Some of the Maharashtra government officers resumed work at the Mantralaya on Monday for the first time after Thursday’s massive fire.

It will take almost one month to recreate most of the 2.25 lakh files lost in the devastating fire in Mantralaya on Thursday. However, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan assured that the administrative functioning will be back
to normal in a few days time.

Fire brigade personnel found the bodies of two persons on the sixth floor of the charred Mantralaya in Mumbai around noon on Friday, raising the toll from Thursday’s fire to five.

Fire brigade personnel found the bodies of two persons on the sixth floor of the charred Mantralaya in Mumbai around noon on Friday, raising the toll from Thursday’s fire to five.

The Opposition parties, while saying that they would cooperate with the state in overcoming the disaster, have now demanded for a special session of the Assembly to discuss disaster management.

At least three persons were killed and two others missing after a major fire broke out on Thursday at Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government secretariat.

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday not ruling out the possibility of sabotage in the Mantralaya fire said that the crime branch and fire brigade will hold an inquiry into the incident.

In a fresh development in the Adarsh scam, the Maharashtra government on Monday objected to the CBI probing the case.

The state government has decided to install CCTVs at all major jails and has also made a budget allocation for it, principal secretary, home (jails) Megha Gadgil confirmed.

The Maharashtra government has planned three new medical colleges to cater to the ever increasing demand of students wanting to enter the medical profession.