Nashik

In a heart-wrenching incident, 22 COVID-19 patients on ventilators suffocated to death in Nashik’s Zakir Hussain Hospital on April 21. Reportedly, the accident happened due to oxygen leak in the cylinders supplying oxygen to the patients on ventilator. Confirming the deaths, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said a probe would be ordered into the incident. Some relatives of deceased alleged that lowered supply of oxygen supply caused the… read-more

Relu Vasave, an Anganwadi worker has been rowing 18 kms a day since lockdown, to provide daily food for the 25 newborns and seven pregnant tribal women in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district. During Covid-19 when the tribe abstained from visiting Anganwadi for the daily check-ups, Relu volunteered to reach them. She borrowed a boat to travel to the hamlets along Narmada River. She said that despite of her hand ache, it is important that the… read-more

A Twitter post of IFS officer Swetha Boddu has brought a Nashik resident, named Chandra Kishore Patil, into limelight. Chandra stands beside the Godavari river everyday from morning till night and prevents people from tossing plastic bags into it. The IFS officer posted Chandra's photo on Twitter and praised his efforts to conserve the river. Patil has been doing this work for five years and wants to continue till he can.

Wholesale and retail prices of onions have started soaring across the country after several parts experienced excess rainfall leading to floods and crop damage. The good quality early-kharif onion crop producing states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra have been severely affected. In major markets, prices have doubled while supply has, reportedly, halved. According to reports by The Print, prices can go upto Rs… read-more