Articles by Naresh Kamath
Maharashtra crosses 100 million milestone in its Covid-19 vaccine drive
Maharashtra, which started the vaccination drive on January 16, has inoculated 68.02 million or 74.38% of the targetted beneficiaries.

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 06:56 PM IST
Majority of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra reported in urban areas
During the peak of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on April 18, when daily cases totalled 68,631, 27 municipal corporations accounted for 52.47 % of the total number of infections in the state, at 36,017

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 09:33 AM IST
68% of new cases in Maharashtra are from 27 municipal corporations
Meanwhile 13 districts and 8 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Malegaon, Nandurbar, Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Yavatmal, Buldhana and Washim recorded zero deaths on Monday

Published on Nov 08, 2021 10:32 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra continues to see decline in Covid-19 cases over the past week
On Sunday, Maharashtra recorded 892 new Covid-19 cases and 16 new deaths. The state’s tally has touched 6,617,654 infections and 140,388 deaths. Mumbai recorded 252 new cases and three new fatalities

Updated on Nov 08, 2021 10:00 AM IST
Central agencies and prisons in the country have been privatised: Shiv Sena
The statement comes in the backdrop of the arrest of former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh and the action by the central agencies against leaders from the state’s ruling coalition

Published on Nov 07, 2021 07:07 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Public Plaza to come up at Kalanagar flyover in Bandra; fountains, light art sculpture, seatings on cards
A Public Plaza is all set to be constructed under the recently inaugurated Kalanagar flyover in Bandra. The plaza is a part of the initiative undertaken by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

Published on Nov 03, 2021 10:34 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra CM sets 100% inoculation target for first dose by November 30
CM Uddhav Thackeray took a review of the vaccination coverage in Maharashtra, ahead of his inoculation review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday

Published on Nov 02, 2021 10:54 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records lowest single-day cases in over a year
The state has also reported a drop in the positivity rate. In May, the test positivity rate was over 10%. The test positivity rate on Monday was 0.94%. Authorities said the fewer cases on Mondays are because lesser people are tested over weekends

Published on Nov 02, 2021 02:04 PM IST
Premier Marathi library in Mumbai grapples with multiple problems
Besides the shoddy leaky premises, depletion of members, political interference, paucity of funds, underpaid staff and infighting have resulted in the premier Marathi library losing out the spotlight

Published on Oct 31, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
MMR accounts for half of daily Covid caseload and active cases of state
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 1,338 Covid-19 cases with 36 deaths taking its tally to 6,609,292 and toll to 140,170. Around 638 or 47.68% of the new cases were from MMR

Published on Oct 29, 2021 10:08 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra’s active cases drop further
Maharashtra’s surveillance officer Pradeep Awate said the reduction in the number of cases showed that the Covid-19 pandemic was under control

Published on Oct 29, 2021 08:52 AM IST
Active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra dip to 18,748
Maharashtra’s count of active Covid-19 cases on Thursday dropped to 18,748, down from the 19,480 on Wednesday and 22,981 on Tuesday.

Published on Oct 28, 2021 10:58 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Covid-19: Weekly positivity rate in Maharashtra down to 1.45%
There are currently 19,480 active Covid cases across Maharashtra, of which Mumbai tops with 4,993, followed by Pune (3,984) and Thane (3,451)

Updated on Oct 28, 2021 09:07 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 1,485 new Covid cases, 38 deaths; weekly positivity rate 1.45%
There are currently 19,480 active Covid patients across Maharashtra, of which Mumbai tops with 4,993 patients, followed by Pune with 3,984 and Thane with 3,451 active patients

Published on Oct 27, 2021 10:01 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
No fresh Covid-19 cases in nine of Maharashtra’s 36 districts
A health expert said Covid cases in Maharashtra have reduced in rural areas as they have lot of space, making social distancing possible. He added that opening of trains as well as theatres and amusement parks was likely to result in a minor surge in the number of Covid cases in the state

