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Nagpur, March 26 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that a sudden increase in the sales of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer indicated possible panic buying, and warned against hoarding.Panic buying of fuels and fertilizers has been seen in many parts of the...

Amravati, March 26 A police constable allegedly committed suicide on Thursday in the Quick Response Team (QRT) office in Amravati city, Maharashtra, an official said.He identified the deceased as Vijay Dilip Nagapure, who had joined the force in 2014. Unmarried Nagapure was a native of...

Mumbai, March 26 A Mumbai court has directed prison authorities to once again transfer former RPF constable Chetan Singh Choudhary, who is accused of killing four people on a train in 2023, to the Thane mental hospital and submit a report on his mental health, with a specific opinion on whether...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video of him with a transgender person surfaced on social media, with the opposition Congress demanding the NCP leader's sacking over his "obscene and unethical behavior".The Congress alleged that the...

Mumbai, March 26 Two people were arrested in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, for allegedly circulating obscene videos of the women victims of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat on social media, a senior police official said on Thursday.Kharat was arrested on March 18 for allegedly repeatedly raping...

Thane, March 26 A Thane court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of an 84-year-old man and his caretaker here nearly a decade ago.Additional Sessions Judge GG Bhansali, in the order passed on March 20, also ordered rigorous imprisonment of seven years on two counts of...

Srinagar/Jammu, March 26 – At least two people were killed, and five others were injured in separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.A professor at the Poonch degree college, identified as Dr. Tabassum Naz, was killed and her husband was critically injured in an accident in the...

Mumbai, March 26 According to official documents, the Maharashtra government had sanctioned over Rs 1 crore for development works at a temple linked to the arrested self-proclaimed godman and rape accused, Ashok Kharat, in the Nashik district in 2018.The funds were approved on March 31, 2018...

Mumbai, March 26 The Bombay High Court has suggested that railway authorities introduce public safety announcements on all long-distance trains, specifying the stations where they will halt, similar to the practice followed in Vande Bharat trains.A single bench of Justice Jitendra Jain, in the...

Thane, March 26 A 42-year-old businessman was killed after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, hit his bicycle in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.The boy fled the scene after the incident, which occurred on an unfinished section of the Kalyan Ring Road...

Beed, March 26 Police have busted a racket involved in the illegal transportation of liquor and apprehended a man in the city of Beed, Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday.The police also seized liquor worth approximately Rs 1.17 lakh during an operation conducted on Wednesday, based on a...

Thane, March 26 A man wanted in a 2022 murder case in East Champaran district of Bihar has been arrested in Thane, Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Amarendra Kumar Ramnagina Singh, had been on the run since 2022, and a court in Motihari had issued a warrant for...

Mumbai, March 26 Renowned historian Jaisingrao Pawar passed away in Kolhapur, western Maharashtra, on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 85 years old.Pawar had been suffering from lung-related issues for a month, according to family sources.He played a significant role in bringing...

Thane, March 26 Forest authorities have launched an investigation into two cases of monkeys injured by arrows in the Yeoor forest in Thane district, Maharashtra, and have announced a reward of ₹25,000 for information leading to the identification of the perpetrators, officials said on Thursday...

Palghar, March 26 Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his 30-year-old friend to death after a dispute in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday.The incident occurred around 10:30 pm on Tuesday at Jijai Nagar in the Moregaon area, under the jurisdiction of the...

Thane, March 26 A 40-year-old domestic helper was found dead with stab wounds in an apartment where she worked in Thane district, Maharashtra, and police suspect it to be a case of murder, officials said on Thursday.The woman was found lying in a pool of blood on Wednesday evening inside the...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma prorogued both houses of the state legislature on Wednesday, bringing to a close a nearly six-week budget session during which key bills, including the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, were passed.The session commenced on February 23...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, responding to the resolution in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, stated that the state government is committed to all-round development, asserting that work is underway across sectors including agriculture, industry...

Mumbai, March 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the "zero FIR" registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash that killed former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was a "strategic attempt" to damage the state's image.Responding to a motion moved...

Nashik, March 25 The Nashik and Malegaon municipal corporations in Maharashtra have ordered that all slaughterhouses remain closed on the occasion of Ram Navami on Thursday.The civic bodies said that legal action will be taken against those who violate this order.All slaughterhouses in the...