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Three protected seahorses rescued from abandoned fishing nets in creeks, released

Three protected seahorses rescued from abandoned fishing nets in creeks, released

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:17 am IST

Fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s remaining properties auctioned

A file photo of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. (Getty Images)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 03:12 pm IST

Man brutally assaulted by three persons for playing village cricket tournament

Jayesh Janardhan Khot (36) was seriously injured in the assault that took place in the early hours of Sunday in Aare in Guhagar, some 290 kilometres from here.

Published on Feb 12, 2026 09:38 pm IST

Mumbai-Goa Highway: A journey of delays, detours and despair

Ratnagitri, India, July 24, 2025: The Mumbai-Goa Highway, also known as NH66, is in poor condition, with numerous potholes on the old road between Kurdanda and Kolmbe village. Ratnagiri, India. July 24, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Published on Jul 26, 2025 08:50 am IST

HC directs state to protect ancient UNESCO petroglyph sites in Ratnagiri

HC directs state to protect ancient UNESCO petroglyph sites in Ratnagiri

Published on Jul 04, 2025 08:48 am IST

Frauds forge BJP MLC’s letterhead, sign, voice; FIR registered

Prasad Lad (HT PHOTO)

Published on Jul 03, 2025 07:40 am IST

‘Bagheera’:Melanistic leopard leaps from shadows, snatches dog in 15 seconds

The video shows the elusive melanistic leopard lurking near the tree line, just outside the boundary of a home.

Updated on Jul 01, 2025 09:01 am IST

Five dead as car plunges into dry riverbed near Khed

Local residents and the police rescued the passengers from the mangled vehicle (Screengrab from video)

Published on May 20, 2025 06:16 am IST

Gokhale Institute comes up with sustainable solution for fishing community in Ratnagiri

A senior project officer from GIPE said that as of now, the project is being implemented only in Ratnagiri district but they will think about expanding it to other coastal districts as well. (HT FILE)

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:56 am IST

Guhagar cops arrest 5 after 4 Ratnagiri college professors assaulted

5 arrested after 4 Ratnagiri college professors assaulted

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 09:05 am IST

Two arrested for smuggling whale fish vomit worth ₹3 cr

On Sunday a case was filed at Hinjewadi police station under sections 39,44, 48,49 (b), 57,51 of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and section 34 of the IPC. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:10 am IST

Dawood Ibrahim’s 2 properties auctioned; owner to build Sanatana school

The authorities said that, in the past nine years, 11 properties linked to the gangster or his family have been sold by them in public auctions.

Updated on Jan 06, 2024 04:53 am IST

Maha’s first croc safari, booming since 2019

Typically, these crocodiles inhabit freshwater bodies however the ones found here are rare as saline water from the Arabian Sea enters the Vashishti river for a few kilometres during high tides. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 27, 2023 05:50 am IST

Joy turns to despair as rescued Blue Whale calf found dead in Mumbai coast

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Rescued Blue Whale calf returns to Ganapatipule

Updated on Dec 03, 2023 05:22 pm IST

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Villagers of Barsu and Solgaon of Rajapur taluka in Ratnagiri district of Konkan region stage a protest against the upcoming oil refinery project, in Ratnagiri, India, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Updated on May 26, 2023 05:10 pm IST

Uddhav denied permission to hold rally at Barsu

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Updated on May 06, 2023 12:31 am IST

Will withdraw prohibitory orders on 8 Barsu farmers, state tells HC

Ratnagiri, India - April 25, 2023: Villagers of Barsu and Solgaon of Rajapur taluka in Ratnagiri district of Konkan region stage a protest against a soil survey for the upcoming oil refinery project. More than a hundred women lay down on the roads to stop the entry of vehicles carrying survey equipment, in Ratnagiri, India, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 05, 2023 12:45 am IST

Barsu oil refinery: Villagers meet Pawar in city, NCP chief dials CM

Barsu and nearby villages in Ratnagiri district on Tuesday witnessed stringent police action against local protestors opposing a soil survey for an oil refinery project. The police detained more than a hundred women who were lying down on the roads to stop the entry of vehicles carrying survey equipment into the village. The conflict between the locals and the government has snowballed into a political controversy, with the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) supporting the protests and demanding that the survey be stopped immediately. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 01, 2023 12:42 am IST

Accused in Kerala train arson case was highly radicalised: SIT

Accused Shahrukh Saifi is a resident of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:59 am IST

NIA likely to take over probe into 3 being set afire inside Kerala train

Thiruvananthapuram: A policeman with a sniffer dog carries out checking at the Central Railway Station in light of the arson attack inside a train near Kozhikode a few days back, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:43 pm IST

Kerala: Man who set co-passengers on fire charged with murder

National Investigation Agency officials inspect the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train, in Kozhikode district. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:52 am IST

Dawood Ibrahim’s properties in Ratnagiri to be auctioned today

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

Published on Nov 10, 2020 09:05 am IST

MSRTC resumes inter-district bus services after five months

Bus services from various depots in Mumbai and other parts of state are planned later in the day on some selected medium and long distance routes, sources in the MSRTC said.

Published on Aug 20, 2020 11:08 am IST

NCP’s Avdhut Tatkare, his father join Shiv Sena; Bhaskar Jadhav to follow suit

The exodus from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) continued on Monday, with its MLA from Shrivardhan constituency in Raigad district, Avdhut Tatkare, joining the Shiv Sena. (Photo by Rajesh Waradkar)

Updated on Sept 09, 2019 11:55 pm IST

Watch: 8-foot-long crocodile appear out of drain in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri

8-foot-long crocodile caught in Chiplun

Updated on Jul 31, 2019 01:15 pm IST

Mumbai-Goa highway shut after landslide

Till the evening on Saturday, the Konkan region had received 121.8mm rain.

Updated on Jul 28, 2019 06:21 am IST

NCP hits the ground running before Maharashtra assembly polls

Sharad Pawar started his visits to drought-hit areas across the state two days after the Lok Sabha results were announced on May 23.

Updated on Jul 15, 2019 07:45 am IST

‘Crabs caused Tiware dam breach that killed 18’: Maharashtra water minister

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has recovered 18 dead bodies so far from the dam, which breached in Ratnagiri district on June 3, creating a flood-like situation downstream.

Updated on Jul 05, 2019 09:07 am IST

Officials did not act on complaints of cracks in Tiware dam: Locals, MLA in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri

Locals said they noticed the cracks in Tiware dam around six months ago and that they informed the irrigation department’s officials about them.

Updated on Jul 05, 2019 06:22 pm IST

Maharashtra govt not demarcating coastal wetlands deliberately: Environmentalists

Wetland demarcation for inland areas has been completed for Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts.

Published on Jan 06, 2019 12:28 am IST

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