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Pune, April 11 A helicopter carrying Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal landed at a location about 1,300 metres away from the designated helipad in Pune district on Saturday, though he downplayed the incident by insisting it was "a smooth landing" and not an accident scare.Additional...

Pune, April 10 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Friday that the party's decision to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati by-election was in deference to the sentiments following the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, whose wife Sunetra is contesting...

Pune, April 9 A suspected contract killing in the Pune district of Maharashtra has led police to solve two previously unsolved murders, resulting in the arrest of two individuals with prior criminal records in the Khed taluka, an official said on Thursday.The investigation began after the body...

Mumbai/Pune, April 9 – The opposition Congress on Thursday decided not to participate in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat in Maharashtra at the last minute, effectively handing a victory to the ruling NCP candidate and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, although a contest will still take...

Mumbai/Pune, April 9 The Congress withdrew its candidate from the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, where Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is contesting, on Thursday, with the party saying the decision was taken to maintain Maharashtra's political culture and decorum.Party...

Pune, April 7 Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly killing her 11-month-old son and dumping his body in a well in the Ranjangaon MIDC area of Pune district, officials said on Tuesday.The killing took place on March 8, and the woman was arrested on Monday.The woman's husband...

Pune, Apr 6 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Monday vowed to carry forward her late husband Ajit Pawar's legacy of development as she filed nomination papers for the April 23 bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat in Pune district.She submitted the papers in...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 6 BJP leader Ashok Chavan criticized the Congress over its decision to contest the Baramati by-election, claiming that the opposition party is headed for a "nominal contest" in the constituency.The Congress has nominated its state unit secretary, Akash More...

Mumbai, April 5 The Congress fielded its state unit secretary, Akash More, against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Sunetra Pawar, for the Baramati by-election scheduled for April 23.He is the son of former party MLC, Vijayrao More, and belongs to the Dhangar community, according to Congress...

Mumbai, April 5 Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar contacted state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday and urged him to ensure an unopposed by-election to the Baramati assembly segment, which she is contesting.However, sources in the Congress indicated that the...

Mumbai, April 5 Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar contacted state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday and urged him to ensure a unopposed by-election to the Baramati assembly segment, which she is contesting.However, sources in the Congress indicated that the party...

Pune, April 5 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar visited several rain-affected areas of Baramati on Sunday to assess the damage caused by unseasonal rains in the region.Pawar interacted with farmers and reviewed the extent of losses they suffered due to the unseasonal showers in...

Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to all parties on Saturday to ensure an unopposed by-election in the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of then NCP president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, to elect his wife and incumbent Deputy CM...

Mumbai, April 3 Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and strong winds have caused extensive damage to crops and disrupted normal life in several districts of Maharashtra over the past few days, with officials on Friday stating that losses on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land have been...

Mumbai, April 2 A farmer from the Pune district has filed a civil lawsuit against Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre and her filmmaker husband Goldie Behl, accusing them of trespassing on their land and engaging in "mafia-style" intimidation.Bendre, however, denied the allegations, stating that...

Mumbai, April 1 The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Akshay Shivaji Kardile for the upcoming Rahuri assembly constituency by-election in Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.The by-election, scheduled for April 23, was necessitated following the death of BJP legislator Shivaji Kardile...

Beed, March 30 A man and a teenage boy died after the power transmission tower they climbed onto to allegedly steal high-voltage cables collapsed in Beed district, Maharashtra, a police official said on Monday.The incident occurred around 2:30 am on Sunday near Nandurghat in the Kaij tehsil...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Bawankule told the legislative council on Wednesday that a state committee had found serious irregularities in 424 land-related orders passed in Pune, following which the government sent officials in 13 of the most serious cases on...

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...

Pune, March 16 A 33-year-old woman was killed by a pack of stray dogs in the Pune district early Monday morning, police said.The incident, which was captured on CCTV, occurred around 2 am when the woman, identified as Shobha Waghmare, was walking on a service road adjacent to the Pune-Nashik...