Maharashtra

Mumbai police on alert after threat call about serial blasts

31 Dec 2023

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has assured that strict measures will be taken against those responsible, following an anonymous tip-off to the Mumbai Police about potential serial blasts in the city. CM Shinde emphasized that "the police force is fully alert and capable of preventing any harm." He stated that...

Six dead in Maharashtra hand glove factory fire, dousing operation is in progress

31 Dec 2023

Authorities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, said that a large fire that started at a hand glove manufacturing company early on Sunday morning claimed the lives of at least six people. The fire broke out at the factory in the Waluj MIDC area at 02:15am in the morning, according to fire...

At least 10 LPG cylinders explode near Symbiosis College; no casualties

27 Dec 2023

Ten to twelve liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders exploded in a tragic incident close to Symbiosis College in Pune's Viman Nagar neighborhood, according to officials. Approximately 100 LPG cylinders were being illegally stored at an under-instruction site, according to the Pune Fire Department. Firefighters hurried to the scene to put...

BJP to fight more LS seats after resounding wins in Three States

23 Dec 2023

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the politics over seat sharing in Maharashtra has already begun. Maharashtra has 48 seats out of which it was earlier decided that the BJP will contest on 26 seats and the remaining 22 seats will be distributed equally among the rest of the alliance...

Maharashtra CM Shinde to chair Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting today

18 Dec 2023

The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Maratha Reservation is expected to meet here on Monday, with the chief minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, expected to chair. This evening is the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting regarding Maratha reservation and facilities. The Maratha community is protesting in Maharashtra under the leadership of activist Manoj Jarange-Patil,...

At 83, Sharad Pawar’s response to retirement calls: ‘Can still straighten some people out’

18 Dec 2023

Ajit Pawar and a few of his party colleagues rebelled against their uncle and party chief Sharad Pawar earlier this year and joined the BJP. At the age of 83, veteran NCP leader Sharad Pawar sent a stern message to his detractors, reiterating his vitality and rejecting calls for his...

Maharashtra: 9 deaths and 3 injured in a blast at Solar Industries’ Nagpur factory

17 Dec 2023

When explosives for coal blasting were being packed at a solar explosive company's plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Sunday, December 17, an explosion occurred that claimed the lives of at least nine people. At Solar Industries India Limited, which is located in the Bazargaon area, the explosion occurred at around...

Police constable dies by suicide in Mumbai

20 Nov 2023

Following an altercation with his "girlfriend" in Mumbai's Worli neighborhood of Maharashtra, a police constable is said to have committed suicide, according to police on Monday. The purported suicide incident happened at ten o'clock on Sunday night. Mumbai police claimed that just before he died, the constable allegedly sent his...

NCP MLA Prakash Solanke’s residence set on fire by pro-Maratha reservation demonstrators

30 Oct 2023

Pro-Maratha reservation demonstrators on Monday set fire to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Prakash Solanke's home in Beed, Maharashtra. Solanke stated that he and his family were safe and that the fire had caused a significant loss of property. "I was inside my home when it was attacked. Fortunately, none...

Maharashtra: PM Modi lays foundation stone of multiple projects worth Rs 7,500 cr

26 Oct 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the groundwork for several development projects totaling Rs 7,500 crore across several industries on Thursday. Meanwhile, in Shirdi, Prime Minister Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar paid floral tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. PM...

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