursday confirmed that poultry birds (chicken) in 16 districts of Maharashtra have died due to Avian Influenza. Bird flu has been found in …
- NHAI to build four wildlife underpasses on NH-6 for Rs540cr 21 Jan 2021 23:33 Nagpur: Finally addressing a decade-old issue, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated tenders for wildlife underpasses on NH-6 (NH-53) in the dense forest patches left out between Sakoli and Deori in Bhandara and Gondia districts. The …
- Maharashtra bird deaths: Toll stands at 12,752 21 Jan 2021 09:21 WITH 4,479 bird deaths recorded in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 12,752 in the past 12 days. Of the total, 4,351 poultry birds were found dead across the state, the highest toll in a day since January 8. Of them, around 3,700 poultry birds …
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- 2 new trains on upgraded Jabalpur-Gondia section 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Seventeen days after the first train rolled out on the upgraded Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat-Gondia route, the Railway Board has approved two more trains on the same route. They will prove beneficial to passengers travelling to Nagpur and Chandrapur. …
- Gram panchayat polls: AAP-backed candidates foray into rural politics, win 96 seats 20 Jan 2021 10:42 Tasting electoral success for the first time in Maharashtra, Aam Aadmi Party-backed candidates won 96 seats in the state gram panchayat polls, the results for which were declared on Tuesday. The AAP-backed candidates had contested 300 seats in 13 districts …
- Maharashtra gram panchayat election results: AAP wins 96 seats, 41 in Yavatmal 20 Jan 2021 06:54 <p>AAP had contested 300 seats across 13 districts. (File photo)<br></p>MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party secured 96 seats in the gram panchayat elections in Maharashtra, opening its electoral account in the state. It secured 41 seats in …
- Maharashtra: 53 per cent of targeted recipients get COVID-19 vaccines amid glitches 20 Jan 2021 06:22 By PTI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that 14,883 healthcare staffers, or 52.68 of the targeted beneficiaries for the day, were administered COVID-19 vaccine doses across 274 centres in the state as the inoculation drive resumed after …
- Won 70 gram panchayat seats in Maharashtra, says AAP 19 Jan 2021 15:35 The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said it has made a “spectacular debut” in the recently concluded gram panchayat polls by winning 70 seats across rural Maharashtra. At least 300 party members contested the elections, the party said. In a press release, the …
- At 391 — Vid reports lowest daily Covid cases in 6 months 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Monday brought a major relief for Vidarbha region as all 11 districts together reported only 391 new cases of Covid-19. Before this, less than 391 cases were reported on July 28 last year — about six months ago. On the other hand, the number of …
- Maha panchayat poll results 2021 live updates 18 Jan 2021 10:20 The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats where polling is being held are as follows: Thane (158), Palghar (3), Raigad (88), Ratnagiri (479), Sindhudurg (70), Nashik (620), Dhule (218), Jalgaon (783), Ahmednagar (767), Nandurbar (86), …
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- Cold conditions to return in Maharashtra by Jan 21: IMD 17 Jan 2021 20:07 Hot and dry day conditions, cloudy skies during afternoon hours and the complete absence of winter chill will continue for the next three days over Pune and districts along southern Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan. However, the India Meteorological …
- Bird flu: 983 more birds die in Maharashtra, state death toll soars to 5,151 17 Jan 2021 11:11 Image Source : ANI Bird flu: 983 more birds die in Maharashtra, state death toll soars to 5,151 Amidst a bird flu scare in some parts of the country, Maharashtra on Saturday reported deaths of 983 birds, taking the cumulative toll to 5,151 in the state. …
- At 69.3%, Vidarbha beats state in vaccinating health workers 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Vidarbha achieved the target of vaccinating 69.3 per cent of frontline workers, surpassing the state average of 63.5 per cent, on the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. Of targeted 5,600 people at total 56 centres across 11 …
- Maharashtra panchayat poll held peacefully 16 Jan 2021 05:37 Polling in 14,234 gram panchayats across 34 districts of Maharashtra took place on Friday. The polling, which continued from 7.30am to 5.30pm all over, ended at 3pm in two naxal-hit districts of Gadchiroli and Gondia. The elections were by and large …
- Ray of hope for Vid poultry farmers as many samples -ve 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: Poultry farmers of the region can be hopeful of being safe from bird flu, even as they still need to keep their fingers crossed. Samples of a sizeable number of birds that had died during last one week in Vidarbha have been reported to be avian flu …
- 10k recoveries, 11k Covid-19 cases in first half of January 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: The first fortnight of the New Year has seen 11,588 new Covid-19 cases while 10,593 patients recovered from Vidarbha region in January. For the second day in a row, on Friday, the number of recovered patients was more than the number of new cases. …
- Average 72% polling in Vid GP elections 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: About 72% polling took place on an average in the 3,857 gram panchayats of Vidarbha on Friday. Enthusiasm among voters was evident since morning and long queues were witnessed at polling booths in the afternoon. No untoward incident took place in …
- In first lot, only 83k healthcare staff of Vid to get Covishield shots 15 Jan 2021 12:10 Nagpur: Vidarbha has received Covid-19 vaccine doses for only 82,800 (51.94%) health care workers as against 1,59,427 who have registered for phase-I of the vaccination programme to be launched on Saturday at 56 centres in 11 districts of the region. …
- Maha to cut vaccination sites to 285 for inaugural day 15 Jan 2021 11:44 Pune: The Centre has directed health officials in Maharashtra to scale down the number of its vaccination sites to 285 from the 358 announced earlier. State immunisation officer Dr D N Patil told TOI that the Centre late on Wednesday asked the state to …