Updated on Oct 27, 2021 08:43 AM IST
Covid-19: Maharashtra reports lowest single-day cases in over a year
The state of Maharashtra on Monday recorded under 900 Covid-19 cases - marking its lowest 24-hour coronavirus caseload in 511 days. A total of 841 Covid infections were reported on May 5 in 2020

Updated on Oct 26, 2021 09:43 AM IST
Maharashtra records 889 new Covid-19 infections
Maharashtra on Monday recorded 889 Covid-19 cases, its lowest single-day caseload in 511 days (841 infections were reported on May 5)

Published on Oct 25, 2021 11:30 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra’s death toll breaches 140k mark, amid dip in Covid fatalities
The first wave which started on March 9, 2020, and went up to February 9, saw 2,048,802 cases and 51,360 deaths

Updated on Oct 25, 2021 10:17 AM IST
Maharashtra’s Covid toll crosses 140,000 mark
Even as Covid-19 deaths are on steady decline, Maharashtra’s death toll breached the 140,000 mark, with its tally touching 140,016 on Sunday. Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 1,410 Covid-19 new cases and 18 deaths.

Published on Oct 24, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
‘Demand drop, verdicts, politics led to fall of ‘community-specific’ housing projects’
In the past 3 decades, many Mumbai builders started selling apartments only to restricted communities as this would fetch a huge premium for their housing projects

Published on Oct 24, 2021 07:22 PM IST
Shiv Sena rues ‘attempts’ to malign Savarkar, BJP accuses it of hypocrisy
Sanjay Raut said that during the freedom struggle Savarkar was a hero but after independence, consistent attempts were made to malign him

Published on Oct 24, 2021 04:18 PM IST
NCP chief Sharad Pawar-led panel contests election to retain control of 123-yr-old library
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar is contesting the election for the post of president in the library, while former vice-chancellor of Mumbai University Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar for the post vice president for the library which has 28 branches in the city

Published on Oct 23, 2021 08:19 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
SRA can work out four steps to restart stalled slum projects in Mumbai: State
There are about 225-250 SRA schemes in Mumbai which are currently languishing due to various factors like monetary issues, lack of consent from the slum dwellers as well as compliance issues

Updated on Oct 20, 2021 09:35 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra govt extends restaurant timings till midnight, shops till 11pm
Hotels and restaurant associations in Maharashtra welcomed the relaxation in timings of operation but said they wanted restoration of the operation hours before the coronavirus period

Updated on Oct 20, 2021 09:04 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 4th straight day of fewer than 2,000 Covid-19 cases
In view of the decline in Covid-19 cases, the Maharashtra government has extended the timings of restaurants and eateries till 12am, while shops have been allowed to function till 11pm from Tuesday onwards. In addition, all preparations are being made for colleges, which are slated to open from Wednesday

Published on Oct 19, 2021 10:01 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Raj Thackeray gets into Hindutva mode, meets Hindu seers from UP
In the backdrop of the municipal elections scheduled next year, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has gotten into Hindutva mode. On Monday, Hindu seers from Uttar Pradesh met MNS chief Raj Thackeray at his residence seeking his support for establishing a Hindu nation.

Updated on Oct 18, 2021 09:29 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
We practise our Hinduism at home, practise nationalism once we step out: Maharashtra CM
Uddhav Thackeray said the greatest threat to Hindus is from ‘neo-Hindus’, and for the Shiv Sena nationalism was the biggest religion

Published on Oct 16, 2021 09:41 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra sees 2,149 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 2,149 new Covid-19 cases and 29 deaths, while Mumbai saw 480 cases with five deaths

Published on Oct 15, 2021 10:59 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Active Covid-19 cases drop below 30,000 in Maharashtra
As an indication of a decline in the Covid-19 cases, the active infections in Maharashtra have now dipped to below 30,000

Published on Oct 15, 2021 09:10 AM IST
Active Covid cases in Maharashtra dip below 30,000; minor students can take trains
The state has also removed the 200-attendees’ cap for closed halls and has allowed 50% attendees of the total seating capacity

Updated on Oct 14, 2021 11:39 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai