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City in Maharashtra, India

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Akola: City in Maharashtra, India
Akola is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The third largest city in Eastern Maharashtra after Nagpur and Amravati, it is located about 580 kilometres (360 mi) east of the state capital, Mumbai, and 250 kilometres (160 mi) west of the second capital, Nagpur. Akola is the administrative headquarters of the Akola district located in the Amravati division.

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Direct battles and factional rivalry define Vidarbha's electoral landscape; Congress & BJP lock horns in key constituencies, 2 Senas face-off on 2 seats

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29 people detected with the new JN.1 variant of coronavirus in Maharashtra. Pune district has registered the highest cases (15), followed by Thane (5), Beed (3), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (2), and one..
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Court denies bail to sacked RPF constable accused of killing four persons on moving train

Dismissed RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, accused of shooting dead his senior colleague and three passengers on a moving train in July, was denied bail by a court in Mumbai. Chaudhary, who is..
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The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the SC that it banned the screening of the "highly controversial" film 'The Kerala Story' to prevent violent clashes between communities, as had happened in..
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Maharashtra: 7 dead, 23 injured after massive 100-year-old tree falls in Akola temple

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