It's called a 'bamboolance' by locals - a makeshift ambulance in Nandurbar district in Maharashtra. For ailing villagers, it's the only mode to reach the nearest primary health centre which is a good 25 kilometers away. ...
08:57 AM, Feb 08, 2013
As many as 700 villages of Assam are under water as the floods have affected at least seven lakh people. ...
10:33 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Chandrapur: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday said that poaching of tigers in Chandrapur could not have taken place without the support of local people. Thackeray, who was here to collect facts regarding poaching of tigers said that "It is impossible for any outsider to lay traps in deep forests without help from local people. It is the local people responsible for the act". Talking about tiger conservation,...
02:59 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Chandrapur: The Maharashtra government has ordered a CID inquiry into the recent tiger poaching incidents in the district. "We suspect the involvement of inter-state gangs in the incidents," Forests and Rehabilitation Minister Patangrao Kadam said in Chandrapur on Wednesday. "The report from CID is expected within three months. If required, the period would be extended to get concrete information on tiger poaching," he said. Kadam was addressing a press conference...
02:05 AM, May 31, 2012
Mumbai: The Congress on Monday emerged as the dominant party in elections to five municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Latur in Marathwada region. In Latur, Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh retained his hold over the municipal corporation, with the Congress winning 49 of the 70 seats, fending off a challenge by the NCP, which managed only 13 seats. Voting was held on Sunday in Latur, Chandrapur and Parbhani which were upgraded...
03:22 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Cops take 4 years to file complaint against powerful pontiff's relative. ...
07:27 PM, Feb 05, 2010
It was the first time a transfusion had been given to a tiger in India. ...
04:39 PM, Nov 18, 2008
A tiger, that allegedly killed four people in Maharashtra, has been shot dead. ...
12:00 PM, Dec 01, 2007
There has been a power shutdown across western Maharashtra for the second time in the last 10 days. ...
06:12 PM, Feb 28, 2007