- Polling under way for GP elections in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 06:07 Image used for representational purposeMUMBAI: Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on Friday morning, an official said. The polls, being held with Covid-19 protocols …
- Bird flu scare: Owner ‘caged’ in poultry farm in Bhandara for 14 days sans power 15 Jan 2021 05:31 Representative imageNAGPUR: Dhananjay Bhusari is desperately waiting for the next 10 days to pass. His poultry farm in Palandur village of Bhandara has been sealed after death of 300 birds, and he has been ordered to be in ‘quarantine’ there for 14 days. …
- 382 birds reported dead in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 04:31 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 15 (ANI): Cases of bird flu are spreading in Maharashtra with 382 bird deaths reported from nine districts on Thursday, taking the toll to 3,378 across the state. According to the state department, samples of birds …
- Bird deaths now in Raigad, toll rises to 3,378 in 24 districts 15 Jan 2021 03:07 The number of districts that recorded unexplained bird deaths in Maharashtra increased to 24 on Thursday, with Raigad recording three poultry birds deaths that may be linked to Avian Influenza or bird flu. The number of dead birds in the state since …
- Covid-19 thief, who had fled from Mayo hospital, nabbed in Naxal belt 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Naresh Malinge, 25, who had fled from Covid ward of Mayo hospital in November last year, was trapped by the crime branch team in the Maoist-belt of Chhattisgarh this week. After fleeing from the hospital, the cops feel he may have been involved in …
- Polls for 3,857 GPs in Vidarbha today, results on Jan 18 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Elections for 3,857 gram panchayats in Vidarbha will take place on January 15. The elections are taking place all over the state. Counting will be held on January 18. Gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, but leaders of all …
- Bird flu scare: Owner ‘caged’ in poultry farm for 14 days sans power 14 Jan 2021 23:36 Nagpur: Dhananjay Bhusari is desperately waiting for the next 10 days to pass. His poultry farm in Palandur village of Bhandara has been sealed after death of 300 birds, and he has been ordered to be in ‘quarantine’ there for 14 days. The farm is on a …
- 1.84L Covid vaccines arrive in Vidarbha 14 Jan 2021 05:19 A truck carrying vaccines for districts of Nagpur division arrived at Mata Kacheri in Nagpur on Thursday at 2.30 amNagpur: 1.84 lakh Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vidarbha on Wednesday and Thursday. The number of vaccines arrived are more than the number of …
- Parrots and peacocks negative, but deaths continue 13 Jan 2021 23:12 dddNagpur: Amid cases of dying birds coming up from different parts of the region, there is some good news too. Samples of the parrots, pigeons and peacocks found dead in Nagpur and Yavatmal districts, respectively, have been found to be bird flu negative. …
- 16 Maharashtra districts report bird deaths, culling begins in Latur 13 Jan 2021 08:45 Sixteen districts in Maharashtra have reported cases of bird deaths so far, with Yavatmal, Amravati and Bhandara reporting fresh cases on Tuesday. With this, 1,839 bird deaths have been reported since Friday. Officials also reported 200 poultry bird deaths …
- Cleaner rapes woman twice despite 29 passengers inside bus 13 Jan 2021 02:02 Nagpur: A 24-year-old woman’s claim of being raped twice in a moving luxury sleeper bus in the intervening night of January 5 and 6 has left cops baffled as the Pune-bound vehicle had 29 passengers on board. Even as the cops registered a rape offence …
- State to cull 80k birds from today in Parbhani; all 36 dists on alert 12 Jan 2021 12:57 Mumbai: With more than 1,200 avian flu deaths confirmed in Maharashtra, the government has ordered culling to begin on Tuesday in the most infected clusters starting with a village in Parbhani district in Marathwada where close to 80,000 birds will be …
- Latur poultry birds died of avian influenza: Animal husbandry dept 12 Jan 2021 12:57 Pune: The animal husbandry department, Maharashtra, has declared Latur poultry bird deaths as confirmed cases of avian flu and is likely to implement all protocols, including humane culling of poultry birds, in the infected zones at two places in the …
- Bhandara fire incident: Lukewarm response to bandh called by BJP, say police 12 Jan 2021 04:34 The BJP call for ‘Bhandara bandh’ against inaction by the state government against authorities at Bhandara’s district hospital, where ten newborns died in a fire at the sick neonatal care unit (SNCU) on January 9, received a lukewarm response, as per …
- Mumbai, Thane report cases of bird flu, BMC issues guidelines 11 Jan 2021 23:55 A day after Maharashtra became the latest in the list of states that reported bird flu cases, three crows found dead in Mumbai and 17 birds in Thane tested positive for Avian Influenza on Monday. While samples of crows and herons from Mumbai, Ghodbunder in …
- Vid sees 21 Covid deaths in a day, highest in 30 days 11 Jan 2021 00:43 Nagpur: Daily Covid casualties had come down for almost a month, which was a relieving factor. But, the number of casualties has seen constant rise since the beginning of year 2021. On January 10, total 21 deaths were reported in Vidarbha, highest in the …
- Poultry prices collapse as bird flu scare keeps customers away 10 Jan 2021 05:12 AS NEWS of confirmed cases of bird flu comes from various parts of the country, prices of eggs and chicken have taken a free fall. The industry hopes this is a temporary phenomenon and would halt in a week’s time. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has reported death …
- 1k poultry birds die in Parbhani, Latur in 2 days 10 Jan 2021 03:01 Representative imagePUNE: The state government has stepped up its vigil following the death of 1,000 poultry birds in Parbhani and Latur in the last two days. About 1,049 birds have died in the state in the last few days, leading to bird flu scare. “The …
- More cases, less recoveries for 9th day in a row in region 10 Jan 2021 02:33 Nagpur: The first nine days of the New Year have seen 7,129 Covid-19 cases in Vidarbha as against 6,024 recoveries. The number of new cases has been more than recoveries constantly during January so far. Due to this, the number of patients under treatment …
- Dry run prepares Vid dist admins for Covid vax drive 09 Jan 2021 01:51 ddddNagpur: The Covid vaccination dry run in Vidarbha to assess preparedness of the respective local administrations was successful on Friday as the mock drill passed on without any glitches. Deputy director of health services for Nagpur division Dr Sanjay …
