BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in tackling the severe drought in Maharashtra. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not serious about tackling drought. Singh should tour the drought-hit areas and give some relief to people," Rajnath told reporters at Bhakarwadi village in Jalna district of the worst-affected Marathwada region. ...
12:55 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The police have arrested the two sons of NCP corporator Chandrakant Sonar for allegedly attacking a police inspector in Dhule. The incident took place when the officer tried to stop a fight during Holi celebrations. ...
01:14 PM, Mar 30, 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
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
After nearly a fortnight, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday renewed his attack on the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance. ...
05:17 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday cut short his visit to Sangli after taking ill and arrived in the city for rest, party sources said. Pawar started feeling uneasy in Kolhapur on way to Sangli and was examined by local doctors who advised him complete rest. ...
03:16 PM, Mar 24, 2013
BJP legislators on Saturday staged a protest outside the legislature complex demanding the dismissal of the Omar Abdullah government and imposition of President's rule in the state. ...
03:05 PM, Mar 23, 2013
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday night asked the Maharashtra government to take stern action against a group of legislators who beat up a police officer inside the Vidhan Bhavan, an incident that shocked the state. "I appeal to the Maharashtra government that those who are responsible for the offence should be dealt sternly as per law so that a message goes out that there is rule of law in...
12:18 AM, Mar 20, 2013
As the drought situation in Maharashtra worsens, allegations of siphoning off of relief funds have surfaced. The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly on Wednesday claimed bogus beneficiaries of fodder schemes. This came as the Centre granted Rs 1,200 crore as a drought relief package. ...
09:55 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday softened his stand against the NCP and also questioned the rationale of playing IPL cricket matches in the state, when it faces a severe drought. ...
03:47 AM, Mar 05, 2013
NCP chief Sharad Pawar will be certainly ready to become the Prime Minister if there is situation where there is a consensus on the issue, his party leader and Union Minister Praful Patel has said. ...
04:39 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday dared Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar to intimidate his party without the help of the state apparatus, saying stones can come from "our side" too in an escalating war of words between the two leaders from Maharashtra. Raj also asked Union Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar if the matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) would be cancelled in Maharashtra...
11:50 PM, Mar 02, 2013
The interrogation of four MNS workers has revealed that the car which was set on fire by MNS workers belonged to them. This new development comes following the police probe on four MNS workers. ...
03:22 PM, Mar 02, 2013
NCP candidate Sandhyadevi Babasaheb Kupekar on Thursday won the Chandgad Assembly seat by-election in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district by a margin of 24,847 votes. The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting NCP MLA Babasaheb Kupekar in September 2012. ...
06:14 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Counting of votes will begin on Thursday in the Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland amid tight security. Assembly elections in the three states, having 60 seats each, were held February 14 and February 23. ...
11:28 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Six Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers were arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday for rioting following clashes with Nationalist Congress Party activists after MNS chief Raj Thackeray's convoy was allegedly attacked by the latter on Tuesday night. Two cases have also been registered against the MNS workers in Bandra and Khar. ...
03:07 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Clashes were reported between suspected NCP and MNS workers in Maharashtra. Mumbai Police sources say police patrolling has been intensified in sensitive areas but no arrests have been made. This came after four NCP offices in Mumbai were stone pelted overnight. ...
09:54 AM, Feb 27, 2013
The NCP on Tuesday expressed grave disappointment over the Railway Budget with its chief Sharad Pawar telling a meeting of the UPA coordination committee that Mumbai has been neglected, which is "not acceptable". ...
01:45 AM, Feb 27, 2013
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