BMC volunteers during a COVID-19 awareness campaign at Dharavi, as coronavirus cases rise across in Mumbai. (Photo Credit: PTI)
- Several states are witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases
- High-level teams have been deputed to states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
- Health Secretary wrote a letter to five states and asked them to undertake aggressive measures against coronavirus
TikToker Pooja Chavan died by suicide on February 8, 2021. (Photo Credit: Representational/ Unsplash)
- A 22-year old TikTok star Pooja Chavan died by suicide after jumping off the Heaven Park building in Pune on February 8
- It caused a controversy in the politics of Maharashtra
- State forest minister Sanjay Rathod's name is being connected to the case by the Opposition
Pooja Chavan allegedly jumped off the Heaven Park building in the Wanawadi area on February 8. (Photo credit: Representational/Pixabay)
- Pooja Chavan was a 22-year-old TikTok star in Pune
- She allegedly died by suicide on February 8 after she jumped off the Heaven Park building in the Wanawadi
- Maharashtra's Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod's name came in connection with Chavan’s alleged suicide
Visuals from Juhu beach, Mumbai. (Photo credit: PTI)
- Political, religious and social gatherings will be prohibited in the state from Monday
- Schools and Colleges will remain closed till 28 Feb in the district of Pune
- Public transportation will not be impacted
Uddhav Thackeray announced that political, religious, and social gatherings will be prohibited across the state from Monday due to the surge in cases. (PTI Photo)
- Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said there has been a sudden rise in COVID-19 numbers in the last two weeks
- He warned that lockdown could be imposed if the cases continue to increase
- On Sunday, Maharashtra recorded 6,971 new cases and 35 more deaths
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 391st birth anniversary. (Photo Credits: Twitter)
- Shiv Jayanti is celebrated every year on February 19th on the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
- He is praised for his bravery, courage and always holding a belief in self power
- It is also a public holiday in the state of Maharashtra
11 Feburary
Two weeks back, NCP chief Sharad Pawar attacked Bhagat Singh Koshyari for not meeting the agitating farmers. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@ANI)
- Koshiyari and his aides immediately booked a scheduled commercial flight and left for Dehradun
- The state Cabinet’s recommendation of 12 names for the Legislative Council was the latest tussle between the state government and Koshyari
- Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut accused the governor of sitting on the recommendations and acting "unconstitutionally"
"I thought that I should drink water before starting my speech so I lifted the bottle & drank." said Ramesh Pawar, BMC Jt Commissioner. (Photo credit: Twitter ANI)
- The moment Pawar took one sip from one of the bottles, he realised the mix-up and quickly spat out the sanitiser he had gulped
- "Bottles of water and sanitiser kept there were similar. So it happened." said the official
- 12 children were administered sanitiser instead of polio drops on Monday in Maharashtra
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A fire broke out on the sixth floor of a building in the suburb of Andheri in Mumbai, news agency ANI reported. Five fire tenders are present at the spot.
The structure collapsed at 10.30 am on Monday. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@ANI)