Nashik, March 28 A 28-year-old woman was killed and two others were seriously injured when a speeding car crashed into them in the Upnagar area here on Saturday evening.Sheetal Kashinath Kharote, the deceased, had gone to a two-wheeler showroom near St Xavier's High School to buy a scooter...
Nashik, March 28 A leopard wandered into a residential area in Satpur, Nashik, on Saturday, causing panic among residents, officials said.The leopard was tranquilized after a four-hour effort by personnel from the forest, police, and district administration, they added.The big cat was...
Nashik, March 27 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare said on Friday that instead of undermining other leaders in the ruling alliance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should ensure that the investigation in the Ashok Kharat case is taken to its logical conclusion.Kharat, a...
Mumbai, March 26 Two individuals were arrested in Ahilyanagar, and six have been booked in Nashik, Maharashtra, for allegedly circulating obscene videos of the female victims of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat on social media, police said on Thursday.Kharat was arrested on March 18 for...
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Nashik, March 26 Police have filed a fresh case against arrested self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat after a Pune-based businessman accused him of cheating him out of Rs 6 crore by promising to help him start a logistics business abroad, officials said on Thursday.The complainant alleged that...
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Mumbai, March 25 Sula Vineyards, a wine producer, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Chandon's wine production facility and estate in Dindori, Nashik, for ₹20 crore, which will help expand its wine tourism footprint.Sula Vineyards is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive...
Mumbai, March 25 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the formation of a high-level committee of secretaries to address the recurring onion crisis in Maharashtra.The committee, comprising Additional Chief Secretaries of the Agriculture and Finance Departments and the...
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Mumbai, March 25 – In a highly charged press conference, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar made explosive allegations against Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel on Wednesday, claiming that the two attempted to seize control of the Nationalist Congress Party following the sudden death of Maharashtra Deputy...
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Mumbai, March 25 Jitendra Awhad, an MLA from the NCP (SP), made serious allegations in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, claiming that certain leaders of the ruling party were attempting to undermine Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis using Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious figure...
Mumbai, March 24 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the State Assembly on Tuesday that "no one, regardless of their status or political affiliation, will be spared" in the investigation involving self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat.The Chief Minister said this includes...
Mumbai, March 24 Eight FIRs have been registered by the police against self-proclaimed religious figure Ashok Kharat after receiving multiple complaints involving allegations of sexual assault, extortion, and the circulation of objectionable material, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...
Nashik (Maharashtra), March 24 A court in Nashik on Tuesday extended the police custody of self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested in a rape case, until March 29.A man attempted to attack Kharat outside the court, but the police stopped him in time and took him into...
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Mumbai, March 24 The number of unfulfilled government assurances in Maharashtra has crossed 5,200, with the legislative Committee on Government Assurances raising concerns over delays and the absence of officials in review meetings on Tuesday.Committee chairman Ravi Rana said in the state...
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Mumbai, March 24 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who had been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a girl in 2017, and ordered a fresh trial as he had not been represented by a lawyer during the earlier proceedings.A division bench of Justices...
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Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said on Monday that if women are being exploited in the name of divine powers and with the blessings of those in power, then this is the most serious issue. This statement came after the arrest of a self-proclaimed godman for...
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Mumbai, March 21 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar forwarded the resignation submitted to her by the state party’s women wing chief, Rupali Chakankar, as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for further...
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Mumbai, March 21 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who heads the ruling NCP, said on Saturday that she had forwarded the resignation of Rupali Chakankar, who stepped down as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for...
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Mumbai, March 20 – NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who is embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her position as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister...
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Mumbai, March 20 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked State Women’s Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar to resign on Friday, sources within the CMO said.This directive came two days after the arrest of self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat from Nashik on allegations...
Mumbai, March 20 NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Friday demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged incidents of black magic that reportedly took place near the residences of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar last year, and sought to identify the individuals who...