Jalgaon cloudburst: 1 dead, 10 villages affected in Maharashtra; rescue operations underway
In a cloudburst-like situation, 452 houses were inundated, and almost 2500 hectares of land were damaged in Jalgaon. The Maharashtra State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is distributing food as relief for those who have lost their ration.
A cloudburst in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, has impacted ten villages, causing widespread damage. Approximately 452 houses were flooded, and nearly 2500 hectares of land were affected, resulting in one reported death and significant livestock losses. The Maharashtra SDRF is providing food relief, and authorities are assessing the damage to compensate affected farmers, as heavy rains persisted for two days.
Maharashtra: Cloudburst Hits Jalgaon, 10 Villages Affected
According to primary information, 452 houses were inundated and nearly 2,500 hectares of farmland were damaged
Crops over 42.84 lakh acres damaged by heavy rain in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: Over 42.84 lakh acres ready-to-harvest crops got badly damaged in the torrential rain in Maharashtra . According to the Maharashtra agriculture minister Duttaray Bharne, the 17, 85,714 hectares (42.84 lakh acres) of standing and ready to harvest crops got damaged. Nanded is one of the worst-affected districts, where 7.28 lakh hectares of crops got badly impacted, following 2.03 lakh hectares of crops damaged in Wasim district. In Yavatmal district, 3.18 lakh hectares, while 1.57 lakh hectares in Dharashiv, 1.77 lakh hectares in Akola, 47,266 hectares in Solapur, and 89,782 hectares of crops in Buldhana district were ruined in the heavy rain. In the torrential rain, impacted affected districts are Hingoli, Parbhani, Amravati, Jalgaon, Wardha, Sangli, Ahilyanagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Ratnagiri, Chandrapur, Satara, Nashik, Kolhapur, Sindhudurg, Gadchiroli, Raigad, Nagpur, and Pune. The most suffered crops include soybean, maize, cotton, urad, tur, moong while other places, vegetables, fruit crops, millet, sugarcane, onion, jowar and turmeric crops have also been affected. 35 lakh acres of crops damaged in torrential rain in Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Bharen said that Maharashtra has been witnessing heavy rains and floods over the last two months, which havecaused huge losses to farmers. The heavy rains in August and September of this year have caused huge losses in a total of 195 talukas across 30 districts of Maharashtra. The rains during this period have caused huge losses to Kharif crops in 654 revenue circles, the agriculture minister said. He further added that the Panchnamas in some districts have been completed, and compensation has also been extended to the affected farmers. The Panchnamas in the remaining areas are going on a war footing. The state is taking all possible measures to provide financial assistance to the affected farmers. State government is standing firmly with the farmers in times of this crisis, Bharne said. Sharad Pawar , in his Nasik farmers outcry rally, criticized the state government for ignoring the farmers. He said that in the last two months, more than two thousand farmers committed suicide, but no serious attention has been given.
Bus accident on Mumbai-Nashik highway leaves 20 passengers injured
The accident took place on the Mumbai-Nashik highway when the private bus was going towards Panvel in Navi Mumbai from Chalisgaon in Jalgaon district of north Maharashtra
Maharashtra Woman Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Harassment Months After Marriage
Months after she got married, 23-year-old Mayuri Gaurav Thosar died by suicide in Maharashtra's Jalgaon, allegedly due to continuous harassment by her in-laws.
Ganesh immersions: 4 drown, 13 missing in Maharashtra; NDRF teams deployed
Tragedy struck Maharashtra during Ganesh idol immersions as at least four people drowned and 13 others went missing across various districts. Incidents occurred in Pune, Nanded, Nashik, Jalgaon, Thane, and Amravati, exacerbated by swollen rivers and water bodies due to continuous rainfall. Rescue operations are underway with State Disaster Response teams and the NDRF deployed.
