Pune

The birthday greetings were seen throughout Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, wishing Pawar and Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, who share a birthday on July 22, despite both leaders urging their supporters not to do so.

Ajit Pawar, who is also the guardian minister for Pune, said the government has decided to continue the level three restrictions in the district.

With love, care and timely medical intervention, 21 members of a joint family living together in Mandavgan Farata, Pune, recovered from the coronavirus

Charas worth Rs 1.20 crore was seized last year, and the case was then transferred to Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad, they said.

An elderly woman who tested positive for covid-19 woke up right before her cremation in Maharashtra's Baramati.

The viral post narrates the story of Sunanda and her husband who decided to move to a different city, after their son motivated them to grab the opportunity that was waiting for them in the picturesque hills of Himachal Pradesh's Bir.

The ruling NCP and the opposition BJP are in a direct fight in this bypoll.

In the northern city of Haridwar, nearly a million devotees thronged the banks of the Ganges, a river many Hindus consider holy, to join in the months-long 'Kumbh Mela'.

The gathering on Thursday was addressed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ahead of an Assembly bypoll in the district.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai rose by 2,377 on Wednesday, the highest single day addition since October last year, to touch 3,49,958, a civic official said. The figure was 2,823 on October 8, BMC data showed.

The infections started spiking in the financial capital around June last year when the Centre relaxed restrictions after three months of a stringent lockdown that was intended to curb the spread of the virus.

All restaurants, hotels, malls and halls have been advised to operate at half capacity.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Nagpur, Pune, Thane, Mumbai, Bengaluru Urban, Ernakulam, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik and Aurangabad districts have the highest number of active COVID-19 cases.

Maharashtra, for the second day in a row, registered more than 10,000 cases. Deaths from the virus, however, dropped to 99 after two days of 100-plus tolls.

At least five BJP corporators voted in favour of the NCP candidate, while two abstained from voting, he said.

On Friday, Pawar had said the NCP would think of any action against Munde only after the police probe into the rape allegation is completed.