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Plant Manufacturing Epigamia Yogurt Pollutes Water used by over 400 Villagers in Palghar
06 Jun 2020
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board observed that the company does not have permission from the Central Ground Water Authority to use groundwater for commercial purposes. Its report remarked that…
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Maharashtra: With Kharif Season a Week Away, Farmers Struggle to Avail Crop Loans
01 Jun 2020
Long lines outside banks, which are only open for a few hours, add to their struggles, as do demands for documentation and other assurances.
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COVID-19: Maharashtra Pvt Hospitals Charge Exorbitantly from Patients Despite State Govt Advisory
26 May 2020
The state health minister had announced free treatment under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojna to all COVID-19 patients across the state, however, only around 1,000 hospitals fall under the…
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Loopholes in Food Distribution, Demand for Universal PDS
18 Apr 2020
One of the officials from Pimpri Chinchwad said on the condition of anonymity that the hub of small and medium-scale industries has over 30,000 migrant labourers, but he does not have sufficient…
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Transgender Persons Across Maharashtra Struggle Without Income and Ration
14 Apr 2020
“Two of my chelas are HIV positive and have to take antiretroviral drugs from the Sassoon General Hospital, but they are not able to go,” said a transgender person from Pune.
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Over 1.4 Lakh Labourers Toil in Maharashtra Sugar Mills Without Safety Measures
02 Apr 2020
As harvest is on, labourers want to return to their villages since they are scared of being exposed to COVID-19 as mill owners have not provided them any facility, like water, food, shelter or…
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In Pune, Private Doctors Closing Clinics Due to COVID-19 Fear
28 Mar 2020
Hundreds of non-COVID-19 patients in need of treatment have been left to fend for themselves and are crowding government hospitals.
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COVID-19: Fake Sanitisers Could Risk People’s Lives, Homemade Not Effective Either
18 Mar 2020
For the second time, Pune police have busted a racket of fake sanitisers in the last five days.
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Storms, Winds and Dearth of Fish Distress Maharashtra Fishermen
07 Mar 2020
As per MPEDA, Maharashtra exported 1.8 lakh tonnes of fish worth $772 million in 2017-18, but it was decreased to 1.6 lakh tonnes worth $739 million in 2018-19.
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The Bane of ‘Contract Marriages’ in Hyderabad’s Old City
21 Feb 2020
Such forced marriages take place in the old city of Hyderabad. Middle-Eastern men visit Hyderabad and marry Muslim girls who are much younger to them for a few weeks or months.