Gates of 'City of Gates' in dilapidated stateSeptember 15th, 2009 AURANGABAD - Aurangabad, popularly known as the 'City of Gates' for having as many as 52 gates, is suffering due to government apathy as most of the gates are in a dilapidated state. Out of 52 only 4 main and 9 subordinate gates have survived.
Sales of dates pick up during Ramadan in AurangabadSeptember 4th, 2009 AURANGABAD - Sales of dates picks up in Aurangabad during the holy month of Ramadan, as Muslims break their 'Roza', with this fruit. Markets are flooded with different varieties of dates, imported from countries like Muscat, Oman, Iran, Iraq.
Suspected Lashkar terrorist remanded to police custodyAugust 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, who was arrested from the New Delhi railway station, was remanded in police custody for 14 days by a Delhi Court on Wednesday. "Accused is prayed for custodial interrogation for the purpose of obtaining further inputs.
Escaped white tigress brought back to Aurangabad ZooJuly 24th, 2009 AURANGABAD - The white tigress, which had escaped from its cage during the early Friday morning, has been recaptured after a three-hour long operation. The 18-acre zoo in the Siddharth Garden of Aurangabad is always choc-a-block with people.
Tigress roams free in zoo after rain-soaked wall collapsesJuly 24th, 2009 AURANGABAD - A white tigress roamed free for three hours in the Aurangabad zoo Friday morning when she escaped from her enclosure after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain. The six-year-old tigress was seen roaming around in the 18-acre zoo premises by surprised officials who came for morning duty, said Siddharth Garden & Zoo Superintendent J.M.
8 killed, 20 wounded in road mishaps in BiharJune 3rd, 2009 NALANDA - Two separate road mishaps in Bihar's Nalanda and Aurangabad districts left at least eight persons killed and 20 left injured, 11 of them quite critically on Wednesday. According to police, five persons were killed on the spot and 18 others injured when a truck collided head-on with a tractor-trolley at village Fatehpur in the State's Nalanda district on Wednesday morning.
Rains and hailstorm upset horticulture in AurangabadMay 25th, 2009 AURANGABAD - The recent untimely heavy rains and hailstorm in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, have left behind a badly affected yield of mangoes, papayas, and pomegranate. The most affected are the farmers who took to horticulture.
Aurangabad farmers fear deersMay 20th, 2009 AURANGABAD - Farmers in Aurangabad region of Maharashtra have sought compensation from the State Government as thousands of deer have damaged their crops after sneaking from nearby forest areas. The deer have destroyed the cotton and orange crops but also the grass surrounding the agricultural lands which the farmers use for their livestock.
One killed in Maoist violence in BiharApril 22nd, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoists killed a truck driver and set ablaze nine trucks in Bihar's Gaya district and bombed a block office in Aurangabad district early Wednesday, a day ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, police said. Over 100 armed Maoists attacked trucks on the busy Grand Trunk Road near Barachatti in Gaya, about 100 km from here, at around 12.30 am.
Soldier thrown out of moving train, critically injuredApril 20th, 2009 PATNA - A soldier of the Indian Army was thrown out of a moving train in Bihar's Aurangabad district by criminals when he resisted their attempt to loot him early Monday morning. He was admitted in hospital in a critical condition, police sources said.
Displaced farmers in Maharashtra to boycott pollsApril 10th, 2009 PAITHAN - Farmers in Maharashtra, displaced by Jaikwadi Dam, have decided to boycott the polls, as they are yet to receive their dues. Residents of about 118 villages displaced by Jaikwadi Dam, 50 kilometers from Aurangabad, have been long demanding their dues from the authorities but without any success.
RJD to fight in Congress seats of Bihar tooMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The rift in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) widened Sunday with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) deciding to contest even in the three Lok Sabha seats held by the Congress in Bihar. Hardening his stand against the Congress, Lalu Prasad told reporters here that his party would put up candidates in Aurangabad, Sasaram and Madhubani.
'Holy' pumpkins fetch Rs.100,000February 13th, 2009 PATNA - Pumpkins grown in a mosque compound in a Bihar village were auctioned for Rs.100,000 with people frantically bidding for what they believed was a god's gift. Twentyone pumpkins grown in a mosque in Udaiganj in Aurangabad district, about 150 km from here, were auctioned Friday.
United Breweries net rises 67 percentJanuary 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - United Breweries' net profit soared 67 percent to Rs.69.3 million for the quarter ended Dec 31 as compared to Rs.41.5 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, the company said Tuesday. Its total income, however, declined 11 percent to Rs.917.5 million for the quarter under review from Rs.1,029.10 million in the corresponding period last year.
Security beefed up in Bihar jail after threat callJanuary 4th, 2009 PATNA - Security has been stepped up at Bihar's Aurangabad district jail and police stations have been put on high alert after a phone call threatening to repeat the infamous Jehanabad jailbreak was received, a police officer said. A phone call from an unidentified man, suspected to be a Maoist rebel, was received Sunday.
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