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06 Jul

Heavy Monsoon Rains Hit Maharashtra, Trigger Highway Closure and Rail Disruptions

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Mumbai (Rajeev Sharma): Persistent monsoon showers have disrupted transportation across Maharashtra, with landslides and track damage affecting both road and rail connectivity. Authorities have temporarily shut key routes and advised travellers to remain cautious until weather conditions improve. The Pune–Mangaon National Highway through the Paud–Mangaon corridor has been closed for all vehicles after continuous rainfall made the stretch unsafe. Officials said the restriction will remain in place until further orders, as teams continue to monitor the situation and assess road conditions. Rail services were also impacted after heavy rain caused damage to the railway infrastructure between Karjat and Khopoli. The…

01 Mar

Factory Explosion in Maharashtra’s Nagpur District Leaves at Least 15 Dead, 18 Critically Injured

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Gurpreet Singh :- At least 15 people were killed and 18 others sustained critical injuries following a massive explosion at a factory in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The blast, which occurred during operational hours, triggered panic in the surrounding industrial area and caused significant structural damage to the facility. According to preliminary reports, the explosion was so powerful that parts of the factory building collapsed, trapping several workers under debris. Emergency response teams, including fire brigade units and disaster management personnel, rushed to the site in Nagpur shortly after the incident. Rescue operations continued for…

15 Jan

Maharashtra civic polls: Voting underway for high-stakes battle in Mumbai, Pune

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National Times Bureau :- Voting began on Thursday morning for elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. All eyes are on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti and the reunited Thackeray cousins are fighting for control of the city’s wealthy civic body. Polling for 2,869 seats in 893 wards started at 7.30 am and will continue till 5.30 pm. A total of 3.48 crore people can vote to choose from 15,931 candidates. In Mumbai’s BMC, elections are happening after nine years because they were delayed for four years. The BMC, which has a huge annual budget of over ₹74,400 crore, has…

25 Oct

Doctor suicide row: Four-page suicide note reveals chilling details, MP accused of pressuring her to issue fake certificates

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National Times Bureau :- The doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district and accused a police officer of raping her four times also left behind a four-page suicide note. In it, she alleged that she was pressured to issue fake fitness certificates for accused individuals in police cases and faced harassment when she refused. The letter further claims that the pressure came not only from police officials but also, in one instance, from a Member of Parliament and his two personal assistants. The 26-year-old medical officer, posted at the Phaltan sub-district hospital, had written on her palm that…

29 Jun

Maharashtra Withdraws GRs on Hindi in Schools, Sets Up Committee for Language Policy Review

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Mumbai, June 29, 2025 — Facing sharp opposition over introducing Hindi from classes 1 to 5 in Maharashtra schools, the state cabinet on Sunday withdrew two government resolutions (GRs) tied to the three-language policy.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, addressing a press conference on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature, announced a committee under educationist Narendra Jadhav to chart the path forward. The panel has been given three months to submit its report.Fadnavis alleged it was former CM Uddhav Thackeray who originally accepted recommendations from the Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar committee to implement a three-language formula across classes 1…

07 Feb

Rahul Gandhi Questions Voter Registration Irregularities in Maharashtra

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On Friday, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, raised alarms over a significant increase in new voters in Maharashtra, particularly in the five months between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. He noted that 39 lakh new voters were added in this short period, a stark contrast to the 32 lakh added over the five years preceding the 2024 elections. Speaking at a press conference at the Constitution Club in Delhi, alongside Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule, Gandhi expressed concern over discrepancies in voter registration, suggesting that the number of registered…