Mumbai Apr 21 PTI Mumbai on Thursday registered 91 new COVID-19 cases that raised the tally of infections to 1059073 an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said As many as 56 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day taking the count of recoveries to 1039061 while the toll stood at 19562 as no fresh casualties were reported the official said Of the latest cases 90 patients are asymptomatic and one has been hospitalised he said As many as 8428 swab samples were tested during the day taking the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted so far to 16817335 the official said The city is now left with 450 active cases and the recovery rate is at 98 per cent he said The doubling rate of infections is at 12659 days while the overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases for the period between April 14 to April 20 is 0005 per cent the official added PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Apr 20 PTI Mumbai on Wednesday saw an increase in COVID-19 cases with the addition of 98 new infections that took the tally to 1058982 an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said The toll however remained unchanged at 19562 as no fresh fatalities were reported during the day the official said The city has been witnessing a rise in infections over the last couple of days after it recorded 83 and 34 cases on Tuesday and Monday respectively As per the bulletin issued by the civic body of the latest cases 96 patients were asymptomatic and none of the infected persons have been admitted to hospitals At least 9514 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours taking the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted so far to 16808907 it was stated With the positivity rate at 0010 per cent and recovery rate at 98 per cent the city currently has 415 active cases the bulletin stated The count of recoveries has reached 1039005 as 73 patients were discharged from hospitals it said PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Apr 19 PTI A portion of a five-storey building under renovation collapsed in Kalbadevi area of south Mumbai on Tuesday and no casualties were reported in the incident an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said The incident took place at a ground-plus-four storey structure at Vardhman junction Lohar Chawl area of Kalbadevi around 430 pm he said A portion of the building which was under renovation collapsed he said adding that no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident On being alerted the fire bridge reached the spot along with the police and civic staff the official said Earlier this month an elderly worker died and two others were injured when the roof of a building inside JJ Hospital premises collapsed during some construction work PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Jan 28 PTI One more person on Friday succumbed to injuries sustained in a fire that erupted in a multi-storey residential building at Tardeo in south Mumbai a civic official said With the latest fatality the toll in the fire that took place on January 22 rose to nine he said Dhaval Salaskar 23 who was undergoing treatment at Byculla-based Masina Hospital was declared dead at 515 pm the official said quoting information received from doctors Earlier at least six people had died and 24 others were injured in the blaze that broke out at Sachinam Heights a ground-plus-20-storey building located opposite Bhatia Hospital at Gowalia Tank A total of 30 people were injured in the incident of which nine are dead eight are undergoing treatment with five of them in a critical condition and three others stable As many as 13 victims have been discharged the official said A 35-year-old woman who was undergoing treatment at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital succumbed to her injuries on Thursday PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Nov 23 PTI Fully vaccinated passengers of the Central Railways suburban trains here can now book their single journey and season tickets on their mobile phones through the Railways Unreserved Ticketing System UTS app which has been linked to the state governments Universal Pass an official said on Tuesday The linking of UTS application and Universal Pass will enable passengers to book their tickets seamlessly without any hassle said Anil Kumar Lahoti general manager of Central Railway Anyone who has taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has completed 14 days since the administration of the last dose has to take state governments Universal Pass which was issued after due verification of the vaccination status Lahoti said The linking of the two systems will provide significant relief to passengers and reduce queues at railway ticket counters An updated Android version of the UTS app was already available on Google Play Store while the IOS version is likely to be updated in Apple Store by Tuesday night he said adding that with this passengers can buy single journey and season tickets through UTS app The Central Railway Centre for Railway Information Systems CRIS and state government were working together to link the UTS app with the UPS the official said From October 30 the state government allowed citizens to travel on suburban trains by obtaining single journey tickets but passengers had to produce a universal pass for this At present passengers have to produce their universal passes at ticket counters to buy tickets During the pandemic UTS app was suspended as there was no system to verify the vaccination status of passengers Now the UTS app will be opened for public with proper vaccination verification made possible by linking it with the state government portal it was stated PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Nov 17 PTI Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday