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4 die in diesel can explosion in Nashik

Nashik, Oct 14 (UNI) Four members of a family who were injured in a diesel can explosion in Satpur's Mahadev Wadi area on October 8 succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai yesterday.
The deceased have been identified as Sonali Gadekar (35), Durga Akash Dobade (22), Kailas Chhagan Dobade (57), and Pankaj Kailas Dobade (33).
The incident occurred when around six members of the same family were watching workers cut a tree branch using a machine. Diesel was being used to operate the cutter, and a diesel can had been kept by the roadside.
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Baba Atram urges NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) to merge with Ajit Pawar-led NCP Instead of Congress

15 Jun 2026 | 9:57 PM

Gadchiroli, June 15 (UNI) Former Maharashtra minister and senior leader of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Dharamrao Baba Atram, has appealed to the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) to merge with the other NCP group rather than allying with the Congress party.

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Maha: Rohit Pawar warns of fresh farmers’ agitation from Marathwada if loan waiver demand not meted

15 Jun 2026 | 7:46 PM

Pandharpur, Jun 15 (UNI) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar today issued a stern warning to the BJP-led Maharashtra government saying that he will launch a fresh farmers’ agitation from Marathwada on July 4 if the demand for an unconditional farm loan waiver were not accepted.

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Maharashtra Politics: Thackeray camp dismisses defection rumours amid 'Operation Tiger' Buzz

15 Jun 2026 | 7:42 PM

Mumbai, June 15 (UNI) Amidst intense speculation regarding a fresh wave of defections within the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), party chief Uddhav Thackeray convened a crucial meeting with his faction’s Lok Sabha MPs at his residence, 'Matoshree', on Sunday.

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FDA cracks down on fake beauty products; Cosmetics worth Rs 34 61 Lakh seized across Maha

15 Jun 2026 | 7:42 PM

Mumbai/Satara, Jun 15 (UNI) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the leadership of Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, has intensified its crackdown on counterfeit and misleading products, shifting its focus from illegal medicines to the cosmetics sector.
In a statewide enforcement drive, the FDA has seized fake, adulterated and misleading beauty products worth Rs 34.61 lakh from various locations across Maharashtra.

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Govt must issue caste certificates to 1 40 lakh Kunbis whose records are in Kolhapur Gazette: Jarange-Patil

15 Jun 2026 | 7:38 PM

Kolhapur, Jun 15 (UNI) Maratha community leader Manoj Jarange-Patil today demanded that the state government should issue caste certificates to the 1.40 lakh Kunbis whose caste records were found in the Kolhapur Gazette in the district.
At a press conference here today along with Congress MP Shrimant Shahu Chhatrapati, Jarange-Patil said, "I am requesting this once, I will not do it again. Do not make them feel angry and resentful towards the goverment; and if not fulfilled then we will agitate against the goverment".

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