
Maharashtra govt suspends three, fires three others over Bhandara hospital fire that killed 10 infants
Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that learning lessons from the 9 January incident, the state government will carry out a health audit of all the district hospitals in the state in the next 15 days

Bhandara hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction; Uddhav Thackeray orders probe
Ten babies died after a fire broke out on Saturday at the Special Newborn Care Unit of the four-storeyed district hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district

10 infants dead, 7 rescued in Maharashtra's Bhandara after fire breaks out in hospital unit for newborns
The blaze erupted in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the Bhandara district hospital at 2 am. There were 17 babies in the unit

Heavy rain causes flood in Maharashtra's east Vidarbha; over 53,000 people evacuated from 175 affected villages
Over 92,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts in the last few day, officials said

Param Bir Singh, under whom ACB gave clean chit to Ajit Pawar, appointed as new Mumbai Police commissioner
Param Bir Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, was posted as the DG of Anti-Corruption Bureau before his appointment as the Mumbai Police Commissioner

Bhandara Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates | Assembly Elections; Constituency, Party, Candidate Name Wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing
Bhandara Assembly Constituency Election Results 2019 Live Updates - Read Bhandara constituency vidhan sabha chunav latest news, party, constituency, candidate name wise winner, loser, leading, trailing live updates online at Firstpost.com.

Maharashtra Assembly poll campaign heats up as Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi address rallies
At Bhandara, Modi said in earlier days, schemes were worked out on caste and community considerations. 'However, for my government, only people matter,' he said.

Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Party, Candidate, Constituency wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing
Bhandara-Gondiya is a BJP stronghold under the leadership of Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole since 2014 Lok Sabha elections

At least 18 people drown across Maharashtra during immersion of idols on last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival
As many as 18 people drowned on Sunday in various parts of Maharashtra during the immersion of idols on the last day of the Ganesh festival, officials said on Monday.

Maharashtra by-elections 2018: Officer broke election protocol, took EVMs, VVPATs in private car after polling
After polling ended in the Palghar Lok Sabha by-elections on Monday night, a polling officer in Maharashtra broke protocol and transported the confidential Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-Electronic voting machines (EVM) by his private car to the strongroom, early on Tuesday.

Bhandara district bypolls: Voters from 12 villages to boycott by-election after failing to get response over irrigation facilities
Residents of nearly 12 villages in the district have decided to boycott the upcoming Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha bypoll, after failing to get a response over their demand for proper irrigation facilities.

Yashwant Sinha to address farmers' convention in Akola on 1 December to discuss impact of note ban
Senior BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha, who have been critical of the Narendra Modi government on its handling of the economy

Maharashtra municipal polls: Congress holds strong in third phase, but BJP still leads the race
Call it an effect of demonetisation, but Congress seems to have bounced back in the third phase of municipal and nagar panchayat election, winning eight council presidents and 126 corporator seats in four districts in marathwada and Vidharbha regions, whose results were declared on Monday

Maharashtra: Polling on for third phase of local body elections
Polling is being held on Sunday for the third phase of elections in 20 municipal councils and two nagar panchayats in Maharashtra's Aurangabad, Nanded, Bhandara and Gadchiroli districts.

BJP MLA Ramchandra Avasare booked for slapping police constable
BJP MLA Ramchandra Punaji Avasare allegedly beat up a police constable in Bhandara, following which an offence has been registered against the legislator and his driver, police said on Friday.

Centre to soon initiate process for making ethanol from biomass: Gadkari
A Cabinet note on making ethanol out of biomass like wheat, cotton and rice straw will be moved in the coming weeks which will allow blending of this bio-fuel into petroleum to 22.5 per cent as against 10 per cent done currently, Gadkari said.

Centre clears fifth tiger reserve for Maharashtra
Maharashtra will soon have its fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, a senior official said in Mumbai.

Probe into rape, murder of three Maharashtra girls on: Shinde
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said the probe into the rape and murder of three minor sisters in Maharashtra's Bhandara district was on track and added that a local police officer was suspended for not acting promptly and professionally.

Maharashtra cops form teams to probe Bhandara rape: Shinde
"I am sure that the collective conscience of all the members of the House would be equally revolted to know about the horrendous incident," Sushilkumar Shinde said.

Bhandara rape case: Police detain three suspects
Maharashtra Police Tuesday detained three people in connection with the rape and murder of three minor sisters in Bhandara, an official said.