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Five-and-a-half-year-old Maharashtra girl sets World Record, treks 5 forts in a day

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 10, 2020September 11, 2020

Harshiti Kaviraj Bhoir, from Ulwe in Raigad district, Maharashtra has entered the World Book of Records for trekking five forts in a single day. A senior kindergarten student at Ryan...

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2 Killed, 18 Feared Trapped as 5-Storey Building Collapses in Raigad

Senior ReporterAugust 25, 2020

Two people were killed, while 18 others are feared trapped as a five-storey building collapsed in Raigad's Mahad tehsil on Monday evening. Three NDRF teams from Pune have been rushed...

Travel

Massive 74 Wheeled Truck takes One year to travel from Maharashtra to Kerala

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterJuly 19, 2020July 19, 2020

A massive truck with 74 wheels reached Kerala after a year it began its journey from Maharashtra. This truck could move only 5km per day, according to reports. It was...

People

Maharashtra Man tries to sneak into Pakistan to meet Girlfriend, gets caught by BSF near border

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterJuly 17, 2020

A 20-year-old youth, Siddiqui Mohammad Zishan from Maharashtra traveled 1200 odd kilometres to meet his Pakistani girlfriend only to be caught by the BSF personnel at the border. The incident...

National

Burglars in PPE kits rob Jewellery shop in Satara district, Maharashtra

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020

In Maharashtra, burglars wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits broke into a jewellery shop in Satara district and walked away with 780 gm gold, police said on Tuesday. CCTV footage...

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Pune Man wears Gold Mask worth nearly Rs 3 Lakhs

Nathan R ThomasJuly 5, 2020July 6, 2020

Shankar Kurade, a resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 2.89 lakh amid the coronavirus pandemic. "It's a thin mask with...

National

No Marathi, No Increment says Maharashtra Government

Senior ReporterJuly 1, 2020

The Maharashtra government has directed all its departments, local authorities, officers and employees to mandatorily use Marathi language in official business. In a circular issued on Monday, the state government...

National

Maharashtra Extends Lockdown until 31st July

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterJune 29, 2020

With the steady growth of Covid-19 cases in the State, the Maharashtra government has extended the coronavirus lockdown till July 31. Issuing fresh guidelines for what it called "Mission Begin...

People

Maharashtra Cyber Cell warns of legal action against Netizens circulating disturbing photos of Sushant Singh Rajput

Senior ReporterJune 15, 2020

Maharashtra Cyber Police Department, the nodal agency for cyber-crime investigation in Maharashtra on Sunday (June 14) asked netizens to refrain from circulating pictures of deceased Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. They...

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Pregnant Indian Migrant forced to deliver on the roadside, walks another 150km post delivery!

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Poor migrant workers, can still be seen walking long distances to reach their homes in remote areas. Many of them are in dire need of medical attention. One such story...