Mumbai: The Mahila Congress’s Maharashtra unit on Monday demanded a probe and stringent action against those spreading malicious content on social media against Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. “Since Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics, many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been making misogynistic comments on her. Since past few[Read More…]
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Maharashtra school serves students khichdi with snake
Nanded (Maharashtra): Students of a government primary school were served khichdi with a snake in it, officials said here on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Gargavan Zilla Parishad Primary School, around 50 kms from here, when the 80-odd children studying in Classes I-to-V were served the[Read More…]
Nagpur: Drunk cop showers money on dancing school students, gets suspended
On Monday a Nagpur police head constable was suspended after the video of him showering money on students while they were performing at an event on Republic day went viral. In the video, Pramod Walke can be seen throwing money while the kids dance on the song ‘Aye watan tere[Read More…]
Parikshe Pe Charcha: Maharashtra asks schools to air PM Modi’s interaction with students
The Maharashtra Education Department has asked schools to air Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction ‘Parikshe Pe Charcha 2.0’ programme live on Tuesday. The programme is scheduled to be aired on DD National, DD News and DD India and will also be live-streamed on various websites. A Maharashtra State Council of[Read More…]
Balasaheb never discriminated against UP, Bihar migrants: Sanjay Raut
New Delhi, Politician Sanjay Raut, who has penned the story for a biopic on Balasaheb Thackeray, on Tuesday said the late Shiv Sena supremo was never discriminatory towards migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Maharashtra. “In Balasaheb’s life and in Shiv Sena’s journey so far, not even a single[Read More…]
Maharashtra: 3 farmers commit suicide, officials term the deaths ‘accidental’
Nashik: The death toll among farmers due to debt has risen as three farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Malegaon on Friday. The three farmers were allegedly debt-ridden and resorted to suicide as their last resort after being caught in the endless abyss of debt. Among the three, two allegedly[Read More…]
A simple punch tumbles wall of Rs 3 crore flat, Lodha sends notice to take down video
Mumbai: Video of a man punching a wall which resulted in the cracking of it has now gone viral on the internet. The clip was uploaded by Krishnaraj Rao, activist and friend of home owner, Shilpi Thard. Thard has being for months uploading videos with her friend showing the low[Read More…]
Maharashtra ‘drops’ Shivaji, Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar from 2019 calendar
Mumbai, In an embarrassing bloomer, the Maharashtra government has dropped the mention of anniversaries of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, democrat reformist Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and B.R. Ambedkar from the 2019 calendar. The calendar, distributed to all departments in Mantralaya and all government offices and organisations across[Read More…]
Social Networking Forum helps overcome water problems in Nashik; frees 11 Adivasi villages from drought
Many villages in Maharashtra are facing water problems and have been as drought-prone areas. The situations of Adivasi villages are taught to face lack of water supply. They totally depend on rainwater and small ponds. In the year 2018, tribal villages in Nashik district of Maharashtra state faced a severe[Read More…]
Maharashtra: 14-month-old toddler survives 4th floor fall, tree reduced impact
A year and a two month old toddler boy survives a fourth-floor fall in Govandi region of Mumbai on early hours of Thursday morning. The kid fell from the window to the tree, rolling down later to the ground. At around 9 am in the morning the incident happened at[Read More…]
Maharashtra’s Solapur eyes to be sourcing hub for uniforms
Bengaluru,Textile city Solapur in southeast Maharashtra is eying to be the country’s uniform sourcing hub, said a trade official on Thursday. “We plan to have about 2,000 garment units in the textile city to become the world’s uniform sourcing hub by 2022,” Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association president Darshan Kochar told[Read More…]
Maharashtra braces for Koregaon-Bhima 201st anniversary
Pune, The Maharashtra government on Saturday geared up for the upcoming 201st anniversary of the Koregaon-Bhima war with a series of precautionary and security measures, officials said. A massive police deployment has been made in Koregaon-Bhima village and surroundings as an estimated 800,000-100,000 people from all over the state are[Read More…]
Setback for Congress: DY Patil joins NCP
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and veteran politician DY Patil has joined Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday. NCP spokesperson has confirmed that Patil has joined his party. Though his decision has left his son Satej Patil in deep shock who is also a leader of Congress Party.[Read More…]
