Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair, he took a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. ...
03:30 PM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. He has taken a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. He was speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Smitha Nair: Some now believe that you were fearful of losing...
09:08 AM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. He has taken a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. He was speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Smitha Nair: Some now believe that you were fearful of losing...
09:04 AM, May 01, 2013
Bolangir: Protests by villagers displaced by the Lower Suktel power project turned violent at Bolangir on Monday. As many as 40 people were injured when the protestors clashed with police. 16 people were arrested. Villagers affected by the project staged a road blockade for over 2 hours, demanding higher compensation. ...
09:15 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Nagpur: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected preliminary objections raised by Maharashtra government's Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC), under the scanner for alleged corruption, against two PILs seeking probe into the matter. The court's Nagpur bench is hearing two PILs on the alleged scam, seeking a probe by CBI or a court-monitored investigation. The ruling by division bench of justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Arun Chaudhari paved the way for...
03:37 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Social activist Medha Patkar is alleging fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. ...
09:26 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. The Income tax assessment report cites documents showing unexplained payments made to people represented by acronyms. Patkar has alleged the acronyms refer to top leaders like Deputy Chief Minister...
10:50 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: The CAG report on irrigation projects was tabled in the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday. The CAG slammed the Maharashtra government over incomplete irrigation projects, saying it has led to cost overruns of around Rs 27,000 crore in a finding that could raise questions on the role of NCP and its leader Ajit Pawar. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, which presented its report for the year ending March...
04:31 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday alleged irregularities in all irrigation projects in Maharashtra, including the Tillari project bordering the state. "All irrigation projects in Maharashtra are scam. I am saying this on record," he told the State Legislative Assembly, while speaking on demands for grants. "We know about Tillari irrigation project. How much of cement is used and how much is soil cannot be ascertained." Parrikar claimed...
01:48 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Mumbai: Accusing the Maharashtra government of not being serious about tackling drought in the state, the BJP on Friday announced the party would distribute water tanks in 1,000 villages. "The state government is not very serious to mitigate the drought. Water and fodder have become grave issues and the movement of the people from the drought-hit parts is on rise. Instead of taking some long-term measures, the government is undertaking...
06:12 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Mumbai: After nearly a fortnight, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday renewed his attack on the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance. Addressing a massive rally in Amravati, 690 km from Mumbai, on Sunday evening, Thackeray accused government officials of being corrupt, especially those in the irrigation department, controlled by the NCP. "Five of the key ministries are handled by the NCP: finance, power, irrigation, water and...
05:17 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Vice President of Uganda Edward Ssekandi on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held deliberations on strengthening ties. Modi told Ssekandi, who was leading a 16-member high-level delegation from his country, that Gujarat was keen to build relations with the African nation in the fields of agriculture, micro-irrigation, fertilisers and petroleum. ...
04:37 AM, Mar 20, 2013
After spending almost Rs 70,000 crore, the government's irrigation plan for Maharashtra seems to reaped no results. CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair travelled to the Nimna Dhudhna irrigation projects site set up in 1979, which is still incomplete despite a 50 time cost jump. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 15, 2013
The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat has passed an irrigation Bill that will make it mandatory for farmers to procure a licence for using ground water for irrigation. Farmers who do not have the licenses will now run the risk of losing their land. ...
09:15 AM, Mar 03, 2013
Maharashtra government on Monday announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by leading water expert Madhav Chitale to probe into the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam. ...
08:29 AM, Jan 01, 2013
A number of alien-like skulls have been discovered in a 1,000 year old cemetery in Mexico. The finding initially stunned the researchers, however, upon closer inspection the skulls were found to be human skulls warped into strange, alien-like shapes. Scientists said the practise of deforming skulls of children as they grew was common in Central America, and these findings suggest the tradition spread farther north than had been thought. ...
11:20 AM, Dec 30, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday agreed to conduct a SIT probe into the irrigation scam in the state. The team will be headed by water expert Madhav Chitale and modalities will be finalised by December 30. The announcement was made by Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare in the Assembly. Sources say that the team will probe the irrigation projects from the Shiv Sena-BJP tenure. CNN-IBN had first reported how...
03:06 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who had resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra over the irrigation scam, was re-inducted into the state Cabinet as he took oath on Friday morning. The BJP and the Shiv Sena have boycotted the swearing-in ceremony. Governor K Sankaranarayanan administered oath of office to Pawar in the presence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister. The decision to re-induct Pawar in the...
09:40 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who had resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra over the irrigation scam, will be re-inducted into the state Cabinet and take oath on Friday. Pawar will be taking oath at 9:30 am on Friday at the Governor's residence. Meanwhile, the BJP and the Shiv Sena have decided to boycott the sweating-in ceremony. The decision to re-induct Pawar in the cabinet...
08:09 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who had recently resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra over the irrigation scam, will be re-inducted into the state Cabinet on Friday morning. The decision to re-induct Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra Cabinet has come days after the White Paper on the irrigation scam in the state was tabled. The White Paper on irrigation scam had given a clean chit...
07:20 PM, Dec 06, 2012
