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Maharashtra
Veteran Malvani poet Digambar Gavkar, author of 'Garhana', dies
Digambar Ganu Gavkar, the veteran poet who kept the Malvani dialect and the folk culture of Konkan alive in his verse, has died in Mumbai.
Sindhudurg, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
3.82 lakh Raigad voters get fresh verification notices after SIR
After the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the election department has served verification notices on 3,82,831 voters in Raigad district, including many already on the draft roll.
Raigad, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Soybean yields just one quintal an acre around Pimpalgaon Renukai as pods stay empty
Erratic rain has left soybean pods without grain around Pimpalgaon Renukai in Bhokardan taluka, and farmers are getting only one to one-and-a-quarter quintals an acre.
Jalna, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Chandrapur's groundwater falls by 1.25 metres on average; 165 villages in four watersheds face possible scarcity
A September assessment by the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency found that groundwater levels in Chandrapur district have fallen by an average of 1.25 metres.
Chandrapur, 10 October 2026
Business
Central Railway to meet Nashik's industries on rail freight on October 14
Central Railway's Bhusawal division will hold an industry outreach meeting in Nashik on Wednesday, October 14, to open up rail freight to the region's industries, agri-businesses and traders.
Nashik, 10 October 2026
Jobs
Thane Municipal Transport to hire 541 women conductors
Thane Municipal Transport will hire conductors on contract for its new electric and CNG buses, with 541 of the posts set aside for women.
Thane, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
35 tankers supply water to over 54,000 people in drought-hit Satara talukas
The Satara district administration is running about 35 water tankers for 54,257 people and 41,107 livestock in 39 villages and 236 hamlets of drought-hit Man, Khatav and Phaltan talukas.
Satara, 10 October 2026
Health
48 children from Sangli district to get free heart surgery
Heart tests for 208 children from Sangli district at a camp in the civil hospital have found 48 who need surgery, which will be done free of charge at a hospital in Mumbai.
Sangli, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Newspaper vendors march on Sangli collector's office demanding their welfare board
Newspaper vendors in Sangli district marched on the collector's office on Friday, demanding that the separate welfare board approved for them be set up at once.
Sangli, 10 October 2026
Agriculture
Central team inspects drought in Solapur district, sees withered crops and dry lakes
An inter-ministerial central drought team reached Solapur district on Friday and visited farms in Barshi taluka to see the damage to kharif crops for itself.
Solapur, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Madhuri the elephant stays at Nandani Math as Supreme Court dismisses PETA's plea with ₹25,000 costs
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed, with costs of ₹25,000, PETA India's plea to move the elephant Madhuri, also called Mahadevi, back to Vantara in Jamnagar or to a centre in Karnataka.
Kolhapur, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Karanja town in Wardha to go without piped water every Sunday
Anticipating water scarcity, the Karanja nagar panchayat in Wardha district has decided to stop the town water supply completely every Sunday.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Onion prices at Lasalgaon fall 17% in nine days
The average wholesale price of onions at the Lasalgaon market committee has fallen 17% in nine days as fresh kharif onions arrive in southern states and Madhya Pradesh.
Nashik, 9 October 2026
Politics
Worli has 24,000 bogus voters and Mumbai's rolls miss five lakh names, alleges Aaditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray presented figures at a press conference on alleged flaws in Maharashtra's electoral rolls. The allegations are his and have not been independently verified.
Mumbai City, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Drinking water first, farm use second: Wardha collector sets water-use priorities
With water scarcity looming after poor rain, Collector Vanmathi C has issued an order fixing priorities for water use in Wardha district, putting drinking water first.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Buldhana newspaper vendors march to the collectorate, demand their welfare board be set up
Buldhana district's newspaper vendors' association marched to the collector's office on October 9, demanding that the welfare board approved for vendors be made operational at once.
Buldhana, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Amravati civic body fits iron mesh on Ambadevi bridge ahead of Navratri
Ahead of the Shri Ambadevi Navratri festival, the Amravati Municipal Corporation has installed iron mesh on the city's historic Ambadevi bridge.
Amravati, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Harvester heading for soybean harvest overturns into pit at Sukli; driver seriously injured
A harvester on its way to harvest soybean overturned into a deep pit at Sukli near Umbarda Bazar on the morning of Friday, October 9, leaving its driver, trapped in the cabin, seriously injured.
Washim, 9 October 2026
Business
US FDA issues one procedural observation after inspecting Rubicon Research's Satara plant
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued one Form 483 observation after an unannounced inspection of Mumbai-based Rubicon Research's manufacturing facility in Satara.
Satara, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Groundbreaking held for new water tank in Nalasopara East
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday for a new water storage tank planned under AMRUT 2.0 in Shri Ram Nagar, Bilalpada, an area of Nalasopara East that has long faced water shortages.
Palghar, 9 October 2026

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