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Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai gets bomb threat; search underway
Mumbai: Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai received a bomb threat via email on Thursday, March 12, amid the ongoing budget session, police said. After being alerted about the threat to blow up…
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Dosa, uttapam off menu at Pune eateries due to LPG supply crunch
Pune: Popular breakfast staples like dosa and uttapam may soon disappear from the menus of restaurants and eateries in Pune as they face a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders following a…
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Maharashtra assembly: Congress claims ‘severe’ shortage of cooking gas
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 11, claimed in the legislative assembly that there was a shortage of domestic LPG in Maharashtra, demanding that the government clarify the situation and inform the…
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Thane senior citizen loses Rs 1.56 crore in ‘digital arrest’ fraud
Thane: A 64-year-old Thane resident has allegedly been duped of Rs 1.56 crore by a gang of cyberfraudsters who placed him under “digital arrest” for nearly a month after posing as police…
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Man molests mentally challenged minor girl in Thane; case lodged
Thane: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said on Tuesday, March 10. The incident occurred in the…
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Proposal to install world’s tallest national flag at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai
Mumbai: A proposal has been submitted to the Maharashtra government for installation of the world’s tallest national flag at the iconic Haji Ali Dargah off the coast of Mumbai, trustee Suhail Khandwani…
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Pune man held over ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ remark
Pune: A man was arrested after a video purportedly showing him saying “Pakistan Zindabad” during a conversation with a friend went viral, police said on Sunday. The clip had prompted Hindutva outfits…
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Congress extends support to Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha polls
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 4, declared its support for Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, where…
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Athawale, Tawde among BJP’s four Rajya Sabha picks in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP on Wednesday, March 4, announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Union minister Ramdas Athawale and former state minister Vinod Tawde. Besides Athawale and…
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Divorce can’t be granted citing cruelty based on WhatsApp chats: Bombay HC
Mumbai: Divorce cannot be granted on grounds of alleged cruelty merely based on WhatsApp chats without giving the spouse a chance to rebut, the Bombay High Court has said. A bench of…
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Four booked under MCOCA for assaulting man, cop in Thane
Thane: Police in Maharashtra’s Thane have invoked anti-organised crime law MCOCA in a case against four persons who allegedly attacked a man and injured a cop, an official said on Wednesday, March…
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Kolhapur tourists land safely in India after being stranded in Dubai
Pune: A drone attack near their hotel in Dubai and a sense of insecurity kept 23 tourists from Kolhapur district on tenterhooks, but thanks to Indian and UAE authorities, the group on…


