Aurangabad | In a macabre case of ‘honour killing’, the Maharashtra Police have arrested an 18-year-old youth and his mother for allegedly hacking off his elder sister’s head with a sickle, clicking selfies and sharing them in groups, officials said here on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon in the small agricultural village of Goygaon […]
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7 new Omicron cases reported from Maharashtra
Pune | Covid-19’s new variant Omicron has gripped Maharashtra with seven new cases detected in Pune, including three minors, health officials said here on Sunday. While 3 infected people arrived here from Africa, three others were their close contacts who have tested positive for Omicron, and one had recently travelled to Finland. All are said to […]
Covid-19: A mild third wave likely in December, says Maharashtra Health Minister
Mumbai | Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has cautioned that the third wave of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is likely to hit the state by December, but it will be mild, here on Wednesday. The minister’s assertions came a day after the Centre chided the state for a drastic fall in the testing rates – […]
Maharashtra: 10 Maoists killed in gun-battle with police
Nagpur | In a major development, at least 10 Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with the Maharashtra Police in the deep forests near Dhanora in Gadchiroli district, official sources said here on Saturday. The gun-battle which started in the early hours of Saturday, was continuing till afternoon with at least 10 fatalities among the […]
Maharashtra: 10 dead as fire breaks out in Ahmednagar Civil Hospital
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) | In a ‘bhai-dooj’ day gruesome tragedy, at least 10 patients perished and 7 more are injured when a massive blaze swept through the Intensive Care Unit of the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital, here on Saturday, officials said. “The fire broke out around 10 a.m. today. Of the 17 patients undergoing treatment in the ICU […]
Maharashtra: After mega fight with wife, man burns his home, neighbourhood
Satara (Maharashtra) | In a bizarre incident, a man in Maharashtra’s Satara set his house on fire after a big brawl with his wife and ended up burning around 10 homes in the immediate neighbourhood, police said on Tuesday. The incident in Majgaon village happened late on Monday evening when Sanjay Patil and his wife Pallavi […]
NCP claims BJP men were involved in NCB’s operation in drugs case, MVA seeks arrest, probe
Mumbai | In a series of shocking revelations, a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader on Wednesday alleged that two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists, including a ‘vice-president’, were involved in the raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the luxury ship Cordelia Cruise on October 2. NCP national spokesperson and state Minority […]
Maharashtra: 3 women nabbed for trying to ‘sell’ 12-yr-old’s virginity
Nagpur | In a shocking incident, the Nagpur Police have arrested at least three women pimps who allegedly tried to ‘sell the virginity’ of a 12-year-old girl to a customer for Rs 40,000, police said here on Saturday. “We have arrested three accused so far and further investigations in the case are underway,” Nagpur Police Commissioner […]
Maharashtra: Bus with 8 passengers washed away in flooded river
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) | A State Transport inter-district bus with at least eight passengers on board was washed away as it was crossing a bridge on a flooded river in Umerkhed, here on Tuesday morning. Apparently ignoring warnings by locals, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) Nanded-Nagpur bus drove ahead in the flood waters which had […]
Maharashtra to reopen all places of worship from October 7
Mumbai | Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced the reopening of all places of worship from October 7, the first day of the Navratri festival. “From the auspicious first day of Navratri, all places of worship shall be thrown open for devotees to pray… all Covid-19 protocols must be followed,” Thackeray said in a […]