Raigad (Maharashtra) | A crew-less Australian-couple owned speed-boat with some sophisticated weapons — adrift in the Arabian Sea for 52 days — washed ashore at Harihareshwar Beach in Raigad coastal district, sounding alarm bells on Thursday, a day ahead of the crowded ‘dahi-handi’ celebrations. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde promptly ordered a probe into the incident […]
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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 […]
Delta+: Maharashtra records 3rd death in Raigad
Mumbai | Maharashtra has reported its third death of a patient infected with the Delta Plus Covid-19 virus variant, as the total number of patients with the variant stood at over 65 till date, officials said. A 69-year-old man diagnosed with Delta Plus has succumbed in Nagothane, Raigad, while a middle-aged woman infected by the same […]
65 buried in Maha hillslides, landslides, many more trapped
Raigad (Maharashtra) | In a series of massive disasters, at least 65 villagers are reported buried alive in hillslides and landslides that occurred in Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara districts of the state following torrential rains, top officials said here on Friday. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that as per initial reports, between 30 and 35 people […]
2 killed, many still trapped under rubble of collapsed five-storied building in Maharashtra
Raigad (Maharashtra): At least two persons were killed and several others are still trapped in the rubble of a five-storied residential building which crashed last evening, officials said here on Tuesday. With rescue operations in full swing in the huge mound of rubble of the erstwhile Tarique Garden, at least seven more injured victims were found […]
Maha CM announces Rs 100 cr ‘first-aid’ for Nisarga-ravaged Raigad
Mumbai: Two days after Cyclone Nisarga claimed 6 lives and wreaked havoc in over a dozen districts, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited Raigad – the worst-hit in Maharashtra and announced an initial aid of Rs 100 crore. Addressing the media, the CM made it clear that “this is not an aid package” but […]
Messages ‘praising’ IS found on Raigad bridge pillar
Raigad (Maharashtra): Security officials went in a tizzy as some mystery messages purportedly praising global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) were found scrawled on a pillar of the Khopte Bridge in Uran area here on Tuesday. “We are investigating the matter from all angles with all agencies concerned. That’s all I can say now,” Navi […]