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Maha: Two-day national conference on embracing Smart Healthcare to begin in Pune from April 17

16 Apr 2026 | 12:14 AM

Pune, Apr 15 (UNI) Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, through its Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FoMHS), will host SYMHEALTH 2026 — a landmark two-day national conference themed “Embracing Smart Healthcare: Predictive, Precision and Personalized Health Systems” on April 17 and 18 at its Lavale campus in Pune.

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Seven Thai women rescued from prostitution den

15 Apr 2026 | 11:48 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) Seven Thai women were rescued from a prostitution racket at a popular spa in Belapur area of neighbouring New Mumbai while an offence is registered against the owner and manager of the spa, police said today.

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Theft in Mumbai Corporation Standing Committee Meeting

15 Apr 2026 | 11:37 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) In an incident inside the Bombay Muncipal Corporation headquarters, Rs 20,000 was allegedly stolen from the purse of Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Laxmi Bhatia during lunch time following the civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday.

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Kolhapur: 100 villagers injured in bee attack, 12 serious

15 Apr 2026 | 10:58 PM

Kolhapur, Apr 15 (UNI) More than 100 villagers were injured, 12 of them seriously, when they were attacked by a swarm of bees as they were gathered for the last rites of a fellow villager, at Yelavade village in Radhanagari tehsil of this district.
According to Radhanagari tehsil police, more than 100 villagers, including relatives of the dead person, were gathered at the cremation ground for the last rites, and were waiting for a crow for the 'Raksha Visarjan' ritual.

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Maha: BJP’s Minister Vikhe Patil says he met godman after Shinde Sena MLA insisted

15 Apr 2026 | 10:57 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra's Minister for Water Resources Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil today clarified that he met arrested godman “Captain” Ashok Kharat only due to the insistence of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar.

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Conditional lifting of LOC against British citizen Dr Patil, State Informs HC

15 Apr 2026 | 9:38 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) The Maharashtra Government informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that it had no objection to lifting the Look Out Circular (LOC) against British citizen of Indian origin Dr Sangram Patil named in an FIR for alleged objectionable social media posts against BJP leaders, if the investigation reports are not made available within three weeks.

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When will SIT summon Shinde in godman case, asks Uddhav Sena’s Sushma Andhare

15 Apr 2026 | 9:21 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader Sushma Andhare raised questions on Wednesday about when the SIT will summon Deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Shinde-led Sena MLA Deepal Kesarkar to be questioned in the Ashok Kharat fake godman case, based on the revelations made by social activist Anjali Damania. .

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Maharashtra scorched by heatwave: govt announces new SOP, bans outdoorwork from 12 PM to 4 PM

15 Apr 2026 | 9:11 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) As temperatures continue to soar across Maharashtra, the state government has introduced strict measures to protect citizens and outdoor workers from the intensifying heatwave.

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Akola records season’s first suspected heatwave death; emerges as world’s hottest city

15 Apr 2026 | 8:58 PM

Akola, April 15 (UNI) A suspected heatwave-related death has been reported in Akola as the city recorded a scorching 44.2 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest location globally on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Department.

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Dismissal of Sangli Market Committee Board directors is anti-democratic: NCP-SP's Jayant Patil

15 Apr 2026 | 8:29 PM

Sangli, Apr 15 (UNI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) senior leader Jayant Patil has termed the dismissal of the functioning board of directors of the Sangli Agricultural Produce Market Committee as "anti-democratic".

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Maha: Congress slams Centre over ‘Election-Driven Politics'

15 Apr 2026 | 7:58 PM

Pune, Apr 15 (UNI) The Congress in Maharashtra today launched a sharp attack on the BJP government, accusing it of indulging in "election-driven politics” at the cost of constitutional principles and national interest, while demanding that the process of delimitation of constituencies be carried out strictly in accordance with established constitutional norms.

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Minority Commission takes cognisance of Amravati sexual harassment case ; SIT formed

15 Apr 2026 | 7:15 PM

Amravati, Apr 15 (UNI) Maharashtra State Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan has taken cognisance of a sexual harassment case reported from Paratwada in Amravati district.

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Maha on alert against Japanese Encephalitis: Fadnavis

15 Apr 2026 | 7:09 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today stated here that the state government is alert regarding the infectious diseases like Japanese encephalitis and has accelerated the vaccination drive to control it with the special emphasis being placed on preventive measures, vaccination and public awareness to effectively control the disease.

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Sanjay Raut and Aditya Thackeray in direct contest for UBT faction leadership: BJP's Ban

15 Apr 2026 | 6:59 PM

Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief spokesperson Navnath Ban said here on Wednesday that a direct contest between Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut is now being seen within the UBT faction.

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48 education officials summoned by SIT in Jalgaon ‘Shalarth’ scam probe

15 Apr 2026 | 6:50 PM

Jalgaon, Apr 15 (UNI) In a major development in the Shalarth scam, the Nashik Special Investigation Team (SIT) has issued notices to 48 officials from the Education Department for hearings.

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