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Sharad Pawar dials CM, urges him to take serious note of incidents in Beed, Parbhani • Dec. 23, 2024, 3:20 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Today in Politics: Rahul Gandhi to visit violence-hit Parbhani; Delhi cops may record statements of MPs injured in Parliament melee • Dec. 23, 2024, 2:36 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Targeted by Rahul Gandhi over Parbhani custodial death, Fadnavis says Congress leader’s sole aim is to divide people • Dec. 23, 2024, 2:36 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Pawar dials CM, urges him to take serious note of incidents in Beed, Parbhani • Dec. 23, 2024, 2:36 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Maharashtra Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ‘Killed because he was a Dalit,’ says Rahul Gandhi after meeting victim’s kin in violence-hit Parbhani • Dec. 23, 2024, 12:16 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Parbhani, city, east-central Maharashtra state, western India. It lies in an upland plateau region about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Dudna River.

The city’s name refers to the Prabhavati Temple, which was forcibly converted to a mosque during the Mughal period. Parbhani is a commercial and industrial centre with cotton ginning and pressing as major industries. Shivaji Udyan (Shivaji’s Garden) and the fort of Roshan Khan, as well as the tomb of Hazrat Sayyad Shah Turabat, are important landmarks. The economy of the surrounding region is almost wholly agricultural; the chief crops are sorghum (jowar), pearl millet (bajra), cotton, and sugarcane. Pop. (2001) 259,329; (2011) 307,170.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.