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Ahilyanagar, February 12 The gram sabha of Saundala in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district has unanimously passed a resolution declaring the village "caste-free" in order to eliminate discrimination, untouchability, and social injustice, according to those associated with the move, who made the...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 12 Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Syed Iqbal was elected as the new Mayor of Parbhani city in central Maharashtra on Thursday, with support from the Congress, defeating his BJP rival Tirumala Khillare by a comfortable margin of 13 votes.Iqbal, whose party...

Pune, February 11 After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Thursday that a 24-year-old migrant worker from the state was murdered in Pune for speaking in Bengali, the Pune rural police said he was killed by two people with whom he had an argument while intoxicated.They said...

Kolkata, February 12 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that a 24-year-old migrant worker from the state was murdered in Maharashtra for speaking in the Bengali language.Banerjee described this as a "hate crime" and demanded the immediate arrest of those...

Thane, February 12 A 62-year-old woman suffered a broken hand after an auto-rickshaw driver allegedly pushed her onto the road during a dispute over fare in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said.The incident occurred on Tuesday when the victim, Riza Joseph, and her relatives were returning...

Mumbai, February 11 – Ritu Tawde, a corporator from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was elected as the 78th Mayor of Mumbai on Wednesday, marking the end of the Shiv Sena's 25-year-long dominance in the post and signifying a significant shift in power within the administration of Mumbai...

Nagpur, February 11 A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three individuals in the Nandanvan area of Nagpur, Maharashtra, leading to the arrest of a 19-year-old man and the detention of two minor boys, police said on Wednesday.The crime occurred on Tuesday after one of the accused, who was...

Beed, Feb 11 A 26-year-old candidate died after completing a 1,600-meter run during a police recruitment drive in the Beed district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, an official said, adding that the exact cause of death is under investigation.The deceased has been identified as Deepak Waghule, a...

Mumbai, February 11 A First Information Report was registered against former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse on Wednesday for allegedly using abusive language towards a police official and a minister at a police station in the Jalgaon district.Khadse, who is currently a Member of the...

New Delhi, February 11 Around 200 young people from tribal districts affected by Left Wing Extremism across five states visited the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday as part of the 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme, where Speaker Vijender Gupta addressed them on the role of young citizens in nation...

Mumbai, February 11 A day after NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar raised several questions regarding the Baramati air crash in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died, flight attendant Pinky Mali's father, Shivkumar Mali, also demanded a thorough investigation.In the wake of Rohit...

Beed, February 11 A 13-year-old daughter of a migrant sugarcane worker was allegedly raped by a man in Beed district, Maharashtra, after he threatened her, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused, Suraj Kharat, and a search is underway to locate him, they...

Mumbai, February 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that a crucial investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway into the plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and urged that conclusions be drawn only after the...

Nanded, February 11 Several villages in the Nanded district of Maharashtra experienced a minor tremor of magnitude 3 on Wednesday afternoon, prompting the district administration to issue an advisory urging citizens to remain alert but not panic.The Mukhed Tehsildar stated that no loss of life...

New Delhi, February 11 Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that 8,710 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have been established across the country in 2024-25 and 2025-26, achieving 27 per cent of the set target.The government has set a target of forming 32,752 PACS...

Mumbai, February 11 A day after Raj Thackeray claimed that prominent figures from various fields attended an RSS event here only out of fear of the Modi government, former Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said on Wednesday that MNS chief Raj Thackeray was "too scared" of Prime Minister...

Mumbai, February 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that a crucial investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and urged that conclusions be drawn only after the investigation...

Pune, February 11 NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, who was admitted to a private hospital here after contracting a chest infection, is stable and is likely to be discharged in the next two days, doctors treating him said on Wednesday.The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was brought to Ruby Hall...

Mumbai, February 11 A helicopter used for training made an emergency landing on a school ground in Palghar district, Maharashtra, after developing a technical problem, officials said on Wednesday.No one was injured in the incident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, they said.The helicopter...

Mumbai, February 11 A helicopter used for training made an emergency landing on a school ground in Palghar district, Maharashtra, after experiencing a technical issue, officials said on Wednesday.The helicopter was flying from Juhu in Mumbai to Surat in Gujarat, carrying four crew members...