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The Maharashtra government will set up a centralised postal centre in the state secretariat Mantralaya to streamline the system of letters and other documents for each department, a senior official said. This is being done for the speedy handling of complaints and grievances, State Additional Chief Secretary Sujata Sounik told reporters on Monday. The department-wise centres will scan letters and send them to the authorities concerned online for speedy decisions, which in turn will help the state`s functioning to move towards a paperless system, she said. (PTI)

A police team was attacked in Jogeshwari in Mumbai by an accused in an NDPS case, his mother and seven others, an official said on Monday. The incident took place on Friday night in Prem Nagar area of Jogeshwari East, leaving a sub inspector and two constables injured, he said. "The police team were chasing the accused involved in an NDPS Act case registered with the Azad Maidan unit of Anti Narcotics Cell on April 7. They were attacked by the accused, his mother and seven others, including four women," he said. An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident, he added. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Monday reported 328 fresh COVID-19 cases, a fall of more than 50 per cent compared to the previous day, taking the overall tally of infections to 81,50,257, the state health department said. With a single fatality in Mumbai city, the cumulative COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 1,48,460.

A nayab tehsildar in Thane district was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe to convert a piece of land from agriculture to non-agriculture category, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said. The 57-year-old nayab tehsildar had sought Rs 1.42 lakh and he was held in a trap at 4:30pm while accepting the bribe amount, ACB Superintendent of Police Sunil Lokhande said.