Suspicious helicopter lands at Konkan coast

Suspicious helicopter lands at Konkan coast Mumbai: A suspicious helicopter on Saturday landed at Harne-Palde in coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and two unidentified persons allegedly conducted recce of the area after disembarking from it, police said. The Mumbai and Goa Air Traffic Control and Navy have been alerted after the incident, they said. According to locals, the chopper landed near beach of Harne-Palde at Dapoli in the afternoon, they said. "Two persons moved around in...
11:01 PM, Oct 08, 2011
Real Hero Sandeep runs school for deprived kids

Real Hero Sandeep runs school for deprived kids

Ex-professor Sandeep Desai collects money on Mumbai local trains to run the school for deprived kids in Ratnagiri. ...
10:07 AM, Aug 23, 2011

Konkan rail traffic hit as wall crumbles

Konkan rail traffic hit as wall crumbles Panaji: All traffic on the Konkan Railway route came to a standstill after heavy rains and landslide led to a safety wall collapsing on the tracks near Nivar station in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The wall, which collapsed on Thursday night, was 60 meters long and six meters high. Traffic on the Mumbai-Ratnagiri-Goa route has been hit with trains being stopped at various stations. Konkan Railway has arranged state transport...
11:54 AM, Jun 17, 2011

Jaitapur: why protests against nuclear plant

Jaitapur: why protests against nuclear plant Jaitapur: Jaitapur - the site for India's largest nuclear power plant has taken a violent turn. Thousands of farmers are agitating that the land classified in government reports as barren in fact is one of the most fertile and rich home to cashew and mango plantations. And the fishermen of Sankri Nata, allege the power plant will mean the end of their livelihood. Fisherman Abdul Mahmood said, "Our access points...
08:02 AM, Apr 21, 2011

Jaitapur: why protests against nuclear plant

Jaitapur: why protests against nuclear plant Jaitapur: Jaitapur - the site for India's largest nuclear power plant has taken a violent turn. Thousands of farmers are agitating that the land classified in government reports as barren in fact is one of the most fertile and rich home to cashew and mango plantations. And the fishermen of Sankri Nata, allege the power plant will mean the end of their livelihood. Fisherman Abdul Mahmood said, "Our access points...
08:02 AM, Apr 21, 2011
Jaitapur now calm; Sena continues stir

Jaitapur now calm; Sena continues stir

Ratnagiri: The tension in Jaitapur finally diffused after the family of the man who lost his life in Monday's firing claimed his body and performed the last rites. But the incident has aggravated people from the villages near the power project and certain posters put up by the Shiv Sena across villages in Ratnagiri district adding to the fear factor about the nuclear plant, particularly after the disaster in Japan. ...
08:57 PM, Apr 20, 2011

Jaitapur protesters pelt stones on policemen

Jaitapur protesters pelt stones on policemen Mumbai: Hundreds of villagers agitating against the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project at Madban village in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on Monday pelted stones on policemen, resulting in injury to a few personnel. "Protesters pelted stones at the policemen in which some cops were injured. Police had to open firing in the air to disperse the crowd," Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police Pradeep Raskar told PTI. Hundreds of people from Madban, Jaitapur,...
05:11 PM, Apr 18, 2011

Moderate quake in parts of Maharashtra

Moderate quake in parts of Maharashtra The intensity of the earthquake measured 4.5 on the richer scale. ...
08:05 PM, Nov 14, 2009

Dabhol to turn on power@Rs 6.25 a unit

Dabhol to turn on power@Rs 6.25 a unit The Dabhol plant will restart generation from next month. RGPPL would import naphtha for resuming generation. ...
04:14 PM, Sep 15, 2006
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