
Amravati: An embarrassed Congress legislator and President Pratibha Patil's son Raosaheb Shekhawat Tuesday said a "communication gap" resulted in Rs 1 crore cash being seized by Maharashtra Police only days before the polls to major municipal corporations in the state. "There was some communication gap as the state Congress could not inform when and how the money was being sent. I learnt (of it) only after the police seized the...

08:24 PM, Feb 21, 2012

New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil's son Rajendra Shekhawat appeared before the police commissioner to record his statement in connection with a notice given to him by the Amravati district collector after Rs 1 crore of unaccounted cash was seized from a vehicle before last week's civic elections. Amravati MLA Shekhawat had claimed that the money was intended for legitimate election expenses to be distributed among the financially weak candidates. The...

01:05 PM, Feb 21, 2012

New Delhi: A farmer attempted suicide at Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's rally in Amravati on Saturday, sources said. Sources allege that Arun Devidas Sabhane, a farmer, consumed poison at Chavan's rally. Sabhane was rushed to the nearby the rural hospital immediately. According to reports the incident took place at Dhamangaon in Amravati district of Maharashtra. ...

03:57 PM, Dec 04, 2011

Amravati: South Indian actress Navneet Kaur and local MLA Ravi Rana exchanged wedding vows at a mass wedding ceremony in which 3611 other couples also tied the nuptial knot in this town in Vidarbha region on Wednesday. Ravi Rana chose to tie the knot to his actress bride at this mass marriage ceremony in Amravati, steering clear of normally opulent political weddings. When asked why he decided to get married...

07:24 PM, Feb 02, 2011

Sportsperson's family blames her coach, allege suicide. ...

05:43 PM, Nov 04, 2009

Rajendra Shekhawat has won from Amravati in the Maharashtra elections. ...

11:47 PM, Oct 23, 2009

Rajendra Shekhawat is now claiming his own identity as a Maharashtra MLA. ...

11:58 PM, Oct 22, 2009

Prez' son Rajendra Shekhawat has been gifted the ticket for Amravati. ...

08:36 PM, Oct 06, 2009

President Pratibha Patil's son will contest Maharashtra Assembly polls. ...

02:01 AM, Sep 24, 2009

The decision sets a precedent for others with dynastic ambitions. ...

12:27 AM, Sep 24, 2009

Cong leadership grappled with the task of choosing its candidate for Amravati. ...

06:33 PM, Sep 23, 2009

The pilot showed presence of mind or else it could have been disastrous. ...

08:31 AM, Sep 08, 2008
Colombo: Ajantha Mendis and Thisara Perera shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka won the third one-day international against the West Indies by 26 runs to clinch the series 2-0 on Sunday. West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and sent the hosts in to bat first at Sinhalese Sports Club. Sri Lanka made 277-9 in 50 overs with captain Kumar Sangakkara (75) and Mahela Jayawardene (44) sharing a 95-run...

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