Ganesh idol immersions: 4 persons drown, at least 13 missing in Maharashtra
Tragedy struck Maharashtra during Ganesh idol immersions as at least four people drowned and 13 went missing across various districts. Incidents occurred in Pune, Nanded, Nashik, Jalgaon, Thane, and Amravati, with swollen rivers and water bodies due to continuous rainfall complicating rescue efforts. State and National Disaster Response Forces have been deployed to aid in the search and rescue operations.
Five of family die after electrocution in Jalgaon; teen killed by fallen live wire in Mumbai
According to police, the family accidentally touched an electrified wire fence installed around the farmland, owned by Bandu Yuvraj Patil, to protect crops from wild animals
India monsoon LIVE: IMD issues red alert in Mumbai as heavy downpour causes waterlogging
IMD Mumbai issued a warning of intense rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds (3040 kmph) in parts of north and central Maharashtra, including Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad region, Beed, and Nanded.
Maharashtra empowers districts to attract private capital in $1 trillion economy push
Maharashtra is implementing a 'District Strategic' plan to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2028, tasking District Collectors with attracting private investment in emerging sectors. Each district has specific growth targets, like Nashik focusing on tourism and Jalgaon on agro-processing.
Jalgaon HORROR! 21-year-old Muslim youth speaking to girl at cafe beaten to death; 8 arrested
Eight suspects have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping and mob lynching of 21-year-old Suleman Rahim Khan Pathan in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, police said on Thursday.
Maharashtra Man, 20, Was Chatting With Teen In Cafe; Dragged Out, Lynched
Eight people have been arrested for lynching a 20-year-old man in Maharashtra's Jalgaon. Suleman Khan was with a minor girl at a cafe on Monday evening when at least 10 people attacked him, dragged him out, and brutally assaulted him
Maharashtra Man, 20, Was With Minor Girl In Cafe; Was Dragged Out, Lynched
Eight people have been arrested for lynching a 20-year-old man in Maharashtra's Jalgaon. Suleman Khan was with a minor girl at a cafe on Monday evening when at least 10 people attacked him, dragged him out, and brutally assaulted him
Man, Spotted Chatting With Girl, Beaten To Death In Maharashtra Village, 4 Arrested
A 20-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by ten persons in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra after they spotted him chatting with a girl, leading to the arrest of four individuals, police said on Wednesday.
Police aspirant lynched for speaking to woman from different community
A 21-year-old Muslim man was allegedly lynched to death by an angry mob for talking to a girl from another community in Chhoti Betawad villageof Maharashtras Jalgaondistrict. His body was dumped in front of his house, sending his family into a state of shock and grief. Suleman Rahim Khan dreamt of joining the police force. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
21-year-old Muslim youth, Suleman Rahim Khan, a resident of Chhoti Betawad in Maharashtras Jamner taluka was abducted, assaulted and brutally murdered by a mob on Monday, reported Maktoob Media . The mob also attacked the youth's family, including mother and sister, while trying to save him. According to the report, citing eye witnesses, the youth was abducted by a mob of 9-15 men from a cafe, just meters away from the Jamner police station, while he was allegedly with a 17-year-old-girl from another community. The youth was dragged by the mob to a vehicle and taken to different locations, assaulted and then dumped at the doorstep of his house. The attackers then assaulted Suleman's family when they tried to help the youth who was fighting for his life, leaving his father, mother and sister injured. Suleman was later taken to the Jalgaon District Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. According to police, sticks, iron rods, and bare hands were used to assault the youth, causing fatal internal injuries. Suleman had recently completed his 12th standard and was preparing to join the police service. On the day of the attack, he had traveled to Jamner to submit his police application. There was not a single inch on my sons body without wounds. They left him battered. When we ran to save him, they turned their violence on me, my wife, and my daughter. Suleman was my only son. I will not rest until the culprits face the harshest punishment the law can give, exactly for what they did to him, Rahim Khan, father of Suleman was quoted as saying by Maktoob . The killing sparked protests in Jamner, with relatives and community leaders demanding strict action against the attackers including charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Residents also staged a sit in protest outside the Jamner police station, demanding immediate arrests of the attackers. According to the report, Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Reddy informed that four people have been arrested so far, while five more suspects are being traced. We are still investigating the matter and cannot exactly say the reason for the attack at this time. The situation in Jamner is under control, and additional forces from the crime branch and Nashik Range have been deployed, the inspector was quoted as saying by Maktoob. The accused have been booked on charges of murder, kidnapping, rioting, and unlawful assembly under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Meanwhile, former AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel alleged that the police had pressurized the family to conduct last rites before all the accused were arrested. Another case of mob lynching. 20 year old college student beaten to death in front of his parents and sister by goons in a villlage in Jamner taluka, Jalgaon on Monday afternoon. Suleman khan was attacked on the charge that he was talking to a girl from another community. Police now pressurising family to do last rites while family is demanding arrests of all accused, he wrote in a post on X.
