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Health
Four to five young people a day at Sassoon's psychiatry wing after attempting suicide
Figures from Pune's Sassoon hospital, released around World Mental Health Day, paint a worrying picture of depression and suicide attempts among young people.
Pune, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Crop-cutting experiments in Purna taluka yield just half a kilo of soybean from 20 ares
Crop-cutting experiments under way in Purna taluka of Parbhani district are yielding only about half a kilo of soybean from a 20-are plot after threshing.
Parbhani, 10 October 2026
Crime
Nanded police range books 335 in first week of drive against illegal trades; goods worth ₹3.31 crore seized
Police in the Nanded range seized goods worth ₹3.31 crore in the first week of a month-long drive against illegal trades led by deputy inspector general Shahaji Umap.
Nanded, 10 October 2026
Crime
Three booked in Udgir for ₹1.13 crore job fraud
Three people have been booked at the Udgir city police station for allegedly cheating a young woman and others of ₹1.13 crore by promising them jobs through a placement firm.
Latur, 10 October 2026
Politics
Sawantwadi water supply committee chairman Pratik Bandekar resigns amid scam row
Sawantwadi municipal council's water supply committee chairman Pratik Bandekar announced his resignation after the opposition protested over alleged misappropriation in the department.
Sindhudurg, 10 October 2026
Education
Angry parents lock Waygaon zilla parishad school over shortage of teachers
Angry parents, the school management committee and youth representatives in Waygaon locked the zilla parishad school on Saturday, October 10, saying repeated demands to fill teacher vacancies had gone unheeded.
Amravati, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Beed's Khasbag Devi temple to hold Navratri festival from October 11 to 25; Chandi yaga on October 19
The Shri Tulja Bhavani Shri Khasbag Devi temple, the guardian deity of Beed city, will hold religious programmes from October 11 to 25 for Sharadiya Navratri.
Beed, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Yavatmal city's reservoirs drop four inches a day; government orders 10% cut in water reservation
Storage in the Nilona and Chapadoh projects that supply Yavatmal city fell to 87% in September itself, and the government has ordered a 10% cut in water reservations.
Yavatmal, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Ahilyanagar's draft development plan draws over 850 objections
About 850 objections to the Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation's draft development plan have reached the commissioner's office, and with those filed with the town planning director the total may approach 1,000.
Ahilyanagar, 10 October 2026
Education
Tribal student of Thane ashram school dies of fever; principal, two staff suspended
An 11-year-old tribal student of the government ashram school at Pise in Bhiwandi taluka has died after a fever. The principal, warden and class teacher have been suspended and booked over alleged negligence.
Thane, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Sugarcane withers for want of water in Ghansawangi taluka; farmers ask mills for urgent harvesting
With every water source dried up around Machhindranath Chincholi and Sindkhed in Ghansawangi taluka, standing sugarcane has begun to burn, and farmers want it cut and taken for crushing at once.
Jalna, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Man and woman killed as unidentified truck hits motorcycle near Morshi
A man and a woman on a motorcycle were killed on the spot when an unidentified Eicher truck hit them from behind near Mayawadi Phata, on the outskirts of Morshi, on Friday night, October 9.
Amravati, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Daund cane farmers seek ₹4,500 a tonne as first instalment
As the cane crushing season approaches in Daund taluka, farmers are demanding a first instalment of at least ₹4,500 a tonne, citing rising costs and water shortage.
Pune, 10 October 2026
Health
CCTV cameras for primary health centres in Ratnagiri, starting with a pilot
The Ratnagiri Zilla Parishad's health committee has decided to install CCTV cameras for security at the district's 60 primary health centres in phases.
Ratnagiri, 10 October 2026
Crime
Akola cooperation department raids 28 places at once in crackdown on illegal moneylending
The cooperation department raided 28 places in Akola on Friday, October 9, in what officials called its biggest action yet against illegal moneylending, seizing incriminating documents.
Akola, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Two brothers die after a shock from a solar-powered farm fence in Gadchiroli's Desaiganj taluka
Two brothers died at Chikhali in Gadchiroli's Desaiganj taluka on Friday after a shock from the wire of a solar-powered fence set up to keep wild animals away from crops.
Gadchiroli, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Youths bring sacred flames home as Navratri fervour builds in Gevrai taluka
With Navratri approaching, young men from Gevrai taluka are returning from goddess shrines carrying sacred flames (jyot), filling the roads with devotion.
Beed, 10 October 2026
Politics
Shahada left out of district planning funds, alleges council chief Abhijit Patil; hunger strike on October 15
Alleging that Shahada municipal council received nothing from district planning committee funds while other councils got crores, council president Abhijit Patil has threatened a hunger strike.
Nandurbar, 10 October 2026
Education
Teachers' conference on value education held at Dawki; 43 teachers from 18 schools take part
A special teachers' conference on 'Mulyavardhan' (value education) was held at the central senior primary school in Dawki under the Deori panchayat samiti on October 9.
Gondia, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Wardha bans taking fodder out of the district as drought grips seven talukas
With drought declared in seven of its talukas, Wardha district has barred the sale and transport of its fodder to other districts or outside the state.
Wardha, 10 October 2026

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