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Truck laden with hydrogen cylinders overturns, catches fire in Nashik

A truck laden with hydrogen cylinders overturned and caught fire on Manmad-Malegaon road in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Saturday, police said. There were no casualties in the accident that took place near Manmad in the afternoon, an official said. One of the front tyres of the truck, which was carrying 200 hydrogen gas cylinders, burst near Kandagaon Phata. The driver lost control of the wheel and the vehicle turned turtle, he said. The cylinders in the truck caught fire and started exploding one after another. The vehicle was completely gutted, the official said. There was panic in the area as the cylinders started exploding. Teams from the police, fire brigade and other agencies reached the spot, but couldn't go near the vehicle because of the blasts, he said. The police stopped vehicular traffic on the road up to 2 km, the official said, adding that the blaze was doused after three to four hours.

12 dead, 43 injured as bus catches fire after hitting truck in Nashik

Twelve passengers, including a two-year-old child, were killed and 43 others injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday, police officials said. The accident took place at Nandur Naka on Nashik-Aurangabad highway around 5.15 am when the sleeper bus was coming from Yavatmal in eastern Maharashtra, they said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the bus tragedy and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the dead and said the medical expenses of the injured would be borne by the state government. The CM visited the spot and the District Civil Hospital, where most of the patients were admitted. He said a detailed inquiry into the accident will be carried out. "A luxury bus travelling to Mumbai from ..

10 dead, 24 injured after bus hits truck, catches fire in Maharashtra

Ten persons were killed and 24 injured after a bus hit a truck and caught fire in Maharashtra's Nashik city early Saturday, police said. The accident took place on Aurangabad Road around 5 am, an official said. The private bus, a 'sleeper' coach, had around 30 passengers. It hit the truck at Nandur Naka and caught fire in a few minutes, the official said. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, the official said. Most of those killed and injured were bus passengers, he said. The truck was going from Dhule to Mumbai, he added.

Ex-Union minister, Congress leader Manikrao Gavit dies at 87 in Maharashtra

Former union minister and Congress leader Manikrao Gavit died of old age at a hospital in Maharashtra's Nashik on Saturday, sources said. Gavit was 87, and is survived by his daughter former MLA Nirmala Gavit and son Bharat. A nine-time Lok Sabha MP, Gavit represented the tribal-dominated Nandurbar constituency from 1980 to 2009, and lost the election in 2014. Gavit's son Bharat joined the BJP after he was denied ticket by the Congress in 2019, while daughter Nirmala, a two-time Congress MLA from Igatpuri, joined the Shiv Sena and lost her seat. Gavit served as the Union minister of state home in the Manmohan Singh government in 2004 and minister of state social justice in 2013.

Educational institutes closed after heavy rains in Maharashtra's Nashik

Schools and colleges were closed in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday following heavy rains over the last few days and people in flood-prone areas were asked to shift to safer places

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 6 cases, no death; active tally now 13

So far, 4,67,158 persons have been discharged post recovery, including two during the day, leaving the district with an active caseload of 13

FIR filed against Ashok Gehlot's son in Nashik over fraud allegations

An FIR has been registered against Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for allegedly duping a Nashik resident of crores of rupees

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 89 cases, 1 death; active tally now 736w

The Covid-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,75,387 on Sunday with the detection of 89 cases

Nashik district adds 332 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; 1,004 recover

The Covid-19 count in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,73,508 with an addition of 332 new cases on Wednesday, the local administration said.

Nashik sees 2,696 fresh coronavirus cases, five deaths; 2,900 recover

The Covid-19 tally in Nashik in Maharashtra reached 4,61,984 on Friday after 2,696 cases were detected

Nashik records 4,696 new Covid-19 cases in 48 hours; seven casualties

With the addition of 4,696 new Covid-19 cases over the last two days, the tally of infections in Maharashtra Nashik district has reached 4,59,328

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik records 2,944 new cases; two casualties

The district is currently left with 18,017 active cases

Nashik sees 2,204 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death; 1,484 recover

So far, 406,204 people have been discharged post recovery

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district sees 2,526 cases, two fatalities

At present, the Nashik district has 16,268 active cases

Nashik sees 2,939 Covid-19 cases and two deaths; 1,799 recover

There are currently 9,298 patients undergoing treatment in the district

Nashik sees 2,999 new Covid-19 cases; administration closes tourist spots

At least 14,103 patients were currently undergoing treatment in the district

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 1,996 cases, active tally reaches 8,721

The number of tests in Nashik reached 30,94,358

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik records 1,925 new cases and no deaths

At least 814 patients were discharged from hospitals

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district records 1,549 new cases, 1 death

So far, 4,07,364 coronavirus patients have been discharged following their recovery

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 508 fresh cases and two casualties

At least 88 patients were discharged from hospitals, while two died of the infection during the day