Opposition must keep their political differences aside and co-operate during the budget session commencing on Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. "The debate on drought and other important issues will be held during the session. Therefore, they (opposition) should co-operate," Chavan told reporters. ...
06:25 AM, Mar 11, 2013
As many as 16 districts in Maharashtra have been badly affected by drought and distressed villagers are migrating to cities in search of jobs. The villagers are now reduced to making pavements in Pune. ...
10:57 AM, Feb 21, 2013
As north India battles the cold, Maharashtra is facing a crisis of another sort. There is a severe water crisis in Marathawada, which is forcing entire villages to migrate in search of water and jobs. ...
06:40 AM, Jan 02, 2013
Mumbai: Marathwada region, from where the arrested LeT handler of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, Abu Jundal hails, is fast becoming the new Pakistan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said on Wednesday. "Marathwada, which was earlier known as the land of saints, is now becoming the land of terrorists," the Sena patriarch said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'. In the last five-six years, the connection of any terrorist act...
05:14 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Mumbai: Concerned over the growing incidence of female infanticide in state's Marathwada region and Beed district in particular, the Maharashtra government has convened a meeting on May 20 of all concerned officials in Beed to discuss crackdown on irregular activities. Beed has the lowest male-female sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 years (801 as against 1000 male children) as per the 2011 census. Maharashtra's sex ratio in the...
10:30 AM, May 17, 2011
Mohali: At the PCA Stadium on Saturday, Punjab openers Karan Goel and Jiwanjot Singh hit centuries in an unbeaten 243-run stand that is now 58 short of the Punjab record, 301 by Vikram Rathour and Navjot Singh Sidhu. More importantly, the home team is 16 runs shy of taking the first-innings lead. In the morning, Hyderabad’s last three wickets went down in a hurry as they were shot out for...
08:23 AM, Jul 15, 2008
Sydney: Alex Doolan posted his best first-class score of 161 not out before Australia A declared their first innings at 480 for 7 midway through a three-day match with South Africa. The Proteas, preparing for the first of three Tests against Australia, were 128 for 1 at stumps on Saturday on the second day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with captain Graeme Smith not out 60 before he retired to...
01:37 AM, Jul 15, 2008
Mumbai: India are unlikely to embrace the concept of day-night Test matches, a top official said on Wednesday, because a previous experiment in first-class cricket fell flat. The International Cricket Council announced this week that Tests can now be played under lights, with rival teams deciding on the hours of play and the colour of the ball to be used. Cricket Australia applauded the move, but the powerful Board of...
06:38 PM, Jul 13, 2008
Chennai: Jharkhand batsman Ishank Jaggi scored a gutsy century to bail his team out of a precarious situation as East Zone finished their first innings at a respectable 232 against Central Zone on the third day of Duleep Trophy final. At stumps, Central were 12 for no loss after two overs when umpires stopped proceedings due to bad light. While Jaggi pulled his team out of the troubled waters with...
04:50 PM, Jul 10, 2008
Desecration of a statue of BR Ambedkar in Marathwada region has sparked off fresh protest and violence. ...
11:31 PM, Apr 10, 2007
There has been no violence in the aftermath of the Malegaon blasts, but communal divide in Maharashtra has widened. ...
10:19 PM, Sep 19, 2006
Marathwada fought to get freedom from the Nizam of Hyderabad centuries ago. That past haunts the present now. ...
09:03 PM, Sep 19, 2006
