Articles by Naresh Kamath
Maharashtra records 3,530 fresh Covid cases, 52 deaths
Mumbai recorded 367 cases and five deaths, taking its tally to 735,767 and toll to 16,033. Further, 28,498 people were tested in the city. The daily positivity rate is now 1.28%

Published on Sep 15, 2021 08:23 AM IST
Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh purchase bungalow at Alibag for Rs22 crore
Deepika and Ranveer purchased the bungalow for Rs22 crore through their firms, according to a documents scanned by real estate analytics and research firm

Updated on Sep 15, 2021 12:49 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 3,530 new Covid cases, 52 deaths
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 3,530 new Covid-19 cases with 52 deaths. The case tally has now reached 6,504,147, while the death toll stands at 138,221. Mumbai sees 367 cases and five deaths, taking the tally to 735,767 and toll to 16,033

Published on Sep 14, 2021 11:56 PM IST
, Mumbai
Naresh Kamath and Mehul R ThakkarCovid-19 cases may surge after Ganesh Puja in Maharashtra, warns health official
State surveillance officer Dr Pradeep Awate said, “We have been observing that the cases tend to increase after the festivals as there are gatherings during the festivals. Citizens tend to flout basic rules like wearing masks or maintaining social distance.”

Updated on Sep 12, 2021 04:28 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Maharashtra sees 3,075 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 214 days
Though the Covid-19 cases have come down, the Maharashtra government is wary about the possible increase in the cases in the state after the Ganesh festival

Updated on Sep 11, 2021 10:30 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
No further curbs for now, says minister; Maharashtra sees 3,898 new Covid cases
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 3,898 new cases along with 86 deaths. Health minister Rajesh Tope said the state will see no further curbs for now

Updated on Sep 07, 2021 10:35 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra aims to vaccinate 20mn in September to ‘prevent or delay’ 3rd wave
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 4,057 new Covid-19 cases and 67 related deaths. Mumbai’s tally of new cases was 495 and the city also reported two Covid deaths, pushing its toll to 15,993

Updated on Sep 06, 2021 07:53 AM IST
Maharashtra aims to administer 20 million Covid vaccine doses in September
After administering a record-breaking 1,225,541 doses on Saturday, Maharashtra has set a target to inoculate over 20 million people in September, which comes to approximately 700,000 Covid vaccine doses per day from the average of 482,695 doses administered in a day in August.

Published on Sep 05, 2021 11:42 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Shiv Sena says Modi needs to thank Nehru for creating national assets
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said the Narendra Modi government may have differences with Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress party’s policies but attempts to wipe their history was an insult to every freedom fighter

Published on Sep 05, 2021 01:43 PM IST
Maharashtra Covid cases stable but Mumbai sees surge
Maharashtra recorded 4,313 new cases on Friday including 423 cases in Mumbai. The total case tally in the state stands at 6,477,987.

Published on Sep 04, 2021 12:19 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
At 158,880, August Covid infections in Maharashtra 33% less than July
Mumbai recorded 323 new Covid cases on Tuesday and one death, taking the Maximum city’s infections tally in August to 15,977.

Updated on Sep 01, 2021 08:59 AM IST
Maharashtra government against Covid-19, not religion or festivals, Uddhav slams BJP, MNS
In an attack on the BJP and MNS over their dahi handi celebrations, protests to reopen temples and the Jan Ashirwad Yatra, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said his government is not anti-religion or against any festivals, but it is against coronavirus.

Updated on Sep 01, 2021 12:24 AM IST
, Mumbai
Swapnil Rawal and Naresh KamathMNS defies Covid protocol to celebrate Dahi Handi; workers detained in Mumbai
Assailing the state government, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said, “Everything is going on normally and there are crowds everywhere...A perception is being created that Covid-19 spreads only during the festivals. Fear is being created among the people. Hence, I told my party workers to celebrate Dahi Handi with gusto”

Updated on Aug 31, 2021 01:20 PM IST
Maharashtra: Will celebrate dahi handi, say BJP and MNS
Even as the Maharashtra government prohibited all sorts of public gatherings such as community rituals, human pyramids and cultural events for the dahi handi festival to be held on Tuesday, the BJP and MNS announced that they will defy the Covid-19 restrictions and celebrate the festival

Updated on Aug 31, 2021 12:47 AM IST
, Mumbai
Faisal Malik and Naresh KamathMysuru gang rape case: Yuva Sena write to Karnataka CM
The Yuva Sena office bearers in their letter to chief Mmnister Basavaraj Bommai expressed deep anguish about the unfortunate gang rape and assault of the young MBA student, who is from Mumbai

