Dhule | At least 12 persons were killed and 28 more injured when a speeding container truck rammed two vehicles, lost control and then crashed into a wayside dhaba and bus stop in Dhule, an official said, here on Tuesday The ghastly accident occurred around noon near the Palasner village when the multi-axle truck loaded […]
Tag: Maharashtra
Eknath Shinde a ‘temporary guest’, Maharashtra to get new CM soon, claims Sanjay Raut
Mumbai | A day after the dust of the Maharashtra political quake hovers in the air, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi got into a war-mode with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut predicting that the state will soon get a new Chief Minister, here on Monday. Speaking to mediapersons, Raut said that […]
Supreme Court: Can’t restore Uddhav Thackeray govt after resignation, Governor also erred
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Thursday said that had Uddhav Thackeray refrained from resigning as the chief minister of Maharashtra, the court could have reinstated him, but the court cannot quash a resignation. The top court also held that the Governor erred in concluding that Uddhav Thackeray had lost the majority in the House. […]
Maharashtra Shocker: Woman raped, starved, menstrual blood sold at Rs 50K for black magic rituals
Mumbai | In another diabolical incident, a 27-year-old married woman from Beed in Maharashtra, was brutally raped, starved and her menstrual blood was sold for Rs 50,000 for some witchcraft rituals, officials said here on Friday. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Manisha Kayande raised the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Council and demanded strict punishment for […]
Threats to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde from unknown caller, security tightened
Mumbai | Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s security cover was tightened after specific inputs indicating threats to his life through a mystery phone call on Sunday. The Home Department, handled by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has also ordered a probe with efforts on to trace the call and the unknown caller. Simultaneously, security at Shinde’s […]
Suspicious speed-boat with weapons found in Maharashtra’s Raigad, ATS to probe
Raigad | A suspicious speed-boat was found on the Harihareshwar Beach in Raigad, around 200 kms south of Mumbai, sending the security forces into a tizzy here on Thursday afternoon. According to local police officials, the boat is apparently of foreign origins and there are some dismantled weapons found on board. The state government, police and […]
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde to be sworn-in as new Maharashtra CM
Mumbai | In a dramatic twist to the ongoing political upheavals in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena’s rebel group leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as the new Chief Minister of the state at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday evening. BJP’s Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement after calling on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari […]
SC declines to pass order on plea for no floor test in Maharashtra till July 11
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an interim order on the Maharashtra government counsel’s submissions that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly till July 11, as it extended, till July 12, the time granted to the 16 dissident MLAs to submit their response to the disqualification […]
Thieves use stolen JCB to bulldoze ATM, flee without grabbing money stored in it
Sangli | A special squad of the Sangli Police is hot on the trails of a gang of thieves which used a stolen JCB to bulldoze an ATM machine, but suddenly fled without grabbing the Rs 27-lakhs stored in it, an official said here on Tuesday. “We have managed to identify around 3-4 suspects based on […]
Bengal monitor lizard allegedly gangraped by four men, all accused nabbed
Four people have been arrested for allegedly raping a monitor lizard in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. The shameful incident has been executed by four hunters. They had allegedly entered the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and committed the crime. The four have been identified as Sandeep Tukaram, Pawar Mangesh, Janardan Kamtekar and Akshay Sunil. The […]