- Gadchiroli: 25-year-old man killed with sharp weapons by suspected Naxals 06 Jan 2021 20:13 A 25-year old man from Kothitola village in Bhamragad tehsil of Gadchiroli district was killed by suspected Naxals on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Gadchiroli police said that the man, Vinod Madavi, was picked up from his home in the …
- Maharashtra medical colleges and hospitals to hire private firms to provide class IV workforce 06 Jan 2021 20:12 The medical education and drugs department is set to do away with fresh appointments of class IV workers such as helpers and ward boys across all state medical colleges and attached hospitals. From now, private companies will be hired to provide …
- More cases than recoveries for 3rd day in a row 03 Jan 2021 23:45 Nagpur: Vidarbha region reported more new cases of Covid-19 than the number of patients recovered in a day for the third consecutive day on Sunday. While 774 new cases were reported, 660 patients recovered in a day. This has increased the number of …
- Covid-19 relief continues in New Year in Vidarbha 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Nagpur: The first day of the New Year reported 784 new cases of Covid-19 while 732 patients recovered on Friday. Total 13 deaths, including 10 in Nagpur district alone, were recorded. Overall, the relief factor in December continued in the New Year too. …
- Bombay HC stays MU registrar’s appointment by state govt 22 Jan 2021 10:40 In a setback to the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court on Thursday stayed the operation of a January 8 government resolution (GR) that had appointed Ramdas Atram, former director of Nagpur’s Institute of Science, as the registrar of Mumbai …
- Robin Uthappa traded from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2021 22 Jan 2021 09:08 Image Source : BCCI Robin Uthappa Veteran Indian batsman Robin Uthappa has been traded from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2021 auction for an all-cash deal. The 35-year-old was roped in by Rajasthan Royals in the previous auction …
- Registration of frontline workers closes in 4 days, 1.13L names in division so far 22 Jan 2021 07:47 Pune: The registration for frontline workers, who are part of phase 2 of Covid vaccinations, is set to close by January 25 midnight. Pune division — comprising Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli and Kolhapur districts — has so far registered 1.13 lakh names on …
- Startup ecosystem thriving: MCCIA 22 Jan 2021 07:47 Pune: Participants at a monthly meeting of MCCIA’s startup incubation cell said their real-life solutions had already shown results, especially during peak lockdown last year. “One startup we mentored launched the ‘Third Eye’ application, which was used to …
- Civil surgeon among 4 officials suspended & transferred; contracts of three terminated 22 Jan 2021 06:48 Twelve days after a fire killed 10 newborns in Bhandara district general hospital, the Maharashtra government on Thursday suspended district civil surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate along with the on duty medical officer of the hospital, Dr Archana Meshram, and …
- COVID-19 | Nearly 4,000 more recoveries, 2,886 new cases in Maharashtra 22 Jan 2021 05:52 Recoveries continued to outpace cases in Maharashtra on Thursday, with as many as 3,980 COVID-19 patients being discharged as opposed to 2,886 new cases. With 52 more fatalities, the State’s death toll has climbed to 50,634. The total case tally has …
- Rajasthan Royals trade Uthappa to Chennai Super... 22 Jan 2021 04:14 Rajasthan Royals have traded batsman Robin Uthappa to the Chennai Super Kings in an all-cash deal, the IPL team announced on Thursday. Uthappa was picked up by the Royals at the IPL auction for the 2020 season and played 12 games for the franchise during …
- Brand Opus India announces winners 22 Jan 2021 03:25 Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 21(ANI/NewsVoir): Global Icon Awards - 2021 has been organised byThese Awards are going to be a small token of appreciation for the individuals who are pushing the boundaries to make an Honorable future of this …
- Vague allegations sans specific details not abetment: HC 22 Jan 2021 01:53 Nagpur: Holding that vague allegations of harassment can’t be an abetment to suicide, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court acquitted an Amravati businessman who was blamed for his waiter’s death. “General allegations of harassment, without any specific …
- HC tells NMC to unseal night school building 22 Jan 2021 01:53 Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday came down heavily on Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) move to seal the building of a night school and college, and directed it to remove the seal. Petitioner, The Cooperative Education Society, …
- After a year’s gap, HCBA polls to be held on March 12 22 Jan 2021 01:53 Nagpur: After a gap of almost a year, the High Court Association (HCBA) election will be conducted on March 12 and the results will be declared in the evening same day. The triennial election was deferred multiple times due to Covid-19 pandemic last year. …
- Rambabu top contender, but ‘ineligible’ 22 Jan 2021 01:53 Nagpur: In violation of rules, the sitting principal chief conservator of forests (head of forest force) N Rambabu is tipped to be the next chairman of Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB). Rule 3 of Maharashtra Biological Diversity Rules (MBDR), …
- Maharashtra: Avian flu in poultry birds of 16 districts 21 Jan 2021 23:37 The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal, a nodal body for testing cases of bird flu, on Thursday confirmed that poultry birds (chicken) in 16 districts of Maharashtra have died due to Avian Influenza. Bird flu has been found in …
- From JNU PhD & Yale fellowship to a social worker in Chandrapur village, and now a GP member 21 Jan 2021 23:37 NOT many would think of joining a gram panchayat as an elected member to serve a village after doing a PhD from JNU and winning a fellowship in US. But after spending nearly 10 years at Chitegaon village in Mul tahsil of Chandrapur district as the spouse …
- 15-year-old fails in bid to kidnap mother’s lover, rounded up 21 Jan 2021 23:33 Nagpur: A teenager, aged around 15 years, allegedly plotted kidnapping of his mother’s paramour to bump him off. The victim, Pradeep Nandanwar, had a miraculous escape on Wednesday after he jumped off a speeding bike at Itwari after spotting a cop in the …
