Maharashtra road accident: The tanker driver immediately fled the scene following the collision. While bystanders and local residents rushed to assist, Pankhabai unfortunately succumbed to her injuries despite efforts to save her. The entire incident was recorded on nearby CCTV cameras.
In the wake of severe flooding caused by torrential rains from September 21 to 23, several villages in Solapur District, particularly in Madha Taluka, were left inundated and in urgent need of assistance.PauseMute Responding to a call from the NDRF and local administration, a team from the RESQ Charitable Trust-Sahyadri Vanyajeev Rakshanarth Samajik Sanstha (SVRSS), working in close coordination with the Indian Army, the tehsildar, and the local MLA, launched large-scale rescue operations to safeguard human lives and animals stranded by the floodwaters.
A four-year-old boy died on Thursday afternoon in Shelgaon village of Barshi taluka, Solapur district, after a tractor accidentally plunged into a well during ongoing motor-retrieval work, local authorities said. According to information provided by villagers, the incident occurred while a tractor was stationed near a well to assist in removing a motor. The child, identified as Shivraj Sherkhane, was playing nearby when he climbed onto the parked vehicle. Officials said he accidentally shifted the gear, causing the tractor to move forward and fall directly into the well with the child still atop it.
The Solapur-Pune highway, recently renovated by spending crores of rupees, has been dug up again barely eight months after the work was completed. The rapid deterioration of the road has caused widespread anger among commuters and local residents.
After years of anticipation, the Mumbai–Solapur air service officially began on Wednesday, inaugurated by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at Solapur Airport. This new service is expected to boost the region’s economic and industrial development, creating jobs and improving connectivity between Solapur, Mumbai, and international markets.
