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
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is still facing ire over his urine remark over the drought situation. ...
07:51 PM, Apr 11, 2013
In June 2011, officials of the forest department had complained to the Chief Secretary of Mahraashtra against local NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad. They stated that their officials were forcibly stopped and threatened by Awhad's supporters when they were demolishing illegal encroachments in the same area where the building collapsed. The NCP MLA has, however, defended his action. ...
11:58 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Maharahstra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was forced to apologise for his callous comment asking whether he should urinate to provide water in dams at a rally in the drought-hit state. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 08, 2013
74 people died and over 60 were injured in Maharashtra's worst building collapse. Three days after the mishap, nine people including the local NCP corporator Hira Patil and the two builders were arrested but can authorities ensure that such mishaps won't repeat in the city. ...
11:32 PM, Apr 07, 2013
At a time when the UPA government is struggling to keep its allies together, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has given a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In an interview to CNN IBN's Suhasini Haider, he said that the National Conference won't abandon the UPA government just because it is going through a rough patch. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sent a notice to the Chhattisgarh government. NCPCR official Vinod Ticu said it is a failure of the monitoring system. ...
04:00 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut hit out at the Maharashtra government for bringing NCP leader Ajit Pawar back as the Deputy Chief Minister. He said, "Who has given the clean chit to Ajit Pawar? Which court has absolved him of charges? Who has investigated the matter? He himself claims to be innocent. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will have to respond to this. I feel that the CM struck a deal ...
11:58 AM, Dec 07, 2012
The White Paper on irrigation projects, which was tabled in the Cabinet on Thursday, has virtually given a clean chit to former irrigation minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar. Following, which the party is demanding Pawar's re-induction in the Cabinet. He had resigned from the post of deputy chief minister of Maharashtra after his name came up in the irrigation scam. ...
09:08 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Defending BJP President Nitin Gadkari, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that all the agro-based projects of Gadkari have benefitted farmers. Pawar said he and the BJP chief are political opponent but both are committed to the development of Maharashtra. ...
08:24 PM, Oct 18, 2012
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Shanta Sinha said the rapes in Haryana were not just a shame for the state but for the country as a whole. "It is shocking that so many rapes and gangrapes took place within a month. There needs to be some effort from the government's part. It is a shame for Haryana and for the country as a whole," she said. ...
09:33 AM, Oct 08, 2012
An outbreak of encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh has so far claimed the lives of 400 children this year. Many more are fighting for survival. CNN-IBN found that nearly Rs 3350 crore that was sanctioned by the government to battle the outbreak hardly reached those who needed it most. The Akhilesh Yadav government has now promised swift action, especially after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) summoned senior ...
10:09 AM, Oct 05, 2012
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) member Vandana Prasad has said that children from the economically weaker sections are low on the priority list. She also said that good vaccines are available for encephalitis and they can ensure that immunisation is done. A day after CNN-IBN highlighted deaths due to encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has taken note of the disease ...
02:58 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Ajit Pawar had resigned following reports about his alleged involvement in a Rs 20,000 crore scam. ...
09:32 PM, Sep 30, 2012
The Pawar Parivar on Friday sent out a message of unity and Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule attended a meeting of NCP MLAs. ...
11:05 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad insisted that the party is united on the irrigation scam issue. He reiterated that the white paper should not have been delayed and said he is hopeful that the truth will soon come out. ...
07:20 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Key UPA allies, the DMK and the NCP, demanded a rollback on the diesel price hike at the coordination committee meet. ...
05:50 PM, Sep 27, 2012
An India Against Corruption (IAC) activist on Thursday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari refused to help her and her colleagues when they approached him for help over the Maharashtra irrigation scam involving key Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders like deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. CNN-IBN has accessed letters that show that Gadkari's key aide Ajay Sancheti, also a BJP MP, benefited in the alleged scam by ...
02:37 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee lashes out at the UPA saying it runs on money, mafia and muscle power. ...
10:17 PM, Sep 26, 2012
NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad insisted that the Maharashtra government should not delay in bringing out the white paper on irrigation because the delay is causing a shadow of doubt. NCP leader Ajit Pawar resigned from the post of deputy chief minister of Maharashtra ahead of a white paper on irrigation to be tabled in the Assembly and the beginning of CAG audit into irrigation projects. Rs 70,000 crore were spent ...
05:05 PM, Sep 26, 2012
