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Topic: Palghar

1 dead, 4 injured after blast at Maharashtra’s Palghar industrial area

According to Palghar Police, a chemical blast occurred at Limbani Salt Industries, a small unit in Palghar East, Friday morning.

Two Nigerian nationals held for possession of drugs worth 11.58 crore in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The accused were found with cocaine, mephedrone & chemicals used to manufacture drugs. They have been charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

As Modi attends Vadhavan Port groundbreaking, a look at the twists & turns, protests & politics

Touted to be India’s largest container port, it will be built in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Shelved in 1990s, plan was revived in 2015 under Modi govt's Sagarmala Programme.

College professor dies after being hit by drunk driver in Maharashtra’s Palghar, 25-yr-old arrested

Prof Atmaja Kasat was walking home when she was hit by a car around 6.30 pm Thursday, The driver has been booked under the new criminal laws and the Motor Vehicles Act.

RPF constable shoots dead 4, including ASI, on board Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express

Chetan Kumar Choudhary opened fire on his escort duty incharge ASI Tika Ram Meena. Later, the constable went to another bogie and shot dead 3 passengers, an official said.

13 Covid-19 patients die in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit, District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.

Losses worth Rs 1.25 crore in Thane, Palghar due to Cyclone Nisarga: MSEDCL

MSEDCL said its Kalyan circle office bore the maximum brunt of the cyclone that flattened 168 power poles and destroyed 8 transformers and power lines of 32-km length.

Palghar lynching: Muslims, Christians usual suspects. No one blamed Facebook, WhatsApp

The blame game after Palghar lynching is a fresh reminder of how the politics of hate can ruthlessly hijack the much-needed development agenda.

In Bulandshahr’s Pagona, all loved the ‘extremely amiable’ sadhus killed over a pair of tongs

Villagers in Pagona said they have been making appeals to everyone coming to the burial of the two sadhus murdered on Monday night to not make this a Hindu-Muslim issue.

Deepak Chaurasia’s ‘khulasa’ on Palghar, Amish Devgan praises govt’s Covid-19 response

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No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.