Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 examination conducted in February-March 2026 by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education were announced on Friday, with the state recording an overall pass percentage of 92.09 per cent.State School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse extended his heartfelt congratulations to all successful students, describing the results as a significant milestone in their academic journey.While celebr…
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the PM MITRA Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal, Telangana on May 10, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said on Saturday.Taking to a microblogging platform X, the minister said the park, to be inaugurated virtually from Hyderabad, is envisioned as a world-class integrated textile hub that will boost manufacturing, employment and exports.He further highlighted that the project has an estimated cost of Rs 1,695.54…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, in a scathing critique of the current political climate in Maharashtra, on Saturday, highlighted the “living samadhi” (ritual renunciation) of Bacchu Kadu, a long-time MLA and former minister from the Amravati division. It characterised Kadu’s recent merger with the Eknath Shinde faction as a theatrical display of political opportunism disguised as social service.The Thackeray camp in a hard-hitting editorial in the party mouthpiec…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman from Agripada in Mumbai has filed an FIR alleging harassment by a colleague, following which the accused has been arrested. The case has triggered tension in the area, with police stepping up the investigation and security arrangements.According to the victim, she was working as a telecaller at a company in the Mahalakshmi area when she came into contact with the accused through work. She stated that he later obtained her contact number from a compa…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognisance of the alleged sexual exploitation of more than180 minor girls in Maharashtra’s Amravati and raised concerns over the adequacy of legal provisions invoked, seeking clarity on why more stringent sections have not been applied at this stage, officials said on Saturday. The development follows the arrest of a man on April 15 in connection with the case.The accused, identified as Mohammad Ayaz alias Tanveer from …
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A disturbing incident has surfaced in Mumbai’s Chembur area, where a man identified as Asgar Samsuddin Ansari has been arrested for allegedly stalking and molesting minor girls. According to the Chembur Police, the accused targeted 12-year-old girls while they were playing within a local housing society. Following a formal complaint, authorities acted swiftly to apprehend the suspect.The Chembur Police Station has registered a case against Ansari under Sections 78 and 7…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra on Wednesday described the recent cases of alleged religious conversion in TCS Nashik and sexual exploitation of minor girls in Amravati as a “conspiracy” and a “racket” in the country. The leaders also called for strict punishment for those accused.The reactions follow the arrest of a man, identified as Mohammad Ayaz, in Maharashtra’s Amravati district for the alleged sexual exploitation of at least 180 minor g…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the MahaYuti government in the wake of the death of two youths due to an alleged drug overdose at a live music concert in Goregaon, warning that the state would have to pay a “heavy price” if the growing drug menace was not curbed.The controversy erupted after two young students died from a suspected drug overdose during a live music concert held at the Nesco Centre. …
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) In a move to expedite long-pending land acquisition disputes related to National Highway projects, the Central government has appointed 57 new arbitrators in Maharashtra. This decision is set to resolve more than 28,000 pending claims from project-affected persons, who have been waiting since several years for their compensation. Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday that following instructions from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, he too…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The government on Friday finalised seven locations across the country for setting up PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks, the Parliament was informed on Friday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said that the parks will come up in Virudhnagar in Tamil Nadu, Warangal in Telangana, Navasari in Gujarat, Kalaburagi in Karnataka, Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Amravati in Ma…