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Jamir to be sworn-in as Maharashtra Governor today - 01 Jan 2008
Maharashtra, July 19 (ANI): SC Jamir will be sworn-in as the Governor of Maharashtra at the Raj Bhavan here today.  Chief Justice of the Bombay High... charge of Maharashtra since March this year. He is from Nagaland

Quake of slight intensity rocks western Maharashtra - 01 Jan 2008
Satara (Maharashtra), Sept 17 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, rocked western Maharashtra on Wednesday morning.  There were..., the tremor was felt at 3:17 a.m. in Maharashtra's Satara region. 

Dismiss Maharashtra government: Mayawati - 30 Oct 2008
the dismissal of the Maharashtra government over the attack on non..., led by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray. Various political... of the Akhil Bhartiya Bhojpuri Samaj (ABBS) burnt the effigy of Maharashtra

Another suicide by a farmer in Maharashtra - 01 Jan 2008
Nagpur, July 8 (ANI): Another farmer has committed suicide in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Ramdas Kolhe ended his life after he could not pay his loan debt taken from a local moneylender. He was also worried about his

Youths attack Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi - 03 Nov 2008
Raising slogans against the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, a group of north-Indian youths today ransacked Maharashtra Sadan, the State liaison... politics by parties like Bal Thackeray led Shiv Sena and like minded Maharashtra

Procession sparks communal violence in Maharashtra - 14 Mar 2009
Nanded (Maharashtra), Mar 14 (ANI): A religious procession turned violent when two communities clashed with each other in Nanded in Maharashtra on Friday.  Violence broke out when members of a community taking out

Rahul visits Maharashtra village - 04 Mar 2009
Vidharbha (Maharashtra), March 4 (ANI): Congress General Secretary and party's youth icon Rahul Gandhi met farmers in the district during his brief visit to the city on Wednesday.  Rahul also visited the Chhatrapati Shahu

Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra - 13 Nov 2008
banned in Maharashtra as the subject of the film is similar to the current stir between Maharashtra Navnirman Seva (MNS) and north Indians living here. After... that the Maharashtra government impose a ban on the film fearing it may affect law

Maharashtra cabinet reshuffled - 08 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec.8 (ANI): Ashok Chavan, the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra has reshuffled his cabinet soon after assuming office.  Chavan has dropped Minister of textiles Satish Chaturvedi , Minister of State for Labour Baba

Power situation improves in Maharashtra - 12 Jan 2009
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) With an eye to the forthcoming elections, the Maharashtra government Monday announced marginal relief in load-shedding across the state... MW per day, he said.   At present, Maharashtra has a peak demand

Chidambaram to visit Kerala, Maharashtra on Monday - 06 Feb 2009
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Kerala and Maharashtra on Monday.  He will inaugurate a Coastal Police Station..., the Union Home Minister will have similar discussions with Maharashtra Chief

Chidambaram to visit Kerala, Maharashtra today - 09 Feb 2009
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Kerala and Maharashtra today.  He will inaugurate a Coastal Police Station at Neendakara..., the Union Home Minister will have similar discussions with Maharashtra Chief

Farmers in Maharashtra burn crops - 02 Apr 2009
Aurangabad, Apr 2 (ANI): Farmers in Maharashtra burnt their crops after they suffered heavy losses due to damage to hybrid orange in the region, on account of water shortage. Villages in the outskirts of Aurangabad like Paithon

Curfew relaxed for three hours in Maharashtra's Dhule district - 12 Oct 2008
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 12 (ANI): Curfew was relaxed for three hours in Maharashtra's violence-hit Dhule district on Sunday. According to police... demanded action against those found guilty under Maharashtra Control of Organised

Two die in Maharashtra temple stampede - 10 Oct 2008
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Oct 10 (IANS) Two people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at a temple in Rashin village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, police said Friday. The tragedy occurred at around 11.30

Communal tension in Maharashtra's Dhule district, four killed - 06 Oct 2008
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll in group clashes and police firing has risen to four in Dhule district of Maharashtra today.  There is no relaxation in curfew which was imposed on Sunday. No untoward incident has been

