Farmers will get decay-free saplings and scientific training to enhance sweet lemon production at the Citrus Estate proposed to be set up in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, an official said on Monday. The estate will come up on 18 hectares of land in Isarwadi in Paithan at a cost of Rs 43.79 crore, he said. "In Maharashtra, sweet lemon is cultivated on an area of 57,243 hectares of land, of which 21,525 hectares is in Aurangabad and 14,325 in Jalna. At the Citrus Estate, farmers will get decay-free saplings, scientific training to boost yields and soil testing," he said. (PTI)

ension prevailed in a village in Maharashtra's Jalna district after unidentified persons entered a mosque, assaulted an imam and allegedly cut off his beard, a police official said on Monday. Victim Zakir Sayyed Khaja was alone in the mosque in Anwa village in Bhokardan tehsil when the incident took place at 7:30pm on Sunday, he said. He was found lying unconscious and has been admitted in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Aurangabad, the official added. Superintendent of Police Akshay Shinde visited the village to monitor the situation and a sizable number of police personnel has been deployed to maintain peace, he added. (PTI)

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Monday said his party and ally Shiv Sena (UBT) have different political ideologies and asserted the Opposition bloc's common minimum programme has no mention of late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. Patole's comments came after the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', took strong exception to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's latest criticism of Savarkar, saying &iquest;insulting&iquest; the Hindutva ideologue will reduce sympathy for the disqualified Lok Sabha MP. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Monday reported 205 COVID-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 81,42,059, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,435, a health official said. The state had reported 397 cases on Sunday, he pointed out. Mumbai circle led with 135 cases, followed by 43 in Pune circle, nine in Kolhapur circle, eight in Nashik circle, five in Nagpur circle, three in Aurangabad circle and two cases in Akola circle. The 135 cases in Mumbai circle include 66 in the metropolis, the official added. The tally in Mumbai stood at 11,55,527, while the toll stood unchanged at 19,747, he said. The recovery rate increased in the state by 110 to touch 79,91,412, leaving Maharashtra with an active tally of 2,212. The active tally includes 618 in Pune district, 589 in Mumbai and 399 in Thane, he said. (PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday targeted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. Congress And Other Opposition Parties Protest In Black Outside Parliament: PTI

The Shiv Sena (UBT) is meeting citizens at various places, including jogging tracks, in Aurangabad to invite them to Uddhav Thackeray's rally scheduled on April 2, party leader Ambadas Danve said on Monday: PTI

Parts of city to have 15 per cent water cut from March 27 to March 29: BMC. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-parts-of-city-to-have-15-per-cent-water-cut-from-march-27-to-march-29-says-bmc-23277612" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Congress-Shiv Sena have different views on Savarkar: Nana Patole. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/congress-shiv-sena-have-different-views-on-savarkar-nana-patole-says-rahul-uddhav-to-meet-and-hammer-out-differences-23277617" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

A court here on Monday granted bail to designer Anishka Jaisinghani, arrested for allegedly offering a bribe to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta for intervening in a criminal case and attempting to extort Rs 10 crore from her. Anishka Jaisinghani's bail plea was allowed by Additional Sessions Judge DD Almale. She was arrested by the police on March 16 after a case was filed at the Malabar Hill police station in south Mumbai on February 20 on a complaint of Amruta Fadnavis. (PTI)

For the convenience of passengers, additional stoppage has been provided at Palghar station to Train No 12995/12996 &amp; Train No 16209/16210 on experimental basis for a period of six months: Western Railway

Mumbai court grants bail to designer Aniksha Jaisinghani in Amruta Fadnavis bribe case: PTI

Suspect nabbed in Salman Khan threat case, cops beef up security outside actor's home. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/photo/in-photos-suspect-nabbed-in-salman-khan-threat-case-cops-beefs-up-security-95211" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics</a>

Police recover 'suicide' note in Darshan Solanki death case. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-police-recover-suicide-note-in-darshan-solanki-death-case-23277598" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on freedom fighter V D Savarkar will lead to ebbing of sympathy he has gained due to his disqualification as Lok Sabha MP: PTI

Bail plea of Sumer Merchant, who had knocked down 57-year-old jogger has been rejected by a court. He had moved an application after he was sent in judicial custody. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/worli-sea-face-accident-case-court-rejects-accused-sumer-merchants-bail-plea-23277596" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis hold joint press conference in Mumbai. Pic/Ashish Raje
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Monsoon time table will be implemented on Konkan Railway w.e.f 10/06/2023 to 31/10/2023. Due to this, timings of 22 pairs of trains plying over Western Railway will be revised during this period: Western Railway

Three passengers held with Rs 1.5 cr in foreign currency at Mumbai airport
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested three passengers and allegedly seized three trolley bags containing Rs 1.5 crore in foreign currency from them at Mumbai international airport, an official said on Monday.

