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New Delhi, April 11 The prototype of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train, to be manufactured by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited-led joint venture, will be launched for testing within a year, said Railway Board Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar on Friday.Addressing officials at the 21st annual day...

Latur, April 9 Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of an elderly scrap collector in Latur, a police official said on Thursday.Vitthal Sopan Sasane (65), a resident of Sugao in Chakur tehsil, was found dead in front of a shop on Ring Road on Tuesday night...

Latur, April 9 The tehsildar of Kaij in Maharashtra's Beed district died in a road accident in Renapur, Latur, on Thursday, a police official said.The incident occurred at 5 am near Nehrunagar Tanda on the Latur-Ambajogai highway, he said."The car driven by Kaij tehsildar Rakesh Gidde (32)...

Latur, Apr 7 Police seized scented tobacco and other prohibited products worth Rs 3.75 lakh and arrested one person during a raid at a warehouse in the central Maharashtra district of Latur on Tuesday, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence, a Local Crime Branch team raided the...

Latur, April 7 Police on Tuesday destroyed illegal vehicle accessories, including modified silencers, loud horns, and sound systems, valued at Rs 9.18 lakh, using a road roller, officials said.These items were seized during a crackdown on noise pollution and illegal modifications. Police...

Latur, April 7 Weeks after a group of thieves stole 100 bags of soybean from a warehouse in the city of Latur in Maharashtra, police arrested six men on Tuesday in connection with the incident, officials said.The police also recovered property worth approximately Rs 14.5 lakh from the accused...

Latur, April 5 The police in Latur city, Maharashtra, have registered cases against eight motorcycle riders for using modified mufflers that produce excessive noise, an official said on Sunday.The action was taken as part of a drive carried out on Saturday to enforce traffic discipline, curb...

Latur, Apr 3 The Maharashtra government has appointed Dr. Bharat Bastewad as the new collector of the Latur district, replacing Varsha Thakur-Ghuge.Bastewad, who was serving as the commissioner of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Nagpur, will assume...

Latur, Apr 1 A senior Maharashtra government official and a junior clerk were convicted by a special court in Latur on Wednesday, which handed them simple imprisonment ranging from two to two-and-a-half years for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for approving a business proposal in 2014...

Latur, March 29 The Latur police registered 74 cases and seized illegal liquor worth Rs 4.19 lakh during a 21-hour operation that ended at 2 am on Sunday, an official said.The seized items included illicit liquor, chemicals, distillation units, drums, plastic containers, and stocks of country...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 20 Two people have died and crops on an area of 11,500 hectares have been damaged due to unseasonal rains in six districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada since March 16, an official said on Friday.Quoting data from the divisional commissioner's office, he said...

Beed, March 16 Twenty passengers were injured after a private tourist bus overturned and caught fire following a tyre burst in Maharashtra's Beed district on Monday, a police official said.The incident occurred at 2:30 am near Surani on the Manjarsumba-Ambajogai road in the Kaij tehsil, about...

Latur, March 13 One person was killed after a state transport bus caught fire while it was being refuelled in Latur district, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.The incident occurred at the Nilanga bus depot around 8 pm on Thursday, according to an official.A bus belonging to the Maharashtra...

Latur, March 12 A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus caught fire at the Nilanga stand in Latur on Thursday evening while being filled with diesel, leaving a fuel operator seriously injured, a police official said.The incident occurred at 8 pm, he added."The bus was...

Mumbai, March 11 – The Maharashtra government announced on Wednesday that the land survey process in the state will now be completed within 30 days, down from the previous 60- to 90-day window.Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule made this announcement in the Legislative Assembly on...

Latur, March 9 A BJP functionary from the Latur district in Maharashtra attempted suicide by setting himself on fire on Monday, after becoming frustrated with the party's decision to nominate another leader as a corporator in the municipal corporation.According to police, BJP general secretary...

Beed, March 8 Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the alleged trafficking of a 21-year-old woman from the Latur district, who was forced to "marry" three different men by the accused, who earned lakhs of rupees in "commission," an officer said on Sunday.The matter came to...

Latur, March 5 The son of a farmer in Latur has cleared the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams in his first attempt at the age of 21, prompting several local leaders to hail him as an inspiration for students in the district.Wadjuram Ramhari Gopalgahre, originally from Nandurghat village in Kej...

Latur, March 5 Police in the Latur district of Maharashtra have arrested a woman in connection with the death of her 49-year-old husband during a domestic argument, an official said on Thursday.According to police, Sikandar Sidram Rathod was heavily dependent on alcohol and frequently argued...

Beed, February 28 A teacher at a school for children with disabilities in Kaij, Beed district, died on Saturday morning after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident the previous day, a police official said.The motorcycle ridden by 38-year-old Quamroddin Sadroddin Farooqui had collided...