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Four natives of Maharashtra arrested with 43 kg ganja in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Officials of the Hyderabad Enforcement team arrested four people and seized 42.9 kg of dry ganja worth Rs 21.5 lakh in Secunderabad on Saturday, April 4. The accused – Vinay Shailesh…
- India
Maharashtra: Raja Singh gets notice warning against inciting communal tension
Hyderabad: The Maharashtra Police on Saturday, April 4, sent a notice to Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh, directing him to refrain from disturbing communal peace during his public gathering scheduled in Biloli.…
- India
Nashik man held for sexual exploitation after probe unearths obscene videos
Nashik: An extortion complaint has landed a senior citizen from Maharashtra’s Nashik in the soup after a probe into his blackmailers uncovered 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for sexual exploitation…
- India
Nine of family killed as car falls into well in Maharashtra
Nashik: Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, police said on Saturday, April 4. The accident occurred in…
- India
How Hindutva campaign built the case for Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law
The Maharashtra Assembly passed a sweeping anti-conversion law on March 16, criminalising religious conversions deemed to involve a “promise of marriage” and handing police the power to act against interfaith couples on…
- India
HC seeks Maha govt’s response to plea against move to cancel 5 pc Muslim quota
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday, April 2, directed the Maharashtra government to respond to a petition challenging its decision to cancel five per cent reservation in education and jobs for…
- India
Thane to get pod taxi service: Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that an ambitious pod taxi project has been planned for Thane city to provide last-mile connectivity. Addressing an event here on Tuesday, March…
- India
58 stolen motorbikes seized in Thane; two thieves held
Thane: Police have arrested two motorbike thieves and recovered 58 stolen two-wheelers from them in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said. After a surge in motorbike theft cases in the Bhiwandi area,…
- India
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe transferred for 24th time in 21 years of service
Mumbai: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe was transferred by the Maharashtra government on Tuesday, his 24th posting in 21 years of career in bureaucracy. Considered an upright civil servant,…
- India
Maharashtra man tosses 4-year-old to ground, slams him into iron pole
Mumbai: An autorickshaw driver brutally assaulted a four-year-old boy by lifting him by his legs and slamming him to the ground before smashing his head on an iron rod following an argument…
- India
Junior engineer held for taking Rs 2.5 lakh bribe in Maharashtra’s Raigad
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a woman junior engineer from the Public Works Department in Maharashtra’s Raigad district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor,…
- India
Maharashtra to honor anti-Naxal cops with medals: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that personnel serving in the state police’s specialised anti-Naxal unit C-60 will be honoured with medals. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered…
- Hate Crime
Ramnavami yatras show ‘love jihad’ consequences with cut-up body parts
Chatra: A play during Ramnavami celebrations in Jharkhand’s Chatra district depicted a fictional scenario in which actors staged the consequences of “love jihad.” The play shows actors dressed as Muslim men in…
- India
Tour operator booked for cheating woman of Rs 6.6 lakh in Thane district
Thane: A case has been registered against a tour operator from Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 6.6 lakh with the promise of arranging travel bookings for her…
- India
Maharashtra: Palghar ‘godman’ accused of rape held in Pune
Pune: A self-styled godman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district who allegedly raped a 35-year-old woman after claiming to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva has been arrested in Pune, police said on Saturday,…
