Ahmedabad, June 29 (IANS) Investigators probing the blood plasma adulteration racket uncovered in Ahmedabad district have found that all 1,140 plasma units seized from the alleged mastermind’s residence were adulterated, of inferior quality and unfit for human use, prompting authorities to begin the process of destroying the seized stock while expanding the investigation to multiple blood banks in Maharashtra. The Ahmedabad Rural Police said on Monday that a forensic report from the Department o…
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Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Teachers in Maharashtra, who had prepared for the now postponed Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, said on Sunday that they had put in hard work for the exam while simultaneously working for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the Census during the day.The Maharashtra State Council of Examinations (MSCE) abruptly postponed the examination on Saturday, after a joint raid by the Bhiwandi police exposed a major question paper leak just a day before t…
Pune, June 6 (IANS) A video circulating on social media has prompted an investigation in Pune after a woman alleged that a bedsheet purchased at a religious fair carried a “Made in Pakistan” label. The woman, identified as Pooja Saraf, shared a video on social media ‘X’ claiming that she had bought the bedsheet during a fair held near the Moraya Gosavi Temple in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Wednesday, coinciding with the Hindu festival of Sankashti Chaturthi.In the video, Saraf stated that a small market…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) At least eight people were killed after a tourist vehicle travelling from the Konkan region to Satara met with a tragic accident in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, officials said on Monday. Rescue operations are currently underway, with teams facing difficulties due to the depth of the gorge and challenging terrain.According to officials, the vehicle reportedly lost control and plunged into a valley nearly 1,000 feet deep in the hilly region of Raigad district. Rescue p…
Dhule (Maharashtra), May 25 (IANS) Six people were killed, and several were injured in a horrific and bizarre multiple vehicle accident on the Mumbai-Agra Highway in Maharashtra’s Dhule, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred at Laling Ghat in Dhule early on Monday. Around 26 people were injured in this tragic accident.According to officials, first, a dumper truck collided with a standard truck. Following this initial crash, while toll employees and local residents were attempting to re…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said on Tuesday that Rs 128.65 crore has been disbursed to farmers affected by unseasonal rains in the state. The aid targets losses incurred between October and December 2025.The state government has also confirmed that damage assessments (panchnamas) for the more recent spells of unseasonal weather in early 2026 are currently in progress.The unseasonal rainfall during the final quarter of 2025 caused w…
Dhule (Maharashtra), April 1 (IANS) Unseasonal rains and hailstorms sweeping through Dhule district in Maharashtra have caused widespread destruction to agricultural land, severely impacting the farming community.According to official estimates, crops spread across 8,145.60 hectares in the district have suffered extensive damage due to the sudden weather disturbance.The talukas of Dhule and Sakri have been the worst affected, leaving thousands of farmers grappling with heavy financial losses. Th…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, took decisions focusing on skill development, infrastructure liquidity, and administrative reforms.Among the major decisions, the cabinet approved the launch of Pradhan Mantri Skilling And Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM SETU) in Industrial Technical Institutes to boost youth employment.Its implementation will begin in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Nagpur, Chh…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Both daughters of ex-gangster and former MLA Arun Gawli lost the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Geeta Gawli and Yogita contested from the Byculla area of Mumbai on the ticket of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABHS) founded by Arun Gawli.While Geeta, a three-time corporator of the BMC, lost the election from Ward No. 212, her sister Yogita lost the election from Ward No. 207. Geeta lost to Samajwadi Party candidate Amrin Shezad Abrahani. Yogita, contesting he…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray raised objections over the functioning of the State Election Commission, particularly regarding the use of removable ink, the Shiv Sena on Friday refuted the allegations, stating that there was no issue with the ink. The party said that a similar fake narrative was created during the Lok Sabha elections as well. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande said, “Th…