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Eyes of faith, hands of toil: Pen's artisans race against time to complete idol orders

Pen, Aug. 18 -- Ahead of the Ganpati festival every year, Pen, a small town in Raigad district, comes alive with the clang of hammers and smell of wet clay as nearly 150,000 karigars or artisans labou... Read More


One in 3 children in Maha malnourished

MUMBAI, Aug. 18 -- A new study by the Indian Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, has revealed that Maharashtra continues to perform poorly on child nutrition, with 35% of children under f... Read More


cab driver stabbed by colleague over refuelling feud

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Two individuals from Malwani were arrested for allegedly killing a 25-year-old cab driver on Saturday evening. While the police said the accused were the deceased's colleagues and k... Read More


Shortage of teachers hits NEP rollout in govt, aided colleges

MUMBAI, Aug. 18 -- Government and government-aided colleges across Maharashtra are reeling under a 38% shortfall in teachers, leaving them struggling to implement the National Education Policy (NEP). ... Read More


policeman dies by suicide in Andheri East

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- A 45-year-old police constable from Andheri East allegedly died by suicide on Saturday. In the past week, three policemen from the Mumbai police force have died by suicide. Accordin... Read More


Orange alert: Rain to continue till Tuesday

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- As dark clouds covered the sky, the city on Sunday witnessed yet another day of heavy downpour in August. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert (heavy... Read More


State to set up six shipyard clusters, eyes Rs.6,600-cr investments, 40K jobs

MUMBAI, Aug. 18 -- Maharashtra is setting sail on an ambitious plan to boost its maritime sector by developing large-scale marine shipyard clusters along its coastline. The proposed hubs will cater to... Read More


SC to hear case of cadets disabled during training

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of difficulties faced by cadets, who were medically discharged from military institutes on account of disabilities suffered during... Read More


two dozen shots fired at youtuber elvish yadav's ggm house, probe on

Gurugram, Aug. 18 -- Unidentified men on motorcycles opened fire outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav's residence in Gurugram's Sector 57 early on Sunday, police said. The assailants fired over two dozen rou... Read More


Back on home ground: Astronaut Shubhanshu returns to India weeks after historic ISS sojourn

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- After his landmark journey to the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India to a warm welcome at the Indira Gandhi International airport in... Read More