Maharashtra on Friday recorded three COVID-19 cases, which took the state`s tally to 81,37,103, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,421, a health official said. The recovery count increased by 16 to touch 79,88,601, leaving the state with an active caseload of 81, he said. As per official data, the state`s recovery rate is 98.17 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.82 per cent. So far, 8,62,21,270 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, including 5,842 in the last 24 hours. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Friday recorded three COVID-19 cases, which took the state`s tally to 81,37,103, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,421, a health official said. The recovery count increased by 16 to touch 79,88,601, leaving the state with an active caseload of 81, he said. As per official data, the state`s recovery rate is 98.17 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.82 per cent. So far, 8,62,21,270 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, including 5,842 in the last 24 hours. (PTI)

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar on Friday got a death threat through a letter that was received at his office in suburban Bandra, a police official said. The letter, written in indecent, intemperate language, was posted by an unidentified person, who asked the BJP MLA to keep quiet and not talk much or else he and and his kin would have bear the consequences, the official said. (PTI)

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar on Friday got a death threat through a letter that was received at his office in suburban Bandra, a police official said. The letter, written in indecent, intemperate language, was posted by an unidentified person, who asked the BJP MLA to keep quiet and not talk much or else he and and his kin would have bear the consequences, the official said. (PTI)

Former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Friday batted for Sanskrit as the country`s official language, including for use in courts, and said even the architect of the Constitution and eminent jurist BR Ambedkar had proposed it as per media reports from 1949. He said Hindi and English are used as official languages in governance and courts as per law, while every chief justice receives representations seeking nod to introduce respective regional languages, which is now a reality in the district level judiciary and some high courts. Bobde was speaking at the Akhil Bhartiya Chhatra Sammellan organised by Sanskrit Bharti. (PTI)

Former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Friday batted for Sanskrit as the country`s official language, including for use in courts, and said even the architect of the Constitution and eminent jurist BR Ambedkar had proposed it as per media reports from 1949. He said Hindi and English are used as official languages in governance and courts as per law, while every chief justice receives representations seeking nod to introduce respective regional languages, which is now a reality in the district level judiciary and some high courts. Bobde was speaking at the Akhil Bhartiya Chhatra Sammellan organised by Sanskrit Bharti. (PTI)

Some districts of Maharashtra`s Marathwada region might get showers over the next 48 hours and see a dip in winter temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius, an official said on Friday. The change in weather is due to easterlies and westerlies, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada University meteorologist KK Dakhore said. "Rainfall is likely in Aurangabad on Saturday, and in Jalna and Nanded on Sunday. The minimum temperatures in Marathwada region might dip by 2-3 degrees Celsius," he said. (PTI)

Some districts of Maharashtra`s Marathwada region might get showers over the next 48 hours and see a dip in winter temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius, an official said on Friday. The change in weather is due to easterlies and westerlies, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada University meteorologist KK Dakhore said. "Rainfall is likely in Aurangabad on Saturday, and in Jalna and Nanded on Sunday. The minimum temperatures in Marathwada region might dip by 2-3 degrees Celsius," he said. (PTI)

Man involved in 39 cases of sextortion nabbed from Ghatkopar by crime branch. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-man-involved-in-39-cases-of-sextortion-nabbed-from-ghatkopar-by-crime-branch-23267562" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

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Metro car shed: PIL in Bombay HC against BMC notice for removal of 177 trees: PTI

Metro car shed: PIL in Bombay HC against BMC notice for removal of 177 trees: PTI

Informers take enormous risks and the government`s approach should not discourage them from coming forward with information, the Bombay High Court said recently, directing the Centre to pay reward to the widow of a man who had tipped Customs officials about smuggled diamonds worth nearly Rs 90 lakh in 1991: PTI

Informers take enormous risks and the government`s approach should not discourage them from coming forward with information, the Bombay High Court said recently, directing the Centre to pay reward to the widow of a man who had tipped Customs officials about smuggled diamonds worth nearly Rs 90 lakh in 1991: PTI

The Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered a construction firm and its partner to pay Rs 30,000 compensation to 45 persons each, who bought flats in their scheme at Vasai in Maharashtra in 1986, for failing to execute sale deeds against the purchase of properties all these years.

The Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered a construction firm and its partner to pay Rs 30,000 compensation to 45 persons each, who bought flats in their scheme at Vasai in Maharashtra in 1986, for failing to execute sale deeds against the purchase of properties all these years.

No Jumbo Block on Western Railway on Sunday, January 29, 2023
There will be no Jumbo block on Sunday, 29th January, 2023 over Western Railway&rsquo;s Mumbai suburban section.

No Jumbo Block on Western Railway on Sunday, January 29, 2023
There will be no Jumbo block on Sunday, 29th January, 2023 over Western Railway&rsquo;s Mumbai suburban section.

