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3 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Zeeshan Shaikh
The trustees of the Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba dargah, which was demolished last week by the Nashik Municipal Corporation, withdrew their petition from the Supreme Court after the apex court said the Bombay High Court may list the matter this week if the petitioner wishes. On Monday the SC, in its order, said the senior counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the Special Leave Petition and the permission for so was granted.
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3 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Zeeshan Shaikh
The demolition of a dargah in Nashik, which spiralled into violence this week, came despite a strong pushback from the Maharashtra Waqf Tribunal and the civic body itself acknowledging that the dargah has existed for decades. Located in Nashik’s Kathe Galli and nestled among several residential buildings, the decades-old Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba Dargah stood on a large tract of land with seven graves believed to be of Sufi saints.
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1 month ago |
indianexpress.com | Zeeshan Shaikh
The alleged suicide of an undertrial prisoner, accused in the sexual assault and the murder of a minor girl in Kalyan East in Taloja Jail Sunday once again spotlighted a growing concern in Maharashtra’s prison system—one that has claimed over 70 lives in the past 13 years. Official data reveals that between 2010 and 2022, 129 prisoners in Maharashtra died unnatural deaths, of which 54 per cent or 70 were recorded as suicides.
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1 month ago |
indianexpress.com | Zeeshan Shaikh
People in Delhi spend an average of 563 minutes each day in work-related activities while those in Nagaland spend the lowest, 329 minutes, according to data from a national survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024 reveals that Delhi’s residents are more time-intensive in their daily routines.
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1 month ago |
indianexpress.com | Zeeshan Shaikh
Over the last few days, Maharashtra has seen the eruption of yet another language agitation in the state, with Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) confronting workers of various establishments, as well as nationalised banks, for not using Marathi in communication with customers. Language agitations in Maharashtra have been a central part of the state’s political history, driven by the need to protect Marathi culture, language, and identity.
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