Maharashtra: News
24 Sep 2021
Maharashtra PoliceMaharashtra reduces duty hours for women cops to 8 hours
The Maharashtra government has decided to reduce working hours for women police officers from 12 hours to eight hours, Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Pandey said on Friday.
24 Sep 2021
Bombay High CourtGovernment needs to be serious about potholes-riddled Mumbai-Nashik Highway: HC
The Bombay High Court on Friday said the Maharashtra government has to be more serious about the potholes-riddled Mumbai-Nashik Highway considering the fact that people are losing their lives.
23 Sep 2021
ThaneMaharashtra: Road accident victim's family awarded over Rs. 87L compensation
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded a compensation of over Rs. 87 lakh to the family of a 36-year-old businessman who was killed in a road accident in the year 2016.
23 Sep 2021
Shiv SenaGovernors in non-BJP-ruled states trampling democracy like rogue elephants: Sena
Shiv Sena on Thursday accused the governors in non-BJP-ruled states, including Maharashtra, of acting like rogue elephants and trampling under their feet democratic constitution, laws, and political culture.
22 Sep 2021
Bombay High CourtEx-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh summoned in corruption case
The Maharashtra government-appointed Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Wednesday issued fresh summons to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in a corruption case.
22 Sep 2021
ThaneMaharashtra: Man gets seven-year imprisonment in 2015 kidnapping case
The district court in Thane district in Maharashtra has convicted a 35-year-old man for kidnapping a teenage boy for ransom and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for seven years.
17 Sep 2021
ThaneMaharashtra: Pothole kills mother-son duo on way home
A pothole-ridden road at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district has claimed the lives of a woman and her 26-year-old son, who were returning home on a two-wheeler after having darshan of Lord Ganesh idol at their relative's place, police said on Friday.
16 Sep 2021
MumbaiMaharashtra minister miffed with Gavaskar over non-utilization of Mumbai plot
Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday said that legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar should utilize a government plot allotted to him in Mumbai by setting up a cricket academy, which remains unutilized even after over 30 years of allotment.
15 Sep 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Byculla zoo welcomed two penguin chicks this year
Two penguin chicks were born in the Mumbai-based Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, popularly known as the Byculla zoo, since May this year, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Wednesday.
14 Sep 2021
ThaneMaharashtra: Fifty-six arrested from bar for COVID-19 norms violation, obscenity
Police has raided a bar in Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested 56 people, including waitresses and customers, for allegedly violating the coronavirus prevention guidelines and indulging in obscenity, an official said on Tuesday.
12 Sep 2021
MumbaiMumbai rape case: Woman assaulted, tortured; dies in hospital
A 32-year-old woman in Mumbai died Saturday after facing a brutal sexual assault which reportedly left her with severe lacerations to her private parts.
09 Sep 2021
West BengalElection Commission declares bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced dates for by-polls to seven Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant due to various reasons like resignations, death, and end of the tenure of members.
08 Sep 2021
SolapurMaharashtra: Trader turns burglar after suffering losses; arrested
A 45-year-old cloth trader from Solapur allegedly took to committing burglaries and thefts after suffering losses in his business due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and was arrested last week in Maharashtra's Solapur city in connection with eight such cases, police said on Wednesday.
08 Sep 2021
Tamil NaduMaharashtra: Thane takes up special summary revision of electoral rolls
The Thane election office has chalked out a schedule for the summary revision of electoral rolls in all 18 assembly constituencies and the final list will be published by January 13, 2022, officials said on Wednesday.
07 Sep 2021
MumbaiMultiplex Association of India urges Maharashtra government to reopen theaters
The Multiplex Association of India (MAI), along with leading cinema chains PVR and INOX, on Tuesday urged the Maharashtra government to reopen theaters in the state on an "urgent basis," claiming that the exhibition industry has suffered losses worth Rs. 4,800 crore.
07 Sep 2021
MumbaiOver two-thirds in COVID-19 ICUs not vaccinated in Mumbai: Report
As Mumbai witnesses a surge in COVID-19 cases, a report studying the city's COVID-19 hospitals found that two-thirds of ICU patients were unvaccinated.
07 Sep 2021
MonsoonMaharashtra: MeT office forecasts heavy rainfall in Thane, Palghar districts
The Thane and Palghar administrations have asked citizens to remain alert in the wake of heavy rainfall prediction by the Regional Meteorological Center for the Konkan region over the next three days.
06 Sep 2021
Uddhav ThackerayThackeray warns against violation of COVID-19 norms before Ganesh Chaturthi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday urged the citizens and political parties to avoid crowds in light of upcoming festivities.
04 Sep 2021
KeralaIndia's COVID-19 R-value rises amid third wave concerns
India's COVID-19 R-value — an indicator of how fast the disease is spreading — is on the rise amid concerns over an expected third wave of the pandemic.
