Protests across Maharashtra against petrol price hike
May 24th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) People across Maharashtra Thursday protested against the sharp hike in petrol prices, burning effigies and blocking roads and highways in prominent cities of the state, ... Read more...
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Children pedal over 2,000 km against female foeticide
May 16th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) To spread awareness about female foeticide, a group of 30 children reached Delhi after travelling a distance of 2,300 km accoss India, including 18 ... Read more...
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Hazare to start Maharashtra tour for Lokayukta bill
April 30th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), April 30 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare is all set to launch his five-week long tour of Maharashtra from Tuesday to create awareness for a strong ... Read more...
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‘Lake-tapping’ at Koyna to hike power supply (With Images)
April 25th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) For the second time in Asia, a "lake-tapping" project to generate additional electricity was carried out in the reservoir of Maharashtra's biggest Koyna Dam here Wednesday, ... Read more...
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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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MP from leading party joining us Saturday: NCP
January 27th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday created a buzz in Maharashtra by claiming to have netted into its fold a top political leader, who ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray promises post-Diwali ‘fireworks’ for Nirupam
October 29th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct. 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Friday promised to have post-Diwali "fire-works" for Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam for his recent pro-north Indian comments.The reaction came ... Read more...
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McCartney gets puppies’ photo as wedding gift
October 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) An Indian organisation that works for animals has gifted a photograph of two puppies to the recently-married Beatles legend Paul McCartney and New York ... Read more...
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I’m a ruffian in politics: Ajit Pawar
February 20th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Feb 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Sunday described himself a "a ruffian" in politics.The outspoken nephew of union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar also justified his ... Read more...
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S-Band spectrum: Needle of suspicion points at Chavan, alleges BJP
February 8th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tuesday alleged that the 'needle of suspicion' in the S-Band spectrum deal pointed at Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan who was ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court pulls up Maharashtra Govt. over Adarsh scam
December 21st, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 21 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Tuesday slammed the Maharashtra Government over the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam saying it is 'a clear-cut case of manipulation' by its officers ... Read more...
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7 tonnes ammonium nitrate, detonators seized in Maharahstra
December 18th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Dec 18 (IANS) The Kolhapur district police Saturday seized nearly seven tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 50 electronic detonators - two key ingredients for making explosives - and nabbed two ... Read more...
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Two die of food poisoning in Maharashtra
October 20th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Oct 20 (IANS) Two people in their sixties died of food poisoning after they consumed chapattis made of bajra flour that was mixed with pesticides, an official said here Wednesday."Primary ... Read more...
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Fifth Gujarat cop arrested in Sohrabuddin case
May 4th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 3 (IANS) The Gujarat police's criminal investigation department Monday arrested the fifth Indian Police Service officer - Dahod Superintendent of Police Vipul Agrawal - in connection with the staged killing ... Read more...
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Mamata gives several projects to Maharashtra
February 24th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee's railway budget for 2010-11 has provided several rail and related infrastructure projects for Maharashtra.
These include three new line surveys which will be commissioned to examine ... Read more...
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Pregnant woman burnt by husband
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 2 (IANS) A pregnant woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband after she quarrelled with his mother in Maharashtra's Sangli district, police said Saturday.
Twenty-year-old Sangita Shivaji Patil, who ... Read more...
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Muharram observed across India
December 28th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Sangli, Dec 28 (ANI) : Shia Muslims across the country observed Yom-e-Ashoora, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, on Monday to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat ... Read more...
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Western, coastal Maharashtra jolted
December 12th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted western Maharashtra, coastal Konkan and Mumbai Saturday evening.
There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties, an official ... Read more...
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Many big losers in Maharashtra polls
October 22nd, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena's Leader of Opposition Ramdas Kadam led the pack of prominent personalities who lost out in the 2009 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Kadam lost to the Nationalist Congress Party ... Read more...
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Goa blast accused’s father demands compensation
October 21st, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) The father of the main accused in the Goa Diwali eve blast case has served a legal notice on the Goa police, demanding compensation for harassing the ... Read more...
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Right-wing Santana Sanstha denies involvement in Goa blast
October 19th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Panjim, Oct 19 (ANI): Sanatana Samstha, the right wing organization that was accused of being behind Friday's blast in Goa, on Monday denied its role in any such activities.The Sanstha said, "We ... Read more...
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Margao blast: Goa Police arrest one Hindu right-winger
October 19th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Margao (Goa), Oct.19 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, have arrested a man with alleged links to a Hindu right-wing group 'Sanatan Sanstha' in connection with the recent blasts in the area in ... Read more...
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Is Vijay’s ‘Sura’, a remake of ‘Chota Mumbai’?
October 1st, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Buzz is that Vijay's 50th film titled "Sura' is loosely based on Mohan Lal's blockbuster "Chota Mumbai'. Though, Vijay has got a song to be completed for "Vettaikaran', he has started ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Govt trying to rewrite history : Munde
September 8th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sep 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Gopinath Munde charged the Maharashtra Government with attempting to change history by negating the glorious role of Chhatrapati Shivaji.Commenting on ... Read more...
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Now listen to bird calls on CD (Feature, with Image)
August 26th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) Now it won't take a sweaty, tiring, mosquito-bitten stakeout in the Western Ghats forests to hear the song of birds like the Drongo Cuckoo, the Pompadour ... Read more...
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Pasupathy- Vijay’s villain in ‘Urimai Kural’
August 14th, 2009 - 10:33 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
After his recent release of "Vedigundu Murugesan', actor Pasupathy gets back with vengeance for playing onscreen baddie role. Actor Pasupathy, who made his debut with a cameo role in Manirathnam's "Kannathil ... Read more...
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25 percent voting in six hours in Maharashtra (Lead)
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Nearly 25 percent of the electorate had cast their votes by 1 p.m. Thursday as polling proceeded peacefully in 25 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra, an election official ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia, Rahul to campaign in Assam, UP and MP today
April 19th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Lucknow, Bhopal, Apr 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh respectively today. ... Read more...
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BJP-Shiv Sena alliance intact in Maharashtra (Lead)
March 13th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Setting speculation at rest, the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday announced an alliance for the forthcoming parliamentary polls following an agreement between them on ... Read more...
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RR Patil’s resignation accepted (Third lead)
December 1st, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil has been accepted by Governor S.C. Jamir, a Raj Bhvan official here said."Patil's resignation, forwarded by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh ... Read more...
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‘Love Guru’ completes five years, says anonymity is his USP
November 23rd, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Even after completing five years of serving as agony uncle on late night radio and addressing listeners' relationship concerns, Radio City 91.1 FM's mystery host RJ "Love ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government to examine Jaya Bachchan, Raj statements (Roundup)
September 9th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Maharashtra deputy chief minister R.R. Patil Tuesday evening said the state government will call for the tapes of speeches of actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and ... Read more...
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10-year-old mentally affected lives a chained life in Maharastra
May 13th, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by admin
Sangli (Maharashtra), May 13 (ANI): A ten-year-old girl child suffering from a rare psychic problem of running around in public is compelled to lead a helpless life in Maharashtras Sangli area. ... Read more...
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Army doctor fakes suicide to elope; lands in jail
April 13th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a plot straight out of Bollywood, an Indian Army doctor faked his suicide to elope with a senior officer's wife but failed to factor in sleuths ... Read more...
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No bar on people working anywhere in India: Sonia
March 17th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by admin
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), March 17 (IANS) Accusing the opposition of seeking to divide people on the basis of caste, community and region, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday asserted all Indians have a right ... Read more...
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