24-hour strike of petrol dealers of Maharashtra - 03 Sep 2007
Untitled Document Sep 03: Around 3000 petrol dealers of Maharashtra went on strike since Sunday midnight protesting the faulty system of the fuel marker under the banner of Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association

Couple in Maharashtra village commits suicide - 12 Oct 2008
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Oct 12 (IANS) A couple committed suicide after feeding poison to their two minor sons in Kalamwadi village of Maharashtra early Sunday, police said. While the bodies of the couple and their older son were found

Afghan national held in Maharashtra - 13 Jan 2009
Akola (Maharashtra), Jan 13 (IANS) An Afghan national has been arrested here for overstaying his visa period and five people, suspected to be from Pakistan or Bangladesh, have been detained, police said Tuesday. The Afghan national

Maharashtra Police quiz Raj Thackeray for 'inciting' riots - 24 Oct 2008
Thane/Patna, Oct 24 (ANI): The Maharashtra Police quizzed Maharashtra... for attacks on migrants in Maharashtra. "We have come to a unanimous decision... Maharashtra, with the police resorting to lathi-charge in several parts to dispel

Nation tense over uneasiness in Maharashtra - 13 Feb 2008
There is uneasiness in the life of Maharashtra; Raj Thackeray’s arrest has become the thump of the tense nation. There are disgruntled souls marching... to north Indians. The clash between Raj’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS

The chief ministers of Maharashtra - 04 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Maharashtra, which enjoys a reputation of political stability, has had 14 leaders occupying the post of chief minister since the formation of the state on May 1, 1960. Only once - for a five-month period between

RSS activists attack Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi - 03 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov.3 (ANI): At least 25 people attacked the Maharashtra Sadan here over the state government's go slow in ordering the arrest of Maharashtra..., was responsible for the attacks on North Indians in Mumbai and in other parts of Maharashtra

Probe ordered into killing of a "North Indian" in Maharashtra - 30 Oct 2008
Sangli / Badlapur (Maharashtra)/Khalilabad (UP), Oct 30 (ANI): Maharashtra... in Maharashtra.  Patil also declared a compensation of Rupees 200,000 for the victim's... 200,000 soon from the Maharashtra administration. A case under 302 has been

Worried Maharashtra considers ban on MNS - 21 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra government may consider recommending a ban on Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), if needed, Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil said Tuesday evening, as violence, arson and rioting rocked

Man arrested with explosives in Maharashtra town - 06 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) A youth was arrested and a cache of explosives recovered from his house in Maharashtra's Aurangabad town early Tuesday, police said. Hiralal Ramchandra Rotre, 25, was arrested for illegal possession of explosives

Man arrested with explosives in Maharashtra town - 01 Jan 2008
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) A youth was arrested and a cache of explosives recovered from his house in Maharashtra's Aurangabad town early Tuesday, police said. Hiralal Ramchandra Rotre, 25, was arrested for illegal possession of explosives

Mayawati demands dismissal of Maharashtra government - 30 Oct 2008
immediate dismissal of the Maharashtra government. 'Continued violence by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) against people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who had gone to Maharashtra to earn a livelihood was unpardonable,' Mayawati said at a press

Grape farmers in Maharashtra losing business - 04 Apr 2009
Pune, Apr 4 (ANI): Grape growers in Maharashtra are loosing their business due... for Indian wines. In 58 wineries of Maharashtra, the wine produced last year.... Ltd. In Maharashtra, wine grapes are cultivated in around 9000-acre

Adequate measures taken to ensure law and order in Maharashtra claims Deshmukh - 30 Oct 2008
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 30 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao... in Maharashtra which has witnessed attacks against North Indians.  Talking... in Maharashtra, after the miscreants identified him as a "North Indian". Rai, 25

Bhujbal named Maharashtra Deputy CM - 05 Dec 2008
As the Congress party is struggling to reach a general consensus over the name of new chief minister of Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP... to counter terrorism. Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and Maharashtra

Maharashtra wants Google Earth censored - 10 Mar 2009
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government is examining legal options to censor Google Earth and curb it from showing sensitive locations to prevent... in Mumbai, Maharashtra and the rest of the country that can be easily viewed

