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Maharashtra govt allows 100% capacity in cinema halls, restaurants in 14 districts including Mumbai
A government notification said these are districts where first vaccination dose is more than 90 per cent, second dose over 70 per cent, positivity rate less than 10 per cent and bed occupancy of oxygen supported or ICU bed is less than 40 per cent

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

Five killed, seven injured as SUV rams into truck in Maharashtra's Chandrapur; case registered, say police
The deceased included three women and a two-year-old boy

Maharashtra govt formation: Two Independent MLAs from Vidarbha extend support to BJP-Shiv Sena alliance
Two Independent MLAs, one of them backed by the Congress-NCP combine in the recently concluded Assembly polls, have declared their support to the BJP in Maharashtra, where the party and its ally Shiv Sena are locked in a tussle on the division of power in the new government.

Maharashtra polls: BJP's overconfidence, downplaying of local issues behind its reduced tally in crucial Vidarbha region
Although Fadnavis referred to BJP rebels who were unhappy with compromises made during the seat sharing and ticket distribution negotiations, the party’s reduced tally can also be traced to a 'rebellion' from voters in the agrarian-dominated Vidarbha region, which also has a sizeable tribal population

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019, Chandrapur profile: Incumbent BJP MLA Nanaji Shamkule eyes third term, faces Congress' Mahesh Mendhe
Reserved under Scheduled Caste (SC) category, Chandrapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 seats that will vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 on 21 October

Maharashtra polls: Villages in Chandrapur say will hold BJP 'accountable' in 21 Oct elections as NTFP-based self-employment takes hit
The mismanagement of the case by the forest department has cost at least 50 families in both the villages their primary livelihood, and voters have resolved to hold the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Shiv Sena combine government of Maharashtra 'accountable' in the election.

Woman in Maharashtra's Chandrapur starved for 50 days for 'treasure'; husband among two held
A complaint was lodged Tuesday and the woman's husband and the self-proclaimed godman were arrested on Wednesday, a police official said.

Tigress, two cubs found dead near Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve; farmer confesses to poisoning big cats, taken to custody
A tigress and her two cubs were found dead in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district Monday morning with forest officials suspecting the big cats could have succumbed to poisoning

Sharad Pawar to hold district-wise meets with local NCP leaders to identify candidates for Maharashtra Assembly polls
NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) chief Sharad Pawar will hold district-wise meetings with the party's local leaders starting 13 June to identify potential candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, sources said on Tuesday.

India weather updates: Vidarbha, Marathwada sweat as mercury crosses 45°C; heatwave to persist over the week
A delayed monsoon has left most parts of India sizzling, with temperatures soaring above 40°C across several cities in central and northern India, crossing 45°C at several places.

Chandrapur Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Party, Candidate, Constituency wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing
Chandrapur is a BJP stronghold as Hansraj Gangaram Ahir has been the MP since 2004.

Janjgir-Champa Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Party, Candidate, Constituency wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing
Kamaladevi Patle from the BJP won the Janjgir-Champa seat in the Lok Sabha election of 2009 and 2014.

MSCW serves notice to three Maharashtra Congress leaders for derogatory remarks on sexual abuse victims
Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) Wednesday issued notices to three Congress leaders for their remarks over the sexual abuse of tribal girls at a hostel in Rajura in Chandrapur district

Maharashtra declares 115 tehsils as 'cotton growing' areas; officials say textile units to be set up based on production
The Maharashtra government has declared 115 tehsils as 'cotton growing' areas in the state, a decision aimed at boosting the textile industry, an official said on Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi visits late Dalit farmer-scientist Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade's kin, apologises for nation's apathy towards his achievements
Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited the family of late Dalit farmer-scientist Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade in Chandrapur, Maharashtra.

Three crude bombs seized from Gomati district during President Ramnath Kovind's visit to Tripura
Three country-made bombs were on Thursday seized from a saloon in Gomati district, about three km from the helipad at Chandrapur where the chopper carrying President Ramnath Kovind landed on Thursday.

Reliance Foundation signs MoU with Maharashtra govt, extends malnutrition programme to 16 districts
Reliance Foundation, CEO, Jagannatha Kumar and Minister of Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra, Pankaja Munde on Thursday signed a MoU to minimise malnutrition in children

Union Minister Hansraj Ahir clarifies comment on doctors, says was upset over absence of civil surgeon
Ahir was speaking at the inauguration of a generic medicine counter at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandrapur, in eastern Maharashtra.