Punish Raj Thackeray for humiliating lingua franca: VHPNAGPUR - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday demanded action against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for trying to divide the country in the name of language and humiliating the lingua franca. Gadkari denies contending for BJP President’s postNAGPUR - Maharashtra BJP Chief Nitin Gadkari has clarified that he is not contending for the party’s top post, as being claimed by some media reports. President’s son wins in AmravatiNAGPUR - President Pratibha Patil’s son Rajendrasingh alias Raosaheb Shekhawat Thursday won the Amravati assembly seat in eastern Maharashtra defeating Congress rebel and former minister Sunil Deshmukh. Maoists open fire, but Maharashtra re-poll passes in peaceNAGPUR - Suspected Maoists opened fire at four polling stations in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district where re-polling was completed Thursday, police said. Maoists fire at polling booth during Maharashtra re-pollNAGPUR - Suspected Maoists fired at a polling booth Thursday during re-poll in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, police said. Blasts and bullets - more Maoist violence on day two of strike (Roundup)PATNA/RANCHI/NAGPUR - Blasting rail tracks and phone towers, bombing a bus as well as schools, Maoist guerrillas Tuesday unleashed a wave of violence in Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Gadchiroli in Maharashtra where assembly elections were disrupted because people were too scared to vote. Maoist scare in Gadchiroli constituencies, polling held upNAGPUR - Voting in at least 11 polling stations in two assembly constituencies of Gadchiroli has not started following a scare early Tuesday morning when Maoists opened fire in the area, an election official said. Blasts and bullets - Maoist violence continues unabated (Afternoon Lead)PATNA/RANCHI/NAGPUR - Blasting train tracks and mobile phone towers and firing in the air to intimidate, Maoist guerrillas Tuesday unleashed a wave of violence in several places in Jharkhand and Bihar as well as Gadchiroli in Maharashtra where assembly elections were underway. Firing by Maoists before polling begins in Gadchiroli, no casualtiesNAGPUR - Suspected Maoists fired a few rounds shortly before polling began early Tuesday in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, where the rebels had killed 17 policemen last week, a senior police officer said. Nagpur cotton growers expecting good yield following recent rainsNAGPUR - The cotton growers in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, who were worried about their crop during the June-August sowing season, now have their hopes rested on a good yield following the heavy rains witnessed in the State. Sonia Gandhi says opponents playing divisive politics in MaharashtraNAGPUR - Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi has blamed the opposition for playing divisive politics in Maharashtra. CRPF troopers, choppers hunt for Maoists in MaharashtraNAGPUR - The central government has sent 20 additional companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hunt down the Maoists responsible for the massacre of 17 policemen in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district Thursday, a police officer said Saturday. Cops injured in Maoist attack in Vidarbha recovering: DoctorsNAGPUR - The four policemen badly injured in an attack by Maoists in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra are responding to medical treatment, said doctors attending them in Nagpur on Friday. Farmers’ widows hold silent protest at Rahul rallyNAGPUR - More than 200 farmers’ widows staged a silent protest near the venue of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s first election rally in Yavatmal in eastern Maharashtra Friday. Hunt on for Maoists, police death toll 17NAGPUR - More than 300 security personnel Friday hunted for Maoists who massacred 17 policemen after ambushing them in a jungle strip in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district. Maoists massacre 17 policemen in Maharashtra (Third Lead)NAGPUR - In a major attack days before the assembly polls, Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 17 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district. Suspected Maoists also slit the throat of a police informer and dumped his body in the same district, police said. Maoists slaughter 18 policemen in Maharashtra (Second Lead)NAGPUR - Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 18 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, officials said. Maoists kill 18 policemen in MaharashtraGADCHIROLI - At least 18 policemen were killed by the Maoists in an ambush in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon. Maoists attack police patrol, torch panchayat office in MaharashtraNAGPUR - In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels attacked a police patrol Thursday and set fire to a village panchayat building in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram appealed to them for peace. Congress rebel in fray to challenge President’s son in pollsNAGPUR - Former state minister Sunil Deshmukh of the Congress will contest the Maharashtra assembly elections against President Pratibha Patil’s son, he announced Tuesday evening after quitting the party in protest against denial of ticket to contest the polls. Kalavati out of polls, her party cites ‘pressure’NAGPUR - Farm widow Kalavati Bandurkar Tuesday withdrew her candidature from the Maharashtra assembly polls - a decision her party said she was “forced” to take by “vested interests” after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi propelled her to fame. Shatrughan Sinha showers praise on Rahul GandhiNAGPUR - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has an “impressive personality” and a bright future, film star turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha said Sunday. Rahul Gandhi has a bright future in politics, says Shatrughan SinhaNAGPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday appreciated Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, saying he has a bright future in the political arena and emphasized that he will carry forward the powerful Nehru-Gandhi lineage. Kalavati travels in ambulance to file poll nomination papersNAGPUR - An ailing Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer’s widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, travelled in an ambulance Friday afternoon to the office of the returning officer in Wani constituency to file her nomination papers for the coming assembly polls. Kalavati falls ill, may not contest Maharashtra polls after allNAGPUR - Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer’s widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, was rushed to a hospital early Friday following hypertension, according to her aide. A few days back, Kalavati had announced her intention to contest the forthcoming polls to the state assembly. Third Front jolted as RPI(Gavai) quits ahead of pollsNAGPUR - In a pre-election blow to the 18-party Third Front, the Republican Party of India (RPI)-Gavai - an important component - walked out of the alliance here Tuesday. Nagpur man celebrates birthday in crematoriumNAGPUR - In a bizarre incident, a Nagpur-based man celebrated his 40th birthday in a crematorium. Cracks appear in Third Front ahead of Maharashtra pollsNAGPUR - Rumblings of discontent rattled the 18-party strong Third Front with Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Rajendra Gavai raising a banner of revolt against party colleague Ramdas Athawale for attempting to hijack the front’s leadership. ‘North Indians should get 35 seats in Mumbai-Thane region’NAGPUR - Congress MP from Maharashtra Sanjay Nirupam Tuesday demanded that at least 35 seats in Mumbai-Thane area should be allotted to North Indians to contest the upcoming state assembly elections. Export of Lord Ganesha idols increases in NagpurNAGPUR - The export of Lord Ganesha idols from Maharashtra’s Nagpur district has registered an increase, as demand has been spurred by Ganesh Utsav. |
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