- NHAI to build four wildlife underpasses on NH-6 for Rs540cr 21 Jan 2021 23:33 Nagpur: Finally addressing a decade-old issue, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated tenders for wildlife underpasses on NH-6 (NH-53) in the dense forest patches left out between Sakoli and Deori in Bhandara and Gondia districts. The …
- NMC’s on-spot ‘tweak’ gets overwhelming response 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: By 1pm on Thursday, those manning Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Covid inoculation centre, being operated from the first floor of Pachpaoli Women’s Hospital, were expecting it would be just another day with not more than one beneficiary at a time …
- New refrigerators land in city for vaccine storage 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: 20 new ice-land refrigerators (ILRs) reached Nagpur on Thursday. They will be used for the storage of Covid-19 vaccines in the later phases of the vaccination drive. Sent by the health department of the state government, the ILRs were unloaded at …
- HC turns down ‘false complaint’ under Atrocities Act 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: Coming to the rescue of a citizen, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court quashed a police complaint against him under the Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the ‘Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989’, and Section 506 of the …
- Jail guard caught with ganja in socks 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: A jail guard, Mangesh Solanki, was on Thursday caught with marijuana stashed in his left socks while entering at the central prison for duty. He was booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. It is learnt that Solanki was …
- 23-yr-old defies goon’s threat, files rape complaint 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: A 23-year-old rape survivor says she is ready to face a bullet for justice but wants to see the alleged rapists behind the bars. She was allegedly exploited for six hours by the accused, Junaid Khan, having several offences including murder against …
- In a first, RSS’s triennial meet to be held out of Nagpur 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: For the first time in the Hindutva fountainhead’s history, the RSS’s triennial conference — Pratinidhi Sabha — in which decision to change or retain the sarkaryavaha (general secretary), who holds the position of second in command in the …
- Power bill defaulters set to lose connections 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: Faced with alarming increase in arrears, MSEDCL head office has directed the discom field officers to cut the power connection of defaulters. So far it had not been severe with those not paying bills in view of the Covid pandemic. A MSEDCL …
- Relief for farmers as tur rates touch MSP in open market 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: Finally, rates of tur, one of the major crops grown by the region’s farmers, have touched the minimum support price (MSP) in the open market. For last two years, the rates during harvests had fallen below the MSP level. The tur crop now being …
- Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK 21 Jan 2021 19:26 IMAGE: Robin Uthappa had scored just 196 runs in 12 matches in the last IPL in UAE. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Veteran India batsman Robin Uthappa has been traded to Chennai Super Kings in an all-cash deal, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals said on Thursday. …
- IPL 2021: Robin Uthappa traded to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in an all-cash deal 21 Jan 2021 19:08 A day after the 8 IPL teams retained and released players for the upcoming edition, 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals traded their opener Robin Uthappa in an all-cash deal. The 35-year-old was picked by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2020 auction for Rs 3 crore …
- Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal 21 Jan 2021 16:52 News 'When the offer came from CSK, we thought it was a good opportunity for all parties involved,' Royals' CEO said on Thursday The Rajasthan Royals have traded India batsman Robin Uthappa to the Chennai Super Kings in an all-cash deal. The …
- Before inauguration, Gorewada Zoo renamed as Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park 21 Jan 2021 09:23 In the two years between its formal announcement and inauguration, the Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur has been renamed as the Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park. The park will be inaugurated on January 26 by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav …
- Maharashtra bird deaths: Toll stands at 12,752 21 Jan 2021 09:21 WITH 4,479 bird deaths recorded in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 12,752 in the past 12 days. Of the total, 4,351 poultry birds were found dead across the state, the highest toll in a day since January 8. Of them, around 3,700 poultry birds …
- Coronavirus | Need not fear COVID-19 inoculation: Maharashtra Health Minister 21 Jan 2021 05:36 Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said while the 54% vaccination turnout across Maharashtra on Tuesday was not up to the mark, it was not particularly unsatisfactory. He clarified that there was a technical problem with the Co-WIN app, which was …
- AAI lines up concessions to attract aircraft repair firms to its airports 21 Jan 2021 04:54 Government-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to abolish royalty and offer steep discounts in lease rent to encourage maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) units to set up facilities at its airports. Around 85 per cent of the $1.4 billion …
- Bhandara hospital fire: Probe votes for engineers over PWD for hospitals’ upkeep 21 Jan 2021 04:06 A detailed inquiry report into the Bhandara hospital fire that killed 10 newborns on January 9 has suggested that trained engineers should be employed at government hospitals that at present rely on the public works department (PWD) for maintenance works. …
- Govt hospitals not following fire norms, no fresh audit: NMC fire dept 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s fire and emergency services department has refused to conduct a fresh fire safety audit of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH). Instead …