16 persons missing from Maharashtra's Jalgaon after cloudburst in Uttarkashi
Around 190 people have been rescued from Dharali following a devastating cloudburst that triggered massive flash floods and landslides in the area
Maharashtra Serial Killer Who Murdered 2 Women Caught After 3rd Attempt Fails
Anil Govinda Sandanshiv was arrested in Jalgaon for murdering two women and trying to kill a third. He lured victims with romance, killed them, and stole their belongings.
Ignored for ministerial post as I am from Maratha community: NCP MLA
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Maharashtra NCP MLA Prakash Solanke has claimed he has been ignored for a ministerial berth in the state government as he belongs to the Maratha community. Speaking to reporters in Beed on Sunday, the four-time MLA from Majalgaon also claimed Marathas have been the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) strength in Beed district, but they are ignored when it comes to giving a cabinet or guardian minister post to a member from the community. He was responding to a question on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Friday saying party leader and former minister Dhananjay Munde will be given an opportunity if he is absolved in an inquiry against him. Pawar was apparently referring to the last year's Beed sarpanch murder case following which Munde, the MLA from Parli in Beed, had to quit the Devendra Fadnavis government in March this year. Notably, Marathas, under the leadership of activist Manoj Jarange, have been agitating for reservation in government jobs and education under the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) quota. Asked about the speculation of Munde's return to the cabinet, Solanke claimed, Leaders like (NCP-SP chief) Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar have always given priority to the OBC community in Beed district. The Maratha community has been an NCP supporter in Beed. But OBCs and backward communities were given preference in Beed district in the past 45 years. This is due to the party's policy of following the ideology of (social reformers) Jyotirao Phule, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and BR Ambedkar, he said. But the community which gave strength to the party has been away from the post of cabinet or guardian minister. The party should think of it, said the NCP leader, who previously served as minister of state (MoS) in the Maharashtra government. Asked about the possibility of his inclusion in the cabinet, Solanke said whenever the cabinet is formed, various names come up for discussion, but what the party superiors think is important. But I think my caste comes in between me and the post of minister. I would have got a bigger chance if I would have been born in an OBC community (family). But I was born in a Maratha community family and I think it is my fault, he said. Solanke further claimed the Maratha community in Beed district has been ignored. No one after Sundarrao Solanke (referring to his father) was made the cabinet or guardian minister of Beed in the past 45 years, and this is a reality, he said. A chance was given for the post of minister of state (apparently referring to himself when he served as MoS). The Maratha community thinks this post is a little higher than the MLA's post. In this thought process, the Maratha community has been ignored in the Beed district, the NCP leader claimed.
