Sheetal Rajpure

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Maharashtra Village Gets Sarpanch After 15 Years Due To Superstition

For the first time in the last 15 years, Maharashtra's Rajpuri village got a sarpanch in 2021 in Sheetal Rajpure. The appointment of Sheetal banished the 15-year-old superstition under which the villagers believed that whoever becomes sarpanch will die. "It is just a rumour," said Sheetal explaining that past sarpanches died only due to illness. More interestingly, the village underwent the election process after almost 40 years. Earlier, the… read-more

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 - 02:25 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Maharashtra , Sarpanch, Elections, Satara

Courtesy: The Print

Pune resident Devjeet Kumar.

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TATA Altroz Enters India Book Of Records, Covers 1,603 Kms In 24 Hrs

TATA Altroz has entered the India Book of Records after covering a record distance in 24 hours. Altroz, in its 24-hour marathon, covered 1,603 kilometres, becoming India's first passenger vehicle to do so. The voyage mapped Maharashtra's Satara to Bengaluru and then back to Pune between December 15-16, 2020. Pune-based Devjeet Saha, who underwent the journey, stated that Altroz faced zero mechanical problems. Meanwhile, TATA has also… read-more

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 - 12:35 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: TATA Motors, Altroz, Satara, Pune, Devjeet Saha

Courtesy: Hindustan Times