- NMC move to audit pvt hospital bills challenged in HC 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Hospitals’ Association here has once again moved the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court objecting to Maharashtra government and civic body’s decision to audit accounts of the private entities terming it as “intrusion of fundamental rights”. Through …
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- State plays safe on Centre’s ‘70 deg C for 3 secs formula’ 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: A communication to the state’s animal husbandry department from the Centre mentions that heating poultry meat or eggs for just three seconds at 70 degrees Celsius is enough to kill the avian flu virus. This has gone to the departments in other …
- 2 new trains on upgraded Jabalpur-Gondia section 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Seventeen days after the first train rolled out on the upgraded Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat-Gondia route, the Railway Board has approved two more trains on the same route. They will prove beneficial to passengers travelling to Nagpur and Chandrapur. …
- Nagpur’s Gorewada Zoo renamed as Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park 20 Jan 2021 10:41 The Maharashtra government renamed Nagpur’s Gorewada International Zoo as Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park on Monday. The zoological park, spread over 1,900 hectares, will be inaugurated on January 26 by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Confirming the …
- International Zoological Park in Nagpur to be renamed 20 Jan 2021 07:22 Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has renamed Gorewada International Zoo here as 'Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park'. The zoological park will come up on nearly 2,000 hectares forest …
- For better ties: Nagpur’s Bidens will raise a toast 20 Jan 2021 03:55
- Nagpur Zoo named after Bal Thackeray 19 Jan 2021 12:04
- After 5 hours, only 124 jabbed in Nagpur 19 Jan 2021 11:40 Nagpur: After a break of two days, Covid-19 vaccination for health care workers resumed at five centres in the city on Tuesday. After five hours only 124 had been vaccinated. At 2.30pm, 14 had got the jab at Pachpaoli Hospital, 40 at IGGMCH, 17 at Daga …
- Nagpur: Girl’s in-laws hack man to death for ‘sexually exploiting’ married daughter 19 Jan 2021 06:14
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- Nagpur slips to no. 44 in Smart City rankings 18 Jan 2021 00:17
- Garbage crisis in half of Nagpur mounts 18 Jan 2021 00:17
- At protest against farm laws in Nagpur, Balasaheb Thorat slams Narendra Modi 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Maharashtra Congress President and Cabinet Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has become a “slave” of the “big capitalists”. Thorat was addressing a gathering of Congress workers and farmers in front of …
- Upbeat, jubilant mood in Nagpur ahead of Covid vaccination drive 16 Jan 2021 09:22
- Debt ridden businessman fakes his own kidnapping, found hiding in Nagpur 16 Jan 2021 05:37 A 48-year-old Varanasi-based garment merchant, who had incurred major losses during the Covid-19 pandemic, staged his own kidnapping and went into hiding in Nagpur. The Bhoiwada police said that Ambaresh Asthana called his brother-in-law over the phone …
- Rs750cr spent on road safety in Nagpur dist: Mahatme 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: Rajya Sabha member from city Dr Vikas Mahatme, who is also a member of Parliament Road Safety Committee (MPRSC) on Friday said Rs750 crore have been spent in Nagpur district to rectify 66 accident-prone spots. “The amount has been spent for not …
- Nagpur reports nearly 60% of Vidarbha’s cases on Wed 13 Jan 2021 23:12
- Guv Koshyari to attend temple donation drive in Nagpur on Jan 15 13 Jan 2021 23:12
- Nagpur: Nylon manja users on police, civic body radar 13 Jan 2021 13:24
- Pigeon deaths in Nagpur raise concern in Mumbai 13 Jan 2021 09:41
- IIM Nagpur Joins CFA Institute University Affiliation Program 13 Jan 2021 06:02 NAGPUR: The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur has become the youngest IIM to be accepted into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program, where it joins the ranks of first-generation IIMs. With this affiliation, the total number of IIMs under the …
- Nagpur coaching institutes demand reopening like Pune 13 Jan 2021 02:02
- Nagpur: 265 poultry birds, eight peacocks found dead 12 Jan 2021 07:35
- Nagpur alone accounts for 58% of under-treatment patients in Vidarbha 12 Jan 2021 07:35
- Anil Hirekhan as new registrar caught Nagpur University by surprise 12 Jan 2021 07:35
- Govt cancels mega amphitheatre planned on Nagpur varsity land 12 Jan 2021 00:07
- 65% Nagpur struggles with alternate day, low pressure water supply 12 Jan 2021 00:07
- BJP’s Chimur MLA booked for cheating in 2 cases in Nagpur 11 Jan 2021 00:43
- Over 750 buildings, including 58 hospitals, unsafe: Nagpur fire dept 10 Jan 2021 11:35
- Nagpur man’s body found in Damodar 10 Jan 2021 07:06
- India vs Australia: Marnus Labuschagne registers identical scores as Michael Clarke’s 2004 Nagpur Test numbers 10 Jan 2021 06:12 Australia's number 3 Marnus Labuschagne in no time has become one of the best batsmen going around in the world. The right-hand batsman is averaging 58.81 from his 16 Test matches. It would not be wrong to say that currently, he is Australia's …
- After Bhandara hospital fire, Covid patient shifted to GMCH Nagpur dies: Relative 09 Jan 2021 08:16
- Nagpur: Man dies during sex as rope tied around neck turns 'noose' 08 Jan 2021 19:34 Representative imageNAGPUR: A 30-year-old man died in Nagpur on Friday apparently due to suffocation after a rope tied around his neck during sex with a woman proved fatal for him, police said. The incident took place at a lodge in Khaparkheda area of the …
- Nagpur: 45-year-old woman found dead in fire at car accessory shop 07 Jan 2021 21:07 A 45-YEAR-OLD woman died in a fire at a building in Chhaoni locality of the city on Thursday. According to the authorities, the incident took place in a shop selling car accessories on the ground floor of a three-storey building at Tailor Galli around 11. …
- Nagpur: Day-long snag makes 30,000 BSNL phones go silent 07 Jan 2021 12:04
- Boy chasing kite mowed down by train in Nagpur 07 Jan 2021 10:58 Image Source : FILE Boy chasing kite mowed down by train in Nagpur A 12-year-old boy has been mowed down by a train in Koradi area of Nagpur in Maharashtra while he was chasing a kite, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday noon when …
- After NIV, genome sequencers coming soon at GMCH Nagpur 07 Jan 2021 00:07
- Just 2 deaths in Amravati division, only Nagpur district sees above 60 cases 07 Jan 2021 00:07
