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The death of seven persons on a single day at a hospital in Palghar district sparked anger among relatives over the alleged short supply of oxygen cylinders and administrative failure at the facility amid the rampaging Covid-19 crisis in Maharashtra.
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Mumbai once again recorded more than 5000 new coronavirus cases in a single day after 5,394 persons tested positive for the infection on Wednesday. The total caseload of the city now stands at 4,14,714, which includes 3.5 lakh recoveries and 51,411 active cases. A total of 11,686 persons have succumbed to the virus till date.Reducing the COVID test rates further, the Maharashtra government announced that the rates of RT-PCR tests have been slashed to Rs 500 from Rs 1,000.In other news, the Bombay HC on Wednesday questioned former CP Param Bir Singh as to why did he not file an FIR against Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and his malpractices before approaching the court. Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis too took a swipe at the state government panel formed to probe the allegations against Deshmukh and called it an eyewash .Meanwhile, The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU), headed b
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ED made two high-profile arrests after conducting raids at five locations belonging to office premises of MLA Hirendra Thakur and his company Viva Group PMC Bank case: ED raids premises of MLA Hitendra Thakur’s office, Viva Group | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, on Friday, arrested two people in connection with the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam case.
Madan Gopal Chaturvedi, director of Vasai-Virar-based Viva Group and MD Mehul Thakur were taken into custody after conducted raids were conducted at five places including offices of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi MLA Hirendra Thakur and Viva Group, which is controlled by Thakur s family, for illegal diversion of bank funds .