Tag: Maharashtra

Maharashtra Man Arrested With Drugs Worth Over Rs 2 Crore In Pune

March 1, 2024 admin

The arrested has been identified as 32-year-old Namami Shankar Zha. (Representational) Pune: In a major crackdown, the Pune police arrested a 32-year-old man with 2.38 kg of drugs worth over Rs 2 crore from Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune district. The arrested individual has been identified as 32-year-old Namami Shankar Zha, who hails from Bihar state….

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16-Year-Old Spit On, Beaten In Maharashtra Madrasa Over Rs 100 Watch Theft

March 1, 2024 admin

The minors who participated in the assault were later provided counseling. Aurangabad: A 16-year-old student was at the receiving end of brutal corporal punishment not just from his teacher but also from his peers at a Madrasa in Maharashtra. His crime – alleged theft of a Rs 100 watch. The student, from Surat, was enrolled…

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Rahul Gandhi’s One-Hour Phone Call With Uddhav Thackeray Amid Seats Row

February 23, 2024 admin

Mumbai: As the Congress labours through intense seat negotiations with INDIA bloc allies ahead of the national election, Rahul Gandhi dialled Uddhav Thackeray yesterday to discuss the deadlock over eight of Maharashtra’s 48 seats. Rahul Gandhi, who is in the middle of a Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, reportedly spoke to the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader…

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Thane School Sacks 3 Teachers After Students Molested While On Excursion

February 22, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Parents of students enrolled at a private school in Thane, near Mumbai, have alleged their wards were molested during a school excursion. A police case has been filed and following a nine-hour protest by the parents, the school has sacked three teachers who accompanied the students. The parents, though, are demanding that the school…

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Maharashtra Resident Doctors To Hold Indefinite Strike From Today

February 22, 2024 admin

Doctors are demanding better hostel accommodation and a hike in stipend. (Representational) Mumbai: Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors Central (MARD) demanding better hostel accommodation, a hike in stipend, and clearance of arrears, will hold a state-wide indefinite strike starting today at 5 pm. Dr Abhijit Helge, MARD President, said that the Central MARD, had kept…

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Maharashtra BJP MLA Resigns In Support Of Maratha Quota Demand

October 31, 2023 admin

On Monday, Beed district saw large-scale violence during the Maratha quota agitation. (File) Mumbai: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Beed district in central Maharashtra on Monday tendered his resignation from the legislative assembly in support of the Maratha reservation demand. Laxman Pawar, the MLA from Gevrai assembly segment, said the Maratha quota issue…

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Leopard Spotted In Maharashtra Town In Shirdi, Residents In Panic

October 17, 2023 admin

Efforts are on to capture the leopard and release him to the forest New Delhi: Panic gripped the residents of Maharashtra’s Kopargaon after a leopard strayed into a residential area of the town. A video shows the leopard roaming on a road in Kopargaon. The people then informed the Forest Department officials who rushed to…

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Drug Lords Wanted In Maharashtra Arrested By UP Special Task Force

October 10, 2023 admin

Both were arrested by the STF in a joint operation with the Pune Crime Branch. (Representational) Lucknow: The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested two men wanted in a drugs case in Maharashtra while trying to slip to Nepal. Abhishek Bilas Balakwade and Bhushan Anil Patil, involved in a case related…

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Drug Body’s Big Charge After 31 Patients Die In Nanded

October 4, 2023 admin

Mumbai: Enough medicine orders were not placed to meet the drug demand of government hospitals in Maharashtra, alleged a drug’s body after an acute medicine shortage led to a hospital tragedy in the state. Haffkine Biopharmaceutical placed only 12 orders this year against the usual annual average of up to 2,000 orders to supply medicines to…

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After 350 Years, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s ‘Tiger Claw’ Set For India Return

October 1, 2023 admin

The ‘wagh nakh’ is expected to be housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum. Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s legendary wagh nakh, the ‘tiger claw’ weapon he used to defeat Bijapur sultanate’s general Afzal Khan in 1659, is set to return to Maharashtra from London in November. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the coronation…

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