States » West06 Sep 2026 | 12:24 AMPune, Sep 5 (UNI) A DJ-free Dahi Handi celebration organised by the Punit Balan Group at Lal Mahal Chowk here drew a massive gathering, bringing together 31 prominent Ganesh Mandals for a large-scale celebration rooted in Maharashtra’s traditional culture.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 11:08 PMMumbai, Sept 5 (UNI) In a decisive move to salvage the future of lakhs of job seekers, the Maharashtra government has constituted a high-level seven-member committee to completely overhaul the state's recruitment and competitive examination framework. .
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 11:01 PMSatara, Sep 5 (UNI) Koyna irrigation dam, one of the largest dams in Maharashtra situated in Koyananagar of Satara district, was filled to capacity on Saturday with the two curved gates of Koyna Dam opened by one foot and 3,182 cusecs of discharge released into the Koyna river.
One unit of Koyna Dam Piththa Power House is operational and 1,050 cusecs of discharge is being made through it. A total of 4,232 cusecs of discharge will be made in Koyna River, officials said in the evening.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 11:00 PMSatara, Sep 5 (UNI) Koyana dam, one of the largest dams in Maharashtra situated in Koyananagar of the district, filled to its total capacity at 10 pm tonight and its two curved gates were opened by 1 foot to discharge 3,182 cusecs of water into the Koyna riverbed.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 10:52 PMKolhapur, Sep 5 (UNI) Farmers from the Maharashtra-Karnataka disputed area have announced an indefinite sit-in protest outside union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Pralhad Joshi's residence in Hubli (Karnataka) from September 29 to demand minimum support price of sugar at Rs 50 per kg and Rs 70 per litre for ethanol.
In a press release circulated here, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president Raju Shetty announced this decision at a meeting held at Gurlapur in Belgaum district today.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 10:14 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) As many as 168 Govindas were injured while participating in Dahi Handi festivities and forming towering human pyramids across Mumbai Saturday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 9:07 PMMumbai, Sept 5 (UNI) Mumbai Police have imposed prohibitory orders across the Brihanmumbai region for 15 days from midnight on September 9 to 11:59 p.m. on September 23, in the light of intelligence inputs indicating a potential threat to public peace, human life and property.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 8:56 PMNagpur, Sep 5 (UNI): union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday expressed concern over the declining trust in institutions, stating that the media is facing the most serious credibility challenge among all sectors.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 8:15 PMMumbai, Sept 5 (UNI) Dahi Handi celebrations in suburban Borivali here on Saturday were lent a political twist this year, with a Congress-led event using symbolic curd pots to highlight a range of burning public issues.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 7:12 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) Amid simmering tensions over the Maratha quota agitation and mounting agrarian distress caused by a prolonged dry spell in August, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne today called for political restraint, emphasizing that social harmony and the welfare of the poor must supersede political maneuvering
Addressing the friction triggered by quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil's ongoing fast, Bharne stressed that the Maratha reservation issue must be resolved without encroaching upon or undermining existing OBC quotas.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 6:41 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) As many as 42 Govindas were injured in separate incidents during Dahi Handi celebrations today in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district, with several sustaining serious injuries, officials said.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 6:32 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi had advised him to undergo a medical toxicology test to find out if he had been poisoned when he was jailed. .
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 5:57 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) A seven-year-old boy was killed after a brick column collapsed on him during a local Dahi Handi celebration in suburban Malad today afternoon, civic officials said.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 5:43 PMMumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) MLA Rohit Pawar has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to assess drought conditions on the basis of taluka-wise rainfall rather than the average rainfall recorded across an entire district.
see more.. 05 Sep 2026 | 5:39 PMPune, Sep 5 (UNI) Amid ongoing controversy over the use of DJs during upcoming Ganeshotsav festival in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra, a tragic accident occurred in the Old Sangvi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad on occasion of Dahi Handi, claiming the life of a 45-year-old woman.
see more..