Palghar
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Palghar lynching: High-level probe ordered, CM Uddhav says, 'culprits will be brought to justice'
India | Apr 20, 2020, 08:43 AM ISTThe Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching incident in which three people were killed on Thursday night, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Sunday.
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Maharashtra: 3 labourers die while cleaning septic tank in Palghar
India | Apr 18, 2020, 10:36 AM ISTThe deceased have been identified as Narayan Boye, Jayendra Mukne and Tejas Bhate, who were all in their 20s, he said, adding that Nitesh Mukne survived the mishap because he was at the entrance of the chamber.
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Coronavirus lockdown: Palghar industries asked to prepare for operations
India | Apr 17, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTCoronavirus in Palghar: Industries in the rural areas that are permitted to operate will function with limited staff and also provide accommodation for workers or provide dedicated transport to its employees, the collector's letter stated.
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Palghar lynching: 3 men beaten to death by villagers over suspected theft
India | Apr 17, 2020, 11:35 AM ISTThree persons were beaten to death by a group of villagers in Palghar district of Maharashtra on suspicion that they were thieves, police said on Friday.
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Maharashtra: 7 held for bid to hack Rs 200 crore account of corporate firm
Crime | Mar 05, 2020, 01:00 PM ISTSeven persons have been arrested from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly trying to hack a leading corporate firm's bank account and transfer Rs 200 crore from it into another account.
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College student ends life after friends block him on WhatsApp Group
Crime | Feb 26, 2020, 02:14 PM ISTIn a shocking incident, an 18-year-old boy committed suicide in Vasai town of Maharashtra's Palghar district after allegedly being bullied by his friends on WhatsApp on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra CM Udhhav Thackeray to hold meeting on Monday over Boisar factory blast
India | Jan 12, 2020, 06:15 PM ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue of the blast at a chemical factory in Palghar where eight people were killed, and whether such hazardous units should be allowed to run, state Industries Minister Subhash Desai said.
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Maharashtra factory fire: Death toll in Boisar chemical factory blast goes up to seven
India | Jan 12, 2020, 11:53 AM ISTThe blast took place on Saturday evening during the testing of some chemicals at the under-construction plant of Ank Pharma in Kolwade village, killing six people.
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Maharashtra: Shopkeeper held with gutka, tobacco products worth lakhs
Crime | Jan 03, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTOn a tip-off, the police on Wednesday raided the paan shop and seized gutka and tobacco-based products of various brands worth Rs 8.90 lakh, an official said. The accused was arrested and charged with offences under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Food and Drug Administration's regulations.
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Woman kills daughter-in-law, surrenders before police
Crime | Dec 15, 2019, 06:09 PM IST"The victim's husband worked in the US. His family members, who visited him in the US, had returned to Vasai along with him around a fortnight back," Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said.
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Maharashtra: 3.5-magnitude quake hits Palghar district
India | Nov 21, 2019, 10:53 AM IST"The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.5. There were no reports of damage to property or casualty," he added. Dhundalwadi has been repeatedly experiencing tremors since November 2018. Just two days back, the village had experienced a 2.9 magnitude earthquake, the official said.
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Sena man, 2 others booked for defamatory poster against BJP
India | Oct 30, 2019, 02:31 PM ISTAn offence under sections 500 and 501 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered with the Boisar police station and the hoarding has been taken down, police public relations officer Hemant Katkar said.
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Armed men rob elderly couple in Palghar
India | Oct 26, 2019, 05:02 PM ISTThe accused decamped with gold jewellery and mobile phones worth Rs 38,000, after locking the 72-year-old complainant and his wife inside their house, he added.
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Mild tremors hit Palghar
India | Oct 26, 2019, 02:25 PM ISTThe district experienced at least six tremors in the duration of 40 minutes a couple of days ago.
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Palghar Constituency Result: Shiv Sena's Shrinivas Vanga wins
Oct 24, 2019, 07:26 PM ISTGhoda Krushna Arjun of the Shiv Sena had emerged victorious from Palghar assembly constituency in the 2014 assembly elections. He had defeated a Congress candidate by a margin of 515 votes.
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Woman killed as house collapses after series of quakes in Maharashtra's Palghar
India | Jul 25, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTFour earthquake tremors rocked Palghar district of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Thursday. A 55-year-old woman was killed in an incident of house collapse due to the tremors. Meanwhile, locals in the area have expressed concern over the frequent earthquakes. Residents of some villages in Dahanu and Talasari talukas were forced to move out of their houses and take shelter in makeshift tents.
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Maharashtra: Crew member with 'huge beard and pouch for bullets' mistaken for terrorist in Palghar
India | May 28, 2019, 02:27 PM ISTVarious police stations in the area were put on alert and CCTV footages were checked soon after a call, informing his presence, was received.
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Maharashtra: Three workers die after chemical leak at industrial unit in Palghar
India | May 13, 2019, 09:29 AM ISTThe exact cause of the deaths will be ascertained after the post-mortem, an official said.
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Maharashtra: Six killed, 30 injured as bus rolls down gorge in Palghar
India | Mar 25, 2019, 06:28 AM ISTThe private bus had started from Nashik in north Maharashtra and was headed towards Gujarat at the time of the accident.
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Maharashtra: Heavy rainfall alert issued for Palghar
News | Jul 15, 2018, 11:44 PM ISTMaharashtra: Heavy rainfall alert issued for Palghar