03 Sep 2021
Ganesh ChaturthiMaharashtra Deputy CM urges people to follow COVID-19 norms
Expressing concerns over people letting their guard down against COVID-19 in rural areas, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday urged citizens not to put the state government in a position where it has to shut everything in the event of a third wave of the pandemic.
01 Sep 2021
PunePune airport's new terminal building to be ready by August
The construction work of the newly integrated terminal building at Pune Airport, which is coming up at an investment of Rs. 475 crore, is expected to be completed by August next year, with 60% of the work already completed, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Wednesday.
01 Sep 2021
DelhiAir pollution results in drastic reduction in life expectancy: Study
India's air pollution levels have expanded geographically over time and increased so much in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh that an average person is now losing an additional 2.5 to 2.9 years of life expectancy, according to a new report.
31 Aug 2021
ThaneMaharashtra: Woman official attacked during anti-encroachment drive, loses three fingers
The Thane civic administration has condemned the attack on a woman assistant municipal commissioner (AMC), who lost three of her fingers and received head injuries when a hawker stabbed her with a knife during an anti-encroachment drive in Thane in Maharashtra.
31 Aug 2021
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)MNS workers defy ban to celebrate 'Dahi Handi' festival
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers celebrated the traditional Dahi Handi festival in Thane in Maharashtra and the neighboring Palghar district, even though the celebrations have been banned in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Aug 2021
Shiv Sena'Taking orders from Taliban?': BJP on Maharashtra's Dahi Handi ban
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government for banning the popular "Dahi Handi" celebrations on Janmashtami.
29 Aug 2021
MumbaiCylinder blast in Mumbai's Dharavi; 14 injured rushed to hospital
At least 14 people have been injured due to a cylinder blast at a shanty in Dharavi, Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Sunday.
28 Aug 2021
Sexual HarassmentMaharashtra: Three held for raping 17-year-old orphan girl
The police has arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old orphan girl at Vasai in Palghar district in Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.
27 Aug 2021
ThaneMan gets 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping, duping woman
A court in the Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for allegedly repeatedly raping a 23-year-old woman and cheating her.
26 Aug 2021
NagpurNagpur: Prostitution banned in red-light area for next two months
Days after imposing Section 144 of CrPC in a prominent red-light area in Nagpur in Maharashtra following complaints of open solicitation by commercial sex workers (CSWs), the police have now issued a notification banning prostitution to be carried out in that area for the next two months, an official said on Thursday.
25 Aug 2021
Uddhav ThackerayNarayan Rane granted bail at midnight; court says arrest 'justified'
Union Minister Narayan Rane was granted bail around midnight on Tuesday, hours after the police arrested him for his "slap" remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
24 Aug 2021
MumbaiIKEA to launch first city store in Mumbai
Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA on Tuesday said that it is going to open its first-ever city store in India in Mumbai, which would be more accessible to its customers in the city.
24 Aug 2021
Uddhav ThackerayMaharashtra: Narayan Rane arrested over 'slap Uddhav Thackeray' remark
Union Minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over derogatory comments against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
24 Aug 2021
Uddhav ThackerayWould have slapped Uddhav, says Narayan Rane; remarks draw ire
Union Minister Narayan Rane has sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.
20 Aug 2021
IndiaMaharashtra: Villager booked for forcing tribal man into bonded labor
Police have registered an offense against a man at Mokhada in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly forcing a tribal villager, who had borrowed Rs. 500 from him, into bonded labor, an official said.
19 Aug 2021
NagpurCreative work will help prisoners get back to mainstream: Judge
If prisoners get involved in creative work and arts during their jail term, it will help them in changing their mindset and get back to the mainstream, Nagpur's Principal District and Sessions Judge SC More has said.
19 Aug 2021
NashikMaharashtra: Medical student dies in college; parents allege foul play
On Wednesday, the parents of a medical student in Maharashtra alleged that their son died in suspicious circumstances in his college located in the Adgaon area of Nashik two days ago.
18 Aug 2021
Uddhav Thackeray'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' an invitation to third wave: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed the "Jan Ashirwad Yatra," being carried out by a number of Union ministers in various states, was an "invitation to the third wave of COVID-19."
18 Aug 2021
Shiv SenaSena dubs Governor Koshyari 'political agent' of Union Home Ministry
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday termed Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari as a "political agent" of the Union Home Ministry, in the wake of delay in the nomination of 12 persons, recommended by the state government, as members of the Legislative Council from his quota.
17 Aug 2021
KeralaCoronavirus: India hits record 1-day vaccinations; cases reach 154-day low
As of Tuesday, India has administered nearly 55.5 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines. In the past 24 hours, the country administered a record number of 88.13 lakh vaccine doses.
13 Aug 2021
MumbaiMaharashtra reports 3 deaths from Delta Plus, 1 in Mumbai
Maharashtra has reported three deaths from the relatively new Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus, including one in state capital Mumbai.
