Maharashtra polls: Cotton votes

News Marcello |  Piyush Pushpak

Mahesh, 5, was euphoric: the poll bugles, the jingles, the loud speakers, the never-ending cavalcade of election cars, free meals with dishes that he only ...
07:13 PM, Oct 13, 2009

Truckers turn teachers, dhabas schools for HIV classes

Truckers turn teachers, <I>dhabas</I> schools for HIV classes Truck drivers were trained as part of the AIDS awareness program. ...
09:29 AM, Oct 08, 2007

Aussie teacher lives by Gandhi's principles

Aussie teacher lives by Gandhi's principles Influenced by Gandhi, Grace Musumeci has set up a small school for poor children in Maharashtra. ...
11:09 AM, Oct 03, 2007

PM gives cows, Vidarbha farmers bear the burden

PM gives cows, Vidarbha farmers bear the burden The scheme was intended to provide alternative means of livelihood. ...
08:30 AM, Sep 23, 2007

Village celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi, Ramzan together

Village celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi, Ramzan together A Ganpati temple and mosque stand side by side and so do the locals. ...
09:07 PM, Sep 22, 2007

Bulls walk the ramp for a good cause

Bulls walk the ramp for a good cause Farmers in Vidarbha let go of their woes and celebrate the annual bull fest. ...
02:59 PM, Sep 13, 2007

Meet Pravin Deshmukh, Vidarbha's net-savvy farmer

Meet Pravin Deshmukh, Vidarbha's net-savvy farmer Pravin Deshmukh surfed the net to find a way out of the debt trap. ...
10:27 AM, Sep 10, 2007

Cong accuses Vidarbha farmers of laziness

Cong accuses Vidarbha farmers of laziness The Cong-led state govt is blaming farmers for their own plight. ...
08:33 AM, Sep 10, 2007

Family planning scheme goes awry, man gives up kids

Family planning scheme goes awry, man gives up kids Wanjari is giving away two of his children to the District Collector. ...
09:01 AM, Sep 08, 2007

Fearing AIDS, granny abandons two-year-old

Fearing AIDS, granny abandons two-year-old A victim of malnutrition, Gaushiya is now being looked after by the hospital staff. ...
09:52 AM, Sep 05, 2007

Fearing AIDS, granny abandons two-year-old

Fearing AIDS, granny abandons two-year-old A victim of malnutrition, Gaushiya is now being looked after by the hospital staff. ...
09:52 AM, Sep 05, 2007

PM's Rs 3,750-cr cheque for farmers is no relief

PM's Rs 3,750-cr cheque for farmers is no relief This is just before the Prime Minister is to visit to the suicide belt of Vidarbha. ...
08:33 AM, Aug 31, 2007

Made in Nagpur explosives used in Hyderabad blasts

Made in Nagpur explosives used in Hyderabad blasts A CNN-IBN team travelled to Kotwalwardi to locate the factory. ...
01:26 PM, Aug 27, 2007

Nagpur cops go high-tech, launch e-policing system

Nagpur cops go high-tech, launch e-policing system Complainants are registering their grievances to the police in Lok Samwad now. ...
04:00 PM, Aug 20, 2007

Kid loses eye after teacher hits with cane

Kid loses eye after teacher hits with cane A 5-year-old nursery student lost an eye after a teacher hit her with a cane. ...
02:05 AM, Jul 21, 2007