Maharashtra: Schools to remain shut in Latur for two days amid rain warning
In light of the forecast for rainfall and possibility of floods, the administration has declared a two-day holiday for all schools in Maharashtra's Latur district, an official said on Thursday. Schools will remain shut for Classes 1 to 12 on Friday and Saturday due to the forecast of rains by the weather department, Chief Executive Officer Abhinav Goyal said. (PTI)

Maharashtra: Schools to remain shut in Latur for two days amid rain warning
In light of the forecast for rainfall and possibility of floods, the administration has declared a two-day holiday for all schools in Maharashtra's Latur district, an official said on Thursday. Schools will remain shut for Classes 1 to 12 on Friday and Saturday due to the forecast of rains by the weather department, Chief Executive Officer Abhinav Goyal said. (PTI)

Tansa dam that supplies drinking water to Mumbai is full Tansa dam, which is one of the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai, is now full owing to good rainfall in the catchment area over the past few days, an official said on Thursday. Palghar district collector Manik Gursal said this in a statement while also warned the people living downstream to exercise caution in view of the development. (PTI)

Tansa dam that supplies drinking water to Mumbai is fullTansa dam, which is one of the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai, is now full owing to good rainfall in the catchment area over the past few days, an official said on Thursday. Palghar district collector Manik Gursal said this in a statement while also warned the people living downstream to exercise caution in view of the development. (PTI)

Maharashtra records 2,229 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths
Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,229 fresh coronavirus cases, a drop of nearly 350, and four more deaths linked to the infection, down from 10 fatalities a day ago, the state health department said. (PTI)

Maharashtra records 2,229 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths
Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,229 fresh coronavirus cases, a drop of nearly 350, and four more deaths linked to the infection, down from 10 fatalities a day ago, the state health department said. (PTI)

Maharashtra: Traffic hit on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway due to rains in Palghar
The movement of vehicles on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was affected due to heavy rains and rivers in spate in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, officials said. Waterlogging was witnessed on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Navsari and other parts of Gujarat, which has slowed the movement of vehicles, Palghar district collector Dr Manik Gursal said. (PTI)

Maharashtra: Traffic hit on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway due to rains in Palghar
The movement of vehicles on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was affected due to heavy rains and rivers in spate in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, officials said. Waterlogging was witnessed on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Navsari and other parts of Gujarat, which has slowed the movement of vehicles, Palghar district collector Dr Manik Gursal said. (PTI)

Illegal hoardings cannot come up without encouragement by political leaders, says HC
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that without the encouragement of political leaders no one would be putting up hoardings, many of which are illegal. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik noted that at least one leader should say that they don't want these hoardings. It also asked the authorities to "nip the problem in the bud" by not allowing such hoardings be put up in the first place. (PTI)

Illegal hoardings cannot come up without encouragement by political leaders, says HC
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that without the encouragement of political leaders no one would be putting up hoardings, many of which are illegal. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik noted that at least one leader should say that they don't want these hoardings. It also asked the authorities to "nip the problem in the bud" by not allowing such hoardings be put up in the first place. (PTI)

Intermittent rains in Mumbai; traffic snarls in some areas
Intermittent rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, affecting road traffic in some areas of the city. The weather observatories in Santacruz (western suburb) and Colaba (south Mumbai) recorded 95.2 mm and 62.6 mm of rainfall respectively in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. (PTI)

Intermittent rains in Mumbai; traffic snarls in some areas
Intermittent rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, affecting road traffic in some areas of the city. The weather observatories in Santacruz (western suburb) and Colaba (south Mumbai) recorded 95.2 mm and 62.6 mm of rainfall respectively in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. (PTI)

Maharashtra: Building collapses in Amravati; none hurt
A ground-plus-one floor commercial building collapsed in Maharashtra's Amravati city on Thursday, a civic official said. There was no report of any casualty, he said. The building, which was about 20 years old, crashed at around 12.30 pm in the Gandhi Chowk area of the city, located nearly 150 km from Nagpur, an official from the Amravati Municipal Corporation said. (PTI)

Maharashtra: Building collapses in Amravati; none hurt
A ground-plus-one floor commercial building collapsed in Maharashtra's Amravati city on Thursday, a civic official said. There was no report of any casualty, he said. The building, which was about 20 years old, crashed at around 12.30 pm in the Gandhi Chowk area of the city, located nearly 150 km from Nagpur, an official from the Amravati Municipal Corporation said. (PTI)

Can't allow unauthorised buildings to take even one innocent life, says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it will not allow unauthorised buildings to take the life of even one "innocent person", while taking a serious note of the dangers posed by such structures. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed by three residents from neighbouring Thane, who had sought the demolition of nine unauthorised buildings in Mumbra that were being inhabited by several families, to avoid any untoward incident or loss of life. (PTI)

Can't allow unauthorised buildings to take even one innocent life, says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it will not allow unauthorised buildings to take the life of even one "innocent person", while taking a serious note of the dangers posed by such structures. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed by three residents from neighbouring Thane, who had sought the demolition of nine unauthorised buildings in Mumbra that were being inhabited by several families, to avoid any untoward incident or loss of life. (PTI)

Maha CM Eknath Shinde restores Emergency pension scheme scrapped by Uddhav Thackeray govt
The Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde on Thursday restored the pension scheme meant for those political activists who were imprisoned during the Emergency imposed in 1975. The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020.

