In solidarity with resident doctors in Mumbai, doctors have turned up at AIIMS hospital wearing helmets. Doctors are wearing it as a precautionary measure after relatives of a deceased patient had beaten up a resident doctor in Mumbai. Over 4,000 resident doctors from across Maharashtra have gone on mass leave,[Read More…]
Tag: Maharashtra
Mumbra man in Libyan army’s custody for IS connection
Tabrez Tambe, a 28-year-old Mumbra resident who allegedly fled to Libya to join the terror Islamic State (IS). Mumbra man in Libyan army’s custody, efforts on to bring him back to the country. He has been booked under a specific law which concerns the prevention of Unlawful Activities (UAPA). “We have[Read More…]
Resign if you don’t want to work: Bombay HC to doctors
Man arrested for posting morphed image of Yogi Adityanath
Maharashtra: 4,000 doctors stay away from duty
Drunk bikers gouge out eyes of a pedestrian
As per TOI reports, 18-year-old Ramavatar Banwarilal Jatav was beaten to death and his eyes were extorted out by two drunken youths on a bike in Pune on Saturday. Police said Jatav was a skilled labourer specialising in tile fitting from Madhya Pradesh. He had come to Pune to visit[Read More…]
Nagpur University puts off Sitaram Yechury’s speech
Monsoon levels to drop in north Madhya Maharashtra
As weather experts at India Meteorological Department (IMD) observe a massive decline in rainfall over the region of north Madhya Maharashtra, there could be a serious threat over this area in the next few years. The weather analyst stated that monsoon trends are changing in Maharashtra which might have an[Read More…]
Padmavati sets set on fire in Kolhapur
After Sanjay Leela Bhansali was attacked on the sets of Padmavati in Jaipur, the film’s sets were wrecked and set on fire in Kolhapur. The attack was made on Tuesday at 10.30 pm. Animals present in the sets of Padmavati were also set on fire. About 40 to 50 people[Read More…]
Police retrieve 19 female foetuses from sewer; doctor arrested
Maharashtra Police on Sunday retrieved as many as 19 female foetuses from a sewer in a village in western Maharashtra’s Sangli district. The police, while investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman after an illegal abortion, discovered the abandoned foetus in plastic bags in the sewer a few metres away[Read More…]
BJP activist held for sending obscene message to party leader
First public hearing held for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) conducted the first public hearing discussing the agenda of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Corridor (MSC) in Nagpur on Tuesday. The meeting was conducted after orders issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The hearing concerned the 89-km stretch between Nagpur and Wardha. In this[Read More…]
BMC mayor will be from our party: Shiv Sena
Indicating its unwillingness towards a post-poll alliance with BJP in the country’s richest civic body, Shiv Sena on Friday asserted that the civic body’s mayor will be from their party and accused its estranged ally of using deceitful means to destabilise them. Sena said its fight with the saffron party[Read More…]
BMC polls: Sena emerges single largest winner, but BJP all set to rule
BJP’s huge victory is on the agenda of transparency, says Fadnavis; Mumbai Cong chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to resign Shiv Sena finished on top of a hung Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday but the BJP said it could take control of India’s richest civic body with the backing of independents. Shiv[Read More…]
People will back us because of our work: Maharashtra CM
Support to Maharashtra govt temporary: Shiv Sena
Committee set to frame guidelines for colleges in Maharashtra
A committee of eight members has been set by the state government to frame a ‘clear and detailed’ guideline for the approval of new colleges, courses and other divisions of Higher and Technical Education. Old norms will be revised intricately before implementing new frameworks. The committee headed by Dr RS[Read More…]
We are carrying resignation letter with us: Shiv Sena minister
Maharashtra: Shiv Sena set to take on BJP on state level after split ahead of polls
After Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray shelved his party’s decades-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the civic body, and decided to never form an alliance in future, the Shiv Sena ministers are now putting pressure on the BJP on a state level as well. A delegation of[Read More…]
Shivaji ‘bhakts’ strip and thrash trekkers celebrating New Year
A group of self-proclaimed Shivaji ‘bhakts thrashed and manhandled trekkers from Pune during New Year celebrations at a Lonavala-based fort. According to a Mid- Day report, the trekkers were manhandled, stripped naked and beaten up by a group of 15 people, including six girls. They were even forced to hold[Read More…]
AIMIM election campaign: Owaisi promises Rs 7,770 cr civic budget to Muslim localities
In his party campaign, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi promised to use Rs 7,770 crore of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s annual budget to provide amenities to the Muslim population in the city. Owaisi announced the decision while addressing the crowd at a rally at the[Read More…]
What have you done to ensure women’s safety: Bombay HC to Maha govt
The Maharashtra government was on Monday directed by the Bombay High Court to file an affidavit detailing steps taken by it to provide safety and security to women who travel during late hours. The HC bench directed the government to file the affidavit by December 21, reported PTI. A division[Read More…]
Nashik shame! Teen gangraped in Maharashtra; 5 students detained
In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five minor students and a collegian at Ashwin Nagar in Nashik in September, police said on Monday. The victim was taken to a row house by a collegian. Her cold drink was spiked to render her unconscious, after which[Read More…]
Maharashtra most farmer friendly state, says NITI Aayog Index
According to NITI Aayog index on reforms in the farm sector, Maharashtra topped as the most farmer friendly state in the country followed by Gujarat and Rajasthan. “The state of Maharashtra achieves first rank in implementation of various reforms. The state has implemented most of the marketing reforms and it[Read More…]
All those casting Pakistani artists should pay ₹5 crore to Army relief fund: Raj Thackeray
After much furor over the release of Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ which included Hohar meeting the home minister Rajnath Singh, decks have been cleared for the smooth release of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ on Saturday. “Every producer who has cast a Pakistani actor must contribute Rs 5 crore[Read More…]