Covid-19 Mumbai

Until Wednesday, 39-year-old Harikesh Singh thought the COVID-19 pandemic was the cruelest blow he had faced. His newspaper distribution business suffered badly after the lockdown, and there were long days of uncertainty.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Wednesday questioned Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray's friend Punyashali Parekh in connection with an alleged scam in the supply of remdesivir injections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businessman Sujit Patkar played a "key role" in the allotment of a civic contract to his partnership firm for running jumbo COVID-19 centres in Mumbai, the Enforcement Directorate said in its chargesheet.

Former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar was on Monday questioned for two hours by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offence Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for COVID-19 victims, an official said.

A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for Covid-19 victims.

Businessman Sujit Patkar, who is in judicial custody for alleged involvement in irregularities in obtaining contract to run jumbo COVID-19 treatment centres in Mumbai.

The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police has filed a case against former city mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar and two civic officials over alleged corruption in the purchase of body bags meant for COVID-19 victims.

Mr Patkar and another accused in the case, Kishore Bisure, was produced before special PMLA court judge M G Deshpande at the end of their previous remand on Thursday.

Businessman Sujit Patkar, a friend of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and another person were sent to the custody of the ED custody till July 27 in a money laundering case related to 'irregularities' in the jumbo COVID-19 centers in Mumbai.

India has logged 9,355 fresh coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 57,410, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 722 fresh COVID-19 cases and three fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 81,62,842 and the death count to 1,48,507, the state health department said.

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 850 fresh coronavirus cases and four fatalities, the health department said. With new additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,61,349 and the death toll to 1,48,502, as per a health department bulletin.

The Maharashtra government will buy two lakh vials of COVID-19 vaccines from Bharart Biotech amid a rise in cases, an official said on Monday.

Maharashtra on Monday reported 328 fresh COVID-19 cases, a fall of more than 50 per cent compared to the previous day, taking the overall tally of infections to 81,50,257, the state health department said.

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the use of face masks has been made mandatory for employees, patients and visitors in all civic-run hospitals in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.

Until Wednesday, 39-year-old Harikesh Singh thought the COVID-19 pandemic was the cruelest blow he had faced. His newspaper distribution business suffered badly after the lockdown, and there were long days of uncertainty.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Wednesday questioned Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray's friend Punyashali Parekh in connection with an alleged scam in the supply of remdesivir injections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businessman Sujit Patkar played a "key role" in the allotment of a civic contract to his partnership firm for running jumbo COVID-19 centres in Mumbai, the Enforcement Directorate said in its chargesheet.

Former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar was on Monday questioned for two hours by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offence Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for COVID-19 victims, an official said.

A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for Covid-19 victims.

Businessman Sujit Patkar, who is in judicial custody for alleged involvement in irregularities in obtaining contract to run jumbo COVID-19 treatment centres in Mumbai.

The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police has filed a case against former city mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar and two civic officials over alleged corruption in the purchase of body bags meant for COVID-19 victims.

Mr Patkar and another accused in the case, Kishore Bisure, was produced before special PMLA court judge M G Deshpande at the end of their previous remand on Thursday.

Businessman Sujit Patkar, a friend of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and another person were sent to the custody of the ED custody till July 27 in a money laundering case related to 'irregularities' in the jumbo COVID-19 centers in Mumbai.

India has logged 9,355 fresh coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 57,410, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 722 fresh COVID-19 cases and three fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 81,62,842 and the death count to 1,48,507, the state health department said.

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 850 fresh coronavirus cases and four fatalities, the health department said. With new additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,61,349 and the death toll to 1,48,502, as per a health department bulletin.

The Maharashtra government will buy two lakh vials of COVID-19 vaccines from Bharart Biotech amid a rise in cases, an official said on Monday.

Maharashtra on Monday reported 328 fresh COVID-19 cases, a fall of more than 50 per cent compared to the previous day, taking the overall tally of infections to 81,50,257, the state health department said.

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the use of face masks has been made mandatory for employees, patients and visitors in all civic-run hospitals in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.