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Peaceful but low polling in first phase of Maharashtra’s LS seats

Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region see peaceful voting with 55.35% turnout, 97 candidates, and notable contests.

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

Lok Sabha 2024: INDIA bloc has always been anti-development, says Modi in Wardha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Wardha in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, and blamed the Congress ‘misrule’ for having caused woe to farmers for decades.

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

Maharashtra Minister Bhujbal says he is withdrawing from race for Nashik Lok Sabha ticket

Senior NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said he has decided not to seek ticket from the Nashik Lok Sabha constituency so as to end the deadlock over the seat also coveted by the ally Shiv Sena

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

Polling staffers start reaching sensitive locations in Gadchiroli by helicopters

With three days left for the Lok Sabha poll in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, authorities started the process of moving 295 election staffers by helicopters at sensitive and hypersensitive locations in the insurgency-hit district

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024

BJP ends suspense over Satara seat, names Maratha royal Udayanraje Bhosale as its candidate

BJP announces Udayanraje Bhosale as candidate for Satara Lok Sabha seat, descendant of Maratha warrior king Shivaji.

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024

Lok Sabha 2024: ‘Farmer’s voice’ Raju Shetti files nomination from Maharashtra’s sugar heartland

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader and former MP Raju Shetti filed his nomination for the Hatkanangale Lok Sabha seat in Kolhapur district

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

Farmers’ distress, Ram Mandir, and caste dynamics take centre stage as Maharashtra braces for Phase 1 showdown

Nagpur, Maharashtra's key battleground, sees BJP-Congress clash over Ram Mandir, inflation, unemployment, and farmers' crisis in Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu · Apr 14, 2024

DRI seized 781 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes, 19.6 kg soft corals near Nashik

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) thwarted an attempt to traffic endangered wildlife species near Nashik, Maharashtra. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 14, 2024

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde calls gunfire outside Salman Khan's house 'UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT'; assures stringent action will be taken

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in a statement to the media, termed the gunfire incident outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence as an "unfortunate incident". Following the shocking events that unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Bandra area of Mumbai city, the CM assured that the…

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2024

Manoj Jarange warns of hunger strike if quota demand not met before June 4

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil warned on Sunday that he would once again go on a hunger strike on June 4 if the Maratha reservation issue is not resolved by the state government. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 14, 2024