States » West

Maha: FUEL to raise Rs 50 lakh for MBA education of 25 girls from drought-hit regions

12 Nov 2026 | 10:44 PM

Pune, Nov 12 (UNI) Friends union for Energising Lives (FUEL) has launched an initiative to support higher education for young women from drought-affected regions and economically weaker sections of society by registering its second social impact project on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) Social Stock Exchange (SSE).

see more..

Loud Bhojpuri music at New Mumbai Sanpada Station triggers commuter's anger; Video goes viral

12 Nov 2026 | 10:40 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) The playing of Bhojpuri songs at high volume at Sanpada railway station in neghbouring Navi Mumbai has sparked a controversy after a commuter objected to the loud music and questioned the use of the station premises for such activity.

see more..

Sapkal alleges BJP MLA Fuke’s son was driving vehicle involved in fatal Pench accident

12 Nov 2026 | 10:36 PM

Nagpur, Nov 12 (UNI) A youth was killed on the spot and five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident near the Pench Tiger Reserve, close to Nagpur, with the incident triggering a political controversy after Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal alleged that the vehicle involved belonged to BJP MLA Parinay Fuke and was being driven by his son.

see more..

Patient with fractured leg forced to drag himself up staircase in Mumbai's KEM hospital due to non-functional lift; Mayor seeks report

12 Nov 2026 | 9:57 PM

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) A shocking incident of a patient with a fractured leg being forced to drag himself up a staircase at the civic-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai has exposed serious lapses in patient management, with the only lift in the hospital's orthopaedic building remaining non-functional for more than two months.

see more..

MNS threatens to stop Chhath Puja, irked by Bhojpuri songs played at railway stations

12 Nov 2026 | 9:40 PM

By Bobby Anthony
Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Thursday threatened to take to the streets and not allow Chhath Puja celebrations by Hindi-speaking North Indians in Banganga tank, located inside the Walkeshwar Temple complex at Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.

see more..