Maha: Minister Mahajan instructs to complete work on ghats for Simhastha Kumbh Mela within stipulated timeframe

Nashik, Jul 19 (UNI) Maharashtra Minister for Water Resources and Kumbh Mela, Girish Mahajan, today directed that the ongoing works fordevelopment of various ghats, roads and allied infrastructure for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela be executed with high quality and completed by the deadline of March 2027.

Maha: Minister Mahajan instruct work on ghats for Simhastha Kumbh Mela is completed within the stipulated timeframe

Nashik, Jul 19 (UNI) Maharashtra Minister for Water Resources and Kumbh Mela, Girish Mahajan, today directed that the ongoing works fordevelopment of various ghats, roads and allied infrastructure for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela be executed with high quality and completed by the deadline of March 2027.

Maha: Shiv Sena leaders meet Dr Neelam Gorhe in Pune

Pune, Jul 19 (UNI) Shiv Sena (Shinde) national secretary and spokesperson Shaina N.C. and Shreya Yogesh Kadam paid a courtesy visit to the residence of party leader and MLC Dr Neelam Gorhe at Silver Rocks in Pune today and held detailed discussions on strengthening the party organisation and its future expansion.

'We will topple this govt ': Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray launch frontal assault on Centre at massive Azad Maidan rally

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) In a thunderous display of political defiance that reverberated across Azad Maidan, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son, MLA Aaditya Thackeray, served a direct ultimatum to the BJP-led central government on Sunday, calling for a nationwide uprising to dismantle the regime.

Medical expenses push five crore people into poverty every year in India : Dr Abhay Bang

Nagpur, July 19 (UNI): Eminent public health expert and Padma Shri awardee Dr Abhay Bang on Sunday said that medical expenses have emerged as one of the biggest causes of poverty in India, with nearly five crore people being pushed into poverty every year due to rising healthcare costs.

Opposition using Sonam Wangchuk to create confusion: Shinde Sena MP Shrikant Shinde

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde today hit back at the Opposition, claiming that it was using climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to create confusion and malign the Narendra Modi government as it had failed to level any corruption allegations against the Centre during its long tenure.

Medical expenses push five crore into poverty every year in India : Dr Abhay Bang

Nagpur, July 19 (UNI): Eminent public health expert and Padma Shri awardee Dr Abhay Bang on Sunday said that medical expenses have emerged as one of the biggest causes of poverty in India, with nearly five crore people being pushed into poverty every year due to rising healthcare costs.

Yavatmal youth kills estranged Live-in Partner in Nashik,later dies by suicide

Nashik/Yavatmal, July 19 (UNI): A 25-year-old youth from Maharashtra's Yavatmal district allegedly stabbed his estranged live-in partner to death in Nashik before dying by suicide, police said on Sunday.

Thackeray rallies support for protesting students and activists as hunger strike crisis deepens in Delhi

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) In a fierce escalation of the ongoing nationwide protest against alleged examination irregularities, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led central government today, demanding a fundamental change in leadership to address the crisis facing India's youth.
Addressing a massive rally at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, Thackeray expressed solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, both of whom have been spearheading an indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi.

Maha: Former live-in partner allegedly murders woman in Nashik, dies by suicide

Nashik, Jul 19 (UNI) A 26-year-old man purportedly committed suicide after he allegedly murdered his 21-year-old former live-in partner in Nashik's Indiranagar area recently following a dispute, police said today.

Maha: Police busts ATM cash theft gang in Mumbai; kingpin arrested, 2 women booked

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) Bhandup Police have unearthed an ATM fraud racket with arrest of a youth who along with his accomplices allegedly cheated customers by blocking cash from being dispensed through ATM machines using plastic strips.

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) Continuous monsoon showers have further improved Mumbai's drinking water reserves, with the combined water stock in the city's seven reservoirs crossing the 52 per cent mark on Sunday, bringing relief over the city's water supply situation.

Heavy rain alert for Pune,Satara, Solapur and Ahilyanagar; rainfall likely to intensify across Maha from July 20

Pune, July 19 ( UNI) Several parts of Maharashtra have been receiving moderate rainfall over the past two days, with weather conditions now becoming increasingly favourable for more widespread showers.

Sanjay Raut unleashes scathing attack on Shinde govt, brands political defections as 'serial killing'

Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) In a blistering escalation of the ongoing war of words within Maharashtra's political theater, Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut has launched a ferocious assault on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the central government, by comparing the current state of governance to a "dictatorship," he accused the ruling coalition of engaging in "political serial killing", asserting that the current administration's survival hinges on the erosion of democratic ethics.

BJP sets 'Unified NCP' condition for NDA entry amid merger speculation

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 19 (UNI) In a move that has sent shockwaves through Maharashtra’s volatile political landscape, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command has reportedly laid down a non-negotiable condition for any potential alliance with the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP): the two warring factions of the NCP must merge into a single, unified entity before joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). .