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Maharashtra | Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban Dist Mangal Prabhat Lodha has ordered Suburban District Collector to remove the name Tipu Sultan given to a garden in Malad area The park was named during the MVA govt`s tenure and BJP had opposed this nomenclature <a href="https://t.co/1bedwQ1upo">pic.twitter.com/1bedwQ1upo</a>
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Maharashtra | Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban Dist Mangal Prabhat Lodha has ordered Suburban District Collector to remove the name Tipu Sultan given to a garden in Malad areaThe park was named during the MVA govt`s tenure and BJP had opposed this nomenclature pic.twitter.com/1bedwQ1upo
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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde watches Pariksha Pe Charcha with students at Kisan Nagar Municipal School No. 23 in Thane
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/&#37E0&#37A4&#37AA&#37E0&#37A4&#37B0&#37E0&#37A5&#3780&#37E0&#37A4&#3795&#37E0&#37A5&#378D&#37E0&#37A4&#37B7&#37E0&#37A4&#37BE_&#37E0&#37A4&#37AA&#37E0&#37A5&#3787_&#37E0&#37A4&#379A&#37E0&#37A4&#37B0&#37E0&#37A5&#378D&#37E0&#37A4&#379A&#37E0&#37A4&#37BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#परीक्षा_पे_चर्चा</a> या कार्यक्रमातून प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी यांचा विद्यार्थ्यांशी दिल्ली येथे थेट संवाद सुरु आहे. या कार्यक्रमासाठी मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे हे ठाण्यातील किसन नगर महापालिका शाळा क्र.२३ येथे विद्यार्थ्यांसह उपस्थित आहेत. <a href="https://t.co/GXqMG4sX2e">pic.twitter.com/GXqMG4sX2e</a>
&mdash; CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMOMaharashtra/status/1618858075280265216?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde watches Pariksha Pe Charcha with students at Kisan Nagar Municipal School No. 23 in Thane

#परीक्षा_पे_चर्चा या कार्यक्रमातून प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी यांचा विद्यार्थ्यांशी दिल्ली येथे थेट संवाद सुरु आहे. या कार्यक्रमासाठी मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे हे ठाण्यातील किसन नगर महापालिका शाळा क्र.२३ येथे विद्यार्थ्यांसह उपस्थित आहेत. pic.twitter.com/GXqMG4sX2e
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Parshuram Khune, a veteran `zadipatti` theatre artist from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra who has won the Padma Shri award, dedicated the honour to the lovers of the folk theatre form he is associated with. (PTI)

Parshuram Khune, a veteran `zadipatti` theatre artist from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra who has won the Padma Shri award, dedicated the honour to the lovers of the folk theatre form he is associated with. (PTI)

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IN PHOTOS: 37-year-old man died after commercial building collapses in Bhiwandi See Pics

Police on Thursday detained an ex-serviceman outside the state secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai where he had allegedly planned to set himself ablaze in connection with a case registered against him, an official said on Thursday. (PTI)

Police on Thursday detained an ex-serviceman outside the state secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai where he had allegedly planned to set himself ablaze in connection with a case registered against him, an official said on Thursday. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday inaugurated a medical camp in Maharashtra`s Thane city on the eve of the birth anniversary of late Anand Dighe, a hugely popular politician considered the mentor of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday inaugurated a medical camp in Maharashtra`s Thane city on the eve of the birth anniversary of late Anand Dighe, a hugely popular politician considered the mentor of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (PTI)

Mumbai Metro Project:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMRC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#MMRC</a> initiated in-situ plantation of fully grown trees along <a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiMetro3?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@MumbaiMetro3</a> corridor. 3000 grown trees of various native varieties will be replanted @ their original location. First 9 trees were planted at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEEPZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#SEEPZ</a> station &amp; will continue till all 3000 trees r planted. <a href="https://t.co/t2mLCXE4XW">https://t.co/t2mLCXE4XW</a>
&mdash; Ashwini Bhide (@AshwiniBhide) <a href="https://twitter.com/AshwiniBhide/status/1618554143270141956?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>

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#MMRC initiated in-situ plantation of fully grown trees along @MumbaiMetro3 corridor. 3000 grown trees of various native varieties will be replanted @ their original location. First 9 trees were planted at #SEEPZ station &amp; will continue till all 3000 trees r planted. https://t.co/t2mLCXE4XW
&mdash; Ashwini Bhide (@AshwiniBhide) January 26, 2023




Police have seized gutka, a banned substance, worth more than Rs 9 lakh in Palghar district of Maharashtra, and arrested a man in this connection, an official said on Friday. (PTI)

Police have seized gutka, a banned substance, worth more than Rs 9 lakh in Palghar district of Maharashtra, and arrested a man in this connection, an official said on Friday. (PTI)

Three persons have been arrested by the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police in Maharashtra in two separate cases of house break-ins, and recovered valuables worth more than Rs 5 lakh from them, an official said on Friday. (PTI)

Three persons have been arrested by the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police in Maharashtra in two separate cases of house break-ins, and recovered valuables worth more than Rs 5 lakh from them, an official said on Friday. (PTI)

