Maharashtra Highlights: 26 naxals killed in Gadchiroli encounter, four injured jawans airlifted to Nagpur hospital
Five labourers have been hospitalised following the collapse of the pillar of an under-construction metro bridge in Thane. Police personnel have so far shot down 26 naxals during an encounter in Gadchiroi district. Meanwhile, following the unrest during protests in Amaravati, the MVA government imposed prohibitory orders to quell any communal fallout. Stay tuned for updates.
Four jawans injured in Gadchiroli naxal encounter airlifted to Nagpur hospital
The four police jawans injured in today's anti-Naxal operation in Gadchiroli were airlifted and admitted to Critical Care Complex of Orange City Hospital and Research Insitute in Nagpur, the hospital says (ANI)
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole accuses BJP of trying to provoke riots ahead of UP polls
MaharashtraCongress president Nana Patole on Saturday accused the BJP of conspiring to provoke riots ahead of the next year's assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier in the day, fresh violence broke out in easternMaharashtra's Amravati city when stones were pelted at shops during a Bandh (shut-down) allegedly organised by local BJP workers.
The Bandh followed violence during rallies organized by Muslim organizations the day before to condemn the recent communal incidents in Tripura. (PTI)
Five labourers injured after metro pillar collapses in Thane's Bhiwandi area
Thane, Maharashtra | Pillar of an under-construction Metro bridge collapsed in Bhiwandi area of \u200b\u200bThane, this afternoon. 5 labourers injured, all have been hospitalized: Thane Municipal Corporation pic.twitter.com/YsM1PFqDwp