Congress stalwart and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his Latur residence on Friday at 90 after a brief illness. A seven-term MP and former Lok Sabha Speaker, he was widely respected across political lines. His funeral is on Saturday
Twenty-two staffers attempted to immolate themselves outside a sugar factory in Maharashtra's Latur on Monday to protest the non-payment of salaries, police said.
Several farmers held a protest on Thursday against the Maharashtra government's decision to set up a conservation centre for indigenous cows in Ambejogai in Beed instead of Latur
As per official information, till Friday, as many as 40,036 people were shifted to safer places in four districts, including over 32,500 in Solapur and over 6,000 in Pune.