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Rakshit Sonawane
The writer is a senior journalist based in Mumbai.
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Years after church damage, tempers simmer in villageSubscriber Only
August 17, 2004 02:29 IST
Six years after a church used by tribals here was partly destroyed by a mob, tempers are once again rising in Sadadpada village in Nashik di...
Tue, Aug 17, 2004Sixth girl in the family, man brands 3-year-old daughterSubscriber Only
July 14, 2004 02:25 IST
Three-year-old Rani Bhadane was branded with a hot iron rod by her father last Friday. Her fault: She was the sixth girl in the family. Tuls...
Wed, Jul 14, 2004Dam displaces Narmada crocsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2004 00:50 IST
For tribals scattered over the Satpura ranges on Maharashtra’s northernmost tip, fishing in Narmada waters means trouble now, as the da...
Mon, Jul 12, 2004No malnutrition, says CM; No doctor, no power eitherSubscriber Only
July 07, 2004 01:00 IST
It's been three days since a doctor has taken a look at the one-year-old at Nandurbar government hospital, sick and malnourished, having los...
Wed, Jul 07, 2004After 3 yrs, Nashik to get flights againSubscriber Only
July 03, 2004 02:00 IST
Nashik, the city with two airports but no passenger air service, is set to reappear on the country’s radar.Two private airlines are lik...
Sat, Jul 03, 2004First onion consignments to Europe leave tomorrowSubscriber Only
February 03, 2004 00:00 IST
While the Union government is tracking onion prices in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the commodity is now set for export to virgin ter...
Tue, Feb 03, 2004Doctored registerSubscriber Only
December 28, 2003 00:00 IST
Dagadwadi. A sleepy hamlet 45 km from Nashik with a population of about 300. The nearest public dispensary is at Naigaon, 17 km away and the...
Sun, Dec 28, 2003He survived the railway mishap, not the traumaSubscriber Only
December 02, 2003 00:00 IST
When Devendra Ashok Sarvatkar (19) stormed out of his house in Bhusawal after an argument with his brother last week, little did he know tha...
Tue, Dec 02, 2003Print and PurloinSubscriber Only
November 23, 2003 00:00 IST
It’s India’s stamp paper factory, an establishment that stays alive by inflicting a 19th century fee collection mechanism on a 21s...
Sun, Nov 23, 2003Farmers take over irrigation in NashikSubscriber Only
November 07, 2003 00:00 IST
When Kashinath Deshmukh, a small farmer from Dindori, set out on a 15-km journey to Waghad dam in Nashik on November 1, he was embarking on ...
Fri, Nov 07, 2003Onion prices to rocket this DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 20, 2003 00:00 IST
This Diwali, it won’t just be the rockets going up. There’s grim news from the country’s onion bowl: prices of onions are all...
Mon, Oct 20, 2003100 per cent reservations anyone?Subscriber Only
October 06, 2003 00:00 IST
The move of the BJP-led NDA government towards legislating a separate quota for the economically backward among the “forward” cast...
Mon, Oct 06, 2003Onion prices rise as polls come upSubscriber Only
October 03, 2003 00:00 IST
The prices of onions are on the rise and the upward trend is likely to continue at least for a month till the fresh Kharif crop is harvested...
Fri, Oct 03, 2003Squabbles sink spirit of last holy dip at KumbhSubscriber Only
September 08, 2003 00:00 IST
The last holy dip of sadhus here during the Kumbh Mela was marred today by a poor turnout of pilgrims and infighting among sadhus, leading t...
Mon, Sep 08, 2003Turnout dips, cops take no chancesSubscriber Only
September 02, 2003 00:00 IST
The stampede, which claimed the lives of 33 pilgrims on August 27, cast its shadow on the third and final holy dip at the Kumbh today, with ...
Tue, Sep 02, 2003Holy dip: Sadhus sue govtSubscriber Only
September 01, 2003 00:00 IST
The differences between two groups of warring sadhus took a new turn when the heads of all the four sects of the Chatursampraday (which had ...
Mon, Sep 01, 2003Stampede puts cops into cornerSubscriber Only
September 01, 2003 00:00 IST
The Nashik police have decided to ban the entry of pilgrims on the entire Shahi Marg — the route of sadhus — on the last holy dip ...
Mon, Sep 01, 2003Behind the Kumbh meleeSubscriber Only
August 29, 2003 00:00 IST
After the first holy bath at Nashik on August 17 dipped into chaos, the Kumbh administration sat down and re-thought its bathing plan. The e...
Fri, Aug 29, 2003On day of big bath, tragedy hits KumbhSubscriber Only
August 28, 2003 00:00 IST
Thirty-Seven pilgrims, including 28 women, were killed and 57 injured today in a stampede and drowning at the Kumbh Mela here, exposing shoc...
Thu, Aug 28, 2003Mercedes-riding <i>sadhus</i> immerse holy dip in digicamsSubscriber Only
August 13, 2003 00:00 IST
When thousands of Shaiv Sadhus, including some in their birthday suits, came in colourful processions and took the first holy dip at Kushava...
Wed, Aug 13, 2003Sadhus seek high at Nashik KumbhSubscriber Only
August 05, 2003 00:00 IST
When Phalahari Baba Bhagwatdas Tyagi wakes up every morning, he gazes at some plants growing at the entrance to his cave near the Godavari-K...
Tue, Aug 05, 2003Modern demonsSubscriber Only
July 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Like Hamlyn waiting for the Pied Piper to drive away rodents, the Sadhu Gram at Tapovan waits to be rid of mosquitoes. By day, its residents...
Sat, Jul 26, 2003Jumbos worry govt as sadhus insist on rideSubscriber Only
July 18, 2003 00:00 IST
With hordes of trained animals expected to descend on the forthcoming Kumbh Mela, the state government is worried. It is concerned about the...
Fri, Jul 18, 2003Sects seek to sink differencesSubscriber Only
July 09, 2003 00:00 IST
This Kumbh may witness the coming together of the warring disciples of Lord Shiva and Vishnu. The Shaivite mahants are trying to persuade Va...
Wed, Jul 09, 2003Nashik bungalow’s secret: police clerk with skeletonsSubscriber Only
June 14, 2003 00:00 IST
Bunglaow no. 5, ‘Mawooli’, at Nashik’s Pradhan Nagar has been hiding a terrible secret. When the police entered the house of ...
Sat, Jun 14, 2003Journalism of Courage
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