Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City records lowest COVID-19 death count since March 28

Gatherings restricted at popular waterfalls, lakes and dams in Thane district

The Thane district administration has restricted gatherings at popular waterfalls, lakes and dams in its jurisdiction in the monsoon, fearing Covid infection and mishaps, officials said on Tuesday. Popular monsoon hangouts like Yeoor, Mumbra Retibunder, Malshej ghats, Barvi dam, Gaimukh and Uttan seashore, Khadavali river among others will remain out of bounds after district collector issued orders under section 144 of the CrPC, Epidemic Act and Disaster Management Act. "The orders have been issued in the wake of rising mishaps and also fears of Covid infection," Thane collector Rajesh Narvekar said.

Vaccinations for students going abroad

Parents withdraw plea to send minor daughter to US for vaccine

“We do not wish to prosecute the petition. We are withdrawing it,’’ senior advocate Milind Sathe told a bench of justice Suresh Gupte and justice Makarand Karnik on behalf of the parents. Read story here

Mumbai records lowest COVID-19 death count since March 28

Mumbai reported seven fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, the lowest single-day death count since March 28, 2021. The caseload reached 7,13,002 with the addition of 673 new infections, the city civic body said.

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Film producer Swapna Patker arrested for obtaining fake PhD degree

Marathi film producer Swapna Patker has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for obtaining a fake PhD degree and using it to secure a job as a psychologist at a Bandra hospital.

The 39-year-old is best known for producing the film Balkadu in 2015, which is a biopic of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray.

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Anil Deshmukh's wife, Arti Deshmukh, returns home after a month-long battle with COVID-19

Monsoon may arrive in Mumbai tomorrow: IMD

The southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Mumbai on Wednesday, a senior official of the India Meteorological Department said.

COVID-19 Highlights: Here's all you need to know about the coronavirus impact on Maharashtra in the last 24 hours

Continuing its sharp decline on the COVID-19 graph, Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 10,891 new cases of coronavirus. The cumulative case count has now climbed to 58,52,891.

On the other hand, the death toll reached 1.01 lakh with 295 fresh fatalities today. So far, 1,01,172 patients have succumbed to the virus.

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Coronavirus variant causing increased disease severity identified

Scientists at Pune's National Institute of Virology have isolated and characterised a coronavirus variant from two travellers: One who returned from the UK and the other from Brazil -- that exhibits increased disease severity in hamsters but doesn't pose a public health problem at the moment. The two samples of the B.1.1.28.2 variant are the only ones of its kind isolated by Indian labs so far.

Maharashtra reports 10,891 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths in the last 24 hours

Bombay HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana

Dharavi logs six new COVID-19 cases

Dharavi recorded six new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (June 8), pushing its tally to 6,844. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s latest data, active cases in the area remain at 20 and recoveries have been improved to 6,465. Read more

Film and TV industry in Mumbai allowed to shoot till 5 pm in bio bubble

With the orders of the unlock issued by the state government of Maharashtra, the Film and TV industry has been allowed to commence shooting with the time limit of 5 pm in a bio bubble, though no outdoor shoot is allowed.The industry has reacted positively to the decision but has also said it will take time for the complete resumption.

Navi Mumbai civic school students to get internet data finance

A sum of Rs 1,000 each will betransferred into the accounts of 42,000 students of civic schools to enable them to buy internet data packages for smartphones to help them in online studies, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Thane district announced on Tuesday.There are 75 civic schools, including 55 primary schools, under the NMMC.The sum will be paid in two instalments for the first semester, and efforts would also be taken to help those students who do not have smartphones, a civic official said."This decision was taken in October but then got pushed back as the COVID-19 cases started to fall and the aim at the time was to resume classroom teaching," said NMMC commissioner Abhijit Bangar.

Nigerian drug peddler arrested with 478 gms cocaine

Nothing to be afraid of Uddhav-PM meeting; no threat to MVA: NCP

The Shiv Sena and NCP on Tuesdaysaid the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will complete its full term of five years with NCP state president Jayant Patil saying there is nothing to be "afraid" about a separate meeting that took place between Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.Earlier in the day, Thackeray, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan met the prime minister and discussed issues related to the Maratha reservation, pending GST compensation and the proposed Metro carshed in Kanjurmarg.

Centre says door-to-door vaccination not possible; favours 'near-to-door' system

The Centre told the Bombay HighCourt on Tuesday that a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination programme for senior citizens, specially-abled, bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound people is currently not possible, but it has decided to start "near-to-door" inoculation centres.The Union government in its affidavit filed in the HC said the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC) has considered the issue of door-to-door vaccination and opined that "near-to-door" vaccination would be an appropriate solution, and not door-to-door vaccination.The court noted that almost 25 crore people have been vaccinated in India.

Number of passengers who travelled in BEST buses

BEST Passengers travelled on:
June 6 - 16,08,000
June 7 - 18,13,000