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Pune, Mar 30 (PTI) Heavy rain and hailstorms lashed parts of Pune city on Monday, causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions, as the meteorological department warned of unseasonal showers in western Maharashtra. Showers, accompanied by gusty winds, pummeled the Aundh, Baner, Mhalunge and Balewadi areas in the afternoon, inundating several roads. The Pune meteorological department has forecast unseasonal rainfall in south-central Maharashtra and Marathwada for the next few days. It has predicted hailstorms in Solapur, Satara, Sangli, parts of Pune district, Marathwada, Gadchiroli and Nagpur. The authorities have urged farmers to pick harvest-ready crops and fruits, and take necessary precautions for standing crops. PTI COR ARU
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "Large-scale illegal stone mining is taking place in the hills of Karbi Anglong in violation of the Supreme Court order. The SC had banned mining in and around K ...Read More >
Kochi: Edison Babu's neighbours in Muvattupuzha knew him as the quiet engineer who had returned home during the pandemic. The 35-year-old former auto industry professional seemed to lead an unremarkable life in this sleepy Kerala suburb, occasionally visiting the local post office with packages: nothing unusual for someone running what appeared to be a small online business. What they didn't know was that their mild-mannered neighbour had built India's most sophisticated darknet drug empire, one that relied heavily on the very government postal service that was meant to serve the community. ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
Raipur, Oct 16 (PTI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday said North Bastar and Abujhmad regions in the state have completely got rid of the Naxal violence, while the fight against the menace is in a decisive phase in South Bastar. In a statement, he said the surrender of 258 Naxal cadres in the last two days alone proves that it is the power of trust, not the gun, that is winning today. His statement comes in the wake of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement that 170 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, a day after 27 had laid down their arms in the st ...Read More >
Shimla, April 4 (PTI) Light to moderate rain and snowfall were observed in several areas of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in a decrease in both minimum and maximum temperatures. The Shimla Meteorological Office issued an orange warning on Saturday for hailstorms in four to five districts on April 7 and 8. In the higher reaches of Lahaul and Spiti and Kullu, fresh snowfall was reported over the past 24 hours since Friday evening. Gondla received 13 cm of snow, followed by Hansa and Keylong with 7.5 cm each, and Koksar with 3 cm. Mild snow also fell at the Atal Tunnel on Friday night. Intermitt ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
NAGPUR: Senior Maoist leader and CPI (Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Bhupathi surrendered before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with 60 cadres of the banned outfit, at a ceremony in Gadchiroli on Wednesday morning. Bhupathi, who carried a combined bounty of around ₹6 crore announced by six states -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha -- laid down 54 weapons, including seven AK-47s and nine INSAS rifles as he and hi ...Read More >
Pune, Dec 15 (PTI) A 16-year-old boy was killed after a classmate allegedly attacked him with a knife inside a classroom at a coaching centre in Pune district on Monday, police said. The attack was apparently the fallout of a previous dispute between the two boys, both Class 10 students, they said. The incident took place at a private coaching centre in Rajgurunagar, according to the police. "As per primary information, the victim and the accused had a tiff a few months ago over a petty issue. A couple of days ago, the deceased and his friends had beaten up the accused, which had made him a ...Read More >
Gadchiroli/Sukma/Kanker, Oct 15: The decades-long fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) reached a critical turning point this week as 139 Naxalite cadres laid down their arms across Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in a massive two-day wave of surrenders. The development, highlighted by the surrender of a top Maoist strategist with a Rs 6 crore bounty and 60 cadres in Gadchiroli district, was hailed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as "the beginning of the end of the Naxal movement" in the region. The saga began on Tuesday in Gadchiroli district with the surrender of Mallojula V ...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 >
Pune, Jun 2 (PTI) Police have released the sketch of one of the two men accused of robbing women passengers of their gold ornaments and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl after the car they were travelling in halted on the roadside in Pune district, an official said on Wednesday. The shocking incident took place at around 4.15 am on Monday on a highway near Bhigwan in Daund town when a group of people was travelling in a car to the temple town of Pandharpur in Solapur district, according to police. "Based on description given by the victims, the sketch of one of the accused involved in t ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Tuesday said crops over 1.25 lakh acres are estimated to have been affected by recent rainfall and hailstorms and assured that affected farmers will get compensation for the loss. He said Fazilka reported crop damage over 45,000 acres of land, followed by 43,000 acres in Muktsar, 20,000 acres in Bathinda and 3,000 acres in Sangrur by inclement weather. Speaking to reporters in Muktsar, the agriculture minister said there was a huge damage of crops because of adverse weather conditions, adding that the wheat crop was ...Read More >
Maharashtra will use special camera drones (LiDAR drones) to check mining and make more money. Following the government conncern over losing money because companies dig up more soil and stone than they report. These drones will accurately measure what's being dug Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Saturday that the state government intends to utilise advanced LiDAR-based drone technology to monitor mining activities and boost revenue. This initiative will commence with a pilot project in the Pune district, reported news agency PTI. The state revenue minister highlight ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI) Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds have caused extensive damage to crops and disrupted normal life in several districts of Maharashtra over the past few days, with officials on Friday stating that losses on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land have been reported. Two deaths were reported in rain-related incidents in Nashik division in north Maharashtra, officials said. State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the government will provide compensation to affected farmers, adding that surveys are underway in several areas to assess the ext ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest