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Not in the race for President, NCP doesn’t have enough strength, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar’s refusal comes after his candidature was floated by CPI(M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and Prakash Karat for the post of the president.

In Maharashtra: Daughter commits suicide as indebted farmer couldn’t bear dowry expenses

A 21-year -old woman on Saturday committed suicide because her father, a farmer, could not bear her wedding expenses, including dowry, the police said.

ACB files FIR against BJP’s Eknath Khadse

The police refused to divulge any information on the ground that registration of the complaint was in progress

Dalits accused of Kopardi rape-murder that rocked Maharashtra attacked in court

The victim in the Kopardi rape and murder case belonged to Maratha community and the crime triggered massive protests across Maharashtra.

Anna Hazare threatens to relaunch agitation against corruption

Social activist Anna Hazare has threatened to launch an agitation on the Ramlila ground in Delhi to press the demand for implementation of the Lokpal.

Maharashtra CM offers support to sugar mills, stays silent on farm loan waivers

Fadnavis said the state’s sugar industry had been critical for the past few years owing to drought

Mob vandalises Padmavati set in Kolhapur

This is the second attack on Bhansali’s film set. Shooting was disrupted a few months ago in Jaipur when activists assualted the filmmaker for wrong portrayal of Rani Padmavati in the movie...

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Sets of Bhansali’s Padmavati vandalised again, this time in Maharashtra

Kolhapur police are looking out for unidentified persons, who allegedly damaged shooting set of Rani Padmavati, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Two soldiers from Maharashtra die at LoC, Leh

While one of the deceased soldiers was from Satara, another was from Kolhapur.

Two more arrested for dumping 19 aborted foetuses in Maharashtra’s Sangli

The police had stumbled upon the foetuses during the investigation of a case in which a 26-year-old woman died during abortion.

Maharashtra doctor arrested for dumping 19 aborted foetuses in Sangli

The police had found the foetuses while probing the case of a pregnant woman’s death during abortion

Dalit movement writer stabbed to death in his Kolhapur home

Sources in the Kolhapur police said the suspect had worked as a carpenter at Kirwale’s house a few days ago. The suspect reportedly fought with him over payment, the police said.

Ramjas College row: Protest and clashes in Mumbai and Pune keep campuses on boil

Following the Ramjas College controversy in Delhi University, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Bharatiya Janata Party’s student wing, protested at the Kalina campus of University of Mumbai on Saturday.

AIMIM fails to impress Muslims in Pune, bags 9 seats in Solapur

Though the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has failed to secure a major victory in the civic polls held in Mumbai, it has made its presence felt in Pune and has bagged nine seats in Solapur’s Muslim-dominated pockets.

Defectors, CM’s infra plank, Modi factor help lotus bloom in Pune

The NCP’s decimation comes after its president recently completed 50 years in parliamentary politics

Maha election shocker for NCP came a day after Pawar completed 50 yrs in politics

Pawar was formally elected to the Maharashtra Assembly on February 22, 1967

BJP makes history, wins absolute majority in Pune

This is the first time that Pune will have a mayor from the BJP

Power play: Kin of 75 leaders to fight Zilla Parishad polls in Maharashtra

In seven districts of western Maharashtra, at least 75 political leaders of major parties have fielded their family members for the Zilla Parishad elections, underlining even local body elections are not immune to dynastic politics.

Pawar-play for survival? Sharad’s grand-nephew plunges into politics as NCP’s fortunes slump

32-year-old Rohit Pawar, grandson of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s elder brother Appasaheb and a member of the family’s fourth generation, is contesting the zilla parishad elections from a constituency near Baramati.

Pune man gets 12 years RI for sexually assaulting minor daughter, son

The accused used to stay in Pashan area of Pune, in a rented house along with his mother, two children and wife, who works as a house help.

Man who took part in protest march arrested for rape and murder of Sangli girl

The Sangli police on Saturday arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl and said he had participated in a protest march, led by villagers, against the same crime.

BJP welcomes another alleged criminal in Pune

Vitthal Shelar from Urwade village in Mulshi tehsil, known for land grabbing and gang wars, was appointed as party’s youth wing president.

Lonavala police book 13 youths for assaulting trekkers

The local police also acted against the organisers of the celebration after it was found that no requisite permission was taken from the authorities.

Now, easy NOCs for housing societies in Maharashtra

The state cooperative department has issued a circular making it mandatory for cooperative housing societies to issue no-objection-certificates (NOC) to its members within a specific time for some purposes.

Bust of Marathi playwright vandalised in Pune; Sambhaji Brigade calls it ‘new year gift’

Four men uprooted bust of eminent Marathi playwright Ram Ganesh Gadkari in the wee hours of Tuesday claiming that the writer had wrongly portrayed Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Maratha warrior king Shivaji Maharaj, in his play...

Rs 10cr in new currency seized from MNC’s bank locker: I-T dept traces company’s office in Pune

I-T sources said the office of the company is situated on Mumbai-Bengaluru (NH 4) in Pune district. It is 40 km away from Pune city.

Income-tax dept seizes ₹10cr from MNC’s bank lockers

The income tax department (I-T) has seized Rs10 crore, all in the new Rs2,000 notes, after it raided the lockers of a multi-national company at a branch of the Bank of Maharashtra in Pune on Tuesday, according to sources

Ward boy gets 10 yrs for raping mentally challenged patient

Court also fined the guilty Rs15,000, which will be handed over to the survivor...

Satara district in Maharashtra tense after man says he killed lover from different caste

An angry mob attacked a few houses in Chinchner Vandan village in Satara district