Maha CM Eknath Shinde restores Emergency pension scheme scrapped by Uddhav Thackeray govt
The Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde on Thursday restored the pension scheme meant for those political activists who were imprisoned during the Emergency imposed in 1975. The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020.

Maharashtra: Two pilgrims killed, 13 injured after bus rams into stationary truck
Two persons died and 13 sustained minor injuries when the bus they were travelling in hit a stationary truck in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Thursday, police officials told PTI.

Maharashtra: Two pilgrims killed, 13 injured after bus rams into stationary truck
Two persons died and 13 sustained minor injuries when the bus they were travelling in hit a stationary truck in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Thursday, police officials told PTI.

Maharashtra govt cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde announced on Thursday that value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-govt-cuts-vat-on-petrol-diesel-by-rs-5-and-rs-3-per-litre-respectively-cm-eknath-shinde-23235906" rel="none">Read more.</a>

Maharashtra govt cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde announced on Thursday that value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively. Read more.

Woman injured in Thane house collapse after heavy rains
A 50-year-old woman was injured when a portion of her house collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district after heavy showers on Thursday morning, civic officials told PTI. The incident took place around 5.30 am at a chawl (tenement) in Rashid Compound of Mumbra township, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said.

Woman injured in Thane house collapse after heavy rains
A 50-year-old woman was injured when a portion of her house collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district after heavy showers on Thursday morning, civic officials told PTI. The incident took place around 5.30 am at a chawl (tenement) in Rashid Compound of Mumbra township, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said.

Maharashtra: Water-logging in various residential neighbourhoods of Chandrapur town&nbsp;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Maharashtra: Water-logging in various residential neighbourhoods of Chandrapur town after water was released from Irai dam in the district in the wake of incessant rainfall <a href="https://t.co/XUNG9kPCWV">pic.twitter.com/XUNG9kPCWV</a>
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Maharashtra: Water-logging in various residential neighbourhoods of Chandrapur town&nbsp;

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Water-logging in various residential neighbourhoods of Chandrapur town after water was released from Irai dam in the district in the wake of incessant rainfall pic.twitter.com/XUNG9kPCWV
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022


Maharashtra cabinet meeting underway
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Maharashtra cabinet meeting begins in the presence of CM Eknath Shinde &amp; Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis along with several officials. Discussions may include the consequences of monsoon rains &amp; Sarpanch elections
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Maharashtra cabinet meeting underway

Maharashtra cabinet meeting begins in the presence of CM Eknath Shinde &amp; Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis along with several officials.Discussions may include the consequences of monsoon rains &amp; Sarpanch elections
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022


Traffic Update:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MTPTrafficUpdates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#MTPTrafficUpdates</a> वाहतूक कोंडीमुळे आकुर्ली उड्डाणपूल येथील वाहतुकीची गती मंदावली आहे. Due to the bottleneck lane, vehicular movement is slow at Akurli Bridge.
&mdash; Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) <a href="https://twitter.com/MTPHereToHelp/status/1547432790517780486?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MTPTrafficUpdates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#MTPTrafficUpdates</a> खराब रस्त्यामुळे मानखुर्द रेल्वे स्थानक येथील वाहतुकीची गती मंदावली आहे. Due to bad roads, vehicular movement is slow at Mankhurd Railway Station.
&mdash; Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) <a href="https://twitter.com/MTPHereToHelp/status/1547432561840132096?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Traffic Update:

#MTPTrafficUpdatesवाहतूक कोंडीमुळे आकुर्ली उड्डाणपूल येथील वाहतुकीची गती मंदावली आहे.Due to the bottleneck lane, vehicular movement is slow at Akurli Bridge.
&mdash; Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) July 14, 2022


#MTPTrafficUpdatesखराब रस्त्यामुळे मानखुर्द रेल्वे स्थानक येथील वाहतुकीची गती मंदावली आहे.Due to bad roads, vehicular movement is slow at Mankhurd Railway Station.
&mdash; Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) July 14, 2022


Rainfall update:
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14 Jul, Mumbai in last 24 hrs wde spread heavy spells with very intense spells in morning yesterday. Thane Kalyan areas recorded heavy to very heavy at isolated places. ☔☔☔ <a href="https://t.co/Jfyz1eP5Rd">pic.twitter.com/Jfyz1eP5Rd</a>
&mdash; K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hosalikar_KS/status/1547429551713558529?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Rainfall update:

14 Jul, Mumbai in last 24 hrs wde spread heavy spells with very intense spells in morning yesterday. Thane Kalyan areas recorded heavy to very heavy at isolated places.☔☔☔ pic.twitter.com/Jfyz1eP5Rd
&mdash; K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) July 14, 2022


BMC warns of 4.82-metre high tide at 12.33 pm
A high tide of 4.82 metre is expected at 12.33 pm in Mumbai today. Also, a low tide of 1.53 metre is likely to occur at 4.43 pm today.

