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Leopard picks up 5-year-old girl in Ahilyanagar

13 Nov 2025 | 2:58 AM

Ahilyanagar, Nov 12 (UNI) In yet another instance of rise in significant leopard activity in Nagar, a leopard grabbed and fled with a five-year-old girl in front of her family at Karjune Khare village in Ahilyanagar taluka today.

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Unidentified man hit by train near Ajni in Nagpur

13 Nov 2025 | 2:38 AM

Nagpur, Nov 12 (UNI): An unidentified man was killed after being hit by a train in the Dhantoli area, close to Ajni railway station, police said on Wednesday.

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CM Fadnavis to visit Nashik tomorrow to review

13 Nov 2025 | 2:31 AM

Nashik, Nov 12 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will visit Nashik tomorrow and he will be inaugurating various development works of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.

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Give proper representation to OBC–Maratha communities in local body elections, appeals IAC president

13 Nov 2025 | 2:13 AM

Pune, Nov 12 (UNI) National President of India Against Corruption and the OBC Ekjoot Parishad- Hemant Patil said that some so-called elements have tried to ignite a conflict between the OBC and Maratha communities in the state over the issue of reservation.

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ATS detains terror suspect Ibrahim Abidi from Mumbra

13 Nov 2025 | 1:07 AM

Thane, Nov 12 ( UNI) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained a suspect, named Ibrahim Abidi, from Mumbra on suspicion of having links with the terrorists arrested in Pune. The ATS has seized a laptop, a hard disk, and other materials from his residence.

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Police appeal to citizens to report illegal activities promptly.

13 Nov 2025 | 1:03 AM

Pune Nov 12 ( UNI) Police officers remain vigilant for citizens’ safety, and residents should promptly inform the police about any illegal businesses or criminal activities, said Police Deputy Commissioner Sambhaji Kadam.

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Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar factions likely to unite for upcoming civic elections

13 Nov 2025 | 12:33 AM

Pune, Nov 12 (UNI) In the upcoming municipal elections, both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) — led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar — are expected to come together and contest jointly in the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections.
Preliminary discussions between Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule have already taken place, and the final decision will be made after a meeting between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, according to NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) said city president Yogesh Behl.

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Man booked for share scam in Nagpur

13 Nov 2025 | 12:20 AM

Nagpur, Nov 12 (UNI) Police have registered a case against 39-year-old Arvind Yadavrao Parate for allegedly defrauding investors of crores of rupees through a purported share-trading scheme, officials said on Wednesday.
According to the complaint by 65-year-old Gopal Vitthalrao Khambalkar, a retired deputy executive engineer of Koradi Thermal Power Station, Parate promised to double investments within two years via a brokerage agency he represented called “Angel Ek”.

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BJP slams Supriya Sule's letter to Fadnavis about drug smuggling accused joining his party

12 Nov 2025 | 9:23 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) Sharad Pawar-led NCP Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule tweeted a letter on X, which she wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday alleging that the BJP has admitted some elements who were allegedly accused in the smuggling of narcotic drugs.

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Sixty-five infant deaths in Melghat: Bombay HC censures state

12 Nov 2025 | 8:43 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) The Maharashtra government was severely reprimanded by the Bombay High Court on Wednesday for its "extremely casual approach" towards the spate of malnutrition-related infant deaths in the Melghat tribal region of Amravati district.

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Maharashtra minister orders lethal action against leopards identified as man-eaters

12 Nov 2025 | 7:50 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has declared that leopards identified as man-eaters should be shot.

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Maharashtra to acquire historic India House in London

12 Nov 2025 | 7:20 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) The Maharashtra government has decided to acquire the historic India House in London, the early twentieth-century residence associated with freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and several other Indian revolutionaries, for conversion into a memorial dedicated to India’s freedom movement.

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CBI arrests bank manager for aiding cybercrime syndicate

12 Nov 2025 | 6:13 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a private sector bank manager from Mumbai for his alleged involvement in facilitating cybercrime operations through fraudulent bank accounts, according to an official press release issued by the agency on Wednesday.

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Govinda released from CritiCare Hospital in Mumbai

12 Nov 2025 | 3:39 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) Veteran actor Govinda was discharged from CritiCare Hospital on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for a brief health complication. The sixty-one-year-old performer, who was admitted following a spell of dizziness and temporary loss of consciousness, interacted with reporters upon his release and attributed the incident to overexertion during physical exercise.

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Cautious stand by Registration and Stamp Department after Pune Land scam exposure

12 Nov 2025 | 2:46 PM

Pune, Nov 12 (UNI) The Registration and Stamp Department has adopted a cautious stance after the revelation of the Pune land irregularities. All 519 sub-registration offices across Maharashtra were on Wednesday directed by government to review their registration transactions by the 5th of every month.

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