Nashik: News

21 Oct 2024

Delhi

'Kanda Express' brings 1,600 tons of onions to Delhi

In a bid to tackle skyrocketing onion prices, the Indian government has launched an unusual initiative, "Kanda Express."

09 Sep 2024

Cardiac Arrest

'Didn't want hospitalization...'—Vikas Sethi's wife recalls moments before his death

The Indian television industry is mourning the sudden demise of actor Vikas Sethi, who passed away in his sleep on Saturday night due to a cardiac arrest. He was 48.

06 Sep 2024

Maharashtra

'Underwear' gang strikes again in Nashik, robs 6 shops

The notorious "Chaddi-Baniyan" gang of Maharashtra has struck again in Malegaon, Nashik.

03 Sep 2024

India

'Underwear gang' strikes: Steals gold and bananas in Nashik

A group of thieves, known as the "underwear" or "chaddi baniyan" gang, has caused a stir in Malegaon, Nashik.

IAS probationer Pooja Khedkar's mother sent to police custody 

Manorama Khedkar, mother of trainee Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pooja Khedkar, has been remanded in police custody until July 20.

04 Jul 2024

Bengali Cinema

Actor Smriti Biswas dies at 100 due to age-related ailments

Legendary actor Smriti Biswas, celebrated for her contributions to Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali cinema, passed away late Wednesday night due to age-related issues.

14 Jun 2024

Maharashtra

Why has price of onions surged in last two weeks  

Onion prices have seen a significant increase of 30-50% in the past fortnight amid increasing demands for the product ahead of Eid-al-Adha (Bakra Eid).

09 Jun 2024

Ahmedabad

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, other districts; road caves in

Mumbai and its surrounding areas have experienced significant rainfall in the past 24 hours, providing a respite from recent high temperatures.

27 May 2024

Maharashtra

Former Malegaon Mayor, AIMIM party leader, shot at in Nashik

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and former Mayor of Maharashtra's Malegaon Abdul Malik Muhammed Yunus Isa was shot by two unidentified assailants on Monday morning.

30 Apr 2024

Mahindra & Mahindra

M&M shares reach record high following XUV 3XO launch

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) shares experienced a significant surge today, rising over 4% to reach an all-time high of ₹2,152 per share.

19 Mar 2024

Bal Thackeray

2024 polls: BJP may ally with Raj Thackery, say reports

The Bharatiya Janata Party is in talks with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray to explore a potential alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

14 Mar 2024

Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi unveils Congress' five-point plan for farmers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has announced a five-point "Kisan Nyay" guarantee aimed at addressing farmers' concerns.

12 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Modi begins 11-day 'special anushthan' ahead of Ram Mandir inauguration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday, that with just 11 days left for the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir, he is starting a special "anushthan" (penances).

29 Jul 2023

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 6 killed, 20 injured after 2 buses collide

At least six people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries after two private buses collided in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra early on Saturday, reported PTI.

05 May 2023

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Villagers fetch water from 70-feet well, risk lives daily

Residents of Gangodwari village in Peth Taluka in Maharashtra's Nashik district are forced to descend into a 70-feet deep well to fetch water amid a water crisis that has been ongoing for over a decade, reported ANI.

13 Jan 2023

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 10 die in bus-truck collision on Nashik-Shirdi highway

At least ten people, including kids, died after the bus they were traveling in collided with a truck on Friday on the Nashik-Shirdi highway in Maharashtra.

08 Oct 2022

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Bus catches fire after collision, 11 dead, 38 injured

At least 11 people died and 38 injured when a private luxury bus caught fire after hitting a trailer truck carrying diesel on Aurangabad Road in Nashik of Maharashtra early morning on Saturday.

07 Sep 2022

Mumbai

5 things to bring home from your trip to Maharashtra

Brimming with a rich history and cultural heritage that dates back a hundred years, Maharashtra houses some of the major cities, hill stations, and coastal towns of the country.

03 Apr 2022

Indian Railways

10 coaches of LTT-Jaynagar Express derail near Nashik

At least ten coaches of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Jaynagar Antyodaya Express (11061) Express train derailed on the downline between Lahavit and Devlali in Nashik, Maharashtra, on Sunday afternoon, ANI reported.

19 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Medical student dies in college; parents allege foul play

On Wednesday, the parents of a medical student in Maharashtra alleged that their son died in suspicious circumstances in his college located in the Adgaon area of Nashik two days ago.