The major fire that broke out in a multi-storey residential building at Dadar in central Mumbai was extinguished in the wee hours of Friday after more than seven hours of efforts, officials said. The blaze had erupted inside a closed flat on the 42nd floor of the 44-storey R A Residency building located opposite the Mumbai Marathi Grantha Sanghahalaya around 8.30 pm, they said. (PTI)

The major fire that broke out in a multi-storey residential building at Dadar in central Mumbai was extinguished in the wee hours of Friday after more than seven hours of efforts, officials said. The blaze had erupted inside a closed flat on the 42nd floor of the 44-storey R A Residency building located opposite the Mumbai Marathi Grantha Sanghahalaya around 8.30 pm, they said. (PTI)

A 37-year-old man died, while another one was rescued after a two-storey commercial building collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra`s Thane district in the wee hours of Friday, officials said. The incident occurred around 3.30 am in Khadipar locality of the town, they said. (PTI)

A 37-year-old man died, while another one was rescued after a two-storey commercial building collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra`s Thane district in the wee hours of Friday, officials said. The incident occurred around 3.30 am in Khadipar locality of the town, they said. (PTI)

A total of 189 inmates were released from various prisons in Maharashtra on the occasion of the Republic Day on Thursday, an official said. (PTI)

A total of 189 inmates were released from various prisons in Maharashtra on the occasion of the Republic Day on Thursday, an official said. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday inaugurated a medical camp in Maharashtra`s Thane city on the eve of the birth anniversary of late Anand Dighe, a hugely popular politician considered the mentor of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Dighe`s massive popularity made Thane one of the safest seats of the undivided Sena but Shinde`s rebellion last June led to a vast majority of the rank and file in the region moving to the latter`s Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday inaugurated a medical camp in Maharashtra`s Thane city on the eve of the birth anniversary of late Anand Dighe, a hugely popular politician considered the mentor of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Dighe`s massive popularity made Thane one of the safest seats of the undivided Sena but Shinde`s rebellion last June led to a vast majority of the rank and file in the region moving to the latter`s Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena. (PTI)

The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday dissolved its Ahmednagar district committee accusing it of canvassing for a candidate other than the one backed by the party for the upcoming Legislative Council election. (PTI)

The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday dissolved its Ahmednagar district committee accusing it of canvassing for a candidate other than the one backed by the party for the upcoming Legislative Council election. (PTI)

A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. (PTI)

A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. (PTI)

A fire broke out at a commercial building in Maharashtra`s Thane district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, an official said. Nobody was injured in the accident, he said. The fire started around 1.30 am at a call centre in the seven-storey structure at Mira Road, said the fire official from the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. (PTI)

A fire broke out at a commercial building in Maharashtra`s Thane district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, an official said. Nobody was injured in the accident, he said. The fire started around 1.30 am at a call centre in the seven-storey structure at Mira Road, said the fire official from the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. (PTI)

Former corporators are demanding funds for work in their wards, but the BMC administration will not provide development funds for them and also to wards in the civic budget for the year 2023-24. BMC&rsquo;s administration will instead provide funds to the ward&rsquo;s Assistant Municipal Commissioner, but these will be used for emergency civil work. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-to-provide-funds-to-assistant-commissioners-23267107" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Former corporators are demanding funds for work in their wards, but the BMC administration will not provide development funds for them and also to wards in the civic budget for the year 2023-24. BMC&rsquo;s administration will instead provide funds to the ward&rsquo;s Assistant Municipal Commissioner, but these will be used for emergency civil work. Read More

Half of Mumbai won`t get water from January 30 to 31
Half of the city will not get water for 24 hours, from January 30 at 10 am to January 31 at 10 am, due to repair work. Dadar will get 25 percent less water on the same day. The water supply will be at low pressure from January 29 to February 4. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/half-of-mumbai-wont-get-water-from-january-30-to-31-23267099" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Half of Mumbai won`t get water from January 30 to 31
Half of the city will not get water for 24 hours, from January 30 at 10 am to January 31 at 10 am, due to repair work. Dadar will get 25 percent less water on the same day. The water supply will be at low pressure from January 29 to February 4. Read More

Mumbai: BMC has spent only 37 per cent of its budgeted money <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-has-spent-only-37-per-cent-of-its-budgeted-money-23267106" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai: BMC has spent only 37 per cent of its budgeted money Read More

A fire broke out in a flat on the 22nd floor of a high-rise building at Dadar in Central Mumbai on Thursday night, a Fire Brigade official said.

A fire broke out in a flat on the 22nd floor of a high-rise building at Dadar in Central Mumbai on Thursday night, a Fire Brigade official said.

Mumbai reported one new Covid-19 case on Thursday.&nbsp;

Mumbai reported one new Covid-19 case on Thursday.&nbsp;

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar gets death threat through letter. In other news, PIL filed in Bombay HC against BMC notice for removal of 177 trees. We are closing the Live Blog now.

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar gets death threat through letter. In other news, PIL filed in Bombay HC against BMC notice for removal of 177 trees. We are closing the Live Blog now.

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