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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]