Toddler suffering from genetic disorder receives life-saving injection for free

The upcoming second birthday of Shivraj Daware, who hails from Nashik in Maharashtra, will be very special for his parents who claimed that the toddler, suffering from a rare genetic disorder, had become the first such patient from India who was given a Rs. 16 crore life-saving injection by a US firm for free.

06 Jul 2021

Train Accident

Gas-tanker hits railway tracks suffering tire burst; major accident averted

An empty gas truck veered off from the Mumbai-Nashik National Highway after suffering a tire burst and came on the parallel railway tracks on Monday evening, forcing the suspension of traffic on the Kasara-Kalyan section which resulted in holding up of some long-distance and suburban trains for almost two hours, officials said.

21 Apr 2021

India

Maharashtra: 22 dead after oxygen tank leaks outside Nashik hospital

Twenty-two people died after an oxygen tanker leaked outside a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra today, causing the supply of oxygen to be halted there for around 30 minutes, reports said.

31 Mar 2021

India

Nashik imposes entry fee for markets to contain coronavirus surge

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Nashik, the district authorities have imposed fresh restrictions on market areas to prevent them from getting overcrowded.

09 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Weekend lockdown imposed in Nashik as COVID-19 cases rise

The Nashik district administration has imposed a weekend lockdown along with several restrictions starting today keeping in mind the rising coronavirus cases there.

17 Feb 2021

Gorakhpur

Many cities now want low-cost Metro Lite, Metro Neo: Report

Several cities in India are reportedly considering cheaper alternatives to the Metro rail.

24 Jan 2021

Mumbai

Nashik farmers march to Mumbai for anti-farm law rally

Over 1,200 farmers from Maharashtra's Nashik headed to state capital Mumbai on Saturday in protest against the central government's new agricultural laws.

NCP leader Sanjay Shinde burnt alive as car catches fire

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sanjay Shinde died on Tuesday afternoon after his car caught fire in Maharashtra's Nashik district.

19 Aug 2020

Mahindra Marazzo

BS6 Mahindra Marazzo MPV to be launched soon; production underway

After an unexpected delay due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, Mahindra and Mahindra has started the production of the Marazzo MPV at its Nashik plant.

12 Jun 2020

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar launches online health system for Nashik City Police

In his latest endeavor to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has teamed up with the Nashik City Police to launch a centralized online health system for the cops.

18 May 2019

Crime Against Women

Olympic rower Dattu Bhokanal booked after wife alleges harassment, cheating

Olympic rowing champion Dattu Baban Bhokanal has landed in trouble after he was booked on charges of alleged physical and mental harassment, and dowry demands, leveled by his wife.

01 Mar 2019

India

Military honors, 21-gun salute for IAF pilot killed in chopper-crash

The funeral of 33-year-old Indian Air Force Squadron Leader, Ninad Mandavgane, who was killed in the Mi-17 chopper crash in Jammu & Kashmir's Budgam district on 27 February, was held in Maharashtra's Nashik with full military honors on Friday.

02 Feb 2019

Chennai

Leopard cub seized from passenger's luggage at Chennai airport

In a bizarre news, a leopard cub has been recovered from the luggage of a passenger who arrived from Thailand at Chennai International Airport on Saturday.

26 Jan 2019

Leopard

Five injured after leopard attacks Nashik locality; captured hours later

On Friday morning, panic and fear gripped the residents of a Nashik locality after a fully grown male leopard entered an upmarket area and went on an attacking spree.

24 Jan 2019

Mumbai

How kids in Mumbai are trained to steal mobile phones

When four minors, aged 13-17, were arrested last week in Mumbai for stealing mobile phones, their revelations were rather interesting.

03 Dec 2018

Narendra Modi

Farmer, earns Rs. 1,064 by selling onions, gives to Modi

A farmer from Maharashtra's Nashik district has sent Rs. 1,064, which he earned by selling 750 kgs of onions, to PM Narendra Modi as a sign of protest.

Conflicts over water on rise in Maharashtra, said experts

Issues of unequal distribution, lack of planning, political interference and growing demand for water were giving rise to disputes among the different regions of Maharashtra, according to experts.

17 Nov 2018

Cycling

This doctor covered Kashmir-Kanyakumari in just 10 days, 11 hours!

A Nashik-based doctor has completed a cycle tour between Kashmir and Kanyakumari, covering a distance of 3,850 km in just 10 days and 11 hours, said Nashik Cyclists Foundation.

30 Sep 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Family disposes of 2-day-old infant's body in plastic bag

A poor family from Maharashtra's Nashik district has allegedly disposed of the body of a two-day-old infant in a plastic bag instead of carrying out the last rites, police said today.

