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Maharashtra Assembly passes bill empowering local tree authorities to allow felling of trees in all cases

A tree authority does not only decide on tree felling but also on tree conservation, the minister said.

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Amid Opposition furore, Fadnavis assures those publishing ‘derogatory’ articles on Savitribai Phule will be taken to task

Following Opposition furore, Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (June 27) assured the Legislative Assembly that those responsible for posting allegedly derogatory content against pioneering 19th century educationalist Savitribai Phule would be brought to book.

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At 120, Kerala reports highest deaths due to heatwave this year

120 people died in Kerala due to heatwave till June-end, highest in India. Gujarat (35), Telangana (20), Maharashtra (14), Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh (12),

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Delhi, West Bengal top list of rabies deaths

In 2022, Delhi reported the highest number of rabies-related deaths in India (48), followed by West Bengal (38), Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra (29 each). The Health Ministry launched the National Rabies Control Programme to prevent and control rabies.

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Ajit Pawar will eventually become Chief Minister, says Praful Patel

NCP's Ajit Pawar is a popular leader who will eventually have the chance to become Maharashtra's CM, says Praful Patel.

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Panchganga river crosses warning mark after heavy rains in Kolhapur; residents of 6 villages asked to shift to safer places

In Kolhapur, heavy rains have caused Panchganga river to cross warning mark. Residents of 6 villages near riverbanks asked to move to safer places. 81 bunds submerged. Radhanagari dam opened 5 gates, 1 closed; Almatti dam filled to 99% capacity. Water released from Almatti at 85,857 cusec. Panchganga river level…

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Second NCP team under Sharad Pawar will soon join the BJP, claims Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray claims NCP's "second team" will join BJP, MNS to go alone in elections. Thackeray believes the crisis in NCP is scripted and that both factions are in cahoots. He questions who the Opposition is in Maharashtra and hints at no alliance between MNS and BJP. Thackeray believes Sharad…

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Police personnel won't be taken on contract, says Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 26 said in the State Assembly that police personnel will not be taken on contract.

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Maharashtra sets up special task force to trace foreign nationals without valid visa

The Maharashtra government has formed a Special Task Force to trace foreign nationals whose visas had expired before January 1, 2011, and who are therefore residing illegally in the State. An order to this effect was issued on Monday by the State Home Department. The new unit was set up…

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Telangana DGP hosts meeting with AP, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh police chiefs

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Opposition in Maharashtra flags concern over hiring of ‘contractual personnel’ by Mumbai Police

Opposition in Maharashtra expresses concern over State's proposal to hire 'contractual personnel' for Mumbai Police, deeming it "risky" and detrimental. NCP MLA Rohit Pawar said it would be detrimental to both the people and the police administration. To address a shortage of constables in the city police, the Maharashtra Government…

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Rohit Pawar stages protest in Maharashtra Assembly, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar expresses displeasure

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday expressed his dissatisfaction over the sit-in protest by his nephew and NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai.

The Hindu

‘Ajit Pawar will be next CM of Maharashtra as BJP cannot face 2024 Lok Sabha with Eknath Shinde’: Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan said that the BJP high command wants Ajit Pawar as next Maharashtra CM to face the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He also questioned the anti-defection law’s effectiveness and the NCP's tardiness in pursuing action against Ajit Pawar’s rebel faction.

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Police arrest Nigerian national peddling drugs in Bengaluru

VV Puram police bust inter-state drug racket; Nigerian national arrested with 1.4kg MDMA worth ₹2cr. Accused John Egwata caught waiting for clients; associate escaped after flushing drugs in washroom. Police found more powder concealed under LPG cylinder. John procured drugs from Maharashtra, Goa and sold to students, IT professionals, local…

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Inauguration of new court in Gadchiroli | Justice system has come to doorsteps of tribals, says Supreme Court judge Bhushan Gavai

Justice system has come to the doorsteps of tribals in Gadchiroli, Supreme Court Justice Bhushan Gavai said after inaugurating the district- and additional sessions court in Aheri taluka of the district in Maharashtra.

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BJP functionary's wife killed, another person injured in Chandrapur firing; two arrested

“The wife of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary was killed and a man injured when some persons allegedly fired at them in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district,” police said.

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After 12 hours, traffic resumes on bridge across Penganga river on NH-44

Traffic movement was suspended on the bridge near the inter-State border with Maharashtra late on Saturday night as a precautionary measure following sharp surge in the water level of the Penganga under the bridge.

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75 people still untraced in landslip-hit village in Raigad

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that some parts of the State had received average rainfall of 15 to 20 days in a matter of just two to three days.

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MNS cadre vandalise toll plaza in Nashik after Raj Thackeray’s son is stopped there

Activists of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena allegedly vandalised a toll plaza on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Nashik district after Mr. Thackeray’s son, Amit Thackeray, was halted there for half an hour

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Maharashtra landslide: NDRF calls off operation in Raigad; no body found on July 23, tolls stays at 27

The NDRF has called off its search-and-rescue operation in Wednesday’s landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, with 27 bodies recovered while 57 remain untraceable

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Rescuers recover 27 bodies in India landslide, many still missing

Seventy-eight people are still unaccounted for since the landslide hit Irshalwadi village on Wednesday night.

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Olympic medalist Ravi Dahiya won't go to Asian Games, knocked out of trials by Atish Todkar

Silver-medalist at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won't be travelling for the Asian Games 2023 as he was knocked out of the wrestling trials by Maharashtra's Atish Todkar by 20-8 at the Indira Gandhi Arena on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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10%-55% BDS, MDS seats vacant across India for over five years

Dental courses in India have seen 10-55% seats vacant in recent years. Private colleges in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Punjab have been worst hit.

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Raigad landslide death toll climbs to 25, environmentalists blame mining activities for disaster

The NDRF recovered nine more dead bodies from the debris on the third day of rescue operations at landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. As the death toll in the tragedy rose to 25 on Saturday, environmentalists blamed mining activities for this “manmade disaster”, with at least two organisations…

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Maharashtra rains | 2 Indian Air Force helicopters sent to Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to rescue people stranded in rain

According to district authorities, Yavatmal city has been witnessing heavy rains since Friday night, which has flooded houses and roads in parts of the city.

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