Maharashtra: Panchayat asks woman marrying outside caste to shun govt benefits Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi seeks action against village sarpanch. The Hindu · May 8, 2022
Navneet Rana dares Uddhav Thackeray to contest against her in elections Maha Vikas Aghadi government likely to challenge the Rana couple’s bail in hymn recitation case The Hindu · May 8, 2022
Maharashtra: 19 cops injured in attack by labour union members at Palghar steel factory s many as 19 policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles were vandalized when they tried to control the attack on employees of a steel company by more than 100 members of the trade union in Maharashtra's Palghar, said police on Sunday. Dynamite News · May 8, 2022
Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu's demands Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached to the loudspeakers before he gave the call to worship. Reuters · May 8, 2022
Five of family, including three children, drown in quarry in Maharashtra’s Dombivali The police said the incident took place on May 7 around 4 p.m. at Sandap village in Thane district when they had gone to wash clothes The Hindu · May 8, 2022
Maharashtra: 3 killed, 20 injured as bus falls into valley in Raigad NAVI MUMBAI: At least three persons were killed while 20 others sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling in fell off the road at Ghonse Ghat in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Sunday morning. The Times of India · May 8, 2022
Maharashtra reports 253 Covid-19 cases, 1 death MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 253 Covid-19 cases and one death, taking the tally to 78,79,054 and the toll to 1,47,846, an official said. The Times of India · May 7, 2022
MNS Pune unit says will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of police stations if loudspeakers not removed Even as the row over loudspeakers ceases to die in the state, the Pune unit of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has now said that it will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of the police stations across the city if loudspeakers are not removed from mosques. Dynamite News · May 7, 2022
Case filed against MES leader in Belagavi Mr. Shubham Shelke had shared a morphed map of Maharashtra to include Bidar, Belagavi and a few other parts of Karnataka The Hindu · May 6, 2022
Maharashtra breaches 200-mark after 40 days; 60% Covid cases from Mumbai MUMBAI: The state on Thursday breached the 200-mark after 40 days to report 233 new cases of Covid-19. Mumbai contributed to nearly 60% of the fresh cases with 130 new detections. There were no deaths or any notable rise in hospitalisations. The Times of India · May 5, 2022
Union minister Danve says he wishes to see a 'Brahmin' as Maharashtra CM A dignitary present in the Jalna rally demanded that Brahmins be given more representation in local governing bodies. The Hindu · May 5, 2022
Mumbai Cricket Association AGM was legal, says Darius Khambata MUMBAI: In a crucial development, senior advocate and former Advocate General of Maharashtra Darius Khambata has opined that “It is legitimately arguable that the decisions taken by the members at the meeting (Annual General Meeting) of the Mumbai Cricket Association conducted on March 19, 2022 constitute decisions taken by the… The Times of India · May 5, 2022
SC order does not call for immediate polls: MVA Maharashtra’s ruling alliance holds the line that local body elections can’t be held without OBC reservation The Hindu · May 5, 2022
Maharashtra: Man held for sexually abusing 9-year-old girl THANE: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl in Bhayandar town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday. The Times of India · May 5, 2022
The Times of India · May 4, 2022 Notify Maharashtra civic polls in a week, can't allow any delay: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Observing that it is a constitutional mandate to hold elections every five years and any delay cannot be brooked, the SC on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra SEC for not initiating the poll process for over 2,400 local bodies despite its previous order, and directed it to start…
The Hindu · May 4, 2022 Loudspeaker row | ‘Raj Thackeray’s agitation could inhibit investment in Maharashtra,’ says Satej Patil MNS state secretary Ajay Shinde and eight other workers were detained by police when they came out of a Hanuman temple after performing aarti.
Newslaundry · May 4, 2022 Daily Dose Ep 1037: HC dismisses Varavara Rao’s bail, demolition drive in Tughlakabad Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi and Europe.
The Times of India · May 4, 2022 Maharashtra: Woman, daughter commit suicide by jumping in front of train in Palghar district PALGHAR: A woman committed suicide along with her seven-year-old daughter by jumping in front of a moving train in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the railway police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Safala railway station of the Western Railway around 8 pm on Tuesday, when Turpti Arekar (30) jumped…
Newslaundry · May 4, 2022 ‘Not even given us five rupees’: A year later, Maharashtra’s Covid widows still wait for government aid It was a sunny morning in March. Rohini Meshram, 42, boarded a bus, heading from her village of Kasaari in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district to Gadchiroli town.
The Times of India · May 4, 2022 After 3 decades, Sunil Gavaskar returns unused Mumbai plot MUMBAI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has returned a government plot allotted to him in Mumbai 33 years ago to set up a cricket academy, an official from the Maharashtra housing agency MHADA said on Wednesday.
The Times of India · May 4, 2022 Pros and cons of Paithan tourism getting a facelift with water tourism at Jayakwadi Paithan is located on the banks of Godavari river, 56 km from Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. At present, many proposals have come up to give the tourism at Paithan a facelift. Many of the tourist attractions, in and around Paithan, are in need of a boost. Sant Dnyaneshwar Garden is…
The Hindu · May 4, 2022 All you need to know about CSK’s new pace sensation Mukesh Choudhary From being a Sunrisers Hyderabad net bowler to emerging as the key pacer for Chennai Super Kings, Mukesh Choudhary has had a fairytale ride over the last few months
The Hindu · May 3, 2022 FIR against Raj Thackeray for May 1 speech, police out in strength in Maharashtra Undeterred by the FIR, MNS chief asks to to play Hanuman Chalisa on Wednesday “if you hear the loudspeaker blaring with azaan”
The Hindu · May 3, 2022 Maharashtra wins hearing impaired women’s cricket tournament ‘I never imagined that I would get an opportunity to play cricket at this level,’ says batswoman Fauzia Khanum
Newslaundry · May 3, 2022 Daily Dose Ep 1036: Curfew after Jodhpur violence, India ranks 150 in World Press Freedom Index Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Russia and Reporters Without Borders.