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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 ...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 bet ...Read More >
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 travell ...Read More >
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 ...Read More >
The mini truck plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge, officials said. Mumbai: At least eight persons were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding mini truck fell into a gorge in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred around 10.30 am in the Chandsaili ghat section within the jurisdiction of Taloda police station. A mini truck with about 40 persons on board was returning from a pilgrimage site when its driver lost control of the vehicle, an official ...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 ...Read More >
Washim/Nagpur: Tension flared up in Washim district of Maharashtra after three rod-wielding workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) vandalised the Tondgaon toll plaza on Akola-Nanded highway, alleging missing facilities at the toll point and incomplete roadwork. Washim police said on Wednesday the accused have gone underground and are likely to have fled the district. Eyewitnesses said the protest escalated after MNS activists confronted toll plaza staff, smashed glass panes, disrupting traf ...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 re ...Read More >
Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought blessings at Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills and later said that while "efforts may fail, but not prayers", signalling his ambition for the state's top post remains undimmed despite Siddaramaiah reaffirming that he would stay chief minister for a full five-year term.Joined by family on Ashada Friday, widely considered auspicious, Shivakumar offered puja to the deity and underlined his faith in divine intervention. "I prayed to the Godd ...Read More >
A family of five from Umred in Nagpur district was returning by automobile after attending a function in Pune. Near channel number 215, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the crash into the divider, according to an officer from the Mangrulpir police station Four individuals, including two women, were fatalities in a vehicular collision with a divider on the Samruddhi Expressway in Washim district, Maharashtra, as reported by an official on Friday. The incident tran ...Read More >
Nagpur: A devastating accident on Samruddhi expressway in the stretch running through Washim district, snuffed out four members of the prominent Jaiswal family of Umred, 55km off Nagpur. The tragedy occurred late Thursday near channel number 215, between Wanoja and Karanja villages, when the family was returning to Nagpur from Pune by car. Radheshyam Jaiswal, 67, a stalwart in Umred's trading community, his sisters-in-law Madhuri Jaiswal, 52, and Sangeeta Jaiswal, 55, and his granddaughter Vaide ...Read More >
Nagpur: After receiving a decent spell of rain on Thursday night, Nagpur remained dry throughout Friday, even as several parts of Vidarbha continued to witness isolated showers. The weather man has, however, predicted heavy rain over the coming weekend.According to regional meteorological data, Nagpur recorded 7.4mm rainfall between 8.30pm and 11.30pm on July 3, bringing the day's total to 25.0 mm by 11.30pm. However, on July 4, the city recorded no rainfall up to 5.30pm, reflecting a sudden bre ...Read More >
Mumbai, Maharashtra (July 5, 2025): Four members of a family died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a divider on the Samruddhi Expressway in Washim district on Thursday night. The incident took place around 8 pm between Wanoja and Karanja. According to the reports, the family was returning to Umred in Nagpur district after attending a function in Pune. When their car reached near channel number 215, the driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle hit the divider. Two people ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) To ensure fair market prices and increased income for farmers, the Maharashtra government, on Friday, launched a hedging desk in Pune under the first phase of the Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (SMART) Project, officials said. This desk will initially focus on cotton, turmeric and maize crops. Over a period of time, the initiative will be expanded to include more crops, officials added. With the support of the National Commodity and ...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 acros ...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 t ...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 a ...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 it ...Read More >
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