18 Sep 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Man killed for refusing to withdraw daughter's molestation case

A 55-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by seven people in Maharashtra's Nashik after he refused to withdraw a molestation case lodged by his daughter against one of them.

Nashik: Gold smuggled from UAE seized in train, 3 held

Gold worth over Rs. 23 lakh, smuggled in from UAE and being transported in a train, was seized at Igatpuri railway station near Nashik in Maharashtra on Saturday and three persons were arrested in this connection.

28 Aug 2018

Maharashtra

53-year-old Nashik Police Commissioner completes Ironman triathlon in France

Nashik Police Commissioner Ravinderkumar Singhal has successfully completed the Ironman triathlon which involves a set of physically grueling activities.

17 Aug 2018

Ahmedabad

Air Deccan to launch flight services to Ahmedabad from Nashik

Scheduled commuter airline Air Deccan today said it is planning to launch flight services to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) from Nashik (Maharashtra) as part of its strategy to connect smaller cities with business hubs.

09 Aug 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Woman, set on fire by mother's lover, dies

A 19-year-old woman, Priti Shendge, who suffered 80% burn injuries when a man set her, her 9-month-old daughter Siddhi, and mother Sangita Devre (40) on fire four days ago in Nashik in Maharashtra, has died, police today said.

06 Aug 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Man sets afire 40-year-old-woman, her two kin; one dies

A man allegedly set ablaze a 40-year-old woman, with whom he was having an extramarital affair in Maharashtra's Nashik today.

01 Aug 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Lover stabs woman to death for refusing to marry

A 28-year-old man, Suraj Chavan, was arrested in Maharashtra's Nashik district for allegedly stabbing to death a 21-year-old woman after she refused to marry him.

19 Jul 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 4 get judicial-custody for playing loud music in silence-zone

A court in Satana in Maharashtra's Nashik district has remanded a music band owner and its three members, in 7 days judicial custody for playing loud music in a silence zone.

14 Jul 2018

Maharashtra

Sambhaji Bhide in trouble for his 'mangoes for sons' remark

Controversial Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide has been found guilty of violating the law with his "mangoes for sons" remarks and will be dragged to court by the Nashik civic body.

27 Jun 2018

Indian Air Force

Sukhoi aircraft crashes near Nashik; both pilots safe

A Sukhoi aircraft, awaiting induction in the Indian Air Force, crashed near Maharashtra's Nashik city today morning.

25 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Voting underway in four seats

Elections are being held today for the Mumbai Graduates', Mumbai Teachers', Konkan Graduates' and Nashik Teachers' constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.

17 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Imprisoned farmers also got benefits of loan waiver scheme

The Maharashtra Government's mega loan waiver scheme has benefited even imprisoned farmers, said an official.

16 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Nashik: 'Harassed' over loan repayment, couple commits suicide

A couple allegedly committed suicide at their residence in Ambad locality in Nashik, due to "harassment" by five moneylenders.

09 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Depressed over low score in Class-10, Nashik girl kills self

Apparently not satisfied with her Class 10 marks, a 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in Nashik.

04 Jun 2018

India

Nashik: Heavy pre-monsoon showers kill five; damage crops, houses

Five people were killed in two separate rain-related incidents as pre-monsoon showers accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning hit the Nashik division over the weekend, the police said.

28 May 2018

Mumbai

Nashik doctor removes whopping 4,100 gallstones after intense 4-hr surgery

Setting a record of sorts, a Nashik-based surgeon removed a whopping 4,100 gallstones from a man's gallbladder after a tough four-hour operation.

30 Apr 2018

India

3-year-old girl dies after falling in pot of hot sugar-syrup

A three-year-old girl died after falling into a cauldron of hot sugar syrup in Nashik, the police said.

07 Apr 2018

India

'Delay in reporting rape doesn't mean the woman is lying'

In a judgement that could boost the morale of countless women across India, the Bombay High Court has ruled that delay in immediate reporting of a sexual assault doesn't mean the victim is lying.

20 Oct 2017

iOS

RBI refuses to provide information on fake currency, printing defects

The RBI has said it had processed 9,711.62mn demonetized Rs. 500 notes and 4,709.72mn Rs. 1,000 notes till August.

25 May 2017

Maharashtra

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan seen at Dawood Ibrahim's relative's wedding

Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan, reportedly a close aide of CM Devendra Fadnavis, was recently spotted at the wedding of gangster Dawood Ibrahim's wife's niece in Nashik.