Latur

Farmer harnesses wife to plough after ox dies, Rohit Pawar seeks help

June 09, 2026 10:37 pm

Pawar said the local authorities, public representatives, and honorable ministers should take immediate cognizance of this incident and provide urgent assistance to this family as a special case.

After NEET leak storm, Latur's coaching capital faces closure

June 03, 2026 3:36 pm

District Administration directs coaching institutes and student facilities functioning on industrial land to shut down, warning of legal action for non compliance.

Chavan apologises after Vilasrao remark; ‘What is etched can’t be erased’, says Riteish

January 07, 2026 9:18 am

Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan drew flak for saying that former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s memories would soon be ‘wiped off’ from Latur.

Man publicly assaulted, called ‘Pakistani’, dies by suicide, say Latur police; hunt on for accused

May 09, 2025 1:06 pm

In her FIR, Samrin claimed that the assailant threatened to post the photos and videos of the assault on the internet and her husband requested him not to do so.

In Latur, amid new battles between old dynasties, Congress looks to reclaim bastion

November 13, 2024 7:35 am

Cong bid rides on late Vilasrao Deshmukh's son Amit, who is taking on party veteran Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law Archana of BJP in Latur City.

Maharashtra Assembly election: History repeats in Latur, another Cong leader’s daughter-in-law fights on BJP ticket

November 08, 2024 6:15 pm

Archana, daughter-in-law of veteran Congress leader Shivraj Patil, will take on Congress MLA Amit Deshmukh in Latur (city).

Accused under alcohol influence or hate, asks man who lost wife, daughter in Latur road rage

October 08, 2024 5:29 am

On September 29, five men in a car allegedly pursued the Shaikh family for five kilometres before running them over, following a minor altercation over driving.

50 college students hospitalised after having dinner at hostel in Maharashtra's Latur

October 06, 2024 10:48 am

The affected students were immediately taken to the hospital in ambulances.

‘He had been distracted for a few days’: Latur school management tries to join dots after teacher’s arrest over NEET paper leak

June 26, 2024 9:49 am

Katpur, located barely 10 km from Latur, is worried about the infamy the headmaster’s arrest has brought to the zilla parishad school

In Maharashtra’s Latur district, farmers have a bigger worry than choosing an MP — What to sow this kharif season?

May 07, 2024 4:32 pm

At Latur’s wholesale market — one of the largest soyabean market in the country — soyabean has traded between Rs 4,400-Rs 4,700/quintal against the MSP of Rs 4,600

Drought crisis: Latur eagerly awaits for a 50-wagon water train

April 14, 2016 11:18 am

With Latur staring at its “worst ever” water crisis in decades, the state government has decided to send trains filled with water from Vaarna dam in Miraj, 8 km from Sangli town.

Video Of The Water Train Reaching Latur

April 20, 2016 12:00 pm

Cop forced to chant 'Jai Bhawani' by goons in Latur

February 24, 2016 6:44 am

Latur (Maharashtra), Feb 24 (ANI): In a controversial incident, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Yusuf Sheikh was forced to chant 'Jai Bhawani' by local goons. The cop was also paraded and assaulted. The group then went away but came back the next morning and started shouting slogans against the head constable and also allegedly assaulted Awaskar when he visited the spot again. Sheikh was allegedly paraded along with saffron flags. Sheikh said a group of men entered the police station and started beating him and others with wooden sticks. He added that they also abused him and asked him to chant 'Jai Bhavani' in order to show them respect.