Chavan becomes new Maharashtra CM - 05 Dec 2008
The Congress party finally announced Maharashtra Industry Minister Ashok Chavan as the new chief minister of the state to succeed outgoing Vilasrao Deshmukh, who had to quit following last week's terror attacks in Mumbai. 'Congress

Situation in Maharashtra's Dhule district under control, curfew still on - 09 Oct 2008
Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 9 (ANI): The situation in Maharashtra's Dhule district is reported to be under control.  Curfew is still in place, after visit of State Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh and Union Minister of State for Home

Maharashtra chief minister not quitting: Congress leader - 30 Nov 2008
Mumbai, Nov 30 (ANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and his... Minister Shivraj Patil, rumours gripped Maharashtra that Deshmukh had been asked... responsibility' for the attacks.  Congress spokesman in Maharashtra Sanjay

Villagers of Maharashtra overwhelmed by farm loan waivers - 31 Mar 2009
Ganoeri (Maharashtra), Mar 31 (ANI): Farmers in Ganoeri village of Aurangabad district of Maharashtra have expressed happiness after their farm loans were waived off recently. Congress-led Government had on May 23, 2008 raised

Advani offers prayer at Sai Baba temple in Maharashtra - 05 Apr 2009
Shirdi (Maharashtra), Apr 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday visited Sai Baba temple at Shirdi in Maharashtra. Advani offered prayers at the temple for the party's victory

Villagers of Maharashtra overwhelmed by farm loan waivers - 31 Mar 2009
Ganoeri (Maharashtra), Mar 31 (ANI): Farmers in Ganoeri village of Aurangabad district of Maharashtra have expressed happiness after their farm loans were waived off recently. Congress-led Government had on May 23, 2008 raised

Maharashtra Police for IPL after polls - 20 Mar 2009
Mumbai, Mar 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Police on Friday said it would be better... the tournament could start after April 30 when Maharashtra polling is over. "So, where... when the Maharashtra polling is over. Election period will be still

Ashok Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister - 05 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Industry Minister Ashok Chavan will be the new leader of the Congress legislature party in the state, External Affairs... and Defence Minister A.K. Antony interacted with Congress legislators from Maharashtra

Apex court refuses to ban release of 'Deshdrohi' in Maharashtra - 22 Jan 2009
of Bhojpuri film 'Deshdrohi', which allegedly depicts Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's stand against north Indians, in Maharashtra. ... that it will hear the Maharashtra government's plea for a ban on Friday.  

Rubber gets a new home in Maharashtra's Konkan region - 16 Dec 2008
Raigad (Maharashtra), Dec 16 (IANS) Rubber plantations are taking strong roots in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan region, thanks to a salubrious climate, improved...;This year, Maharashtra's rubber production notched 34 tonnes from a tapping area

PM reviews Maharashtra Security Systems - 12 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Maharashtra... of the country''''s total industrial production comes from Maharashtra . Therefore... a Group of Ministers under the Chairmanship of the Maharashtra Chief Minister

PM reviews Maharashtra Security Systems - 12 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Maharashtra... total industrial production comes from Maharashtra . Therefore, it was all the more... of Ministers under the Chairmanship of the Maharashtra Chief Minister would oversee

Lobbying for next Maharashtra CM begins - 03 Dec 2008
about who will take over the reins of power in Maharashtra in the wake of incumbent... decision on the Maharashtra leadership issue, as it is still trying to recover... looks after party affairs in Maharashtra, said:``The CM (Deshmukh) has again

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Govt.on MNS activities - 22 Oct 2008
for railway jobs by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and has issued a notice to Maharashtra Chief Secretary and the state's Director General of Police, seeking

Ashok Chavan to be sworn-in as Maharashtra Chief Minister - 08 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 8 (ANI): Ashok Chavan will be sworn-in as the 24th Chief Minister of Maharashtra today.  Besides Chavan, NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal along... for the first time in 1987. Earlier, Maharashtra leader Narayan Rane, who

A tea vendor spearheads campaign in Maharashtra for clean candidates - 04 Apr 2009
Akola (Maharashtra), Apr 4 (ANI): A tea vendor is spearheading an awareness campaign in Akola in Maharashtra. He is urging people to exercise their franchise wisely and elect a candidate worthy of representing them in the Parliament. 

