According to District Collector Dr Manik Gursal, the experimental initiative transported a a batch of 300 vaccines from Jawhar to Zaap village in Maharashtra's Palghar. The operation was completed in just a little over nine minutes.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday when a group of villagers from Kasa had gathered to play cards in a building next to a Ganpati pandal, additional superintendent of police Prakash Gaikwad said.
An official said one person was charred to death and five others injured after an explosion took place at a Tarapur textile factory.
Thane and Palghar were among the worst areas in Maharashtra affected by heavy rainfall which continued to cause accidents and hamper essential services on Sunday and Monday.
Based on the postmortem report, which revealed several injuries on the body, the police registered a case under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder)
Inspired by trade tricks from Youtube, the accused learnt learnt the technique of starting motorcycles without keys
The accused and the 28-year-old victim got married on December 7, 2020
The incident took place on Saturday when the 38-year-old accused barged into the victim's hut at a village in Talasari taluka while she was sleeping with her mother.
Those arrested included a 70-year-old man, an M Tech degree holder and a professional employed as a manager in a well-known company
Nearly 200 people were arrested over lynching of two sadhus in April
A 26-year-old tribal woman was found hanging in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Her relatives identified the skeletal remains through her saree and 'mangalsutra': Police
The earthquake was experienced at 8.07 am in Paraswadi area of Dahanu taluka, district disaster control cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.
The fresh plea filed by 'sadhus' of 'Shri Panch Dashban Juna Akhara' has sought transfer of the probe to the CBI, claiming that there is 'reasonable apprehension of bias' if Maharashtra police proceeds with the investigation.
With Governor's decision to seek a legal advice on Uddhav Thackeray's nomination to the Legislative Council, and BJP’s criticism of the law and order situation, hostilities between Shiv Sena and BJP appear to have reached a flashpoint
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said stern action will be taken against those involved in the lynching of the three men.
The incident took place on April 16 night when three men from Kandivali in Mumbai were going in a car towards Surat in Gujarat to attend a funeral.
The accused, Nitin Tambda, a farm labourer residing at Pranali village in Tarapur town of the district, had lent Rs 2,000 to his cousin Anil Tambda (28) staying in the same area, the police said.
No reports of casualties or damage to property. Thane district officials are carrying out a ground survey.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.