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42 CCTV cameras to watch over Matsyodari Devi's Navratri fair; shade and water mist for queues in the heat
The Sharadiya Navratri festival of Shri Matsyodari Devi at Ambad, a revered shrine in Marathwada, begins with ghatasthapana on Sunday, October 11, and the temple trust and police have completed preparations for the fair.
Jalna, 11 October 2026
Nashik renames 81 caste-based localities and lanes; civic body to publish gazette
With a re-check under way of the state's order to drop caste-based names of roads, squares and settlements, the Nashik Municipal Corporation has begun publishing a gazette of 81 renamed places.
Nashik, 11 October 2026
Bulldozers clear encroachments in New Panvel; hawkers of ten years fear for their loans
After encroachments were debated at the Panvel municipal corporation's general body meeting, its anti-encroachment department cleared stalls from land reserved for a daily market in New Panvel's Sector 2.
Raigad, 11 October 2026
Leopard chasing wild boars falls into well near Kalameshwar; rescued, but three boars drown
A leopard and four wild boars fell into a deep farm well at Tishti (Bu.) village in the Kalameshwar forest range on Friday while the leopard was chasing the boars.
Nagpur, 11 October 2026
Byculla flyover 30% built and likely to miss its May 2028 deadline
About 30% of the flyover being built to ease traffic around J.J. in Byculla is complete, and the difficult construction is likely to push it past its May 2028 deadline.
Mumbai City, 11 October 2026
Buldhana's Nabhik community cancels jayanti procession, will give ₹51,000 to the CM's relief fund
The Nabhik community in Buldhana city has cancelled the evening procession for Veerratna Jivaji Mahale's birth anniversary and will give its cost, about ₹51,000, to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
Buldhana, 11 October 2026
Panel to settle boundaries of Mumbai's seven Koliwadas within three months
The state government has set up a nine-member committee to finalise the boundaries of seven Koliwadas, Mumbai's original fishing villages. It will weigh objections to the survey maps and report within three months.
Mumbai City, 11 October 2026
Durga and Sharada idols installed at 912 places across Gadchiroli; over 1,100 police and home guards deployed
As Sharadiya Navratri began on Sunday, October 11, public mandals were set to install Durga and Sharada idols at about 912 places across Gadchiroli district, with more than 1,100 police personnel and home guards deployed for security.
Gadchiroli, 11 October 2026
Bhandara's eight accident black spots saw 55 serious crashes and 23 deaths in three years
Figures from the district traffic police control room show that 55 serious accidents at eight accident-prone spots in Bhandara district killed 23 people between 2023 and 2025.
Bhandara, 11 October 2026
Nag river rejuvenation gets ₹61.96 crore from the Centre, the state and the NMC
The Centre, the Maharashtra government and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation have together approved ₹61.96 crore for the Nag river rejuvenation project.
Nagpur, 11 October 2026
MPCB orders nine Ambad factories shut after contaminated water causes skin problems
After residents near Nashik's Ambad industrial estate developed skin problems from contaminated borewell water, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has ordered nine factories that did not treat their effluent properly to shut.
Nashik, 11 October 2026
Land survey for Jalgaon-Jalna railway in final stage; 174-km line to branch off at Bhadli
The land survey for the proposed 174-km Jalgaon-Jalna railway line, linking north Maharashtra and Marathwada, has reached its final stage.
Jalgaon, 11 October 2026
Yellow alert for hot, humid weather in Thane and Mumbai; mercury near 36°C
The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for hot and humid conditions in Thane and Mumbai on Sunday, extending it to Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri.
Thane, 11 October 2026
High Court refuses to undo a 1982 consent decree on 33 acres of Bhandup land
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition by co-owners of the Bhandup Estate seeking to set aside a 1982 consent decree that recognised another man's ownership of 33 acres of land.
Mumbai Suburban, 11 October 2026
Vasota fort reopens to tourists from October 15; life jackets and fire equipment mandatory on boats
Officials of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve have decided to reopen Vyaghragad-Vasota fort, a favourite of trekkers, to tourists from October 15.
Satara, 11 October 2026
Bindusara lake, Beed city's water source, down to 5%; fodder left for just 15 days
The Bindusara lake that supplies Beed city has just 5 per cent usable storage left, against full capacity at this time last year, the central team's tour of the district found.
Beed, 11 October 2026
Truck hits devotees carrying Navratri flame from Tuljapur; three killed on Dhule-Solapur highway
Three young men were killed when a truck rammed devotees carrying a Navratri flame from Tuljapur to Golegaon-Gadana in Khultabad taluka on the Dhule-Solapur highway on Saturday night, October 10.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 11 October 2026
Nagpur district bans new borewells; Totaladoh holds half of what it did a year ago
With groundwater levels falling, Nagpur district has banned the digging of new borewells and the deepening of existing ones in urban and rural areas until further orders.
Nagpur, 11 October 2026
High Court allows removal of huts along the Kurla–Trombay railway line, with 30 days' notice
The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for Central Railway to remove unauthorised hutments from the safety zone along the Kurla–Trombay line, while ordering fresh 30-day notices and help for families who are displaced.
Mumbai Suburban, 11 October 2026
Jivdani Devi temple readies for Navratri with 200 CCTV cameras, 100 police a day
Expecting heavy crowds over the nine days of Navratri, the administration of Virar's Jivdani Devi temple and the police have put special security arrangements in place.
Palghar, 11 October 2026

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