MNS to contest 12 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra - 06 Apr 2009
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has decided to contest 12 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, party chief Raj Thackeray announced here Monday. Thackeray said the party will field candidates in Nashik, Pune

Eight killed in road accident in Maharashtra - 08 Nov 2008
Latur (Maharashtra), Nov 8 (IANS) Eight travellers were killed and over 30 were injured when a luxury bus fell into a river bed near here Friday night, police said Saturday. The accident took place around 8.00 p.m. when the driver

Community radio station to start in Maharashtra - 13 Mar 2009
at Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Letter of Intent had been issued

Supreme Court notice to Maharashtra on protection of citizens - 10 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a public suit seeking protection of the life and property... by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G.

Arrest of SEC Lal raises fresh controversy in Maharashtra - 29 Mar 2008
Conflict between Maharashtra state election commissioner Nand Lal, who...;personal vendetta” which the Chief Minister turned on. The Maharashtra... Commission of India, an expert put a light on the Maharashtra fresh confrontation

Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi attacked by pro-north Indian group - 03 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A group of people, shouting slogans against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, vandalised the Maharashtra Sadan..., the breakaway faction of Shiv Sena, forcibly entered the Maharashtra Sadan

Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi attacked by Shiv Sena breakaway group - 03 Nov 2008
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A group of people, shouting slogans against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, vandalised the Maharashtra Sadan..., the breakaway faction of Shiv Sena, forcibly entered the Maharashtra Sadan

Munde's return to BJP ends crisis in Maharashtra politics - 23 Apr 2008
the Maharashtra politics after the three puzzling days that seemingly divided... The crisis in Maharashtra politics came on the floor after Gopinath Munde... of the Shiv Sena or the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which is not a good

Doctors in Maharashtra on strike to protest assaults - 10 Oct 2008
Nagpur, Oct 10 (IANS) Private medical practitioners in Maharashtra observed a token strike Friday to protest the growing incidents of assaults on their fraternity members and the government's failure in enacting a law for their protection

R.R. Patil elected NCP Maharashtra unit chief - 23 Dec 2008
Nagpur, Dec 23 (IANS) Former deputy chief minister R.R. Patil was unanimously elected president of the Nationalist Congress Party's Maharashtra unit here... convened meet of the party's Maharashtra unit in the state's second capital

Congress to contest 26 seats, NCP 22 in Maharashtra - 21 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has finalised the seat-sharing arrangement in Maharashtra for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. All India Congress Committee (AICC) media department

Laxity in coastal security: Maharashtra Deputy CM - 28 Nov 2008
Mumbai, Nov 28 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil on Friday admitted laxity in coastal security in the state. Patil said that the coastal security would be tightened in the wake of the atrocious attacks and another

Court asks Maharashtra to lift ban on 'Deshdrohi' - 09 Jan 2009
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Friday pulled up the Maharashtra... and clear the way for its release in Maharashtra immediately.  The Maharashtra... agitation launched at the time by the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman

Devotees light 100,000 earthen lamps for peace in Maharashtra - 05 Apr 2009
Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), Apr 5 (ANI): While Hindus performed puja at home on Ramnavami festival, hundreds of religious-minded participated in a 'Deep Mahotsav... like 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Om', was held for the first time in Maharashtra. 

Maharashtra to make HIV test compulsory before marriage - 01 Feb 2008
After Goa and Andhra Pradesh government’s failed attempt Maharashtra is considering to bring a new legislation recommended by a committee of legislators to make HIV test compulsory before marriage. In a meeting held on Wednesday

PM raps Maharashtra on violence against non-Maharashtrians - 31 Oct 2008
the Maharashtra government on the violence in Mumbai against non-Maharashtrians and conveyed... to the Maharashtra chief minister and that he would convey the sense of the cabinet to the Maharashtra government,' Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday. 