Published on Aug 29, 2021 01:26 AM IST
Maharashtra continues to register over 5,000 new Covid cases for 2nd day in row
The state’s Covid-19 tally has now reached 6,442,788, while the toll stands at 136,730. There are currently 50,393 active cases across the state, of which Pune tops with 13,085 followed by Thane with 7,092, and Satara with 5,381

Published on Aug 27, 2021 08:31 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 5,108 new cases with 159 deaths
Maharashtra on Thursday breached the 5,000-mark for the second day in a row as it recorded 5,108 new Covid-19 cases and 159 deaths

Published on Aug 26, 2021 11:29 PM IST
, Mumbai
Naresh Kamath and Faisal MalikFresh Covid cases in Maharashtra again go past 5000 after 5 days
The total number of Covid-19 patients recorded in Maharashtra has now reached 6,437,680 including 50,183 active patients.

Updated on Aug 26, 2021 07:41 AM IST
Maharashtra records 5,031 new Covid-19 cases, 216 deaths
After a gap of five days, Maharashtra once again breached the 5,000-cases mark

Published on Aug 26, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Shiv Sena defends Narayan Rane’s arrest
The editorial in Saamana, Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece, said anyone who talks about “manhandling the chief minister” will have to face the music according to the law of the land

Published on Aug 25, 2021 03:43 PM IST
Shiv Sena legislator threatens to kill Union minister Narayan Rane
BJP legislator Ram Kadam said the party would like to see action taken by the Sena-led government. “These are empty threats but since they are made by a legislator, we would like to see what action will be taken against Bangar for threatening a Union minister,” he said

Updated on Aug 25, 2021 02:03 PM IST
Maharashtra Covid daily death rate a cause for concern
Even amid a waning second wave, there have been 3,250 deaths this month, translating into an average of 135 fatalities a day — a number that does not bode well for the state, say experts

Published on Aug 25, 2021 08:29 AM IST
Maharashtra says it is ready to deal with possible 3rd Covid-19 wave
Niti Aayog’s Empowered Group-1, headed by V K Paul has also projected a state-wise requirement of ICU beds in different states for the third wave. As per their assessment, the most-- 33,000 ICU beds will be required in Uttar Pradesh followed by 17,865 in Maharashtra

Published on Aug 24, 2021 07:47 AM IST
Maharashtra records 27 new Delta Plus cases
The state’s assertion was in reference to the alert issued by the Niti Aayog that daily Covid-19 cases could reach 400,000-500,000 in the third wave. It has asked the Central Government to prepare 200,000 ICU beds.

Published on Aug 24, 2021 12:54 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Maharashtra registers 4141 fresh Covid cases on Sunday, Mumbai records 1 death
The total number of active Covid patients in Maharashtra currently stands at 53,182 with Pune accounting for 12,069 of these, followed by 6,980 in Thane and 6,974 at Satara

Published on Aug 23, 2021 07:39 AM IST
Had Godse killed Jinnah instead of Gandhi, partition would’ve been averted: Shiv Sena
Sanjay Raut has also outlined that partition of India was indeed a horrific event which left wounds on Hindus, however, those who opposed it just laid down their arms like the soldiers in Afghanistan

Published on Aug 23, 2021 12:58 AM IST
Had Godse killed Jinnah instead of Gandhi, partition would’ve been averted: Shiv Sena
hiv Sena parliamentarian Sanjay Raut, in his weekly column Rokthok in party mouthpiece Saamana, has said that there would have been no need to observe such a day had Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi, had trained his gun on Jinnah, the man responsible for creation of Pakistan.

Published on Aug 23, 2021 12:52 AM IST
Maharashtra sees 4,141 fresh Covid-19 cases; one death in Mumbai
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 4,141 Covid-19 new cases and 145 deaths, taking the tally to 6,424,651 and toll to 135,962.

Published on Aug 23, 2021 12:37 AM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
Covid-19: Maharashtra’s active cases continue to drop
At 57,579 cases, Maharashtra recorded a dip in the number of active cases on Thursday. On Wednesday, the state reported 58,069 active cases, while they were 62,069 on Tuesday

Published on Aug 20, 2021 08:28 AM IST
Maharashtra sees dip in active cases, records 5,225 new cases
At 57,579 cases, Maharashtra recorded a dip in the number of active cases on Thursday

Updated on Aug 19, 2021 10:45 PM IST
Naresh Kamath, Mumbai