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'Politics, family ties separate', says BJP candidate Arun Lakhani as son gets set to marry Supriya Sule's daughter

Industrialist Arun Lakhani, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Chandrapur-Wardha-Gadchiroli seat, asserts politics and family ties are distinct. His son is set to marry Supriya Sule's daughter soon. Lakhani expresses confidence in winning the Maharashtra legislative council elections. Congress criticizes the BJP's choice of candidates. Elections are scheduled for June…

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How poachers targeted areas outside protected zones to traffic 100 tigers to Myanmar

Poachers have, of late, been targeting tigers outside protected areas instead of the core zones. Involvement of Myanmar-origin traffickers on either side of the border has enabled seamless coordination between traders. The arrest of serving and former personnel from enforcement agencies has heightened concern among authorities. Authorities need to keep…

Newslaundry

Peaceful but low polling in first phase of Maharashtra’s LS seats

Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region see peaceful voting with 55.35% turnout, 97 candidates, and notable contests.

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Farmers’ distress, Ram Mandir, and caste dynamics take centre stage as Maharashtra braces for Phase 1 showdown

Nagpur, Maharashtra's key battleground, sees BJP-Congress clash over Ram Mandir, inflation, unemployment, and farmers' crisis in Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu

Political heat rises as BJP and Congress clash in Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat

Chandrapur Lok Sabha election heats up as BJP and Congress battle for the coal belt seat.

The Hindu

In Chandrapur, Congress struggles to unite amidst leadership tensions

Congress announces Pratibha Dhanorkar as Chandrapur Lok Sabha candidate amid fierce intra-party battle in Maharashtra.

The Hindu

Writing 'Bharatmata' with saplings: Guinness world record set in Chandrapur

A Guinness world record was set in Chandrapur in Maharashtra after 65,724 saplings were used to write ‘Bharatmata’ in Hindi.

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Maharashtra Assembly Speaker rejects discussion on Pune, Chandrapur Lok Sabha byelections

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker dismisses Prithviraj Chavan's demand for State's stance on conducting byelections in Pune and Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituencies.

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Odourless, tasteless, lethal: thallium as a murder weapon

In Mahagaon village, two women allegedly killed five family members by lacing their food with poison. The string of murders in Maharashtra, which have left the police shocked and the village fearful

The Hindu

BJP is still banking on ‘ghar wapsi’ campaigner Judeo’s legacy to regain the trust of tribal communities in Chhattisgarh

BJP banking on legacy of Dilip Singh Judeo to revive fortunes among tribal communities in Chhattisgarh; his son Prabal Pratap and daughter-in-law Sanyogita Singh Judeo contesting from Kota and Chandrapur respectively

The Hindu

Brothers accused of ₹12 crore fraud in online booking contract at tiger reserve in Maharashtra

Two brothers in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, accused of irregularities worth over ₹12 crore in online booking of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, have been charged with cheating and criminal breach of trust. The firm they operated, Chandrapur Wild Connectivity Solution, was given the task of online booking, but failed to pay…

The Hindu

BJP functionary's wife killed, another person injured in Chandrapur firing; two arrested

“The wife of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary was killed and a man injured when some persons allegedly fired at them in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district,” police said.

The Hindu

Maharashtra Congress takes stock of 41 LS seats, to review Mumbai constituencies, Chandrapur separately

The seat-allocation would be discussed in the Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting. All the parties in the alliance will discuss and decide on sharing of seats. We are determined to defeat the BJP, the State Congress president said

The Hindu

Suresh ‘Balu’ Dhanorkar, Congress’ sole Lok Sabha MP from Maharashtra, passes away

The Congress’ lone Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra, Suresh ‘Balu’ Dhanorkar, died at a private hospital in Delhi on May 30 early morning, a party leader said.

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Drunk man kills minor son, attempts suicide in Maharashtra's Chandrapur

CHANDRAPUR: An inebriated man in Chandrapur in Maharashtra allegedly killed his three-and-half-year-old son and then attempted suicide on Sunday, a police official said. The incident took place in Rajoli village in Mul tehsil, some 45 kilometres away from the district headquarters, he said.

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Telangana: 1 Killed, 17 Injured As Vehicle Carrying Labourers From Chhattisgarh Overturns In Hyderabad

One labourer was killed and 17 others injured when a vehicle carrying them overturned in Chandrapur. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

120-190% excess rain damages 1.35 lakh hectare crop in Nagpur division

NAGPUR: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis termed the flood situation in Wardha and Chandrapur as grave. He visited affected parts of these two districts on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Ex-MP Naresh Puglia to file PIL for Irai River rejuvenation

CHANDRAPUR: With no prospects of deepening and cleaning of Irai River this year, the settlements along the river bank in city face the threat of flooding during the monsoon. The irrigation department had stopped the river’s rejuvenation work — started on April 4 — for lack of funds, within a…

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Maharashtra: Congress stages protests to flay harassment of Gandhi's

CHANDRAPUR: Congress leaders MP Balu Dhanorkar and former MP Naresh Puglia staged separate agitations to flay the alleged harassment of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son MP Rahul Gandhi by the enforcement directorate (ED) on Friday.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Nine charred to death in fire after tanker-truck collision in Chandrapur

CHANDRAPUR: As many as nine people were burnt alive after a fire broke out following a collision between a tanker and a truck on the outskirts of Chandrapur in Maharashtra, a police official said on Friday.

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Locals blame coal power plant in Maharashtra for death, sickness

Air pollution from a thermal power plant in India’s Chandrapur killed 1,300 people in the area in 2020, research claims.

The Times of India

Most locations in Pune sizzle at 41°C & above; city may hit 42-43°C next week

PUNE: Most locations in Pune recorded above 41°C maximum temperatures on Friday, with IMD forecasting the mercury to hit 42-43°C in the city around May 4-5. At 46.4°C, Chandrapur in Vidarbha saw its second highest day temperature for April in recorded history on Friday.

The Times of India

One new Covid case each from Chandrapur, Gadchiroli; only 2 recoveries on Thursday

NAGPUR: Only Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts reported one case each in the region on Thursday. The new cases increased Vidarbha’s active case tally to 26.

The Hindu

ISRO to send team to investigate objects that fell from sky in Maharashtra

Social media was abuzz on April 3 with videos of a flaming meteor-like object that was sighted in Chandrapur district

The Times of India

Maharashtra: 3 killed, 2 critical after inhaling toxic gases in septic tank near Ballarpur

CHANDRAPUR: Two contract labourers working for a sanitation contractor and a Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) staffer were killed while two others, including another WCL employee, fell unconscious after inhaling toxic gases in a sewage septic tank at WCL Sasti Township under Ballarpur area on Tuesday morning.

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