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Mumbai, Oct 25 (PTI) A 33-year-old man allegedly killed his twin daughters while on the way to his native place in Maharashtra's Buldhana district and later surrendered before police, an official said. While the grisly incident took place on October 21, accused Rahul Sheshrao Chavan surrendered on Saturday. Chavan, who works in a private company in Pune, had planned to visit his native village in Washim district for Diwali with his wife and daughters Pranali and Pratiksha. The couple, however, had a quarrel, and the wife left for her parents' house in Pune, the police official said, adding that it apparently put Chavan in a highly disturbed state of mind. On Tuesday, while on the way to Washim, he allegedly slit the throats of the two girls in a secluded area near Ancherwadi in Buldhana district. Afterwards, he planned to commit suicide, but eventually decided to surrender before police and landed at the Andhera Police Station in Buldhana on Saturday morning, the official said. Police took him to the spot where he had allegedly killed his daughters and recovered their bodies. A case of murder was registered against Chavan and further probe was on. PTI DC KRK
Chavan was travelling with his wife and two daughters when a heated argument broke out. Buldhana, Maharashtra: A man in Maharashtra quarrelled with his wife. As soon as the woman left for her parents' home during the argument, the man took his two-year-old twin daughters to a forested area, slit their throats, and then walked up to a police station to confess to filicide. According to the police, the accused man was identified as Rahul Chavan, a resident of Washim district. Chavan was travelli ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to 8 hours from around 18 hours. Fadnavis described the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg as an "engineering marvel" and said this "economic corridor" would play a vital role in the state's development. Fadnavis said by connecting the expressway with the proposed Vadhvan port, they are planning to develop it as an "economic corrid ...Read More >
Nagpur, Jul 9 (PTI) An 18-year-old boy died and another person went missing after being swept away in flood waters in separate incidents, even as 71 villages were cut off amid heavy rains in Nagpur district on Wednesday, an official said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for Nagpur and Wardha districts, 'orange' alert for Amravati and Yavatmal, and 'yellow' alert for Akola, Washim, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Bhandara and Gondia districts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region for the day. Anil Hanumant Panpatte (35), a resident of Borgaon village in Kalmeshwar tehsil, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday called the Samruddhi Expressway a "breeding ground" for corruption and demanded a white paper on the project. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the carriageway, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional, which will cut travel time between the two cities to eight hours from around 18 hours. "The Fadnavis government is patting itself on the back after inaugurating the final phase of the Samruddhi Expressway, but this project ha ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 27 (UNI) Fuel prices remain a significant burden for residents across Maharashtra, directly impacting household budgets and broader inflationary pressures. The latest petrol and diesel rates, effective from 6 AM today, June 27, 2025, have been officially announced statewide. Authorities urge motorists to verify the updated costs specific to their location before refuelling. While providing modest relief, today's figures confirm petrol continues to exceed 104 rupees per litre across most major urban centres in the state, with diesel generally priced above 91 rupees. Notable exam ...Read More >
In a horrifying incident from Maharashtra's Buldhana district, a father allegedly murdered his twin daughters. The two innocent girls, aged just two and a half years, were killed in a remote area of Andhera village. The accused has been identified as Rahul Chavan, the father of the victims. Dispute between husband and wife The family was travelling by motorcycle on October 21 from their village in Washim district to Ruigosta village in Manora taluka. During the journey, a dispute broke out betw ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A case was registered against RCB, event management firm DNA entertainment private limited, Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday in connection with the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium here that claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 56, police said on Thursday. Following a complaint by a police inspector, the case was registered at Cubbon Park station, they said. In the FIR, RCB Franchise has been listed as accused 1, DNA entertainment private limited as accused 2 and Karnataka State Cricket Association Administrative Committee as accused 3, they said. The case h ...Read More >
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be generated using unauthorised websites. Continuing the opposition's charge of fake and dubious entries in the voters' list, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be created using unauthorised websites. "We have been voicing our concerns about how fake voters are getting added to the list. There are websites where a fake Aadhaar card with totally wrong details can be c ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Vidarbha region recorded normal rainfall from June 1 to September 30, 2025, during the monsoon season, according to data released by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Nagpur. The cumulative rainfall in the subdivision stood at 1071.9 mm, which is 14% above the normal average of 937.3 mm, in line with the national trend. Nagpur district received 1024.1mm rainfall, about 9% above normal, placing it in the 'normal' category. As per the latest progress report, the Southwest Monsoon is expected to withdraw from Vidarbha between October 5 and 10. However, there is a forecast for thunde ...Read More >
The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the cancellation of polling on more than 25 municipal councils across several districts in the state after it detected widespread irregularities. The polling has now been rescheduled to December 20 from December 2 and the results will be declared on December 21. In all other municipal councils and nagar panchayats, the polling will take place on Tuesday (December 2) as declared earlier by the SEC and the counting of votes will take place on December 3 (Wednesday). For the affected areas, the last date of withdrawal of nominat ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Thursday claimed that several MLAs of the ruling allies Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra will join the Bharatiya Janata Party before the 2029 elections. Speaking at a press conference here, he also alleged that the BJP was poaching the MLAs of the NCP led by deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar "one by one". Shiv Sena's Sanjay Gaikwad had alleged that there were more than one lakh bogus voters in his constituency of Buldhana, and despite his complaints the district collector's office was not updating the electoral rolls, ...Read More >