Mumbai: The Maharashtra Public Service Commission has postponed the State Service Pre-Examination to be held on March 14, 2021. The choice has been taken towards the backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
Earlier, the pre-service state service examination on October 11, 2020 was postponed as a result of aggressive stance taken by Maratha organizations on the Maratha reservation subject.
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Maharashtra ruling get together, Shiv Sena in its editorial on Wednesday (March 10) warned the residents, as soon as once more, of one other lockdown.
The COVID-19 day by day case curve is on rise and the ruling get together has termed the scenario as a ‘trigger of concern’. Shiv Sena warned that the state authorities can be compelled to take some harsh actions in order to deal with the scenario.
Earlier, on Tuesday Mumbai Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh mentioned if coronavirus cases proceed to rise in the town and the likelihood of an evening curfew or partial lockdown is excessive. Additionally, a 3 day ‘Janata curfew’ might be imposed in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district.
Nagpur was additionally added to the checklist of locations with alarming spike in COVID-19 cases and the authorities have imposed a lockdown from March 15. The lockdown will stay in place until March 21.
Schools, schools and training lessons in Nashik, Malegaon, Niphad and Nandgaon will stay closed from March 10 until additional orders, although lessons for requirements X and XII will proceed attributable to upcoming board exams, the order mentioned.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday Maharashtra recorded 13,659 new COVID-19 cases, which is the best one-day spike this yr. The new caseload took the state’s complete to 22,52,057, a well being official mentioned. The state additionally reported 54 fatalities on Wednesday, the demise toll stood at 52,610. Currently, the lively cases in the state stands at 99,008.