Five arrested for lynching of a "North Indian" in Maharashtra - 30 Oct 2008
, by miscreants on a local train in Maharashtra on Tuesday. Government Railway Police....  The Maharashtra Government has tried to downplay the lynching of the Uttar... reports that some of them could be from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

Jharkhand asks Maharashtra for the body of violence victim - 26 Oct 2008
Ranchi, Oct 26 (IANS) Jharkhand has approached the Maharashtra government... of Ramu Das to Ranchi. Basu spoke to Maharashtra chief secretary on Chief... by the supporters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The news has since then sparked

Maharashtra chief minister meets Sonia Gandhi, PM - 12 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Five days after taking over as the Maharashtra chief... of Ministers under the chairmanship of the Maharashtra chief minister would oversee.  Chavan was sworn in Maharashtra chief minister on Dec 8 with Chhagan

No signs of bonhomie in Maharashtra legislature session - 14 Dec 2008
Nagpur, Dec 14 (IANS) Hopes of solidarity between the Maharashtra government and the opposition on the issue of fighting terror following the Mumbai carnage... L.K. Advani while the new leaders in Maharashtra did not talk to us at all

Two Maharashtra airports to be operational Saturday - 01 Jan 2008
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's home town, Latur, and the Sikh religious town of Nanded will come on the country's civil aviation map Saturday with an inaugural flight from Mumbai, an official said here

Two Maharashtra airports to be operational Saturday - 06 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's home town, Latur, and the Sikh religious town of Nanded will come on the country's civil aviation map Saturday with an inaugural flight from Mumbai, an official said here

Maharashtra to recommend ban on Hindu group - 13 Oct 2008
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Monday said it would recommend a ban on the Sanatan Sanstha, terming it a 'fundamentalist organisation' allegedly involved in the recent bomb blasts in Thane district. The group, however

Maharashtra to set up security force like NSG - 29 Nov 2008
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Saturday said the state will set up a special security force on the lines of the National...;'A force on the lines of the NSG will be set up in Maharashtra,' Deshmukh told

Shiv Sena demands removal of Maharashtra government - 02 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 2 (ANI): Maharashtra's main opposition party Shiv Sena met... that this (Maharashtra state) government should not continue in the state because of incidents... and it is expected that the people of Maharashtra are not happy with the government

Maharashtra deputy chief minister submits resignation - 01 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil Monday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a close aide said. 'Patil tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh

Chavan, Bhujbal meet PM, discuss Maharashtra security scenario - 12 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy CM... discussed the security scenario in Maharashtra. Talking to reporters... attacks last month. Earlier, Maharashtra leader Narayan Rane, who was suspended

Congress, NCP strike seat deal in Maharashtra - 23 Mar 2009
Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra. 'We will fight unitedly as alliance partners in Maharashtra. Congress would contest on 26 seats while NCP would... of Maharashtra told reporters at a joint press conference attended by NCP leader Praful Patel

Maharashtra government yielding to fascist elements: Mahesh Bhatt - 25 Jan 2009
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has criticised the Maharashtra government for ignoring an apex court order to release producer Kamaal...-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). He said by ignoring the Supreme

Delhi BJP to raise Maharashtra violence in polls - 12 Nov 2008
Indians in Maharashtra during the assembly elections here. BJP's chief minister... comes after Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirnam Sena (MNS) carried out a string... the Congress for the Maharashtra violence.  'The problem in Maharashtra had been

Maharashtra Chief Minister insists he was elected, not appointed - 14 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Ashok Chavan insists he was 'elected' to the post, not appointed by the Congress leadership. 'I... at the meeting in Mumbai Dec 4.  Chavan was sworn in as Maharashtra's

Maharashtra CM to meet PM, Chidambaram today - 12 Dec 2008
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram here today.  ... after the Mumbai terror attacks last month. Earlier, Maharashtra leader

Maharashtra forms panel to probe Mumbai attacks - 30 Dec 2008
Nagpur, Dec 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday announced that former governor of Arunachal Pradesh R.D. Pradhan will head a two-member panel to probe... and has authored several books.  An IAS officer from the Maharashtra

BJP, Shiv Sena to jointly campaign in Maharashtra - 17 Mar 2009
in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha polls March 20. BJP general secretary... constituencies in Maharashtra and the Shiv Sena on 22. The BJP Tuesday

TN, Maharashtra in final of junior national squash Sports - 07 Nov 2008
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra will contest the final....  Maharashtra beat New Delhi 3-0: Vikram Malhotra beat Shakir Hussain...  New Delhi beat Maharashtra 'B

