A spy, identified as Nishant Agarwal was arrested by the security agencies on Monday in Nagpur. Uttar Pradesh and Maharastra Anti-Terrorist Squad in a joint operation nabbed the accused on the charges of alleged affiliation to Pakistan based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Nishant Agarwal was working at BrahMos Aerospace Centre at[Read More…]
Forest Man of India Jadhav Payeng, a resident of Assam also a forest department worker has been misinterpreted in the school textbooks of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has taken up the matter seriously and raised his strong objection of such false information about a person[Read More…]
In order to help farmers derive maximum benefits and returns from the cotton fields, the “Cotton Doctor” app, an Android and web-based Decision Support System (DSS), has been introduced by World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) in collaboration with Swedish multinational IKEA which alerts cotton farmers in Maharashtra about weather[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) In a freak accident, three persons including a minor girl drowned in a well when a protective grill on which they were standing suddenly crashed on Tuesday, an official said here. The incident occurred on Dixit Road in Vile Parle east during a puja celebration at[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from Katol Dr Ashish Deshmukh submits his resignation to the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Deshmukh, who had organised a `Yuva Sansad’ (youth parliament) in his constituency Katol near Nagpur, claimed that the BJP had promised to create two crore jobs per year, but[Read More…]
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdraws more than six cases related to riot against right-wing activist Sambhaji Bhide whose name floated on top in the case of Bhima-Koregaon violence. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government has allegedly withdrawn several other cases that were registered against hundreds of party workers. As[Read More…]
In an unfortunate incident in Maharashtra, an anganwadi worker knocked the doors of Bombay High Court to challenge the state government’s decision to dismiss her from job for having more than two children that does not adhere the state’s rule of ‘small family’. The victim received a letter from the[Read More…]
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling on the arrest of five rights activists and termed it a “victory for the Pune police and the country.” “We welcome the decision based on Pune police investigations and evidence it collected has been considered valid. The[Read More…]
Bhima Koregaon case: In a setback for activists Supreme Court has ordered an extension of the house arrest of activists for four more weeks. The top court has also declined to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case and accused at liberty to pursue other appropriate remedies[Read More…]
The Congress party was in power in Maharashtra with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for 15 years in a row till 2014. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) took over the power in 2014 when Devendra Fadnavis became first BJP chief minister of the state. The Congress party is trying to woo[Read More…]
Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the executing agency for the Mumbai Urban Transport Project–III’s (MUTP-III) rail component, has approached Indian Rail Finance Corporation (IRFC) for funds now as the World Bank has backed out of funding the purchase of 47 air-conditioned trains for Mumbai, condemning commuters to the city’s furnace-like trains for[Read More…]
Petrol retail rates finally breached the Rs 90 mark in Mumbai by touching Rs 90.08 per litre here on Monday, but stood much higher elsewhere in the state, industry officials said. Federation of Maharashtra Petroleum Dealers Association (FAMPEDA) President Uday Lodh said that the new rate became effective after a[Read More…]
Former Union Minister and Congress leader Shantaram Potdukhe died at a hospital in Nagpur on Sunday following a brief illness at the age of 86. He was admitted to a private hospital on September 13 and was receiving treatment for multi-organ failure which became a cause of his death. Potdukhe[Read More…]
First Indian woman IAS officer, Anna Rajam Malhotra passed away at 91 in Mumbai on Monday. She served in the Madras State under then Chief Minister C. Rajagopalachari and at the Central government. Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer Santha Sheela Nair paid tribute to the woman hero. “She was a[Read More…]
A unique invention combining technology and culture was exhibited on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, where a unique ATM – Any Time Modak Machine was installed in Pune’s Sahakar Nagar in Maharashtra. As the idol of Lord Ganesha is brought home, there is a special preparation of food items[Read More…]
The 42-year-old director along with two juvenile students of a Vedic school in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district was arrested for the alleged assaulting and ragging of two other minor students. The incident happened in the Ganesh Ved Pathshala, located on Basmat Road in Parbhani which is 500 km from Mumbai, between August[Read More…]
Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the 14-year-old rape victim, who is also a cancer patient, to abort the 24-week-old foetus. A bench of justices AS Oka and MS Sonak told the girl to visit the JJ Hospital at 11 am Saturday September 15, and directed the dean of the hospital[Read More…]
A 14-year-old rape survivor, who is also a cancer patient approached the Bombay High Court appealing to let her terminate the 24-week-old foetus. The girl was raped earlier this and had even filed the complaint but her pregnancy was detected only recently when she went to a local hospital for[Read More…]
A pilot project has been proposed under which a family ward is to be set up at the government-run mental hospitals in various cities, which will allow a family member of an inmate to stay at the hospital, ensuring better recovery of the patient. Such wards have already been launched[Read More…]
In a high profile murder case, self-confession of the accused Sarfaraz Sheikh reveals the reason of murder of the Siddharth Singhvi, vice president of HDFC bank. Shaikh confessed to police when questioned and claimed his responsibility. The accused has confessed to his crime before the metropolitan magistrate at Bohiwada, Mumbai.[Read More…]
Sagar M Mavani, a stand-up comedian from Mumbai, had lost a gift he had brought for his wife in Mumbai local train. To his saviour came the Mumbai’s Central Railway and RPF in front, tracing and returning the lost gift. Sagar had boarded a Kalyan local from Vidyavihar and got off at Thakurli,[Read More…]
Ram Kadam, a BJP MLA from Mumbai’s Ghatkopar constituency, faced a severe lash back after a video of him allegedly claiming to abduct women for men, went viral. The Maharashtra MLA made the shocking remark at a Dahi Handi event on Monday night, promising the young men that he would[Read More…]
Superstitions, myths, blind faith and black magic even in 21st century takes a toll over many Indians. A shocking incident emerged in Khandala village, Maharashtra, where a 2-year-old child identified as Yug Mahesh was sacrificed by his neighbours in the greed of ‘hidden treasure’ following black magic rituals. Yug Meshram,[Read More…]
Bhima Koregaon violence that shook the country in January 2018 is again making headlines after Pune police arrested five rights activists and raided homes in several cities. The houses of seven prominent activists including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bhardwaj, Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao, Kranti, and Naseem were searched by[Read More…]
Mumbai police was once again on roll as it reached out to the citizens on social media with a creative way to deliver their message and warning. One of the recent tweets from Mumbai police over ‘consent’ grabbed a nation-wide attention and applaud. The caption read – “Your search for[Read More…]