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Five held for assaulting couple in Maharashtra’s Jalna

11:30 pm January 31, 2020

Aurangabad: Four men were arrested and a minor was detained on Friday after a video showing a young couple being thrashed brutally in Maharashtra’s Jalna district went viral, causing outrage across the state. While the police said the motive behind the assault was yet to be ascertained, the conversation in the video suggested that the […]

Maharashtra: Clash during Bharat Bandh in Dhule

7:59 pm January 29, 2020

Dhule/Mumbai: Two groups clashed during a `Bharat Bandh’ against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in north Maharashtra’s Dhule district on Wednesday, while sporadic violence was also reported in Yavatmal, Aurangabad and some other places. The police fired four rounds in the air and lobbed six tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Dhule, […]

Maharashtra: No operators for Jayakwadi bird sanctuary boats

8:39 pm January 28, 2020

Aurangabad: Nine boats bought by the forest department to patrol the Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district are lying idle because no operator has been recruited, an official said on Tuesday. Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary comprises the Nathsagar Lake and surrounding wet lands and is home to a huge variety of flora and fauna. “These […]

Sonia had sought written undertaking from Uddhav: Ashok Chavan

11:36 pm January 27, 2020

Aurangabad: Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sought a written undertaking from the Shiv Sena that the new government in Maharashtra would work within the ambit of the Constitution, former chief minister Ashok Chavan has said. Sonia Gandhi had given clear guidelines that the state government must work within the frame of Constitution, the state PWD […]

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Stone-pelting during bandh called by VBA at Nanded

11:08 pm January 24, 2020

Aurangabad: Stone-pelting took place in Vazirabad area of Nanded city during a bandh called by the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Maharashtra on Friday, police said. A group of people tried to close shops in a market area and started throwing stones, a police official said. The police used baton charge […]