Bittersweet homecoming for Jalgaon man acquitted in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case
Asif Khan, one of the 12 men acquitted by the Bombay High Court on July 21, returned to his home in Jalgaon after 19 years of incarceration. But what began as a long-awaited reunion turned bittersweet with the death of his newborn granddaughter
Maharashtra BJP minister's aide Praful Lodha arrested in honey trap case; opposition demands probe
MUMBAI: Andheri Police have arrested Praful Lodha, close aide of Maharashtra BJP minister Girish Mahajan, in a honey trap case. Lodha was already arrested twice: for allegedly sexually abusing two minor girls and raping a woman on the pretext of getting her a job; the recent accusation has dragged the names of Minister Mahajan and many other leaders into limelight. 72 people are said to be involved in the honey trap case. Praful Lodha is a businessman from Jamner in Jalgaon, the hometown of Girish Mahajan. Police have seized his laptop, mobile and pen drive. NCP SP leader and former minister Eknath Khadse claimed that Praful was arrested in a honey trap case, because he has confidential details regarding the case. Mr Lodha may reveal unknown details about many leaders, including BJP minister Girish Mahajan, and therefore, he was trapped and arrested in a honey trap case. We demand that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe this case, Khadse demanded. Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok sabha MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut shared on social media a video of Lodha claiming that he has incriminating videos of Girish Mahajan, and by pressing one button, Mahajan's career can be destroyed. Four ministers in Maharashtra have been caught in a honey trap. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis knows which ministers are involved in the honey trap case. Praful Lodha is involved in a honey trap case, gets arrested, and is in police custody. Lodha, in his video, claims that if he presses one button, he will ruin the career of Mahajan. But he is keeping mum due to some reasons, Raut said, demanding a high-level probe in the honey trap case. Reacting to this, BJP minister Girish Mahajan said, Lodha is an all-party worker and he does not only belong to BJP. He said Lodha has photographs with all party leaders including Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, and others, but that does not mean that they have any connection with the honey trap case.
18 dead, 65 injured in 24 hours across Maharashtra amid heavy rainfall and multiple accidents
MUMBAI: In the past 24 hours, 18 people have lost their lives and 65 others were injured in various incidents across Maharashtra, including road accidents, short circuits, wall collapses, and drowning cases. According to the Maharashtra Disaster Management report, among the 18 fatalities, four people died due to drowning following a bridge collapse in Pune. Three others drowned in a separate incident in Raigad, while another three died in Jalgaon as a result of a short circuit. Additionally, six animals also perished due to short circuit-related incidents in the state. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad districts, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. An orange alert has been declared in Palghar district. In the last 24 hours, Mumbai city received 100.4 mm of rainfall, the Mumbai suburbs 86.0 mm, and Ratnagiri district recorded the highest with 112.7 mm. In the bridge collapse incident at the Indramani River in Pimpri Chinchwad, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) successfully rescued 54 individuals, although four lives were tragically lost.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde aided Sheetal Borde, a woman needing an urgent kidney transplant, by offering her a seat on his chartered flight after she missed her commercial flight from Jalgaon to Mumbai. Shinde, delayed due to his pilot's illness, ensured Borde reached Mumbai in time for her surgery, arranging for an ambulance upon arrival.
Eknath Shinde Flies Kidney Patient To Mumbai After She Misses Her Flight
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to the rescue of a woman patient in need of a kidney transplant by taking her on board his chartered plane from Jalgaon to Mumbai after she missed her flight from the North Maharashtra.
Woman kidney patient misses flight, Shinde drops her from Jalgaon to Mumbai in his chartered plane
Thane, Jun 7: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to the rescue of a woman patient in need of a kidney transplant by taking her on board his chartered plane from Jalgaon to Mumbai after she missed her flight from the North Maharashtra city to the state capital. The incident occurred at the Jalgaon airport on Friday night, a release issued by Shindes office here said on Saturday. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde was on a visit to Muktainagar (in [] The post Woman kidney patient misses flight, Shinde drops her from Jalgaon to Mumbai in his chartered plane appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Why Shinde flew a stranger on his chartered flight
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to the rescue of a woman patient in need of a kidney transplant by taking her on board his chartered plane from Jalgaon to Mumbai after she missed her flight from the North Maharashtra city to the state capital.
