Pune: First-year MBA student Atharva Patole (20) died while his classmate Rohit Pagare (19), sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle crashed into a road divider on the Pune-Solapur highway around 2 p.m. on Friday.Sub-inspector Kiran Dhaygude of Loni Kalbhor police told TOI, The two students study at a college in Loni and stay in a hostel room situated inside the college premises.On Friday afternoon, they left their college premises on the motorcycle.While traveling towards Solapur on the highway, Patole lost control over the motorcycle, crashed into the road divider. The passersby took them to a private hospital located nearby, Dhaygude said.Patole was declared dead on arrival by the doctors. Pagare has sustained serious injuries on his head, shoulders, and back. He is currently undergoing treatment and is said to be critical, he added.We also published the following articles recentlyMaharashtra staring at a massive water crisis: PatoleState Congress president Nana Patole expresses concern over the state government ignoring the looming water crisis in Nagpur. Patole criticizes the governments lack of interest in solving the depleting water stock issue, even in December. The Mahayuti alliance is accused of neglecting the crisis while creating friction between communities. The legislative council discusses the Jal Swarajya-II campaign, aiming to improve rural water supply and sanitation in villages, with 58 villages already taken up under the mission.BJP drove wedge between Marathas and OBCs: PatoleState Congress president Nana Patole criticized the BJP for stoking the Maratha-OBC quota friction, causing a rift between communities and tarnishing the name of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji. He accused the BJP of purposely complicating the matter instead of following the proper constitutional procedure for granting reservations. Patole also expressed concern about the increasing distance between Marathas and OBCs and criticized the BJP for not fulfilling their promises, including the creation of a separate Vidarbha state and reservations for Dhangars. He further highlighted the agrarian crisis caused by unseasonal rain and criticized the government for its failure to provide timely assistance to farmers.Holiday declared for schools and colleges in Chennai on FridayThe Chennai district collector declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Friday due to flood relief work. Tiruvallur district also announced a holiday for schools on Friday. The Tamil Nadu government had declared holidays to educational institutions in Chennai and surrounding districts since Monday due to cyclone Michaung.

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