MAHARASHTRA NEWS - Page 34

Maha to invoke MCOCA against sand mafiaSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 18:27 IST

Minister of State for Revenue Prakash Solanke assured the Assembly that strict action would be taken in the matter.

Minor increase in molestation cases in Maharashtra: govtSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 17:12 IST

Against the backdrop of molestation of a girl in Guwahati which has created outrage across the country,Home Minister R R Patil today stated in the state Legislative Council that Maharashtra had seen an uptick in molestation and eve-teasing cases in the last one year.

Conviction rate in Maha only 8 pc,worrisome,says GovtSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 17:10 IST

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said conviction rate in the state for 2011-12 had slumped to 8.2 per cent,and this was a cause for concern.

Ten held for attacking religious prayer meet in ThaneSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 16:45 IST

Ten persons were today arrested for allegedly disrupting a religious prayer meet and attacking the people assembled there in Mokhada taluka of the district,Thane rural police said.

Notorious criminal,family assault two cops,leave them seriously injuredSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 13:03 IST

Two police constables were seriously injured when they were allegedly attacked with sharp weapons by a notorious criminal and his family in Kalwa locality here,police said today.

Uddhav Thackeray undergoes angiography; Raj lends shoulderSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 12:53 IST

Sena executive president has been admitted in Lilavati hospital.

Waging a nuclear war,with comics & cartoonsSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 05:26 IST

Comics and cartoons seem to have become a platform to vent feelings and frustrations.

DNA sample taken from Laila Khans grandmotherSubscriber Only

July 16, 2012 03:04 IST

After six skeletons,believed to be of actor Laila Khan and five relatives,were recovered from a pit in the familys Igatpuri farmhouse by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch last Tuesday,a DNA sample was taken on Sunday from the starlets grandmother to confirm the identities of the victims,sources said.

HC throws out petition seeking shift in Metro station stairsSubscriber Only

July 14, 2012 16:28 IST

The present site was the only option available after considering commuter convenience and public safety.

Mumbai mourns its dead on first anniversary of 13/7 blastsSubscriber Only

July 13, 2012 16:16 IST

The July 13 triple blasts last year had claimed 27 lives and left over 100 wounded.

Year after 13/7,fear lingers at blast sitesSubscriber Only

July 13, 2012 03:28 IST

A year after the 13/7 serial blasts in the city left 27 dead and 127 injured,fear and foreboding linger at Opera House and Zaveri Bazaar that were targeted.

Female Foeticide: Maha to recover Rs 30 lakh from Beed doctor duoSubscriber Only

July 11, 2012 20:20 IST

They are already behind bars for allegedly carrying out illegal abortions.

Gadkari asks farmers to avail subsidies; not think of suicideSubscriber Only

July 11, 2012 11:18 IST

Gadkari says Israel is using best available technology and methodology to improve farm production.

Vidarbha farmers should change mindset: GadkariSubscriber Only

July 11, 2012 03:28 IST

Not long ago was Nitin Gadkari heard cursing the government state and the Central for woes of Vidarbha farmers and for blaming them for their woes.

Raj Thackeray a hypocrite,says Chhava Sanghatna chiefSubscriber Only

July 9, 2012 11:19 IST

Raj's love for Marathi language is not genuine. His children are in English medium schools,says chief.

Food outlets told to register with FDA by August 5Subscriber Only

July 6, 2012 05:49 IST

The state Food and Drug Administration has given food business operators a deadline of August 5 to get registered with it as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority Act of India.

Drink driving non-cognisable offence or not? HC to decideSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 05:10 IST

The powers of the police to act against drunk drivers are mired in a battle of technicalities.

Cops say man killed self,set children on fireSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 04:39 IST

The two children and their father who suffered burns in a fire at their Gillbert Hill residence in Andheri on Wednesday succumbed to injuries.

80,000 residential units unsold in Mumbai region,says reportSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 04:34 IST

As the pile-up of residential inventory continues unabated,as many as 80,000 units valued at Rs 1,050 billion are currently lying unsold in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Cops to observe grievance redressal day every weekSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 06:17 IST

Police stations across the state will observe a Grievance Redressal Day (GRD) once a week as per a circular issued by the government on June 22,Dr B K Upadhyay,Special Inspector General of Police (Establishment) told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.

Col A K Singh had tested typing skills of candidates in his officeSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 06:11 IST

CBI investigations show Colonel Anil Kumar Singh,presiding officer for conducting recruitment exams for civil employees and physical training officer (PTO) at the National Defence Academy (NDA),tested typing skills of three-four candidates in his office instead of the computer laboratory.

Irrigated land rose 5.17% in decadeSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 06:05 IST

The Cabinet on Tuesday viewed a presentation by the states Water Resources Department that sought to reject claims that despite expenditures totalling almost Rs 70,000 crore in the past 10 years,the area of irrigated cropped land had grown by only 0.1 per cent.

Illegal sale of abortion pills: Notices to 54 city chemistsSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 04:38 IST

FDA joint commissioner,Pune division,B R Masaal said the month-long inspection drive was necessitated after female foetuses were found in Beed district

2 builders held in fake ULC certificate scamSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 04:32 IST

Duo obtained certificate against land bought from writer

HC tells Pune court to probe Kundras illegal detentionSubscriber Only

July 4, 2012 04:02 IST

The Bombay High Court has directed Principal Pune District and Sessions Judge Anant Badar to inquire into whether Anushree Kundra,accused in the lawyer Juhi Prasad murder case,was in judicial custody between December 9,2011 and December 13,2011 and whether this custody was authorised by any magistrate or court