BMC warns of 4.82-metre high tide at 12.33 pm
A high tide of 4.82 metre is expected at 12.33 pm in Mumbai today. Also, a low tide of 1.53 metre is likely to occur at 4.43 pm today.

15 people were rescued by SDRF team in Tumsar in Bhandara district
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Maharashtra | 15 people were rescued by SDRF team in Tumsar in Bhandara district, today. They were stuck in a temple due to a flood-like situation there <a href="https://t.co/w9qSferX1P">pic.twitter.com/w9qSferX1P</a>
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15 people were rescued by SDRF team in Tumsar in Bhandara district

Maharashtra | 15 people were rescued by SDRF team in Tumsar in Bhandara district, today. They were stuck in a temple due to a flood-like situation there pic.twitter.com/w9qSferX1P
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022


Trains are running normally: Western Railway amid rainfall
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WR's Monsoon Update (08.30 hrs) <a href="https://t.co/Rqidwk4LYf">pic.twitter.com/Rqidwk4LYf</a>
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Trains are running normally: Western Railway amid rainfall

WR's Monsoon Update (08.30 hrs) pic.twitter.com/Rqidwk4LYf
&mdash; Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 14, 2022


Central Railway Update:
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CR monsoon update at 07.00 hrs on 14.7.2022. <a href="https://t.co/unjGdcD3PR">pic.twitter.com/unjGdcD3PR</a>
&mdash; Central Railway (@Central_Railway) <a href="https://twitter.com/Central_Railway/status/1547392989298921472?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Central Railway Update:

CR monsoon update at 07.00 hrs on 14.7.2022. pic.twitter.com/unjGdcD3PR
&mdash; Central Railway (@Central_Railway) July 14, 2022


Ten workers, who were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar, successfully rescued: NDRF
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Maharashtra | Ten workers of GR infrastructure were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar on July 13. NDRF team, upon receiving requisition from Palghar Tehsildar, moved for rescue ops &amp; kept constant vigil throughout night; all 10 workers successfully rescued from the site: NDRF <a href="https://t.co/CtrrRuNTeS">pic.twitter.com/CtrrRuNTeS</a>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1547414704045572097?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Ten workers, who were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar, successfully rescued: NDRF

Maharashtra | Ten workers of GR infrastructure were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar on July 13. NDRF team, upon receiving requisition from Palghar Tehsildar, moved for rescue ops &amp; kept constant vigil throughout night; all 10 workers successfully rescued from the site: NDRF pic.twitter.com/CtrrRuNTeS
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022


Mumbai weather update: Moderate rains with possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, says BMC
Moderate to heavy rain in city and suburbs. Possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. Occasional strong winds reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 60 kmph very likely, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Mumbai weather update: Moderate rains with possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, says BMC
Moderate to heavy rain in city and suburbs. Possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. Occasional strong winds reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 60 kmph very likely, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Mumbai top cop meets civic commissioner in view of heavy rains
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar on Wednesday met civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal and both have understood to &nbsp;discuss the situation arising out of heavy showers in the metropolis. (PTI)

Mumbai top cop meets civic commissioner in view of heavy rains
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar on Wednesday met civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal and both have understood to &nbsp;discuss the situation arising out of heavy showers in the metropolis. (PTI)

Thane district admin declares holiday for school students up to Class 12
The Thane district administration has declared a holiday on Thursday and Friday for school students up to HSC (Class 12).

Thane district admin declares holiday for school students up to Class 12
The Thane district administration has declared a holiday on Thursday and Friday for school students up to HSC (Class 12).

Four more die in rain-related incidents in Thane district; 856 people evacuated
With the death of four more persons in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday, the toll since June 1 has gone up to 12, while more than 850 people have been moved to safer places from low-lying areas flooded due to incessant showers in the last two days, an official told PTI.

Four more die in rain-related incidents in Thane district; 856 people evacuated
With the death of four more persons in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday, the toll since June 1 has gone up to 12, while more than 850 people have been moved to safer places from low-lying areas flooded due to incessant showers in the last two days, an official told PTI.

13 workers stranded in swollen river in Maharashtra
Amid heavy showers, 13 workers were stranded in the swollen Vaitarna river at Bahadoli in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday and efforts were on to rescue them, an official told PTI.

13 workers stranded in swollen river in Maharashtra
Amid heavy showers, 13 workers were stranded in the swollen Vaitarna river at Bahadoli in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday and efforts were on to rescue them, an official told PTI.

The movement of vehicles on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was affected due to heavy rains and rivers in spate in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, officials said. Waterlogging was witnessed on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Navsari and other parts of Gujarat, which has slowed the movement of vehicles
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