Mumbai: Auto driver returns Rs 66k to man who was saving for wife’s illness
In the 21st century, it is hard to trust people and the society around us. We are told to not take help from a fellow traveler because they might try to spike our food and rob us of our money. And the list goes on. However, even during these dark[Read More…]
Dhule, Ahmednagar Mahanagarpalika Results 2018: Ward wise winner’s list
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday registered an astounding victory by winning 51 out of 74 seats in Dhule Mahanagarpalika. Congress-NCP alliance has, however, fallen short of a majority in Ahmednagar as counting of votes for municipal corporations concluded. Ahmednagar and Dhule civic corporations on Sunday recorded a voter turnout of[Read More…]
Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation Election 2018 Result Live Updates: Congress-NCP leading on 22 seats, BJP and Shiv Sena neck and neck
Catch live updates on Ahmednagar municipal corporation election result here: 1:20 PM: Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE:Results declared for all 68 seats: Congress+ Bags 25 Wards, BJP 18, Shiv Sena 17, MNS 1, Others 7 Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE: Deepti Gandhi trailing by 449 votes, Suvandha Gandhi leads the[Read More…]
Maharashtra govt approves 16% quota in education and job sectors for Marathas
The Maharashtra government on Thursday afternoon approved 16 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in the education and job sectors in the state. The Maratha Reservation Bill was tabled in the state legislative assembly at 1:30 pm today. “We have completed the due procedure for Maratha reservation report and we’re[Read More…]
Mumbai: Outcry spills as electricity bill shoots up after Adani takes over as power supplier
Congress party and consumers have come up with sharp accusations against Gautam Adani’s company after they noticed their electricity bills have shot up by as much as 18 per cent! But according to the company the increase has been due to the newly updated tariff rates put in place by[Read More…]
Maharashtra: 38-year-old farmer under Rs 27 lakh debt allegedly commits suicide
A 38-year-old farmer identified as Vithal Lahanu Jadhav with Rs 27 lakh debt, died in a private hospital after allegedly consuming poison on November 11. According to the Nashik Police officials, Vithal had taken loans of Rs 27 lakh from various credit societies for his grape orchard and was unable to repay[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Cop booked for raping a rape survivor in Mumbai
A 34-year-old police sub-inspector, namely Rohan Ganjari has been absconding after he was booked for blackmailing and raping a rape survivor. The accused policeman was investigating survivor’s case from last one year and was posted in the Kangaon police station. A leading newspaper reported that accused was investigating the case[Read More…]
Talking of tallest structures in India! Chandrababu orders for tallest Assembly in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu who was in news for leading the group of regional parties to form an alliance against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), now his government in the state has decided to build the State Assembly Building the Tallest one, 68 meters taller than[Read More…]
Maharashtra gets its first Internet De-Addiction Centre in Pune
In the era of peak internet usage, Ajay Dudhane has come up with a rehabilitation centre in Pune. On Sunday, Anandvan de-addiction and rehabilitation centre was inaugurated by Pune Municipal Corporation, Mayor Mukta Tilak. While addressing the media, Mr Dudhane assured that a team of experts will work on issues such as[Read More…]
Gujarat to study Maharashtra quota decision and decide on Patidars: Rupani
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday said the state government had sought details from its Maharashtra counterparts about its decision to grant reservation benefits to the Maratha community to find out if the Patidar community could be given a quota here. Rupani, who was on an official visit[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Liquor shops to remain close on account of Ekadashi
Liquor shops will remain shut in some parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, on account of Ekadashi on November 19. The ban has been enforced in order to respect the sentiments of the Hindu community, for whom the day is of high significance. 2 Bihar policemen arrested for selling liquor Similarly, another[Read More…]
Pune Police likely to question Digvijaya Singh in Maoist investigation
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is likely to get questioned by Pune Police in connection with a probe into activities of certain Maoist, which has earlier witnessed the arrest of some high-profile activists. Digvijaya Singh’s cellphone number was reportedly mentioned in one of the letters the Pune police claimed to have[Read More…]