16 migrant workers run over by train in Aurangabad, exhaustion after 45km walk made them rest on tracks
Sixteen migrant workers were run over by a train in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra on Friday morning while they were trying to return to their rural homes in Madhya Pradesh. They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept there due to exhaustion. They were mowed down by a goods train that was running between Jalna and Aurangabad at 5.15 am. One of the accident survivors said that the group of migrant workers had applied for e-transit passes a week ago but decided to walk towards their home state after not receiving any response from authorities.
As COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 19,000-mark, BMC commissioner replaced
The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rose to 19,063 with 1,089 new cases being detected on Friday, 784 of them in Mumbai alone. The death toll due to the pandemic in the state rose to 731, with 37 deaths reported during the day, said a health department statement, adding 169 patients were discharged after recovery. Meanwhile, the state government transferred Brihanmumbai Municipal corporation (BMC) Commissioner Pravin Pardeshi and named Iqbal Chahal as his successor.
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TN liquor stores shut: Noting there were huge crowds before shops and no social distancing was maintained the Madras High Court ordered the closure of all state-run liquor outlets in Tamil Nadu, a day after they reopened following easing of COVID-19 lockdown curbs, saying there was total violation of guidelines, but allowed door delivery through online mode.
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