Mumbai | In a swoop ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested nine youths, including a 17-year-old boy, who were detained earlier, for alleged links with the Islamic State terror group and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, an official said here on Wednesday. The ATS said during investigations […]
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Ahead of R-Day, 9 IS suspects arrested in Maharashtra
Mumbai | In a swoop ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested nine youths including a 17-year-old boy – who were detained earlier – for alleged links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, an official said here on Wednesday. The ATS […]
Ahead of Republic Day, Maharashtra ATS detains nine youths of suspected terror links
Mumbai | Ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained nine youths suspected of terror links and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, official sources said here on Wednesday. All the detained youths are in the age group of 18-22. The operations started discreetly late on Sunday in Thane’s Mumbra […]
In a unique initiative, Maharashtra ration shops to offer basic banking services
Mumbai : In a unique initiative, the Maharashtra government has collaborated with the private sector Yes Bank to enable Fair Price Shops to offer limited banking services to the far flung rural populations, an official said on Tuesday. Under this first-ever initiative, through the e-PDS programme, ration shops in the state will be taken on […]
Under fire, Maharashtra may take ordinance route to ban dance bars
Mumbai | Under fire from various quarters, the Maharashtra government may opt for an ordinance to stall the reopening of dance bars in the city and state in the wake of Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict. Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told mediapersons on Friday that in order to safeguard the cultural fabric of the state, the […]
Five drown as boat capsizes in river Narmada in Maharashtra
Mumbai : At least five persons were drowned and 34 rescued after a boat capsized in the Narmada river near Bhushangaon village in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district on Tuesday, police said. According to Nandurbar Police Control official Balasaheb Gaidhani, around 50 people boarded a boat and went into the river to perform Makar Sankaranti rituals when […]
Christians ring in Christmas with carols, church bells in Maharashtra
Mumbai : Over a million Christians spread across Maharashtra rung in Christmas by singing carols, ringing church bells, lighting candles, attending midnight mass and exchanging Christmas greetings here on Monday at midnight. Several lakh Christians, dressed in their warm finery, thronged churches, schools, colleges and open grounds to attend the special midnight mass which started […]
NHRC seeks reports from Maharashtra, Labour ministry over hospital blaze
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the death of eight people in a fire at a hospital in Mumbai, while not ruling out negligence by the hospital administration. Taking cognisance of the Monday blaze at the Employees State Insurance Corporation […]
Replace Modi with Gadkari: Maharashtra leader tells RSS
Mumbai (3 Min Read) : In a huge embarrassment, a prominent Maharashtra farmer leader has demanded that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) must replace Prime Minster Narendra Modi with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wishes to win the 2019 general elections. The demand has come from a state-government panel, Vasantrao […]
Man attacks Ramdas Athawale in Maharashtra, detained
Thane (Maharashtra) (1 Min Read) : A youth pushed and allegedly assaulted Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale after a function in Ambernath town, late on Saturday night, officials said. The incident occurred as the Minister came down after addressing a meeting when the youth suddenly lunged at him, pushed and slapped him on the […]