Maharasthra Maha Vijas Aghadi (MVA) MLAs on Saturday staged a silent protest outside State Assembly against the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a member of Parliament. The MLAs covering their mouths with black bands sat on the steps of the Assembly holding posters. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) faction […]
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Maharashtra: Farmer dies during foot march from Nashik to Mumbai
A 58-year-old farmer who participated in the long foot march of farmers from Dindori in Maharashtra’s Nashik to Mumbai died on Friday night at Shahapur police station in Thane district, informed the All India Kisan Sabha state general secretary Ajit Nawale. Pundalik Jadhav, a resident of a village near Dindori […]
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Maharashtra: Amruta Fadnavis files FIR against woman designer, alleges threat, Rs 1 crore bribe bid in Mumbai
Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has filed a complaint with Mumbai Police alleging she was threatened and offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore by an acquaintance named Anishka, a designer. The designer allegedly offered to provide Amruta with information on some bookies who can help her earn money, police said. […]
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Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at shop in Thane’s Mumbra
A fire broke out at a shop next to Mesco School in Mumbra area of Maharashtra’s Thane, informed the officials on Friday. “Heavy smoke was billing out of the building. As soon as the information was received, four fire tenders rushed to the spot,” said the officials. Reportedly, the fire broke out […]
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Maharashtra: Nagpur Citizen Forum holds protest under ‘Right to Pee’ campaign for clean, safe toilets
The Nagpur citizen’s Forum held a protest today demanding an increase in the number of public urinals for women under the ‘Right to Pee’ campaign. Nagpur Citizens Forum launched a ‘Right to Pee’ campaign to demand clean, safe and free toilets for the citizens on December 30, 2021. Under this campaign, the ‘Nagpur […]
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Maharashtra: Youth killed, another injured after speeding car rams into electric pole
A youth was killed while another was severely injured after a speeding car rammed into an electric pole at Thane’s Ghodbunder Road on Tuesday night, police said. “A 22-year-old man was killed while another was injured critically after a vehicle, going at top speed, crashed into an electric pole on Thane’s Ghodbunder Road last night,” said an officer of Kapurbawdi police station. The injured was admitted to […]
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NCP MLAs turn up with onion garlands at Maharashtra Assembly, seek remedial measures as prices dip
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs on Tuesday reached maharashtra-vidhan-sabha”>Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha carrying onions on their head and wearing onion garlands demanding appropriate price for onions as prices dipped. Earlier on Monday, owing to a low wholesale price of onions, the farmers stopped auctions at Nashik’s Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC). This […]
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Maharashtra: 3 coaches of local train derail near Kharkopar station, no injuries reported
Three coaches of a local train from Belapur to Kharkopar on the Central Railway’s trans harbour line derailed on Tuesday morning according to Railway officials. The incident happened at 8.46 am when the train was entering the Kharkopar station, according to Shivaji Sutar, CPRO of Central Railway. Relief trains have left for the site and restoration work has […]
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Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at building in Thane, no casualties reported
A fire broke out in Guruprerna building in the Naupada area of Thane today, TMC officials said. “Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control”, the officials added. Speaking about the number of people rescued, the officials said, “13 people have been successfully rescued while the cause of the […]
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Maharashtra: Woman killed in fire at Kurla high-rise, several injured
A woman was killed in a massive fire that broke out at a multi-storied residential building in Mumbai’s Kurla West on Wednesday morning. The fire was later put out in a joint operation by the fire services personnel and the police. According to Mumbai Police, the level-one fire broke out in the C-wing of the residential complex in […]
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Maharashtra: Mumbai Police recovers narcotics worth Rs 26 lakh, four arrested
The Crime Branch of Mumbai police said it recovered Hash worth Rs 26 lakh from the Kalachowki area of Mumbai and arrested four drug peddlers in connection with the haul. Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid by Unit 4 of the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police and the […]
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Maharashtra: Belapur to Gateway of India water service flagged off
The much awaited Water transport service from Belapur to Gateway of India was flagged off on Tuesday. Maharashtra Port Minister Dada Bhuse inaugurated the first round of water taxis between Belapur to Gateway of India today. The water taxi has been introduced by Nayantara shipping Pvt Ltd and will connect South Mumbai to Navi […]
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Maharashtra: Two persons arrested in rape case with minor girl in Mumbai
Mumbai Police have arrested two persons in an alleged rape case with a minor girl, the police official said on Tuesday. The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “A case of rape of a 12-year-old girl was […]
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SC declines relief to Rapido against ban in Maharashtra
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined relief to the Rapido bike, taxi and auto aggregator, which challenged the Bombay High Court order directing the company to stop operation in Maharashtra immediately as it does not have a license to operate bike, taxi or rickshaw services. A bench of Chief Justice […]
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Maharashtra: PMLA court grants Anil Deshmukh permission to visit Nagpur
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh was on Monday granted permission to visit Nagpur. The former minister had moved a petition before a special PMLA court in Mumbai seeking permission to visit Nagpur. Deshmukh, who was booked in connection with an alleged Rs 100-crore extortion case, was granted […]