Maharashtra

Mumbai Metro Line 3 services were disrupted for nearly 50 minutes on Friday following a technical glitch, causing a delay during peak rush hour. Passengers described being left anxious, unable to contact staff and trapped in overcrowded conditions before normal services resumed. Commuters at a Mumbai Metro Line 3 station during the rush-hour disruption caused […]

Fuel sales in Maharashtra soared in the first fortnight of May 2026 with petrol sales increasing 20.39% and diesel sales increasing 19.66% amid fears of panic buying related to the West Asia crisis. The state said fuel supplies were stable and all needs were being met in full despite the temporary surge in demand. A

A group of forest-goers had gone to collect tendu leaves in the Gunjewahi-Pawanpar forest area when they were attacked by a devastating tiger that killed four women in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Friday morning. The incident has raised alarm over the human-wildlife conflict in Vidarbha especially during the summer season when the villagers heavily depend

A stalker threw acid on a 21-year-old woman in Pune’s Tadiwala Road area, seriously injuring her, police said. The accused, who was upset over her live-in relationship with another man, later fled to Karnataka and was arrested there, police said. Police investigate the scene in Pune after a 21-year-old woman was attacked with acid by

Monkeys stopped a moving MSRTC bus in Yavatmal’s Khandala Ghat in the Vidarbha region, making the wildlife’s tough time in the intense summer heat and water scarcity even more difficult. The reported unusual incident around 3 pm on Wednesday has highlighted how extreme temperatures are affecting animals as much as people in Maharashtra. Passengers on

A demolition drive in Mumbai’s Bandra East turned violent on Wednesday as residents hurled stones at police, injuring three personnel. The clash erupted when authorities demolished an allegedly illegal mosque during an anti-encroachment drive in the Gareeb Nagar slum area of Western Railway. Police and demolition teams at the site of anti encroachment drive in