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Health
Buldhana recorded 66 child and 10 maternal deaths in a year; four mothers died on the way to hospital
The health department's 2025-26 report records the deaths of 66 children and of 10 women during or after childbirth in Buldhana district.
Buldhana, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Drought: Akola shuts swimming pools, bans new wells, borewells and lifting water from projects
With groundwater levels falling sharply after poor rain, the Akola collector has ordered swimming pools shut and banned the digging of new wells and borewells across the district.
Akola, 9 October 2026
Crime
MCOCA invoked against gang that robbed a Daryapur jewellery shop
Police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a five-member gang that robbed a jewellery shop in Daryapur at weapon-point.
Amravati, 9 October 2026
Business
Yavatmal district bank poll: 58 candidates for 23 seats as save-the-bank panel alleges dead voters and 52% NPAs
Fifty-eight candidates are contesting 23 seats in the October 11 election to the Yavatmal District Central Cooperative Bank, in which 1,574 voters will cast ballots.
Yavatmal, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
After a bumper year, Akola cotton farmers brace for losses of up to 70% as plants wilt
Cotton farmers in Akola, who earned good prices last season, now fear losses of up to 70% after a prolonged dry spell and rising temperatures badly hit the crop.
Akola, 9 October 2026

Buldhana recorded 66 child and 10 maternal deaths in a year; four mothers died on the way to hospital