Amruta Fadnavis threat case: Mumbai court sends 'bookie' Anil Jaisinghani in 14-day judicial custody

Salman Khan threat: Man held from Rajasthan sent to police custody till April 3
The Mumbai Police sources on Monday said that the accused who was arrested from Jodhpur in Rajasthan in the threat case of Bollywood actor Salman Khan was produced before a court and has been remanded to police custody till April 3. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/salman-khan-threat-man-held-from-rajasthan-sent-to-police-custody-till-april-3-23277574" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Death toll in Mumbai hardware shop fire rises to two Two men were killed in a fire that broke out in a hardware shop at Sakinaka in Mumbai in the wee hours on Monday, officials told PTI. The blaze broke out at around 2 AM in the shop located near the Sakinaka metro station. Initially, it was feared that some persons got trapped inside the shop, the official said, adding that teams of Fire Brigade and police rushed to the spot and launched a search and rescue operation.

Recovery and restoration of FB group ownership cannot be termed as trademark dispute: Bombay HC
The recovery and restoration of ownership of a group on Facebook cannot be termed as a dispute relating to trademark and intellectual property, the Bombay High Court said while holding that a civil court has the jurisdiction to hear a suit seeking such declaration.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui files defamation suit in Bombay HC seeking Rs 100 cr damages from his ex-wife and brother
Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court seeking Rs 100 crore damages from his former wife Aaliya alias Zainab Siddiqui and his brother Shamasuddin Siddiqui accusing them of making defamatory and false statements against him.

Navi Mumbai: Nine members of family booked for dowry harassment
The Navi Mumbai police has registered a criminal offence against nine members of a family including the husband and his mother for allegedly torturing a 37-year-old housemaker for dowry, police said on Monday.

Muzaffar Ahmed, a 51-year-old who lives at Jari Mari in Sakinaka, alleged that a new electricity meter has been installed in the name of a deceased neighbour with whom he was engaged in a legal battle over a plot of land. The case is being heard in the sessions court at Fort <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-power-connection-obtained-in-dead-womans-name-23277494" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Maha: Man held for killing co-worker in Thane district factory
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing his 31-year-old colleague at an industrial unit over a petty issue, police said on Monday.

While the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted a lack of transparency, systemic problems, poor planning and careless spending in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, activists have cautioned against using its report merely as a political weapon and said the state government should ensure strict action is taken against offenders. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/dont-use-cag-report-as-political-weapon-23277492" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The civic body said on Sunday that swachhata doots will be deployed within a month, as the hiring process has begun. These messengers will be creating awareness among the citizens while keeping an eye on cleanliness in public toilets, dispensaries, etc., on garbage collection and any faulty streetlights, said officials <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-swachhata-doots-coming-in-a-month-23277493" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

A fire broke out in an electric and hardware shop in Sakinaka Metro station in Andheri on Monday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement. A person identified as Rakesh Gupta (22) was rushed to the hospital and was declared brought dead by the Rajawadi hospital's medical officer <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/breaking-fire-breaks-out-in-shop-near-sakinaka-metro-station-one-dead-23277506" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">read more</a>

Nearly five days after her death, the family of a woman has refused to claim her body from the mortuary at JJ hospital, citing police apathy. The 35-year-old woman from Vasai succumbed to injuries &mdash; sustained when part of an allegedly illegal construction fell on her &mdash; on March 22 at Bombay Hospital and her family has accused MBVV police of safeguarding a handful of people allegedly involved <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/vasai-family-refuses-to-claim-womans-body-23277495" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The civic-run KEM hospital will have an additional eight orthopaedic and 12 anaesthesia intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Getting an ICU bed for critical patients in civic hospitals and medical colleges is always a tough task. Most of the time, they are occupied by patients suffering from serious ailments. In light of the ever-growing demand, the KEM administration keeps on increasing bed strength. The hospital had only 15 medical intensive care unit (MICU) beds, but on September 29, 2022, 17 more were added. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-kem-hospital-to-get-20-additional-icu-beds-23277483" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

A chance visit to a local school during a trip to Mahabaleshwar prompted Sana Gandhi, a Std XI student from American School of Bombay, to help the hill-station based educational institution obtain electricity via solar panels and a smart TV through crowdfunding. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/16-year-old-city-girl-helps-power-village-school-23277480" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">read more</a>

Mumbai Police, probing the threat e-mail case received by actor Salman Khan, in a joint operation with Rajasthan police have arrested a person from Mumbai, said the police official here on Sunday. (ANI)

Actor Salman Khan, who has been repeatedly threatened by incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, received yet another email on March 23, warning him of an assault akin to that on Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/salman-khan-threat-case-agla-number-tera-hai-tu-kabhi-jodhpur-aake-dikha-23277482" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The latest genome sequencing result has revealed that 50 per cent of the COVID-19 patients across the state were infected with new Coronavirus sub-variant XBB.1.16, believed to be highly contagious. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-50-per-cent-of-new-covid-19-cases-are-xbb116-23277479" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">read more</a>

Mumbai reported 123 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday

Maharashtra on Monday reported 205 COVID-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 81,42,059, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,435, a health official said. We are closing the live blog now

Maharashtra on Monday reported 205 COVID-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 81,42,059, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,435, a health official said. We are closing the live blog now

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