While the efforts were on to pacify the protesters, the police and other authorities were finding it tough to control the situation. Additionally, a call for Badlapur bandh has also been given by several organisations against the gruesome incident.
Uddhav Thackeray, earlier, claimed that the assembly elections could be held in November so that the ruling alliance gets maximum benefit of the Ladki Bahin scheme under which eligible women get Rs 1500 per month.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said an inquiry led by a woman IPS officer has been ordered into an incident of alleged abuse of two school girls in Badlapur in Thane district.
10 long-distance trains were diverted via alternate routes due to the protest, the Central Railway said.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said his government is in the process to fast-track this case, and no one will be spared if found guilty.
An AIMIM leader said that it is up to the MVA alliance whether it wants to include Owaisi's party in the alliance or not. He said that it will be beneficial for the MVA if it includes AIMIM in the alliance.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have assured that the case will be heard in a Fast-Track court to serve quick justice.
This arrest is part of the ongoing inquiry into the high-profile crash, which has drawn significant public and media attention due to the involvement of a minor and the nature of the allegations.
Assembly elections are going to be held in Maharashtra and Haryana this year. While the schedule of elections in Haryana has been announced and it is going to be held on October 1, dates of election in Maharashtra are yet to be announced.
Jarange has been demanding the implementation of the state government’s ‘sage soyare’ notification to grant Marathas reservation under the OBC category. He wants Kunbi certificates to be issued to all Marathas.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s remarks came a day after a group of BJP workers led by the party’s Junnar chief Asha Buchake waved black flags at his convoy.
Soon after the accident, a few locals called the police informing them about the fatal accident. After the arrival of police officials, they pulled out victims from the 200-foot-deep gorge.
An accident occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, where a high-speed truck overturned in the middle of the road. The incident was captured by a CCTV camera. Fortunately, the driver sustained only minor injuries.
Soon after getting information about the incident, the village head and other authorities quickly rushed to the school and arranged transportation to shift the students to a nearby hospital.
Amid growing protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, a female doctor at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital was assaulted by an intoxicated patient and his relatives.
Amid the rising cases of mpox virus, Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has written to CM Eknath Shinde, urging immediate testing and quarantine protocols at Mumbai Airport for passengers from high-risk countries.
Ramgiri Maharaj, a Hindu leader, faces legal action in Maharashtra for allegedly making offensive remarks about Prophet and Islam. The comments were made during a religious event and have led to multiple charges.
The protest march was called by Sakal Hindu Samaj, an umbrella organisation of several small groups, in Maharashtra's Nashik and Jalgaon on Friday. The police soon diffused the situation and are on high alert.
The Maharashtra government has launched the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana,’ offering Rs 1,500 monthly financial aid to women aged 21 to 65 from low-income households. The scheme targets permanent residents of Maharashtra with an annual household income below Rs 2.5 lakh.
Mumbai news: Traffic officials Lalit Shirsath, Kiran Mhatre, Yash Sonawane, and Mayur Patil rescued the 56-year-old woman from the suicide attempt.
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