Naresh is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times, Mumbai, since 2005. He covers the real estate sector, in addition to doing political reportage.
Articles by Naresh Kamath
Maharashtra logs 90mn Covid-19 vaccine jabs, low positivity rate this week
Maharashtra achieved a milestone of administering 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to its citizens as well as recording a lower Covid-19 positivity rate this week, officials said
Updated on Oct 14, 2021 10:13 AM IST
Maharashtra crosses milestone of 90 million Covid vaccine doses
Maharashtra achieved a milestone of administering 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to its citizens as well as recording a lower Covid-19 positivity rate this week.
Published on Oct 13, 2021 10:51 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Covid-19 cases rise slightly in Mumbai, deaths under control
Since last week, active Covid cases in Mumbai have overtaken Thane, which earlier had the second highest number of active Covid cases in the state after Pune
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 07:45 AM IST
Supreme Court to Mumbai shopkeepers: Pay ₹4.01L each for not evicting NTC premises
The occupants have, however, decided to file review petition, stating that they are not in a position to pay such a huge amount
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:01 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra Covid caseload dips, Mumbai sees slight rise
While Maharashtra has been witnessing a steady drop in the daily Covid-19 caseload, infections in Mumbai are seeing a slight rise
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Green nod for CZMP may spur redevelopment activity near Mumbai coastline
The residents of Yuwan Apartments Cooperative Housing Society, Bandra will now get double the area than which they are currently residing as the Union environment ministry last week gave a green light to the much-awaited Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Mumbai city and suburbs.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 11:33 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Shiv Sena likens Priyanka to Indira, says she’s charged up party
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said Priyanka’s political rivals took notice of the support she received in Sitapur and the images of her cleaning the floor of the rest house with a broom overshadowed the one-day photo session by “some politicians”
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 01:25 PM IST
Maharashtra at ‘far end of Covid-19 second wave’, says official
On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 2,620 Covid-19 new cases with 59 deaths. The total tally from the outbreak has reached 6,573,092 cases
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 11:42 AM IST
Amitabh Bachchan leases property near Mumbai home to SBI for ₹18.9L/month for 15 years
The property on the ground floor of Vatsa and Ammu bungalow, adjacent to Jalsa, was previously leased to Citibank for years. Citibank had vacated the place in June 2019 after the expiry of their lease
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 12:10 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
More active cases in Mumbai than Thane; Maharashtra sees 2,620 new Covid cases
On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 38,011 active Covid-19 cases, in which Pune topped with 8,683 cases, followed by Mumbai with 5,941 and Thane with 4,217
Published on Oct 08, 2021 10:58 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Devotees offer prayers at places of worship in Maharashtra
Prominent places of worship like Mumbadevi Mandir, Siddhivinayak temple, Mahim Church as well as both the Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs saw huge crowds of devotees
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 10:07 AM IST
Devotees throng religious places in Mumbai; experts suggest caution
Prominent places of worship in Mumbai like Mumbadevi Mandir, Siddhivinayak temple, Mahim Church as well as both the Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs saw huge crowds of devotees even as the institutions adopted strict Covid-19 guidelines to prevent crowding and maintain physical distancing
Published on Oct 07, 2021 10:29 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Experts say Covid-19 spike can’t be ruled out in Maharashtra, advise caution
On Monday, BMC was reported to have told the Bombay high court that the vaccination drive was progressing smoothly with there being no shortage of vaccines now and the municipality didn’t see a third wave of the disease coming
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 07:55 AM IST
Naresh Kamath and Mehul R Thakkar
Mumbai reports over 600 Covid cases after over 80 days
Mumbai reported above 600 Covid-19 cases (624 infections) on Wednesday over 80 days after 619 infections were reported on July 14
Published on Oct 06, 2021 11:12 PM IST
Naresh Kamath and Mehul R Thakkar, Mumbai
BMC polls: BJP may need to relook at ‘Mission 2022’ to wrest power from Shiv Sena
BJP leaders feel the local leadership is not effective enough to take the Shiv Sena head-on, there is flip-flop on part of the party over the issue of alliance with Raj Thackeray’s MNS
Published on Oct 03, 2021 10:50 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra records 2,696 new Covid cases; logs 2,400-3,800 infections in past 21 days
Though the Covid infections have come down, five districts in Maharashtra – Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar, Thane and Satara – dominate with 75.29% of total cases
Published on Oct 03, 2021 01:26 AM IST
Trial run for Mumbai Metro-3 at Marol Maroshi underground track: CMO
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided to hold a trial run for Metro-3 railway line at Marol Maroshi on an underground track.
