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Maha: Two from Pune drown in sea off Sindhudurg

Kolhapur / Sindhudurg, Feb 22 (UNI) Two from a group of five tourists from Pune died by drowning in Arabian sea off Tarkarli coast in Malvan tehsil of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on Saturday.
According to sources in Malvan police, a group of five tourists from Pune ventured into sea at Tarkarli in Malvan, where two drowned as they failed to fathom the depth of the water.
Of the remaining three, one is in a serious condition and admitted to a hospital in Malvan while two others were rescued by fishermen and other people.
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Nagpur violence: Situation under control;  curfew in several areas

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Maha: Hindutvawadi organisations take out morcha to rename Shivaji University

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