Maharashtra government wants 80 percent jobs for locals - 17 Nov 2008
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The Democratic Front government in Maharashtra Monday...;The resolution has also provided a definition of who is "a native of Maharashtra'. It said that a person domiciled in Maharashtra for at least 15 years could be considered

Centre should issue directive to Maharashtra government: BJP - 29 Oct 2008
that the Centre should issue a directive to Maharashtra Government under... to Maharashtra Government under Article 355 for its failure to protect the rights... against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. (ANI) 

Rs.6.2-bn relief package for Maharashtra farmers - 30 Dec 2008
Nagpur, Dec 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday announced a relief package worth Rs.6.2 billion (Rs.620 crore) to the crisis-ridden farmers in the state. Nearly four million farmers, who were left out by the central

Raj is the Bhindranwale of Maharashtra: Shahnawaz Hussain (Interview) - 03 Nov 2008
Hussain has dubbed Raj Thackeray the 'Bhindranwale of Maharashtra'. ... in the 1980s and it is now doing the same in Maharashtra to weaken the Shiv Sena... or the Congress-led government in Maharashtra were not able to do anything to control

Maharashtra and Orissa: fit cases for President's rule (Comment) - 01 Nov 2008
on a state, it is in Maharashtra and Orissa. But governments at the centre have misused... political calculations.   In Maharashtra, for instance, the targeting of north Indians by the lumpens associated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS

Mid day meal showing positive results in Maharashtra - 04 Apr 2009
Aurangabad, Apr 4 (ANI): Mid day meal schemes introduced by the Congress government for school going children is showing positive results in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In Aurangabad alone, the scheme is currently running in about 296

Mid day meal showing positive results in Maharashtra - 04 Apr 2009
Aurangabad, Apr 4 (ANI): Mid day meal schemes introduced by the Congress government for school going children is showing positive results in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In Aurangabad alone, the scheme is currently running in about 296

UPA allies urge strong action in Maharashtra - 30 Oct 2008
, with the LJP demanding President's Rule in Maharashtra. Reacting sharply against... the violence, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh said: "Maharashtra has... spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister (Vilasrao Deshmukh). Tough action is needed

Curfew clamped after communal clashes in Maharashtra's Dhule town - 06 Oct 2008
Nashik (Maharashtra), Oct 5 (ANI): Following clashes between members of two communities in Dhule town in North Maharashtra today, curfew was clamped in the town, said police. The district authorities took measure after the situation

BJP list of 31 candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, Gujarat - 17 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced another list of 31 candidates for Maharashtra and Gujarat for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party declared the names of 11 candidates for Maharashtra

Six killed when bus topples into canal in Maharashtra - 23 Nov 2008
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Nov 23 (IANS) Six people died and over 20 were injured in a road accident near Akole Sunday when a crowded passenger bus toppled into a canal, police said. The dead, two men and four women, and the injured

Chhagan Bhujbal chosen as Maharashtra deputy chief minister - 05 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal was Friday appointed Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, the party's state president Arun Gujarathi said. Gujarathi told IANS here that Bhujbal's name

Bank of Maharashtra branch attacked in Uttar Pradesh - 06 Nov 2008
Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) A group of people pelted stones and tried to ransack a Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) branch in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Thursday. The incident comes in the wake of recent attacks on north Indians in Mumbai. 

Congress-NCP will contest polls together in Maharashtra: Antony - 23 Mar 2009
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Congress leader and Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Monday announced that his party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would contest the general elections together in Maharashtra. 

Court extends Maharashtra top cop's tenure by a week - 11 Nov 2008
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday granted a week's extension to A.N. Roy to continue as Maharashtra's director general of police (DGP) till... affidavit filed by Maharashtra Police Welfare and Housing Corporation Managing Director

Court orders Maharashtra to release Salman Khan's dues - 21 Jan 2009
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) A Mumbai court Wednesday ordered the Maharashtra government to clear Bollywood actor Salman Khan's dues of Rs. 2.50 million that have been outstanding for long. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA

Maharashtra legislature session postponed for third time - 08 Dec 2008
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) The winter session of the Maharashtra legislature, scheduled to start Dec 11 at Nagpur, has been postponed to Dec 15, ruling party sources... in Nagpur, the second capital of Maharashtra, necessitates shifting of virtually