In Maharashtra’s Jalna, 65-year-old man arrested for rape of minor girl

A elderly man allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl at a village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday following which the 65-year-old accused, who has five children and grandchildren, was arrested late at night, an official from Badnapur police station said. The…

Pune accounts for 22% of Maharashtra’s fresh Covid-19 cases in last 10 days, shows report

In a worrying trend, Pune has been accounting for around 22 per cent of Maharashtra’s fresh Covid-19 cases for the last 10 days. Between August 26 and September 4, a total of 9,815 new cases have been detected in Pune district, according to a state health department report. Ahmednagar reported 7,555 new…

12 labourers killed in Maharashtra’s Buldhana as vehicle carrying them overturns

At least 12 labourers were killed in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Friday as the vehicle carrying them overturned, police said. Buldana Superintendent of Police Arvind Chawaria said, “at least 12 labourers died after the truck they were travelling turned turtle near Dusarbid village in Sindkhed Raja tahsil on…