of the state after a massive landslide on Monday night destroyed a 60-metre stretch of the Sansari-Kullu-Manali ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday urged the Centre to immediately send a high-level team to assess damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops by recent heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the state. In a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Khudian highlighted that the severe impact of recent inclement weather on wheat crops in the state, while stating that wheat was sown on 35 lakh hectares during the current Rabi season, had promised a bumper yield, but incessant rainfall and hailstorms caused significant damage, push ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra on Thursday reported 98 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the state since January 1 this year to 1,162, the health department said. Of these cases, 48 are from Pune district, 34 from Mumbai and six from Thane, an official said. Since January 1, a total of 14,565 COVID-19 tests have been carried out, with 1,162 returning positive. A total of 597 persons have recovered during this period, while 17 have succumbed, including 16 with co-morbidities, he said. There has been no death reported from the ailment in the state since Wednesday, he added. The total num ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has criticized the Centre and Maharashtra government for designating existing courts as special courts, highlighting the resulting delays in trials for various cases. The court emphasized the urgent need for creating new infrastructure, appointing judges and staff, and sanctioning government posts to establish dedicated special courts. The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Centre and Maharashtra government for designating existing courts as special courts as it asked for th ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 3 (PTI) Pune district child protection officer Mangesh Jadhav has written to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar raising concerns about the songs of rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, which he alleged "glorify alcohol, drugs and gun culture". In the letter, Jadhav asked the police department to ensure the contents of Singh's programme remain "appropriate, socially responsible and in conformity with child protection principles and statutory safeguards". He wrote the letter on Thursday, following a complaint submitted to the Maharashtra Women and Child Development Department by one Dr Pund ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 5 (PTI) Farmers and opposition leaders in Punjab on Sunday sought compensation for crops damaged in rain and hailstorms at various places, including Amritsar, Bathinda, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib. They asked the state government to immediately order crop loss assessment in the affected districts and award compensation. Pointing out that wheat crop was flattened and maize was also hit in a village in Amritsar's Majithia, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that no official has yet visited to make an assessment of loss yet ...Read More >
With the harvest festival of Baisakhi just five days away, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and high-velocity winds have flattened the standing wheat crop, disrupting harvesting across Punjab by at least 10 days and leaving farmers worried about potential losses at a crucial stage of the crop cycle. The sudden spell of adverse weather, particularly in the semi-arid Malwa belt, has led to waterlogging and widespread lodging of standing wheat crops. Slushy fields have made it difficult for farmers to u ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the Union agriculture minister to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms. He urged the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to release a special compensation package to affected farmers. On the other hand, Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia demanded immediate compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre from the state government. Bathinda MP Harsimrat, who wrote to the Union Agriculture minister, also appealed to him to issue directions to defe ...Read More >
Nagpur: Warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the entire country, but British history tried to confine him as a regional icon, said BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who was in Nagpur on Friday to attend an event marking the 351st anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation. Trivedi told TOI at the event organized by Shivaji Maharaj Kruti Samiti that Shivaji Maharaj's contribution in 'safeguarding' the southern part of India from Mughal invasion must not be forgotten.Trivedi said, "Shivaji Maharaj belonged to all of us, entire country. Unfortunately, the British p ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Maharashtra recorded 16 new coronavirus positive cases on Wednesday, taking the overall infection count in the state to 2,533, the health department said. Of them, four cases each were reported in Pune and Nagpur cities, three in Mumbai, two in rural parts of Pune district, one each in Thane city, Chandrapur and Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune. Mumbai has reported 998 cases so far, including 551 in June and six in July. The health department has conducted 31,238 tests across the state since January 1, adding that a total of 2,415 patients have recovered till now. No death du ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station on Tuesday issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest of the state after a massive landslide on Monday night destroyed a 60-metre stretch of the Sansari-Ku ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 8 (PTI) Unseasonal rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm activity covered parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with the weather department forecasting a gradual improvement from April 9 and dry conditions setting in the next day. According to officials, the ongoing spell has been triggered by an active western disturbance persisting as a cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir. Its interaction with another cyclonic circulation over north-west Uttar Pradesh, a trough extending up to Manipur, and the subtropical jet stream in th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisa ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile picture on a social media platform, they said. "Preliminary investigations found that the sisters were ta ...Read More >
Two deaths were reported in rain-related incidents in Nashik division in north Maharashtra, officials said. State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the government will provide compensation to affected farmers, adding that surveys are underway in several areas to assess the extent of losses. The impact has been severe in north Maharashtra and parts of western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha, affecting over 82,000 farmers, state agriculture department officials said. The worst- ...Read More >