Maharashtra opposition creates ruckus, assembly adjourned (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Opposition parties stalled proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly over a number of issues on the first day of the monsoon session here Monday.Getting off to a ... Read more...
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Dismissed Belgaum council members seek Thackeray’s support
July 8th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Days after Karnataka's Bharatiya Janta Party government dismissed the elected council of Belgaum's civic body, former mayor Manda Balekundri Sunday met Shiv Sena supremo Bal ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Money laundering case against 14 accused
April 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has registered a money laundering case against 14 accused, including former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, in Mumbai's Adarsh housing ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Court rejects bail plea of accused (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of six accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and April, ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Court rejects bail plea of 9 accused
April 21st, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and ... Read more...
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Mumbai senior cop suspended for raping colleague
April 18th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Wednesday said tainted police officer Anil Mahabole has been suspended for allegedly raping a woman police inspector.Patil's statement came during the ... Read more...
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Maoists kill 12 CRPF troopers in landmine blast (Fourth Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), March 27 (IANS) After a lull of over three years, Maoists struck again Tuesday killing 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 28 others in a ... Read more...
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President calls for steps to correct skill-talent mismatch
March 13th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Stating that there is some mismatch between the skills that youth possess and the talents needed in the country, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday called for ... Read more...
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Sena-BJP-RPI ‘Grand Alliance’ ready for Mumbai civic polls
January 12th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Republican Party of India Thursday announced their 'Grand Alliance' would sweep the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Chavan meets Sonia on Ambedkar memorial, Belgaum
December 30th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) An all-party delegation led by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi demanding Belgaum be declared a union territory ... Read more...
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Chavan to meet PM on Ambedkar memorial, boundary row
December 29th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) For the second time in three weeks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, seeking his intervention ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray meets president on row over Belgaum
December 20th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and demanded that the Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum and surroundings in Karnataka be declared a ... Read more...
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Thackerays seek urgent end to Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary row
December 19th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Three days after the Maharashtra assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding that Marathi-speaking areas of neighbouring Karnataka's Belgaum be declared a union territory, the estranged ... Read more...
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Maharashtra wants Belgaum to be declared union territory (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) In a new dimension to the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday passed a unanimous motion urging the centre to declare Belgaum in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Declare Belgaum union territory, demands Maharashtra
December 16th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Adding a new dimension to the ongoing Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday urged the central government to declare Karnataka's Belgaum as a union ... Read more...
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Maharashtra BJP legislators burn paddy in assembly, one suspended
December 13th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Uproarious scenes continued in the Maharashtra assembly for the second consecutive day Tuesday with some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators burning paddy inside the legislature ... Read more...
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Farmers’ issues rock Maharashtra assembly
December 12th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 12 (IANS) A belligerent opposition disrupted proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly Monday, leading to three adjournments in the first half of the day.Uproarious scenes were witnessed when Chief ... Read more...
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Maharashtra politicians condemn Pawar attack
November 24th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Maharashtra's politicians Thursday unanimously condemned the attack on union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, terming it a serious security lapse."The ... Read more...
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Pune gang-rape accused trio get life terms
October 21st, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 21 (IANS) A court here Friday awarded life sentences to the three accused in the gang-rape of a married woman near Hinjewadi, on the outskirts of the city ... Read more...
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Need to reform institutions in tune with times: President
October 18th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday emphasised the need to reform India's institutions in accordance with the demands of the rapidly changing socio-economic conditions.Speaking at the inauguration ... Read more...
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Pune deaths: Opposition demands Maharashtra government’s dismissal
August 10th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Demanding the dismissal of the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance, the opposition staged a noisy protest in the Maharashtra assembly Wednesday over the police firing ... Read more...
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Hang Kasab, demands Maharashtra opposition
July 26th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) There were chaotic scenes in the Maharashtra assembly Tuesday as the opposition united to demand the implementation of the death sentence to Ajmal Amir Kasab, ... Read more...
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Maharashtra forms panel for law on mediapersons’ safety
June 15th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Facing criticism over the killing of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, the Maharashtra government Wednesday set up a group of senior ministers to look into various aspects of ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena got Rs.5 bn to oppose Jaitapur: Narayan Rane (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Congress's Industry Minister Narayan Rane Thursday locked horns with the Shiv Sena by alleging that some corporate houses have offered Rs.5 billion to the saffron ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena got Rs.5 bn to oppose Jaitapur: Narayan Rane
April 21st, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Industry Minister Narayan Rane Thursday alleged that the opposition Shiv Sena had got funding of Rs.5 billion to stall the 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project.Rane ... Read more...
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BJP, MNS support Jaitapur, Shiv Sena getting isolated
April 19th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Even as the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party expressed support to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, the Shiv Sena appeared to be politically ... Read more...
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2G scam: Pawar denies reports alleging links to DB Realty
April 14th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Thursday rubbished media reports, which had quoted corporate lobbyist Niira Radia as telling the Central ... Read more...
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‘I haven’t said anything against Constitution’: Anupam Kher
April 10th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 10 (ANI): Actor Anupam Kher, who is facing a privilege motion in the Maharashtra Assembly for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Constitution, has denied making any such comments."My ... Read more...
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BJP supports demand to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’ to Sachin
April 5th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday supported the demand to confer 'Bharat Ratna' to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in view of his outstanding contribution to ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Govt. to recommend Sachin’s name for ‘Bharat Ratna’
April 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 5 (ANI): Following Team India's historic win in the 2011 World Cup, theMaharashtra Government is going to recommend to the Centre that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar should be given ... Read more...
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Maharashtra opposition accuses Pawar of having links with Balwa
April 1st, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 1 (ANI): There was chaos in the Maharashtra Assembly on Friday after the opposition accused Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar of having links ... Read more...
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Maharashtra legislators’ suspension revoked
March 29th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra assembly Tuesday revoked the suspension of five Shiv Sena and four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators after which the opposition ended its five-day ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena, BJP boycott Maharshtra assembly over suspensions
March 25th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The state's main opposition parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, Friday boycotted the proceedings of the Maharashtra assembly to protest the suspension ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s nine BJP, Sena legislators suspended
March 24th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Five Shiv Sena and four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators were Thursday suspended from the Maharashtra assembly till Dec 31 for disrupting Deputy Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Expert allays fears on nuclear plants
March 14th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Leading nuclear expert Anil Kakodkar Monday asserted that Indian nuclear installations were safe and that seismic activity in the country was very different from that of ... Read more...
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