appealed to Bollywood celebrities to spread awareness about COVID-19 vaccination through social media The mayor said although the civic body had carried out record breaking vaccination in the city there are some people who have not come forward to take the jab due to religious reasons superstitions and illiteracy Celebrities from the Marathi film industry have come forward to spread awareness about vaccination and similarly Bollywood personalities like Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan who have a great fan-following should also appeal to people about vaccination through social media Pednekar said Celebrities can record a one-minute video message and post it on social media platforms she said People who havent yet taken the vaccine due to religious reasons superstitions and lack of literacy might take the jabs after such appeals and it will help in completing vaccination in the city the mayor added PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Oct 28 PTI The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Thursday announced that the Veermata Jijamata Udyan popularly known as Byculla Zoo here will be open to visitors from November 1 The civic body had shut the zoo in April amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic According to a release issued by the BMC the zoo will be open for visitors from 930 am to 6 pm while morning walkers can use the premises between 6 am and 830 am The zoo popularly known as Rani cha Baug is home to a large number of animals different species of exotic birds and several types of trees and plants The civic body had shut the garden and zoo on March 15 last year in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and reopened it briefly in February this year The release further stated that the ticket windows of the zoo will be shut at 4 pm instead of 530 pm and the entry will be stopped anytime if the rush increases The BMC has appealed to visitors to follow COVID-19 protocol such as wearing masks sanitising hands and maintaining social distancing in queues The luggage deposit facility has been discontinued at the zoo and visitors are not permitted to carry food items it was stated PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Oct 21 PTI Veteran Congress leader and chairman of the Ambajogai Municipal Council Rajkishore Modi joined the NCP with several of his supporters here on Thursday Modi was inducted into the party in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at a function held at the NCP office Apart from Modi and his supporters Vijay Chavan the MNS district council member from Paithan taluka in Aurangabad district also joined the NCP with his supporters Speaking on the occasion Pawar said with Modis entry the NCP will become stronger in Beed district and the party will also get one-sided victory in the Assembly and Ambajogai Municipal Council The NCPs state unit president and state Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde state minister Sanjay Bansode and other dignitaries were present on the occasion The NCP has always done justice to the common man Munde said adding that the ideology of Rajkishore Modi and his colleagues who have just joined the party is identical Munde further appealed that they should work together for the betterment of the party in the district without letting any injustice happen to old workers who have stayed with the party during bad times PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Sep 17 PTI At least 15295 idols including 213 of Goddess Gauri were immersed in the sea lakes and ponds across Mumbai on the seventh day of Ganpati festival an official from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on Friday No untoward incidents were reported during the seventh day immersions on Thursday the official said Of the 15295 idols immersed on Thursday 6818 were immersed in artificial ponds which were created across the city to avoid crowding at natural water bodies he said At least 1356 sarvajanik public Ganpatis 13726 domestic idols and 213 idols of goddess Gauri were immersed it was stated Of the idols immersed in artificial ponds 6092 were domestic 671 were sarvajanik Ganpatis and 55 idols were of Goddess Gauri the official said Earlier on the fifth and second day of the festival over 66000 and 41000 idols respectively were immersed in the water bodies across the city The 10-day Ganpati festival which usually draws millions on the streets is being celebrated in a low-key manner with several restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic PTI KK ARU ARU

Mumbai Aug 31 PTI One person was injured in a landslide reported in Saki Naka area of Mumbai an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on Tuesday The civic body on Tuesday evacuated 100 people from Kurar village in Malad after rocks slid from a hill as heavy rains lashed the western suburb in the morning hours In an incident that took place late on Monday night some stones slid on a top of a house near a public toilet on GMM Road in Saki Naka the official said A 47-year-old man sustained injuries and was rushed to a nearby civic hospital where he was treated and discharged later the official addedAt least 100 residents of Kurar village in the western suburb of Malad were evacuated from their homes due to an incident of rock slide on Tuesday another official saidRocks slid from a hill due to heavy water flow at Ambedkar Nagar in Kurar village around 1015 am as heavy rains lashed the western suburbs he saidWhile no one was injured in the incident as a precautionary measure the BMC shifted 100 people from the locality to a municipal school in Parekh Nagar he saidPersonnel from the local civic ward and forest department have been mobilised to the spot to avoid any untoward incident the official added PTI KK ARU ARU