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Tukaram Mundhe effect? Maharashtra plans healthier food at govt offices

By Odisha News Online Sep 13, 2026 9

MAHARASTRA,SEP 13 : Maharashtra may be following the Tukaram Mundhe-led state Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on high sugar and high fat products in and around schools with a measure to also ensure healthier eating at government offices, meetings and events. The cabinet has decided to make it mandatory for healthy and nutritious snacks […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of McDonald’s, 12 others after flies, cockroaches found

By Odisha News Online Aug 22, 2026 58

MAHARATRA, AUG 22 : The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licences of several food establishments across the state, including the Bombay Presidency Radio Club and a McDonald’s outlet in south Mumbai, after inspections found serious violations of food safety and hygiene norms. The action comes amid an intensified crackdown […]Continue Reading

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Man, 65, sentenced to death for 3-year-old’s rape-murder; verdict in just 60 days

By Odisha News Online Jun 29, 2026 100

MAHARASTRA,JUNE 29 : A special court in Pune has sentenced a 65-year-old man to death for raping and murdering a 3-year-old girl in Nasrapur village of Pune district. The verdict was delivered within 60 days of the crime, after the court found the accused guilty based on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution’s “last seen together” […]Continue Reading

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Cockroach Janta Party to unveil education manifesto amid nationwide protest over exam irregularities

By Odisha News Online Jun 11, 2026 116

PUNE, JUNE 11 : Amid growing concerns over alleged examination irregularities, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday announced that the party will release its education manifesto later in the day, coinciding with the launch of a nationwide protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Climate activist Sonam Continue Reading

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CBI arrests NTA biology expert; second paper-setting panel member detained in NEET paper leak probe

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 116

PUNE/MUMBAI, MAY 16 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a biology lecturer, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare a Pune resident, who was part of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) paper-setting process for NEET-UG 2026. According to officials, Mandhare was arrested after questioning at the CBI headquarters in Delhi in connection with the ongoing paper […]Continue Reading

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‘India bids farewell’: Legendary singer Asha Bhosle cremated with full state honours in Mumbai

By Odisha News Online Apr 13, 2026 155

MAHARASTRA,APR 13 : Music legend and iconic singer Asha Bhosle was cremated at Shivaji Park in Mumbai with full state honours. Family members, son Anand Bhosle and siblings Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar, were present during the final rites. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, State Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, MNS chief Raj […]Continue Reading

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Sunetra Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy Chief Minister

By Odisha News Online Jan 31, 2026 339

MAHARASTRA, JAN 31 : Sunetra Pawar, 62, the wife of late NCP chief Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy Chief Minister at a ceremony in Mumbai. Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra on Saturday, just three days after the death of her […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dies in Pune plane crash

By Odisha News Online Jan 28, 2026 347

Maharashtra, Jan 28 :  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board an aircraft were reported dead after the aircraft crashed in the Pune district, officials said on Wednesday. The aircraft reportedly crashed while attempting to land near Baramati in Pune district earlier in the morning. According to Flight Radar, the flight […]Continue Reading

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Former Union minister Shivraj Patil passes away at 90

By Odisha News Online Dec 12, 2025 429

MAHARASTRA, DEC 12 : Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning. Patil, 90, passed away at his residence ‘Devghar’ after a brief illness, family sources said. He is survived by his son Shailesh Patil, daughter-in-law Archana, who is a BJP […]Continue Reading

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Doctor who died by suicide accused MP of pressuring her to fake reports: Sources

By Odisha News Online Oct 25, 2025 328

MAHARASTRA , OCT 25 : The woman doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district and accused a police officer of repeatedly raping her was allegedly pressured to falsify medical reports — not just by cops, but also by a Member of Parliament, according to sources. A relative of the doctor had earlier claimed […]Continue Reading