The Maharashtra government has proposed a 16-member Gadchiroli District Mining Authority to fast-track mining approvals and promote mineral-based industries. Chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis, the GDMA aims to develop Gadchiroli into a mining hub, leveraging its rich resources and improving employment and revenue prospects.

Former Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde on Monday said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) should probe the Beed coaching class sexual harassment case.

Tamil Nadu suicide row: A 27-year old woman, who was married only about two and a half months ago, has died by suicide after holding her husband and in-laws responsible for her decision to end her life, police said on Monday.

The explosion took place at a reactor in the plant of Sigachi pharma company in the Pashamylaram industrial estate due to the suspected chemical reaction where fire also broke out

Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said the district magistrates of all districts along the yatra route have been instructed to stop vehicles in view of weather conditions in their respective districts

The Andaman Sea and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands fall within Seismic Zone V, the highest risk zone in India. The Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt, which extends up to the Andaman-Nicobar island region, is known to be one of the world`s seismically active belts, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences

Of the victims, 254 were identified via DNA matching, while six were identified through facial recognition. An official informed that out of the 260 bodies handed over, 241 were passengers and 19 were non-passengers

Majumdar said that it is necessary to speak to her parents as well

According to this important decision, in cases where societies, associations, and non-trading corporations carry out property transfers through allotment letters or share certificates, up to 80 per cent of the payable duty will be waived. Thus, only about 20 per cent of the original duty amount will be collected