- Nagpur: Cops check vehicle for weapons, recover 28kg ganja 06 Jan 2021 09:27
- Nasal Covaxin trials in Nagpur soon 06 Jan 2021 06:38 Nagpur: After Covishield and Covaxin — both already tried in Nagpur — received emergency use approval from the government; now the city is all set to host trial for nasal variant of the Covaxin made by Bharat Biotech. The Indian vaccine maker has …
- Dayashankar Tiwari elected 54th mayor of Nagpur 06 Jan 2021 00:57
- BJP leader Dayashankar Tiwari elected new Nagpur Mayor 05 Jan 2021 21:30 SENIOR BJP leader and corporator Dayashankar Tiwari was elected the new Nagpur mayor on Tuesday. BJP leader Manisha Dhawade was elected his deputy in an one-sided contest. Tiwari defeated Ramesh Punekar of the Congress, who could poll only 27 votes against …
- Maharashtra: Dayashankar Tiwari elected mayor of Nagpur 05 Jan 2021 10:48
- Dayashankar Tiwari elected mayor of Nagpur 05 Jan 2021 10:37
- Nagpur: Virtual election to mayor, deputy mayor posts today 05 Jan 2021 07:57
- Nagpur man claims to have murdered brother, cops find no evidence 05 Jan 2021 07:57 Representative imageNAGPUR: Parmanand Yadav (45) had claimed to have throttled his elder brother Sevanand to death at their residence at Gawalipura in Sudamnagari on Sunday but police were left baffled as no such tell-tale signs or injuries were found on …
- 3-week state budget session in Nagpur if situation normal: Dy speaker 04 Jan 2021 23:50 Assembly deputy speaker Narhari Zirwad was in the city to attend the inaugural function of Maharashtra legislature’s secretariat office at Vidhan Bhavan on MondayNagpur: As the winter session of the state legislature could not be held in the city due to …
- After 9 months, schools reopen in Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune 04 Jan 2021 15:38 AURANGABAD/NAGPUR/PUNE: After remaining closed for over nine months due to the Covid-19 outbreak, schools reopened on Monday for students of select classes in Aurangabad, Nagpur and Pune cities of Maharashtra with all protocols and precautions in …
- Nagpur University finally starts exams for 5k external students 04 Jan 2021 04:56
- Nagpur: Three of a family killed after truck rams into autorickshaw 04 Jan 2021 04:56
- Cops take to tracking all 7,764 criminals in rural Nagpur 03 Jan 2021 23:45
- Nationalism not giving speeches from Nagpur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot 03 Jan 2021 19:45 By PTI JAIPUR: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday appeared to target the RSS and said the nationalism was about the welfare of farmers and not giving speeches from Nagpur. "If we talk about the welfare of farmers then it is real nationalism. It is …
- Nagpur: Hundreds of farmers leave for Delhi to join protest 03 Jan 2021 18:54 Jan 03, 2021, 10:03PM ISTSource: TNN & AgenciesFarmers from various parts of Maharashtra left for Delhi to participate in the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi. They would participate in the 'Ghera dalo Dera dalo Andolan' under the banner …
- Nationalism not giving speeches from Nagpur: Sachin Pilot 03 Jan 2021 18:00
- Nagpur: Three vehicles parked at house set on fire 03 Jan 2021 07:26 Vehicles set on fire in east Nagpur.NAGPUR: Unidentified person set three parked vehicles on fire at Uthkhana near Medical chowk in the wee hours of Sunday here. The residents of Uthkhana were left stunned after these four-wheelers were damaged by a …
- BR Andhare, whose research brought Nagpur’s forgotten history to fore, dies 03 Jan 2021 00:54
- 65% of Nagpur to get alternate day water supply for a month 02 Jan 2021 08:42
- Nagpur: Tigress, 2 cubs found dead 01 Jan 2021 23:05 A tigress and her two cubs were found dead in the Umed Paoni Karandla Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday. Officials suspect it to be a case of poisoning. “A tigress and her two cubs were found dead in the Karandala beat of the Karandala range of Umred Paoni …
- Alternate day water supply to 65% residents of Nagpur city 01 Jan 2021 18:03
- Alternate day water supply to 65% of Nagpur 01 Jan 2021 15:53
- Nagpur police conduct raid on New Year revellers 01 Jan 2021 03:47 Representative imageNAGPUR: A New Year bash party at an upmarket hotel at Ramdaspeth was raided by DCP (crime branch) Gajanan Rajmane in the wee hours of Friday. Around 62 people were rounded up during the action. As per police source, the hotel management …
- Dry run of Covid vaccination at 3 places in Nagpur district on January 2 01 Jan 2021 01:23
- Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna & Nagpur to hold vax drills 01 Jan 2021 01:21
- Vaccination dry run tomorrow in Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna, Nagpur 01 Jan 2021 01:21
- Play on Gajanan Maharaj aboard Nagpur Metro today 31 Dec 2020 23:03 Nagpur: ‘Celebration on Wheels’ of MahaMetro has become very popular among Nagpurians with many events taking place aboard Nagpur Metro. After a fashion show was held in a train, a play’s premiere will now be held in it on Friday. Radhika Creations and …
- Over 28,000 seats vacant even as Std XI admissions in Nagpur reach final stages 31 Dec 2020 08:51
- Brand Opus India announces winners 22 Jan 2021 03:25 Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 21(ANI/NewsVoir): Global Icon Awards - 2021 has been organised byThese Awards are going to be a small token of appreciation for the individuals who are pushing the boundaries to make an Honorable future of this …
- Maharashtra: Avian flu in poultry birds of 16 districts 21 Jan 2021 23:37 The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal, a nodal body for testing cases of bird flu, on Thursday confirmed that poultry birds (chicken) in 16 districts of Maharashtra have died due to Avian Influenza. Bird flu has been found in …
- HC turns down ‘false complaint’ under Atrocities Act 21 Jan 2021 23:32 Nagpur: Coming to the rescue of a citizen, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court quashed a police complaint against him under the Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the ‘Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989’, and Section 506 of the …
- Dead crow from Chanda, duck from Wardha test bird flu +ve 21 Jan 2021 23:32
- Maharashtra bird deaths: Toll stands at 12,752 21 Jan 2021 09:21 WITH 4,479 bird deaths recorded in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 12,752 in the past 12 days. Of the total, 4,351 poultry birds were found dead across the state, the highest toll in a day since January 8. Of them, around 3,700 poultry birds …
