Palghar
District in Maharashtra, India
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Palghar is a town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India and a municipal council. It is in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014 it has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district. Palghar lies on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor. The town is located about 87 kilometers north of Mumbai, about 35 kilometers north of Virar and about 24 kilometers west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway at Manor.
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Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maharashtra police to place fresh chargesheet on recordA bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and RS Reddy was informed by the counsel for the Maharashtra government that a second supplementary chargesheet has been filed in the case. The bench said the fresh..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maharashtra: Resort owner, parents of bride, groom held for violating COVID-19 norms in PalgharIn view of the rising COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state administration is taking strict action against those found violating safety norms.DNA - Published | |
Navy sailor set on fire by kidnappers for ransom in Maharashtra's Palghar, diesThe police spokesperson said that a case of murder under section 302 of the IPC and other sections was registered against the unidentified kidnappers.DNA - Published | |
89 get bail in Palghar lynching caseIndiaTimes - Published | |
Palghar Lynching Case: BJP to hold rally in Mumbai seeking CBI probeFour persons among the 200 arrested by the Maharashtra government in the Palghar lynching case were granted bail by a special court in Thane early this month.DNA - Published | |
Palghar lynching: Court to hear bail pleas of accused on November 3IndiaTimes - Published | |
Police issue notice to Arnab Goswami over 'communal' commentsMumbai Police on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Republic TV's Editor In Chief Arnab Goswami over his alleged communal comments during his news shows on Palghar lynching case and the Bandra..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Palghar lynching: Action taken against police personnel, Maharashtra govt tells SCThe Maharashtra government filed a status report in the Supreme Court in connection with the Palghar mob lynching incident stating that 15 police personnel were punished with pay cuts and two were sent..DNA - Published | |
Maharashtra's Palghar district on alert over Congo fever; all you need to knowThe Palghar administration on Tuesday asked authorities to stay alert against a possible spread of the Congo fever in the Maharashtra district.DNA - Published | |
Palghar lynching: One policeman sacked, 2 more 'compulsorily retired'The orders for dismissal and retirement were issued late on Saturday by Konkan Range Inspector General of Police Niket Kaushik.DNA - Published | |
Top seer body seeks CBI probe into Palghar lynchingsIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
ABAP demands CBI inquiry into Palghar mob lyncing caseIndiaTimes - Published | |
Palghar lynching: Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara demands CBI probeSeeking justice into the Palghar mob lynching incident, Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhada has demanded a CBI probe in the matter.DNA - Published | Palghar mob-lynching case: 28 accused granted 'default' bail after no charge sheet filed for 90 daysTwo sadhus - Kalpavruksha Giri (70) and Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) - and their driver Nilesh Telgade (30) were killed by villagers in Gadchinchale village in Kasa area of Palghar on April 16. A total of..DNA - Published |
SC to scrutinise Palghar lynching case chargesheetsThe Supreme Court on Thursday decided to scrutinise Maharashtra police’s two chargesheets in the Palghar ‘sadhu’ lynching case and asked the state government what action it had taken against the..IndiaTimes - Published | Hotspots shift to newer areas & states as Covid cases riseAmid rising number of Covid-19 cases, the epicentres of the infection are shifting from major towns to neighbouring districts and newer states. In recent weeks, districts like Solapur, Thane, Nashik,..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC seeks chargesheets of Palghar lynching case, asks Maharashtra about status of enquiry on copsThe top court said, "It has further been stated that a departmental enquiry against the police personnel was ordered and show-cause notices have been issued. Let details of the enquiry, including the..IndiaTimes - Published | Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maha govt to file status report on inquiry against policemenThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it about the status of inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel for their alleged role in the Palghar..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mumbai Rains: Uddhav Thackeray advises Mumbaikars to remain indoors as city deals with severe waterlogging"CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray also reviewed the situation with district collectors of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Kolhapur, Thane, and Raigad districts as they have been experiencing heavy..DNA - Published | Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai, adjoining districts; IMD issues red alertSeveral low-lying areas of Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts are still inundated after heavy rains over the last couple of days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for..DNA - Published |
Milk producers' protest intensifies in Maharashtra, demand Rs 30 per litreIn Palghar, farmers distributed milk to poor people for free and also spilled milk as a mark of protest demanding higher prices.DNA - Published | IMD warns of heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Delhi-NCRThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and some ghat regions.DNA - Published |
