Nationalist Congress Party

Pawar pulls up Sangma for Presidential bid

Pawar pulls up Sangma for Presidential bid New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar pulled up party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma for projecting himself as a Presidential candidate. This came a day after the BJD and AIADMK supported the candidature of the former Lok Sabha speaker. The NCP had made it clear that the party couldn't aspire for such a big post as it didn't have the numbers. Odisha Chief Minister...
09:50 AM, May 18, 2012

Pawar 'pained' at PM's coalition govt remark

Pawar 'pained' at PM's coalition govt remark New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday that he was upset with the Prime Minister over his remark in Parliament that coalition governance was a major hurdle in the way of reforms. Sharad Pawar said that he was pained at the PM's remarks. "The PM said that the allies were not cooperating. We felt bad because we never acted like this. We respect the coalition religion. If we...
08:18 PM, Mar 20, 2012

Goa polls: Cong-NCP alliance likely this week

Goa polls: Cong-NCP alliance likely this week Panaji: The Congress-NCP alliance for the March 3 Assembly polls in Goa would be announced this week, a senior Congress leader said on Monday. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Subhash Shirodkar told PTI that the announcement would be made in Delhi, where senior leaders of both the parties are working out the alliance. Shirodkar said that the seat-sharing formula is being finalised by the leaders of the parties. He said...
11:47 AM, Jan 09, 2012

BMC polls: No ultimatum to Cong, clarifies NCP

BMC polls: No ultimatum to Cong, clarifies NCP New Delhi: Amidst reports that the NCP had served an ultimatum to the Congress over an alliance row for the upcoming Bombay Municipal Corporation polls, NCP leader Jitendra Awhad has clarified that it was merely a suggestion and not an ultimatum. "Negotiations are on... He (Sharad Pawar)only said that negotiations should be finished at the right time because if the whole matter is delayed then it is a matter of...
08:37 AM, Jan 09, 2012
Pawars land in new mess, deny links with Goenka

Pawars land in new mess, deny links with Goenka

Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar faced a barrage of uncomfortable questions in the Maharashtra Assembly after an IBN-Lokmat investigation showed how Pawar ensured large tracts of land in Karjat went to AG Mercantile - a company in which he himself had 8,800 shares. The company which won the contract to repair a dam was interestingly given not money, but this land. Pawar said he sold the company's shares long ...
07:19 AM, Apr 21, 2011
Pawars land in new mess, deny links with Goenka

Pawars land in new mess, deny links with Goenka

Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar faced a barrage of uncomfortable questions in the Maharashtra Assembly after an IBN-Lokmat investigation showed how Pawar ensured large tracts of land in Karjat went to AG Mercantile - a company in which he himself had 8,800 shares. The company which won the contract to repair a dam was interestingly given not money, but this land. Pawar said he sold the company's shares long ...
07:19 AM, Apr 21, 2011
I don't know about Ajit's land deal: Pawar

I don't know about Ajit's land deal: Pawar

Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit allegedly allotted government land to a firm in which he held stake. ...
03:10 PM, Apr 20, 2011

Sharad Pawar's nephew implicated in land scam

Sharad Pawar's nephew implicated in land scam New Delhi: An IBN-Lokmat report has blown the lid off a land scam that implicates the Sharad Pawar family in Maharashtra. In 2007 when Ajit Pawar, nephew of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, was irrigation minister of Maharashtra AG Mercantile, a company partly owned by Ajit was given a contract to repair a dam in Raigad. But instead of money for the repairs the company was given land. AG...
06:52 AM, Apr 20, 2011
Sharad Pawar's nephew implicated in land scam

Sharad Pawar's nephew implicated in land scam

New Delhi: An IBN-Lokmat report has blown the lid off a land scam that implicates the Sharad Pawar family in Maharashtra. In 2007 when Ajit Pawar, nephew of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, was irrigation minister of Maharashtra AG Mercantile, a company partly owned by Ajit was given a contract to repair a dam in Raigad. But instead of money for the repairs the company was given land. AG ...
06:52 AM, Apr 20, 2011

Maharashtra: Jalgaon MLA arrested for rape

Maharashtra: Jalgaon MLA arrested for rape Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA from Jalgaon Dilip Wagh's PA Mahesh Mali, co-accused of raping a woman in Nashik, was arrested in on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, Dilip Wagh was arrested in Bandra. Wagh and his personal secretary Mahesh Mali have been charged for the rape which allegedly took place after they met her on the pretext of offering a job. The NCP has now suspended Wagh from the...
07:04 AM, Feb 27, 2011

2G scam: Pranab, Sushma spar over JPC

2G scam: Pranab, Sushma spar over JPC New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government on Thursday moved a motion in the Lok Sabha for an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam. Leader of Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved the motion in the Lok Sabha for setting up of the JPC to look into the telecom policy pursued from 1998 to 2009 and was involved in a war...
11:43 AM, Feb 24, 2011

Maharashtra Cabinet swearing in on Sat: Chavan

Maharashtra Cabinet swearing in on Sat: Chavan The decision came after Cong-NCP broke the deadlock over power sharing. ...
02:47 PM, Nov 06, 2009

Pawar takes a gamble; says he wants to retire

Pawar takes a gamble; says he wants to retire NCP chief says he wants to give younger leaders a chance. ...
09:42 PM, Sep 27, 2009

CBI arrests NCP leader for murder of Cong MP

CBI arrests NCP leader for murder of Cong MP Cong MP Pawanraje Nimbalkar was shot dead at Navi Mumbai in 2006. ...
12:51 AM, Jun 08, 2009

BJD, NCP fight over seats in Orissa, alliance at risk

BJD, NCP fight over seats in Orissa, alliance at risk Parties came together after Naveen Patnaik dumped BJP. ...
11:05 PM, Mar 25, 2009
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