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Case filed against NCC cadet who whacked juniors during physical training session in Maharashtra

Thane Police register case against NCC cadet for viral video of him mercilessly thrashing junior cadets. Student unions, political parties protest; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar assures action. College suspends student; NCC says incident not part of organised training. Police, student unions demand strict action.

The Hindu

TV Newsance 221: ‘Pakistan angle’ in Nuh violence, Godi media’s spin on railway cop’s killing spree

This week we saw communal violence – from Maharashtra to Haryana – as a railway constable shot dead three Muslim passengers in a moving train near Mumbai and communal flare ups claimed six lives across Haryana’s Nuh and Gurugram.

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Maharashtra introduces bill to compensate farmers for adulterated seeds, insecticides and fertilizers

The Maharashtra Government on August 4, 2023 introduced a bill in the legislative assembly to address the issue and provide compensation to farmers facing financial losses

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PM Modi to launch revamp of 508 railway stations at ₹24,470 crore

Under the scheme, construction work is progressing on 24 stations in 10 States – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Officials told The Hindu that the cost estimate drawn for stations where work is in progress is ₹11,136 crore.

The Hindu

One killed, six injured in Gujarat as girder launcher falls on workers during bullet train project work

It took place two days after a girder launcher collapsed in neighbouring Maharashtra killing 20 persons, including 10 labourers, during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane district early on August 1.

The Hindu

Nitin Desai Demise: "Will investigate all possible angles in Art Director’s death", says Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

According to police, Desai’s body was found hanging in his ND Studio in Karjat, some 80 km outside Mumbai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Eminent litterateur and Padma Shri awardee N.D. Mahanor, known as Maharashtra’s ‘nature poet’, passes away at 80

Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor, a versatile Maharashtra literary figure and a progressive farmer, passed away at the age of 80 in Pune. Affectionately known as ‘Na Dho’, he was an acclaimed novelist, songwriter and lyricist besides stamping his authority as a nature poet par excellence

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SOP to tackle cases of women duped into marriage outside of religion by presenting a fake identity in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis orders police to frame SOP to handle cases of women duped into marriage outside of religion. Police stations to be sensitised and action taken against officials not following SOP. Allegations of Hindu girls being lured by anti-social elements in Aurangabad district.

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1419: Haryana violence toll rises to six, MPs stage walkout in Parliament

Sumedha Mittal brings you the news from Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, the Supreme Court and Ukraine.

Newslaundry

‘Big spark’ in electricity pole preceded collapse of girder launcher that killed 20 people in Maharashtra, says FIR

The girder launcher along with a segment launcher (crane), weighing 700 tons, came crashing down from a height of 35 metres. Read more details on The Hindu

The Hindu

Congress’ choice of new Maharashtra LoP forefronts factionalism in party’s State unit

Read The Hindu’s analysis following former Minister Vijay Wadettiwar appointment as the new Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

The Hindu

Body of civil engineer killed in Maharashtra accident handed over to family in Nagapattinam district

The body of V. Kannan, a civil engineer from Nagapattinam district, who was killed in the collapse of a girder launching machine in Thane district in Maharashtra, was handed over to his family members on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Rajiv Gandhi had ‘Mr. Clean’ image, PM Modi enjoys same reputation: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said late Rajiv Gandhi was known as ‘Mr. Clean’, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys the same reputation.

The Hindu

Bollywood art director Nitin Desai found dead in Raigad studio, police suspect suicide

Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai was found dead in his studio in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, police said on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BRS neither with INDIA or NDA, but has friends: Telangana CM KCR

Amid the Opposition's efforts to cobble up numbers in both Houses of Parliament in favour of the no-confidence motion against the Centre and against the Delhi Services Bill, Telangana Chief Minister and BRS national president, K Chandrashekar Rao, on Wednesday declared that his party was neither with the INDIA ,…

The Hindu

PM Modi slams Congress-led governments in Karnataka, Rajasthan over lack of development

PM Modi lauds Maharashtra govt's progress, slams Karnataka's "hollow announcements". He lauds Maharashtra's industrial development, and flags off Pune Metro Rail project. He says metro is becoming a new lifeline for cities, and CM Shinde says MVA govt is a "triple-engine" one, driving Maharashtra's progress.

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Deadly train shooting in India: What to know

Indian railway security guard allegedly killed four people on board express train before being apprehended by police.

The Hindu

KCR demands Bharat Ratna to social reformer Anna Bhau Sathe

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Daily Dose Ep 1418: 17 dead in Thane crane collapse, 5 killed in Haryana violence

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Bihar and China.

Al Jazeera

At least 20 die after crane collapses at India highway construction site

At least 20 killed and three admitted to hospital with injuries after accident in the Thane region of Maharashtra state.

Dynamite News

Sena Vs Sena: SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray's plea for Shiv Sena name, symbol after Constitution Bench dispenses with Article 370 case

On February 17, the Election Commission allotted the name ‘Shiv Sena’ and its poll symbol ‘bow and arrow’ to the group led by Eknath Shinde. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Will hear your plea for ‘Shiv Sena’ name and symbol after Constitution Bench deals with Article 370 abrogation case, Supreme Court tells Uddhav Thackeray

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray / UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray that his case against an Election Commission order allotting the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and symbol, ‘the bow and arrow’, to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will come up only after a Constitution Bench…

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Thane girder launching machine collapse: Death toll rises to 17, rescue operations on

The death toll in the collapse of a girder launching machine in Maharashtra's Thane rose to 17 after two more bodies were pulled out from the accident site while the search and rescue operation continued on Tuesday morning

The Hindu

Chavan urges Maharashtra government to probe Hindutva leader’s funding

Senior Maharashtra Congress party leader Prithviraj Chavan demands that the NDA government must probe the source of the funding for Mr. Bhide’s outfit ‘Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan.’

The Hindu

HC directs Maharashtra govt. to reply to PIL plea challenging ex-Governor’s decision on withdrawal of MLC nominations

Bombay HC directs Maharashtra govt to reply in a plea challenging former Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari’s decision, withdrawing the nomination of 12 MLCs recommended by the then MVA government, led by Uddhav Thackeray in 2020.

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