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Adarsh scam: CBI raids in Maharashtra, Bihar at premises of 5 accused
The CBI has conducted searches in Maharashtra and Bihar at the premises of five accused in the Adarsh housing scam.

The searches were conducted at the residences of the society’s general secretary R C Thakur, retired Brigadier M M Wanchoo and Congress leader K L Gidwani and former Principal Secretary of Urban Development Read more…

Malegaon Additional Collector burnt alive at Manmad near Maharashtra
In a shocking incident, an Additional District Collector, Mr. Yashwant Sonawane of Malegaon has been allegedly burnt alive by kerosene adulteration traders at Manmad near Nashik on Tuesday.

Yashwant Sonawane was conducting a raid to curb black marketing the adulterated kerosene traders, where the incident took Read more…

PM dedicates Tarapur atomic fuel reprocessing plant to nation
The Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today dedicated the 100 tonne annual capacity nuclear fuel reprocessing plant to the nation at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Tarapur in Maharashtra.

Describing the occasion as a milestone in the 3 stage nuclear programme, the Prime Minister said that this will help fulfil Read more…

Prithviraj Chavan to take oath as Maharashtra CM ; Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM
Former Union Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra today. Governor K. Sankarnarayan will administer him the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhawan in Mumbai at 4.30 P.M. Mr Ajit Pawar of the NCP will be sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister.

Mr Chavan met the Governor last night and staked claim to form a new government in the state. He was accompanied by Read more…

APMCs workers across Maharashtra go on indefinite strike

About 1,00,000 workers from the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) across Maharashtra have went on an indefinite strike on Monday.

The Maharashtra Rajya Mathadi Transport and the General Kamgar Union, which control the loading and unloading of food stocks at all the Read more…

Maharashtra to directly recruit sportsmen in govt jobs

In order to encourage sportsmen in Maharashtra, the state Government has come out with a policy to directly recruit them instead of going the public service commission way.

Sports Minister Suresh Shetty said on Wednesday that a committee would be formed soon under the Chief Secretary for recommending names of Read more…

Unique Identification Scheme launched: PM and Sonia Gandhi hand over first ten Aaadhar No
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today jointly launched the landmark unique identification programme in Tembhli village in Nandurbar tribal district of Maharashtra . Both the leaders handed over Adhar UID numbers to ten villagers. Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village becomes first Indian to get UID number. Read more…

Unique Identity Number to citizens to be launched today
The ambitious scheme of providing Unique Identity Number to the citizens will be launched today with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh handing over first such card at a function at Shahada in the tribal district of Nandurbar in Maharashtra.

The UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi will also attend the function to roll out the ‘Aadhaar’ scheme along with Chief Read more…

Heavy rains may hit Maharashtra, Goa & Konkan areas
Parts of Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa are likely to get heavy rains due to low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal.

Met Department said in Mumbai today that the low pressure area formed over North West Bay of Bengal adjoining coastal Orissa on Wednesday has moved in a North Westerly direction and lies over Vidarbha and adjoining areas now. Read more…

TDP Chief Naidu with party leaders flown back to Hyderabad; Maharashtra drops cases
Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu and party leaders have arrived in Hyderabad late last night after the Maharashtra Government ordered withdrawal of all cases against them.

Naidu and over 70 party leaders have been forcibly boarded a chartered flight at Aurangabad even as they have refused to leave with out visiting Babli project site.

The TDP leaders were taken into custody at Dharmabad near Andhra-Maharastra boarder last Friday when they were Read more…