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Maha: AMP invites nominations for 10th National Awards for Excellence in Education 2026

Mumbai, Jul 12 (UNI) The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) has announced the commencement of nominations for the Tenth AMP National Awards for Excellence in Education 2026, marking a significant milestone in its decade-long initiative to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to the field of education.
Since their inception, the AMP National Awards for Excellence in Education have evolved into one of India's respected platforms for honouring teachers, academicians, educational leaders and institutions that have made a lasting contribution to society through their commitment to quality education.
Nominations for this year's awards are open until August 20, 2026, while the winners will be announced on September 5, 2026, coinciding with Teachers' Day.
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Maha: Fadnavis expresses outrage, orders licence revocation after 3 tribal schoolgirls die of snakebite

11 Aug 2026 | 5:03 PM

Mumbai/ Gadchiroli, Aug 10 (UNI) Expressing deep anguish and fierce outrage, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today strongly condemned the tragic death of three young tribal schoolgirls who lost their lives to a venomous snakebite inside a residential ashram school hostel in Japtalai village of Gadchiroli district.

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Artists demand ban on obscene DJ dance, DJ Lavani shows in Maharashtra

11 Aug 2026 | 4:43 PM

Pune, Aug 11 (UNI) Artists and social activists have demanded immediate action against allegedly obscene performances staged under the banner of DJ dance and DJ Lavani programmes, saying such shows are tarnishing Maharashtra’s cultural heritage.

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Fadnavis cancels ashram school licence after three snakebite deaths

11 Aug 2026 | 4:43 PM

Gadchiroli/Mumbai, Aug 11 (UNI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered the permanent cancellation of the licence of a government-run ashram school in Gadchiroli district following the deaths of three tribal girl students due to snakebite, officials said on Tuesday.

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Maharashtra govt transfers Annasaheb Patil Corporation MD Vijay Singh Deshmukh

11 Aug 2026 | 4:26 PM

Mumbai, Aug 11 (UNI) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday transferred Vijay Singh Deshmukh, Managing Director of the Annasaheb Patil Economic Backward Development Corporation, following months of reported differences between him and the corporation’s chairman Narendra Patil.

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Nagpur records high PM10 pollution on half of summer days: CREA

11 Aug 2026 | 4:21 PM

Nagpur, Aug 11 (UNI): Nagpur witnessed elevated levels of particulate pollution on nearly half of the monitored summer days, emerging as one of Maharashtra’s most polluted cities during the March-May period, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

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