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Maharashtra Village Of 1,300 Records 27,000 Birth, Death Registrations
The Maharashtra government has formed a SIT to probe alleged irregularities in the Civil Registration System software records after around 27,000 birth and death registrations were generated in a village with a population of 1,300
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Over 250 People Fall Ill After Having 'Kheer' At Maharashtra Village Fair
A fair was held in western Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, where 'kheer', a sweet preparation made from milk, was served as 'prasad', an official said.
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10 Lakhs Insurance For Tax Payment: Maharashtra Village Top Body's Offer
In a bid to increase revenue, the authorities of a village in Maharashtra's Latur district have decided to provide accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh to those villagers who completely pay off their tax charged by the local panchayat.
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This School In A Maharashtra Village Of 150 People Has Only 1 Student
Kishore Mankar who is teaching at a Zila Parishad Primary School in Maharashtra's Ganeshpur village says the school has had only one student in the last two years.
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On Dussehra, This Maharashtra Village Performs 'Aarti' Of Ravana. Here's Why
Residents of a non-descript village in Maharashtra celebrate Dussehra in a different way as they perform the 'aarti' of demon king Ravana on the festival when his effigies are burnt in other parts of the country.
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Mysterious Underground Sounds In Maharashtra Village Give 'Stranger Things' Chill
In what may seem like a plot from the Netflix series 'Stranger Things', residents of a village in Maharashtra's Latur district are puzzled after mysterious sounds can be heard underground, across the village. This has been happening for over a week.
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Unofficial Village Group Orders Divorced Woman To Lick Spit For Marrying Again: Report
A 35-year-old woman, who divorced and married for a second time, was ordered by a 'caste panchayat' of her community to lick spit as punishment in Maharashtra's Akola district, an official said today.
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Former Village Head In Maharashtra's Palghar Arrested For Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old: Report
Police have arrested a 62-year-old former village sarpanch for allegedly raping a minor girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said today.
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Lacking E-Tools, Teen Students Turn Tutors In Maharashtra Village
Around 30 children of different age groups gather in a tribal hamlet of Taralpada in Jawhar Taluka of Palghar district, around 130 km from Mumbai, at 9 AM every day. The reason behind the gathering is an alternative school run by the older students of the hamlet. This is a fun school where they play informative games, sing songs along with regular ...
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Forced To Travel 50 km For Online Classes, Students Write To Child Rights Body, Demand Internet
Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 kilometers everyday to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra after they were hit first COVID-19 lockdown and then cyclone Nisarga.
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Maharashtra Village Passes Resolution Against Citizens' List, CAA
A village on the outskirt of Ahmednagar town in Maharashtra has passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during a gram panchayat meeting.
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In Maharashtra, A Tornado-Like Storm Caught On Camera
A video that has gone viral shows a sinister spiraling column of air moving upwards from the ground in Ramalla village in Pune on June 8
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12 Villages To Boycott Maharashtra Lok Sabha By-Election To Protest Water Crisis
Residents of nearly 12 villages in Maharashtra's Bhandara district have decided to boycott the upcoming Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha by-election, after failing to get a response over their demand for proper irrigation facilities.
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As Parents Migrate For Work, Children Die In This Maharashtra Village
By Roli Srivastava Khoch, Maharashtra: As Soni Wadwi breastfed her one-year-old son, Sonu, outside her hut in Khoch village in Maharashtra, she recounted how he almost died from severe malnutrition four months ago. The family left the village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra state last year for work for several months as many do. When they re...
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Devendra Fadnavis' Innovative New Project Backed By Top Corporates And A Superstar
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought together top industry leaders like Ratan Tata and Anand Mahindra today in a pledge to turn 1,000 villages in Maharashtra into model villages as part of a "Social Transformation Mission."
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Maharashtra Village Of 1,300 Records 27,000 Birth, Death Registrations
The Maharashtra government has formed a SIT to probe alleged irregularities in the Civil Registration System software records after around 27,000 birth and death registrations were generated in a village with a population of 1,300
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Over 250 People Fall Ill After Having 'Kheer' At Maharashtra Village Fair
A fair was held in western Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, where 'kheer', a sweet preparation made from milk, was served as 'prasad', an official said.
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10 Lakhs Insurance For Tax Payment: Maharashtra Village Top Body's Offer
In a bid to increase revenue, the authorities of a village in Maharashtra's Latur district have decided to provide accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh to those villagers who completely pay off their tax charged by the local panchayat.
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This School In A Maharashtra Village Of 150 People Has Only 1 Student
Kishore Mankar who is teaching at a Zila Parishad Primary School in Maharashtra's Ganeshpur village says the school has had only one student in the last two years.
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On Dussehra, This Maharashtra Village Performs 'Aarti' Of Ravana. Here's Why
Residents of a non-descript village in Maharashtra celebrate Dussehra in a different way as they perform the 'aarti' of demon king Ravana on the festival when his effigies are burnt in other parts of the country.
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Mysterious Underground Sounds In Maharashtra Village Give 'Stranger Things' Chill
In what may seem like a plot from the Netflix series 'Stranger Things', residents of a village in Maharashtra's Latur district are puzzled after mysterious sounds can be heard underground, across the village. This has been happening for over a week.
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Unofficial Village Group Orders Divorced Woman To Lick Spit For Marrying Again: Report
A 35-year-old woman, who divorced and married for a second time, was ordered by a 'caste panchayat' of her community to lick spit as punishment in Maharashtra's Akola district, an official said today.
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Former Village Head In Maharashtra's Palghar Arrested For Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old: Report
Police have arrested a 62-year-old former village sarpanch for allegedly raping a minor girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said today.
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Lacking E-Tools, Teen Students Turn Tutors In Maharashtra Village
Around 30 children of different age groups gather in a tribal hamlet of Taralpada in Jawhar Taluka of Palghar district, around 130 km from Mumbai, at 9 AM every day. The reason behind the gathering is an alternative school run by the older students of the hamlet. This is a fun school where they play informative games, sing songs along with regular ...
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Forced To Travel 50 km For Online Classes, Students Write To Child Rights Body, Demand Internet
Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 kilometers everyday to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra after they were hit first COVID-19 lockdown and then cyclone Nisarga.
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Maharashtra Village Passes Resolution Against Citizens' List, CAA
A village on the outskirt of Ahmednagar town in Maharashtra has passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during a gram panchayat meeting.
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In Maharashtra, A Tornado-Like Storm Caught On Camera
A video that has gone viral shows a sinister spiraling column of air moving upwards from the ground in Ramalla village in Pune on June 8
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12 Villages To Boycott Maharashtra Lok Sabha By-Election To Protest Water Crisis
Residents of nearly 12 villages in Maharashtra's Bhandara district have decided to boycott the upcoming Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha by-election, after failing to get a response over their demand for proper irrigation facilities.
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As Parents Migrate For Work, Children Die In This Maharashtra Village
By Roli Srivastava Khoch, Maharashtra: As Soni Wadwi breastfed her one-year-old son, Sonu, outside her hut in Khoch village in Maharashtra, she recounted how he almost died from severe malnutrition four months ago. The family left the village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra state last year for work for several months as many do. When they re...
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Devendra Fadnavis' Innovative New Project Backed By Top Corporates And A Superstar
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought together top industry leaders like Ratan Tata and Anand Mahindra today in a pledge to turn 1,000 villages in Maharashtra into model villages as part of a "Social Transformation Mission."