- Covid-19 cases under 100 in Vid’s 5 dists, no deaths in 3 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: Five districts in Nagpur division reported just 81 Covid cases while as many districts of Amravati division posted 180 cases on Wednesday. Nagpur district’s 353 fresh cases accounted for Vidarbha’s second lowest tally 614 of the month. So far, day’ …
- State plays safe on Centre’s ‘70 deg C for 3 secs formula’ 21 Jan 2021 00:48 Nagpur: A communication to the state’s animal husbandry department from the Centre mentions that heating poultry meat or eggs for just three seconds at 70 degrees Celsius is enough to kill the avian flu virus. This has gone to the departments in other …
- Vaccination Day 3: Walk-ins, rural push see Maharashtra turnout jump to 68% 21 Jan 2021 00:48 In the three days of vaccination since January 16, a total of 51,650 health workers have been vaccinatedMUMBAI: The third day of Covid-19 vaccination on Wednesday saw an impressive surge in the number of recipients in the state—68% as compared to 52% the …
- Maharashtra: 53 per cent of targeted recipients get COVID-19 vaccines amid glitches 20 Jan 2021 06:22 By PTI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said that 14,883 healthcare staffers, or 52.68 of the targeted beneficiaries for the day, were administered COVID-19 vaccine doses across 274 centres in the state as the inoculation drive resumed after …
- Saraswati pujan at award programme unacceptable to me: Marathi poet Yashwant Manohar 19 Jan 2021 05:37 Renowned poet Yashwant Manohar’s last-minute refusal to accept the “Jeevanvrati” award over the customary Saraswati pujan at the proposed programme has stirred up a controversy in Marathi literary circles. Manohar, who claims to be a rationalist and a non- …
- At 391 — Vid reports lowest daily Covid cases in 6 months 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Monday brought a major relief for Vidarbha region as all 11 districts together reported only 391 new cases of Covid-19. Before this, less than 391 cases were reported on July 28 last year — about six months ago. On the other hand, the number of …
- All parties claim max seats in Vid GP polls 19 Jan 2021 01:00 Nagpur: Taking advantage of the fact that gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, all the four major political parties of the state – Congress, NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena – claimed to have won maximum number of panchayats in Vidarbha. Over …
- MVA, BJP claim big gains in gram panchayat polls 18 Jan 2021 21:50 The ruling tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has claimed to have won in more than 80% of the 12,711 gram panchayats where elections were held on January 15. Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too has said that it emerged victorious in more than 6,000 …
- Several bulls injured in illegal Maharashtra event 18 Jan 2021 12:15 It’s learnt that the bulls were specially prepared for the event by injecting medicines and also after administering intoxicating substances through their feedNAGPUR: An illegal bull fighting event was organized near Kinhimohi village in Ashti taluka of …
- Maha panchayat poll results 2021 live updates 18 Jan 2021 10:20 The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats where polling is being held are as follows: Thane (158), Palghar (3), Raigad (88), Ratnagiri (479), Sindhudurg (70), Nashik (620), Dhule (218), Jalgaon (783), Ahmednagar (767), Nandurbar (86), …
- Nagpur’s cases, recoveries, deaths more than 9 districts put together 18 Jan 2021 00:17 Nagpur: Nagpur district’s day’s caseload, recoveries and Covid deaths were double than that collectively of nine districts of the Vidarbha even though the overall figures remained low on Sunday too. Thanks to no reporting of daily Covid numbers from Gondia …
- Bird flu: 983 more birds die in Maharashtra, state death toll soars to 5,151 17 Jan 2021 11:11 Image Source : ANI Bird flu: 983 more birds die in Maharashtra, state death toll soars to 5,151 Amidst a bird flu scare in some parts of the country, Maharashtra on Saturday reported deaths of 983 birds, taking the cumulative toll to 5,151 in the state. …
- At 69.3%, Vidarbha beats state in vaccinating health workers 17 Jan 2021 09:49 Vidarbha achieved the target of vaccinating 69.3 per cent of frontline workers, surpassing the state average of 63.5 per cent, on the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. Of targeted 5,600 people at total 56 centres across 11 …
- Many take vaccine shots in Wardha 16 Jan 2021 23:54 Wardha: The first phase of Covid-19 vaccination campaign was launched in the district on Saturday in the presence of MP Ramdas Tadas at the civil hospital. Dr Sunita Dixit, a paediatrician, was honoured to be the first beneficiary of vaccination. MP Tadas …
- Maharashtra's mini-general polls to test Uddhav Thackeray's MVA govt 16 Jan 2021 08:22 Image Source : PTI Voters show their identity cards as they wait for their turn to cast their votes for Gram Panchayat election, at Varunji village in Karad. A mini-general election at the grassroots level was completed without major incidents in 14,234 …
- 10k recoveries, 11k Covid-19 cases in first half of January 16 Jan 2021 01:18 Nagpur: The first fortnight of the New Year has seen 11,588 new Covid-19 cases while 10,593 patients recovered from Vidarbha region in January. For the second day in a row, on Friday, the number of recovered patients was more than the number of new cases. …
- In first lot, only 83k healthcare staff of Vid to get Covishield shots 15 Jan 2021 12:10 Nagpur: Vidarbha has received Covid-19 vaccine doses for only 82,800 (51.94%) health care workers as against 1,59,427 who have registered for phase-I of the vaccination programme to be launched on Saturday at 56 centres in 11 districts of the region. …
- Polling under way for GP elections in Maharashtra 15 Jan 2021 06:07 Image used for representational purposeMUMBAI: Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on Friday morning, an official said. The polls, being held with Covid-19 protocols …
- Bird deaths now in Raigad, toll rises to 3,378 in 24 districts 15 Jan 2021 03:07 The number of districts that recorded unexplained bird deaths in Maharashtra increased to 24 on Thursday, with Raigad recording three poultry birds deaths that may be linked to Avian Influenza or bird flu. The number of dead birds in the state since …
- Polls for 3,857 GPs in Vidarbha today, results on Jan 18 14 Jan 2021 23:37 Nagpur: Elections for 3,857 gram panchayats in Vidarbha will take place on January 15. The elections are taking place all over the state. Counting will be held on January 18. Gram panchayat elections are not contested on party symbols, but leaders of all …