Eknath Shinde's flight delay turns lifesaver for kidney patient
A delay in taking off of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shindes chartered flight from Jalgaon to Mumbai on Friday night proved to be a blessing in disguise, as it enabled the timely airlifting of a kidney failure patient who needed urgent medical attention in Mumbai. Shinde, according to reports, was in Jalgaon to attend the Palkhi Yatra (religious procession) of Sant Muktai in Muktainagar. His return to Mumbai was delayed when the pilot of his flight initially refused to fly, citing a breach in the duty hour regulations. The pilot had reportedly completed 8 hours and 45 minutes of his permitted 9-hour shift and required clearance from the authorities to proceed. However, after the necessary approvals were obtained from the company and the authorities, Shinde took off at 9:45 pm from Jalgaon airport. During the delay, a request was made to Shinde's office regarding a patient in urgent need of transport to Mumbai. The patient, Sheetal Borade, was suffering from kidney failure and had missed her earlier scheduled flight. She needed to reach the hospital by midnight to be eligible for a kidney transplant. According to a statement from Shindes office, the patients family reached out through Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan. Shinde immediately responded, arranging for two party workers to give up their seats so that Borade and her husband could board the flight. He also ensured a special ambulance was ready at Mumbai airport for their swift transfer to the hospital. Girish Mahajan added that apart from regulatory delays, the pilot was also experiencing a minor health issue, which was resolved after consultation with the aircraft operating company. The Borade family expressed heartfelt gratitude to Shinde for his timely intervention, which allowed the patient to receive the critical treatment she needed. The delay, though unplanned, turned into a life-saving opportunity, said Gulabrao Patil, water supply and sanitation minister.
Eknath Shinde Stuck At Airport As Pilot Refuses To Fly Beyond Duty Hours
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's travel from Jalgaon to Mumbai was delayed by nearly an hour on Friday, when the pilot of his aircraft refused to take off, citing the end of his duty hours.
Tell everyone I died in an accident: Ola Krutrim engineers last message before suicide
Nikhil Somwanshi, a 24-year-old machine learning engineer at Olas artificial intelligence division Krutrim, allegedly died by suicide after sending a chilling message to his roommate asking him to tell others that he had died in an accident, India Today reported. A native of Jalgaon in Maharashtra, Somwanshi had left his shared accommodation in Bengalurus HSR Layout on the evening of May 7. When his roommate couldnt reach him by phone, he used a linked device to trace his live location. He arrived at Agara Lake the last known location where he found a pair of slippers near the water. He immediately alerted the police by dialling 112. Due to poor visibility at night, emergency responders were unable to launch search operations that evening. His body was recovered from the lake the next morning, on May 8. According to the India Today report, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru South East) Sarah Fatima confirmed the sequence of events. The case was reported on May 7. A case of unnatural death has been registered, and our investigation is underway. We are awaiting the postmortem report. Though the incident took place two weeks ago, it drew widespread attention only recently after a Reddit post went viral, linking Somwanshis death to an allegedly toxic work culture at Krutrim. The anonymous post described extreme work pressure, verbal abuse, and mismanagement at the AI firm. The Reddit user claimed that Somwanshi, who joined Krutrim in August 2024 as a fresher, had been assigned a leadership role following the resignation of two colleagues. The post accused a US-based manager, identified as Rajkiran, of routinely abusing junior staff. Rajkiran had no idea how to manage people. He used to bash folks and then disappear, the post read. It further alleged that even after the engineers death, there was no introspection at the company, and employees were warned not to discuss the incident. The user described the internal work environment as pathetic. Suicide at OLA Krutrim!! by u/Kirigawakazuto in IndianWorkplace Somwanshi was an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), where he reportedly earned a GPA of 9.30. During his postgraduate studies, he is known to have worked on a chatbot project using large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which was funded by the Melinda Gates Foundation. Krutrim, which is central to Olas AI ambitions, made headlines in early 2024 when it secured $50 million in funding from Matrix Partners India, achieving a $1 billion valuation and becoming Indias first AI unicorn. Ola Krutrim confirmed Somwanshis death and issued a statement expressing its thoughts and heartfelt sympathies to his family. The company said he was on personal leave at the time of the incident and had informed them he was unwell. However, the statement did not address the work culture-related allegations raised online. HELPLINE: If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation: 04424640050, Tele Manas: 14416 (available 24x7) or call Tata Institute of Social Sciences: 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.
