Around 147 persons have been arrested in connection with the communal violence in Maharashtra’s Akola city, Scroll has learnt. The violence broke out between Hindus and Muslims on Saturday over a ...

Akola Police have registered an FIR against a self-styled godman for allegedly endangering the lives of newborns and minors through hazardous practices performed in the name of healing and black magic ...

Disturbing videos show a self-styled godman in Akola district subjecting children to unsafe, superstition-driven rituals.

According to data from the IMD, Akola, Wardha have emerged among the hottest locations in the state; each recording a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius.

Central Maharashtra faces intense heat, with temperatures exceeding 45°C in Akola and Wardha, despite forecasts of unseasonal ...

Nagpur: With 29 new confirmed positive cases of Covid-19, Akola surpassed the 300 mark on Wednesday. Akola had reported its first case on April 7 and first death on April 15. Within 43 days, the city ...

Murtizapur: Acting on a complaint backed by a viral social media reel, the Murtizapur rural police in Akola district ...

A suspected heatwave-related death has been reported in Akola as the city recorded a scorching 44.2 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest location globally on Wednesday, according to the ...

Nagpur: Even as unseasonal rainfall has been forecast in parts of the state, large stretches of Central Maharashtra, ...

An additional collector from Maharashtra’s Akola district has been booked for allegedly extorting money from a stone crusher owner and threatening to target other such businessmen, a police official ...