Published on Sep 30, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra recorded 3,187 new Covid-19 cases, 49 deaths
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 3,187 new Covid-19 cases. Mumbai recorded 525 new Covid cases with six related deaths, taking the metropolis’ toll to 16,103
Published on Sep 30, 2021 09:15 AM IST
Palghar bypolls: Not an alliance between BJP and MNS, but seat adjustment, say Union min
Both parties will fight the Palghar district council (zilla parishad) and panchayat samiti bypolls on 29 seats together. The BJP will contest 20 seats, while the MNS will contest the remaining nine seats
Published on Sep 29, 2021 07:14 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra records lowest daily new Covid-19 cases since February 8
Currently, there are 37,043 active cases in the state and Pune has most of these with 9,243 cases followed by Thane and Ahmednagar with 5,888 and 5,506 cases respectively
Updated on Sep 28, 2021 07:44 AM IST
Maharashtra’s Covid-19 cases daily average dropped significantly in September
Maharashtra’s Covid-19 cases tally has now reached 6,544,325. There were 165,990 Covid tests done on Sunday, while the number of recoveries clocked 3,292
Published on Sep 27, 2021 07:16 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 3,206 new Covid-19 cases, 36 deaths
Maharashtra reported 93,515 Covid cases in September with a daily average of 3,612 cases, from the caseload of 5,125 cases in August
Published on Sep 26, 2021 09:57 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
How was PM Modi allowed in US despite having taken Covaxin? Shiv Sena questions
The party questioned how could there be different rules related to the vaccine for the general public and the prime minister for foreign travel.
Updated on Sep 26, 2021 01:26 PM IST
Daily Covid-19 cases, test positivity and growth rates drop in Maharashtra
But eight districts have reported a positivity rate higher than the state average. As per data, none of the districts have a test positivity rate over the 5% mark after a long time
Updated on Sep 23, 2021 10:41 AM IST
Maharashtra: 8 districts report Covid positivity rate higher than state average
The weekly Covid positivity rate of Maharashtra is 2.28%, though eight districts have a higher positivity rate. Positivity rate is the percentage of positive cases against tests conducted.
Updated on Sep 22, 2021 10:37 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra speeds Covid vaccination drive: 13,20,581 inoculated on Saturday
Maharashtra currently leads the nation in terms of citizens fully vaccinated against Covid. Till now, Maharashtra has administered a total of 73,257,136 vaccination doses. 20,600,374 citizens have been fully vaccinated
Published on Sep 18, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
35% drop in new Covid cases in Maharashtra in Sept than Aug; deaths down by 54%
Indicating a decline in the number of Covid-19 cases, the daily new cases in Maharashtra have dropped by 35% in the first 15 days of Sept as compared to the same period in Aug.
Published on Sep 17, 2021 09:46 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Mumbai housing societies unable to hold annual general meeting without audit report
The auditors who are supposed to submit the audit report to the housing societies by August 31 every year for annual general meeting have not been able to do so due to the Covid-imposed lockdown
Published on Sep 17, 2021 12:24 AM IST
8 Maharashtra districts continue to report higher positivity rate than state
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a cause of concern for Maharashtra as eight of its districts reported a weekly positivity rate greater than the state average. Maharashtra has an average weekly positivity rate of 2.63%, while Pune and Ahmednagar have more than 5% weekly positivity rate
Published on Sep 16, 2021 08:56 AM IST
Naresh Kamath and Mehul R Thakkar
Daily Covid-19 positivity rate in Mumbai now 1.72%, 8 districts in Maharashtra a concern
Amid fear of a third wave in the backdrop of the ongoing Ganesh festival, the city reported 515 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths on Wednesday
Published on Sep 15, 2021 10:15 PM IST
Naresh Kamath and Mehul R Thakkar, Mumbai