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Digitisation of processes not reform, simplify governance to boost growth: EAC-PM member Sanyal

Sanjeev Sanyal stressed that true reform simplifies governance, not just digitisation. Operational bottlenecks must be identified and redesigned before technology is applied. Prioritising difficult processes improves business and living ease for citizens. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should develop its own tourism model for sustained economic activity. The region can become a leading…

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No ethanol link, decline in sugarcane production and stockpiling driving up sugar price: Experts

Sugar prices have surged to ₹75-80 per kg in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar amid falling sugarcane production and heavy stockpiling by traders. Experts said the rise is driven by lower cane output, shorter crushing seasons and stockpiling, rather than diversion of sugar for ethanol production.

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Why Did Shiva Forgive the Woman Who Killed Her Own Nephew?

What would you ask Lord Shiva if the person who destroyed your family stood before you? Justice? Punishment? Revenge? According to the traditional story of Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga, Ghrishma faced an unimaginable tragedy. Her own son was murdered, and his body was thrown into a pond. Yet when Shiva finally appeared…

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CJP's Ashutosh Ranka says will unveil 'big announcement' today

The Cockroach Janta Party will announce its future strategy on Thursday. This announcement follows a two-day strategy meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The group will function as a pressure group for institutional accountability and neutrality. Discussions also covered unemployment and strengthening state presence nationwide. The movement's mentor, Sonam Wangchuk, will continue…

The Economic Times

CJP's core members to meet in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 5 to chart future course

Cockroach Janta Party core members will meet on August 5 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. They will discuss their future agenda and plans at the meeting. Activists and volunteers were advised to share their thoughts and suggestions. The outfit will hold a press conference after their meeting. Decisions regarding future actions will…

The Economic Times

Marathwada reports 465 farmer suicides in first half of 2026

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district reported 109 farmer suicides between January and June 2026. Marathwada region recorded 465 farmer suicides during the first six months of 2026. The administration found 215 cases eligible for government financial aid. Currently, 222 cases remain under scrutiny for compensation eligibility. Financial aid has already been granted…

The Economic Times

Over 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar eligible to get total loan waiver of Rs 1,632 cr

Over 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar are set to benefit from a Rs 1,632 crore loan waiver under a new state scheme. The Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmukti Yojana 2026 covers crop loans taken between April 2019 and March 2025, with waivers up to Rs 2 lakh per farmer.…

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NCP (SP) suspends farm loan waiver protest after invite for talks with CM

NCP (SP) suspended its Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar protest for a farm loan waiver after Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan invited leaders for talks with the Chief Minister. MLA Rohit Pawar led the hour-long demonstration, which was called off following the assurance of a meeting on Tuesday. The party warned of intensified agitation…

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NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar launches stir over farm loan waiver, accuses Maharashtra government of betrayal

NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar has initiated a farmers' protest in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, accusing the Maharashtra government of reneging on promises for discussions regarding its new farm loan waiver scheme. Pawar alleges government suppression tactics with heavy police deployment and threatens a 'jail bharo' movement if the agitation is stifled.…

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Maharashtra: Cops deployed at CJP founder Dipke's residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Security has been heightened at the residence of Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ahead of his arrival in India. Dipke, who returned from the US, is set to lead a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar demanding accountability for examination irregularities and the resignation…

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Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s Maharashtra residence gets police protection

Abhijeet Dipke’s Maharashtra residence gets police protection: Police have provided round-the-clock security at the residence of Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online 'Cockroach Janata Party,' in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The move aims to manage public interest and prevent crowding, as the party's digital presence, addressing issues like unemployment and paper leaks,…

The Economic Times

Acquitted in 2 cases, but a former terror suspect is a lifetime prisoner of suspicion

At 12.48 pm on May 13, 2025, Abdul Wahid Shaikh stood at the threshold of academic triumph. After years of struggle, the 47-year-old school teacher was finally submitting his PhD thesis on “prison literature” at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A man who had spent nine years…

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Ajanta and Ellora Caves can be promoted as monsoon tourism destination

Director General of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Mugdha Sinha also said Udaipur and other cities with Jyotirlinga temples can be connected to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar by air. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why Marathwada’s farm workers are migrating even in summer

In a typical year, Savitra Thadke, 50, and her husband work as sugarcane cutters at farms in Sangli or Kolhapur in western Maharashtra from October to March-April. In the summer months of April-June, they work as agricultural labourers in their village, Chopdyachiwadi in the Georai taluka of Beed district. Savitra could even…

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More hate, more votes? Maharashtra’s voters on how they’re impacted by hate speech

In March 2022, a Ram Navami rally passed peacefully through the Muslim-dominated area of Kiradpura in Aurangabad, now Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where a Ram temple is located. Some Muslim shopkeepers and associations distributed sharbat to the hundreds of people walking by in the heat.

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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar fire | 7 persons die of suffocation after fire at tailoring shop

Seven people, including two children, die in a suffocation incident after a fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar tailoring shop.

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Maharashtra: 7 members of family killed in Sambhajinagar clothing shop fire

Seven people who suffocated to death after a fire broke out at a clothing shop in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district belonged to the same family. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amit Shah to visit Maharashtra to plan election strategies

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Akola, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra on March 5 to take part in election-related meetings and programmes organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party, its State unit chief said on March 2. Lok Sabha elections are likely to be held in April or…

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Six dead in Maharashtra hand glove factory fire, dousing operation underway

At least six people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a hand glove manufacturing company in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the early hours of Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Government Medical College and Hospital reports 18 deaths in 24 hours, including 2 infants

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-based Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Maharashtra has reported 10 deaths, including two of infants, in the past 24 hours.

The Times of India

Will lead efforts to get statue of Swami Ramanand Teerth installed in Delhi: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday that he will spearhead efforts to get a statue of freedom fighter Swami Ramanand Teerth installed in New Delhi after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar raised the matter.

The Hindu

Marathwada Liberation Day: Opposition cries foul, calls out expenditure by Shinde government

MVA parties call out Shinde government for lavish expenditure on special cabinet meet in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Sena (UBT) leaders question need for 5-star hotels, food arrangements. They demand to know what happened to ₹50,000 crore package for Marathwada announced by Fadnavis in 2016. Special cabinet meet planned to discuss issues…

The Times of India

Bombay HC upholds conviction of five out of six accused in Anna Lashkare murder case

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Bombay High Court (HC) bench at Aurangabad has upheld the trial court's judgment to the extent of convicting five accused but has acquitted the sixth accused in the 2011 murder of criminal on police record Anna Lashkare.

The Times of India

Aurangabad issue hearing on August 23

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday deferred the hearing of a PIL against renaming of Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to August 23; saying that there was nothing urgent.

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