Spiderman comes to the rescue!
"With great power, comes great responsibility," a superhero proved as he sanitises a chawl in Sion. Dressed as Spiderman, a city-based pharma company employee sanitises to contain the spread of the virus. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
A quiet Marine Drive
Mumbai's Marine Drive, which is otherwise buzzing with people, wore a deserted look on Tuesday as Maharashtra continues to be under section 144 till the end of April. Photo: SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
Classrooms turned into COVID centre
Due to rising coronavirus cases in the city, Rustomjee International School has converted the school into a COVID centre. The school has added six beds in each of the 25 classrooms in the school in Dahisar. This centre will be starting soon with all facilities for covid patients. Photo: Uma Kadam/BCCL
No class 10 exams in Maharashtra
The state has decided to cancel class X board exams while the class 12 examination will be conducted after the Covid situation improves, informed the education minister Varsha Gaikwad.
Kishore Nandlaskar passes away
Veteran actor Kishore Nandlaskar, 81, passed away on Tuesday due to COVID-19 complications in Thane. He had acted in various movies like Khakee, Vaastav, Singham among others.
Oxygen on the way!
Relatives carry oxygen cylinders on a scooty from the distribution centre on Tulsipipe Road in Mumbai on Tuesday. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Covishield out of stock!
Authorities at BKC Jumbo COVID centre post an announcement that the covid centre has run out of stock of the Covishield vaccine on Tuesday. People who went for the inoculation returned from the centre disappointed. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Get groomed!
A barber gives a haircut to daily wage labourers under a flyover near Manish market. Photo: SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
Cops on duty!
Mumbai police personnel check all the vehicles during a citywide lockdown imposed by the state government to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Photo: SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
No vaccine at BKC
The Covishield vaccine ran out of stock in the BKC jumbo centre facility on Tuesday morning, leaving scores of beneficiaries disappointed who stood in queues to take the jab. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
Fadnavis on people's radar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra sparked fresh controversy after the nephew of former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was seen taking the COVID-19 vaccine. What did not go down well with people is that his nephew Tanmay Fadnavis is just 23-years-old and does not fit the criteria to get the jab yet. A picture of Tanmay being administered the vaccine in Nagpur went viral on the internet, which was first posted on social media from his own handle. However, soon after people started questioning his eligibility for the vaccine, he deleted the picture. People asked if he was a frontline worker or a healthcare service provider, and if not, then how did he get the vaccine, when the state is already facing a shortage.
Grocery store timings to be curbed
As the coronavirus crisis in the state continues to get grave, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that some stricter measures are likely to be in the pipeline, including further limiting the timings of grocery stores and markets. Post a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Tope said, "Ajit Pawar said that we must keep grocery stores open only for four hours -- from 7 am to 11 am. This is important as a lot of people step outside and roam around in the name of purchasing groceries." He said that a notification regarding the same will be issued soon at the state government's level and not at the District Collector's level and that the shopkeepers will have to comply with the norms accordingly. Photo: ANI
Devotees outside Mumba Devi
Devotees offered prayers outside the Mumba Devi Temple on the occasion of Durga Ashtami as Mumbai's temples remained closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The temples are closed for devotees as per the state government's restrictions till May 1. Photo: ANI