- No mitigation steps in Bor corridor, deer dies in road hit 14 Jan 2021 23:36 The deer was killed by a speeding vehicle near KelzarNagpur: It is a double whammy of sorts for wildlife and the environment on Butibori-Yavatmal NH-361. Neither has the 1.25 lakh saplings planted by National Highways Authority India (NHAI) survived — …
- 1.84L Covid vaccines arrive in Vidarbha 14 Jan 2021 05:19 A truck carrying vaccines for districts of Nagpur division arrived at Mata Kacheri in Nagpur on Thursday at 2.30 amNagpur: 1.84 lakh Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vidarbha on Wednesday and Thursday. The number of vaccines arrived are more than the number of …
- 13-member panel to evaluate liquor ban in Chandrapur 13 Jan 2021 23:12 Chandrapur/Mumbai: The state government has finally agreed to examine the issue of liquor ban in Chandrapur district and instituted a 13-member committee for the purpose. The erstwhile BJP government had banned sale and consumption of liquor in …
- Parrots and peacocks negative, but deaths continue 13 Jan 2021 23:12 dddNagpur: Amid cases of dying birds coming up from different parts of the region, there is some good news too. Samples of the parrots, pigeons and peacocks found dead in Nagpur and Yavatmal districts, respectively, have been found to be bird flu negative. …
- India’s quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt 11 Jan 2021 07:32 NEW DELHI — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country’s most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also …
- High drama over felling of full-grown trees near Bapu Kuti 11 Jan 2021 00:43 TreesNagpur: The truce between Wardha Vruksha Bachao Samiti (WVBS) and the public works department was broken after two months when a JCB machine was deployed by the contractor to fell over 30 years old neem and shirish trees near Bapu Kuti on Wardha- …
- Vid sees 21 Covid deaths in a day, highest in 30 days 11 Jan 2021 00:43 Nagpur: Daily Covid casualties had come down for almost a month, which was a relieving factor. But, the number of casualties has seen constant rise since the beginning of year 2021. On January 10, total 21 deaths were reported in Vidarbha, highest in the …
- More cases, less recoveries for 9th day in a row in region 10 Jan 2021 02:33 Nagpur: The first nine days of the New Year have seen 7,129 Covid-19 cases in Vidarbha as against 6,024 recoveries. The number of new cases has been more than recoveries constantly during January so far. Due to this, the number of patients under treatment …
- Rockefeller Foundation recognizes Top 10 Visionaries transforming Future of Food Systems across 8 countries 09 Jan 2021 02:43 AHEAD of the first ever United Nations’ Food Systems Summit, the Food System Vision Prize announced its top 10 “Visionaries” who offer solutions to complex food system challenges across six categories: environment, diets, economics, culture, technology, …
- Dry run prepares Vid dist admins for Covid vax drive 09 Jan 2021 01:51 ddddNagpur: The Covid vaccination dry run in Vidarbha to assess preparedness of the respective local administrations was successful on Friday as the mock drill passed on without any glitches. Deputy director of health services for Nagpur division Dr Sanjay …
- Wardha admin tests emergency preparedness during dry run 08 Jan 2021 16:15
- Covid vaccination dry run at 4 places in Wardha district tomorrow 07 Jan 2021 18:07
- Rain, thunder and lightning over Pune on January 8: IMD 05 Jan 2021 19:02 Pune and its surrounding areas will experience light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning on January 8, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune. Cloudy and overcast sky conditions, which have been prevailing since the …
- Nithia Capital-CarVal Investors acquire 2 Uttam Value steel companies 05 Jan 2021 17:43 Alternative asset managers Nithia Capital and CarVal Investors have acquired the distressed steel plants of Uttam Galva Metallics Ltd(UGML) and Uttam Value Steel Ltd (UVSL) through their Singapore-based Joint Venture Holding Company, Wardha Steel Holdings …
- Nithia Capital and CarVal Investors complete acquisition of stressed assets of Uttam Group for ₹2,000 crore 05 Jan 2021 13:26 Mumbai: UK-based stressed asset management companies, Nithia Capital and CarVal Investors, announced Tuesday that they have completed the acquisition of Uttam Galva Metallics Limited (UGML) & Uttam Value Steel Limited (UVSL) for a total purchase …
- Nithia Capital, CarVal Investors close deal to buy two Uttam Steel group companies 05 Jan 2021 11:46 More than two years after they first placed their bid, alternative asset manager Nithia Capital and US-based hedge fund CarVal Investors have completed the acquisition of Uttam Galva Metallics and Uttam Value Steels for ₹2,000 crore. The deal was executed …
- Nithia Capital, CarVal Investors complete acquisition of two Uttam Group firms 05 Jan 2021 10:35 Nithia Capital, a UK-based alternative investment manager that specializes in transforming under-performing acquired facilities into financially healthy business, and CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment manager focused on distressed and …
- More cases than recoveries for 3rd day in a row 03 Jan 2021 23:45 Nagpur: Vidarbha region reported more new cases of Covid-19 than the number of patients recovered in a day for the third consecutive day on Sunday. While 774 new cases were reported, 660 patients recovered in a day. This has increased the number of …
- Govt’s cotton purchase saving grace for farmers 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Nagpur: Once again government intervention has helped farmers in Vidarbha. The procurement by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) at minimum support price (MSP) in 2020 was three times as compared to the same period in the previous year. There are signs of …
- Covid-19 relief continues in New Year in Vidarbha 02 Jan 2021 00:54 Nagpur: The first day of the New Year reported 784 new cases of Covid-19 while 732 patients recovered on Friday. Total 13 deaths, including 10 in Nagpur district alone, were recorded. Overall, the relief factor in December continued in the New Year too. …
- After 2 decades, NU clears Inst of Science’s autonomy proposal 02 Jan 2021 00:53 Nagpur: After efforts spanning over two decades, the Government Institute of Science here may get to realize its dream of attaining autonomy from the next academic session (2021-22). The Nagpur University’s Management Council (MC) has granted its approval …