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Sensex closes at all-time high, Nifty above 25,900 for 1st time

BULLS CHARGE | Continued optimism over the US Fed rate cut

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September 24, 2024
Police help rehabilitate mentally-challenged
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Police help rehabilitate mentally-challenged

Showcasing the human emotions in uniform, Vedantnagar Police helped a mentally challenged 36-year-old woman to rehabilitate in the asylum at Jatwada.

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September 24, 2024
ANIS seeks inquiry of suspicious suicide
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ANIS seeks inquiry of suspicious suicide

SUPERSTITION SUSPECTED - The group alleges there may be a foul play behind the death

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September 24, 2024
a tribute to Swarajya - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Yeola
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a tribute to Swarajya - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Yeola

The Divine Shiv Srishti Project, inspired by the concept of Swarajya of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is set to bring the entire history of Maharaj's reign and vision of self-rule to life. State Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Chhagan Bhujbal announced that the first phase of the project will be inaugurated on Oct 2, 2024.

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September 24, 2024
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4,975 TRIBAL VILLAGES TO BE TRANSFORMED

The Central Government has given the green signal to the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Unnat Gram Abhiyaan for the all-round development of the tribals living in remote and extremely remote areas.

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September 24, 2024
Cabinet should decide on Maratha quota: Sambhaji
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Cabinet should decide on Maratha quota: Sambhaji

RESERVATION - The former MP was speaking to reporters at Antarwali Sarati, in Jalna district, after meeting Manoj Jarange

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September 24, 2024
Start-up schemes are helping women
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Start-up schemes are helping women

\"Women entrepreneurs are being promoted by implementing several startup schemes including Maharashtra Protsahan Yojana and SIDBI financial assistance,\" Joint Director (Industries) BT Yashwante mentioned.

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September 24, 2024
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Ajit Pawar inspects metro progress

Dy CM Ajit Pawar reviewed the progress of the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar Metro 3 project.

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September 24, 2024
CR to run special trains for Diwali and Chhath
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CR to run special trains for Diwali and Chhath

The Central Railway has announced special Diwali and Chhath festival trains from Pune to various locations including Sawantwadi Road, Nagpur, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Danapur, Gorakhpur, Jodhpur, and Dahar Ka Balaji in view of the huge demand from passengers.

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September 24, 2024
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Pune labour dept visits E&Y office

Officials of the Maharashtra labour department visited the Pune office of consulting firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) on Monday following the death of its employee Anna Sebastian Perayil (26) and interviewed its executives.

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September 24, 2024
Vasant More's sarcastic sinkhole tweet goes viral
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Vasant More's sarcastic sinkhole tweet goes viral

Former Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) corporator Vasant More made a sarcastic post late on Sunday following an incident where a PMC truck and two two-wheelers fell into a large sinkhole that opened up at the Pune Post Office parking area in the crowded Samadhan Chowk of Budhwar Peth on Friday afternoon.

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September 24, 2024
Pratapgad Fort gets protected monument status
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Pratapgad Fort gets protected monument status

With the state assembly elections around the corner, the government has begun announcing numerous projects and schemes before the model code of conduct is enforced.

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September 24, 2024
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PCMC starts city cleanliness drive

Apart from making the city clean and beautiful, the contribution of sanitation workers is very important from the perspective of the residents' health.

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September 24, 2024
No switchover from BJP: Jagdish Mulik
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No switchover from BJP: Jagdish Mulik

Speculations were rife that former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jagdish Mulik was quitting the saffron party, allegedly due to the Vadgaon Sheri seat being given to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. However, Mulik dismissed the rumours late on Sunday, stating there was no truth to them.

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September 24, 2024
Rijiju criticises wrong info on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024
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Rijiju criticises wrong info on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju visited Pune on Monday for the 'Viksit Bharat-Yuva Connect' programme, where he told the press on the side-lines that some people are spreading wrong information about the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

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September 24, 2024
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State approves airport name proposed by MoS

RENAMING - Maharashtra government approved the proposal to name Pune Airport after Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj

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September 24, 2024
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'No record to suggest arsenic administered'

In the thallium-arsenic poisoning deaths of Santacruz businessman Kamalkant Shah and his mother Sarladevi in September 2022, the sessions court has observed that there is \"no acceptable material on record to suggest that it was the businessman's wife Kavita Shah who administered the said poisonous substances to the deceased\". The court made the observation while granting bail to Kavita Shah, booked for the two murders.

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September 24, 2024
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Coldplay concert sends Navi Mumbai hotel prices soaring beyond belief

The British pop-rock band Coldplay is descending upon the subcontinent as part of its 'Music Of The Spheres World Tour'. The band will be performing in the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. The concert is slated to take place between January 18 and 19.

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September 24, 2024
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Labourer held for strangling man after drunken dispute

Case handed over to the Panvel City police wherein the case of murder was registered and they continue to probe the matter further

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September 24, 2024
Humiliated, missing cop traced to friend's home
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Humiliated, missing cop traced to friend's home

The sub-inspector who went missing on Saturday following an altercation with a senior officer at Santacruz police station was found on Monday at his friend's residence in Rahuri.

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September 24, 2024
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Siddhivinayak Temple denies unhygienic conditions

Siddhivinayak Temple on Monday denied allegations of unsanitary conditions in the temple's prasad preparation area, after videos and photographs emerged allegedly showing the presence of newborn rats in a tray of laddus.

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September 24, 2024
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Law universities to get ₹7cr each

The state has sanctioned Rs7 crore each for government-run law universities in Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nagpur. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting on Monday.

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September 24, 2024
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₹20L found on local train

A sky blue Reebok bag containing Rs20 lakh in cash was found abandoned in a local train bound for CSMT around 10pm on Sunday, as the train approached Asangaon station.

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September 24, 2024
SGNP's value more than BMC's annual budget: HC
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SGNP's value more than BMC's annual budget: HC

NATIONAL PARK - Court expresses displeasure over government delays in rehabilitating people living inside the protected forest

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September 24, 2024
BMC mulls shelving Gateway plan amid delays
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BMC mulls shelving Gateway plan amid delays

The 'Gateway Plaza' project, aimed at enhancing visibility of the Gateway of India, has encountered significant delays since its inception in 2021.

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September 24, 2024
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SHRC takes note of filthy conditions at St George Hospital

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has ordered the dean of St George's Hospital and the secretary of Medical Education and Drugs Department to immediately address the unhygienic conditions prevailing at the medical facility.

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September 24, 2024
Metro 3 costs soar, ₹30,088cr spent so far: RTI reply
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Metro 3 costs soar, ₹30,088cr spent so far: RTI reply

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) has so far spent Rs30,088.83 crore on the Metro 3, or Aqua Line, project.

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September 24, 2024
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Plea in SC against holding MU senate elections today

A lawyer has challenged in the Supreme Court (SC) a recent Bombay High Court (HC) order against the University of Mumbai (MU) further postponing the elections for the senate.

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September 24, 2024
CBI files case against social activist for Ghosalkar murder
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CBI files case against social activist for Ghosalkar murder

In connection with the former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder on Facebook Live, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against social activist Mauris Noronha who later allegedly died by suicide. The case was earlier probed by the Mumbai police.

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September 24, 2024
Judiciary witnessing demographic shift: CJI
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Judiciary witnessing demographic shift: CJI

CJI inaugurates e-Seva Kendra for all the district and taluka courts to make justice easily accessible to all

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September 24, 2024