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Forecast of thunderstorms in parts of Maharashtra

12:03 am March 27, 2020

Mumbai: The Met department on Thursday predicted thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places over North Maharashtra, Marathwada and parts of western Maharashtra. The afternoon report issued by the IMD, Mumbai said the speed of gusty winds would be around 30-40 km per hour over these regions. The prediction is for Pune, Kolhapur, […]

Lord Ganesh gets grand send-off across Maharashtra

7:42 pm September 12, 2019

Mumbai/Pune: Devotees bid a grand farewell to their beloved Lord Ganesh as the immersion of idols began across Maharashtra on Thursday, marking the end of the 10-day-long mega festival. The immersion processions of idols of various mandals in Mumbai, which witnesses maximum festive grandeur, and Pune, the state’s cultural capital which hosts one of the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

23 migrants from Sindh-Punjab in Pak given citizenship

9:19 pm September 10, 2019

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government issued certificates of citizenship to 23 people originally hailing from Pakistan, a state government release informed. It said these people had migrated to India several years ago and were living here on long-term visa. “They were born in Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces and had migrated to India much after Partition. […]

Ganpati festival to go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

Ganesh fest begins; devotees open heart, homes to welcome God

11:18 pm September 2, 2019

Mumbai: Traditional prayers, chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ and sweet offerings of ‘laddoos’ and ‘modaks’ by devotees marked the commencement of the Ganesh festival in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Monday. The 10-day long festival is being held this year amid the looming clouds of economic slowdown and the devastation caused by floods […]

46 police officials from Maharashtra bag President’s Medal

10:40 pm August 14, 2019

Mumbai: A total of 46 police officials from Maharashtra on Wednesday bagged the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service. The recipients included ACP Rajaram Patil, brother of former deputy chief minister late R R Patil. A total of 946 medals have been announced by the Union home ministry for personnel and officers of Central Armed […]