Various parts of Maharashtra including capital Mumbai and Thane received moderate to intense spells of rains Wednesday morning.
Mumbai Police on Friday arrested Ramzan Sheikh, the contractor who constructed the building in Malvani which collapsed on Wednesday night, claimed 12 lives. The police has also booked building owner Rafeeq Siddiqui in the case.
A residential building collapsed in the Malad
At least 11 people died and 18 injured even as the search and rescue operations are going on in the New Collector compound
A red alert has been issued in Mumbai for today in view of the incessant rains, said Shubhangi Bhute, Scientist, IMD Mumbai.
Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and adjoining areas received heavy rains as the southwest monsoon officially arrived in the city, however, it has led to water-logging in several areas.
After BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal’s announcement that Mumbai falls under Level 3 of the Maharashtra government’s ‘Break the chain’ unlock plan, Gyms and salons in the city are set to open from June 7 with 50 percent capacity till 4 pm.
Minutes after Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar announced the re-opening of all activites in 18 of the 36 districts, the Chief Minister Uddhav Thakceray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has issued a major clarification. “The lockdown has not been lifted. The proposal is still under consideration,” the government said in a notification.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra on Thursday announced a five-level unlock plan to uplift the lockdown that was imposed in the state in April this year amid the unprecedented hike in COVID-19 cases.
Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday announced the cancellation of Class 12 HSC board examinations in view of the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 and a possible third wave.
Centre today decided to cancel CBSE Class 12 exams in the view of COVID-19 pandemic. The high level meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting it was also decided that CBSE will take steps to compile the results of class XII students as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner.