Mumbai

The state charity commissioner revealed this detail in an affidavit following a probe into an alleged incident of K J Somaiya Hospital charging Rs 12.5 lakh from some 'poor' patients for COVID-19 treatment.

The number of active cases in the police force now stands at 1,033, comprising 128 officers and 905 personnel, the official said.

The Budget for 2020-21 has estimated a 12 per cent increase in gross tax collections at Rs 24.23 lakh crore, from Rs 21.63 lakh crore in FY20. The collection was lower in the last fiscal due to corporate tax rate cuts.

After opening on a positive note, the 30-share index reversed all early gains to settle 413.89 points, or 1.20 per cent, lower at 33,956.69.

The ASI breathed his last at Sion hospital here where he was admitted on Thursday.

Mumbai and Pune account for over 39,000 of the total 54,758 Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra.

"No major financial loss is caused for crops due to the locust attack, however, some patches of orange orchards and vegetable fields suffered damage due to the pests," Bhosle said.

Bharti Airtel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, plunging around 6 per cent, followed by TCS, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Hero MotoCorp.

Ashok Chavan was seen waving at people as he boarded the ambulance for Mumbai. The former chief minister was admitted at the Lilavati hospital for COVID-19 treatment.

While regular government rates would be applicable for the 80 per cent beds, the hospitals would be permitted to fix their charges for the remaining 20 per cent beds.

He also suggested that the procurement price for food grains be decided after taking into consideration the net profit component, which he said would increase the efficiency of the package for farmers in a true sense.

The letters say since it is unlikely that COVID-19 will be eradicated in the near future, eventually one will have to accept the "new normal" and resume life with necessary restrictions.

A total of 600 patients were discharged from hospitals earlier in the day, taking the number of the recovered cases to 7,688 so far, he said, adding that the state now has a total of 24,161 active cases.

A 19-year-old man, son of a hotelier, was killed and his friend injured when their speeding car rammed into a stationary bus at Marine Drive in South Mumbai on Tuesday evening, a police official said.

The cases were reported from Matunga Labour camp, 90-feet road, 60-feet road, Kumbharwada, Transit Camp, Cross Road, Naik Nagar and some other localities in Dharavi.

Maharashtra unit chief of the doctors' cell of NCP, Narendra Kale, in a letter written to Thackeray on May 9, said doctors in the state have been facing the coronavirus crisis ably, risking their lives.