No religious angle in Palghar lynchings, say chargesheetsIn a key development in the Palghar lynching case, the Maharashtra Police’s CID on Wednesday filed two separate chargesheets totalling around 12,000 pages, naming over 250-plus accused, an official..IndiaTimes - Published | Mumbaikers, stay indoors! BMC issues heavy rainfall warning; high tides likely todayDuring the first week of July, Mumbai and the adjoining districts of Thane, Raigad, and Palghar had received heavy rainfall on successive days.DNA - Published |
Heavy rainfall expected in Mumbai this weekend, orange alert issuedThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in Mumbai and Konkan region in view of heavy rain forecast. The IMD has said that heavy rainfall is expected on Mumbai, Thane, and..DNA - Published | SC notice to Centre on Palghar killingsIndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt on pleas seeking CBI, NIA probe in Palghar mob lynchingA bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the respondents to file their reply on the PIL.DNA - Published | Palghar case: SC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply on pleas for CBI, NIA probes into killingsThe Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Maharashtra government on two separate petitions seeking probes by CBI and NIA into the alleged mob lynching of three people, including two seers,..IndiaTimes - Published |
NDRF deploys 9 teams in Maharashtra as cyclone forming over Arabian SeaAs per the NDRF's statement, three teams have been deployed in Mumbai, two in Palghar and one each in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.Moreover, the NDRF is in close contact with the R&R..IndiaTimes - Published | Sadhus attacked in Maharashtra's Palghar again, temple robbed; one accused arrestedThe attack comes around six weeks after two Sadhus in from Palghar were lynched by a mob.DNA - Published |
Two sadhus murdered in Maharashtra's Nanded, one accused nabbedThe incident comes one and half months after two sadhus were lynched in Maharashtra's Palghar.DNA - Published | Man arrested over Palghar Mob Lynching case now tests positive for coronavirusSources said that the individual was being kept in a police lock-up at Wada in the district along with 20 others. However, now the person has been moved to a government hospital in Palghar after being..DNA - Published |
Supreme Court seeks Palghar lynching probe status report from MaharashtraThe Supreme Court on Friday asked Maharashtra police to furnish within four weeks a report detailing status of investigation into lynching of two 'sadhus' of Joona Akhara along with their 30-year-old..IndiaTimes - Published | Palghar lynching case: SC seeks probe report from MaharashtraThe Supreme Court Friday sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the ongoing investigation in the Palghar incident in which two sadhus and their driver were allegedly lynched by a mob on the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Uddhav Thackeray dials UP CM, raises concern over killing of priestsMaharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke to his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath over phone on Tuesday and expressed concern over the killing of two priests in Bulandshahr district,..IndiaTimes - Published | After Palghar, two sadhus murdered in UP's Bulandshahr; mutiliated bodies found from templeThe police have already arrested the prime suspect in this caseDNA - Published |
RSS chief on Palghar lynching: 'What were cops doing?'IndiaTimes - Published | Palghar lynching: CID, Maharashtra police summon NCP leader Kashinath ChaudharyThe shocking incident occurred when three men who were travelling from Mumbai's Kandivali towards Surat in Gujarat in a Ford EcoSport car to attend a funeral on the night of April 16.DNA - Published |
FIR against journalist for accusing Sonia Gandhi over Palghar incidentThe FIR in the Civil Lines police was filed on the complaint of state Congress chief Mohan Markam under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, relating to promoting enmity between different groups..IndiaTimes - Published | NHRC notice to Maharashtra DGP over Palghar lynchingIndiaTimes - Published |
Palghar lynching: Time not apt for political fight, says Sharad PawarNCP chief Sharad Pawar hit out at those questioning the law and order situation in Maharashtra in the wake of the Palghar lynching incident, saying the time is not right to engage in political battles...IndiaTimes - Published | BJP's attempt to communalise Palghar incident shameful: CongressThe Congress on Monday accused the BJP of playing politics on the lynching incident in Maharashtra and said the saffron party's attempts at politicising and communalising the issue were shameful.IndiaTimes - Published |
Home minister Amit Shah speaks to Maharashtra CM on Palghar lynchingIndiaTimes - Published | BJP playing politics at disturbing moment in history: Congress on Palghar lynchingIndiaTimes - Published |
Uddhav Thackeray urges Amit Shah for action against communal twist to Palghar lynchingIndiaTimes - Published | Four Germany-returned passengers with 'home quarantine' stamp deboarded from Garib Rath Express at PalgharA Western Railway (WR) spokesperson said the four passengers were de-boarded from Garib Rath Express at Palghar station when travel ticket examiner and co-passengers raised an alarm after seeing the..DNA - Published |
Palghar chemical factory blast: Death toll hikes to 8; Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratiaThe blast took place at an under-construction plant of Ank Pharma in Kolwade village near Boisar around 7.20 PMDNA - Published | Maharashtra: Two arrested for possession of weapons, narcotic substances in PalgharAt least, three AK-47 rifles and some country-made arms and ammunition along with cash and drugs including ephedrine, mephedrone, heroin, morphine and DMT (N-Dimethyltripthamine) in various quantities..DNA - Published |
800 infants died in two years in Palghar, Maharashtra insists it's not malnourishmentThe state government claims they occurred due to factors like premature birth, asphyxia and heart ailmentsDNA - Published | IMD predicts intermittent rain in Mumbai & suburbsHowever, IMD has issued red alert in Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara for extremely heavy rains at isolated placesDNA - Published |