On Sunday, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the function, attended by lakhs, was held in an open ground in the Kharghar area of Raigad district.
Thane: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar has sought an inquiry into how the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award event was organised in Navi Mumbai during noon.
Lakhs of people had come for the event held on a 306-acre ground in Kharghar. The nearest weather station to the spot had recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.