Heavy rainfall expected in Vidarbha, Telangana, Andhra; Monsoon set to enter Delhi, Punjab, Haryana
The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for the next few days.
Jun 27, 2016, 14:44 PM ISTExpect heavy rainfall in Vidarbha, Marathwada: IMD
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted heavy rainfall in drought-hit Vidarbha and Marathwada regions in the coming two days, even as it said about 90 per cent Maharashtra has been covered by monsoon.
Jun 20, 2016, 15:43 PM ISTMaharashtra CM inaugurates Maharojgar Melava
Stating that employment is available at every step of development, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the idea of providing employment by way of skill development to tackle unemployment on one hand and lack of skilled labour on the other.
May 28, 2016, 18:28 PM ISTMaharashtra govt declares 'drought' in 29,000 villages
Maharashtra government has declared drought in over 29,000 villages of the state, most of them in parched Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
May 12, 2016, 16:00 PM ISTMNS chief Raj Thackeray asks Maharashtra CM Fadnavis to quit for supporting Vidarbha
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for espousing the cause of a separate state of Vidarbha.
May 02, 2016, 21:26 PM ISTMaharashtra seeks Rs 5,000 crore WB loan for drought mitigation
Maharashtra Government is seeking a loan of Rs 5,000 crore from the World Bank for implementing drought-mitigation steps, from water conservation to changing crop pattern, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.
Apr 25, 2016, 19:36 PM ISTShiv Sena workers protest against demand for separate Vidarbha from Maharashtra, lathicharged by police
Protesting against the demand for separate Vidarbha state, Shiv Sena workers on Wednesday were lathicharged by police in Akola, Maharashtra.
Apr 20, 2016, 22:56 PM ISTHeat wave continues in Vidarbha
Heat wave continued in Vidarbha of Maharashtra as maximum temperatures remained at around 44 degrees Celsius in several parts of the region.
Apr 18, 2016, 00:42 AM ISTSrihari Aney cuts cake with Maharashtra map, creates controversy - Watch
Former Maharashtra advocate general Srihari Aney has long been a strong proponent of a separate Vidharbha state.
Apr 14, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTOpposed to separate Marathwada: Maharashtra BJP chief
The Bharatiya Janata Party supported a separate Vidarbha but not Marathwada, Maharashtra BJP president Raosabheb Danve said on Saturday.
Apr 02, 2016, 20:16 PM ISTDrought not hydrological but agricultural: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said drought in various parts of the state was not hydrological but agricultural, based on criterion laid down by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Mar 22, 2016, 18:57 PM ISTOpposition slams Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on fundings by Dance Bar Association
NCP on Thursday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "misleading the House" over his remark that the government has not received any funds from Dance Bar Association.
Mar 17, 2016, 15:52 PM ISTICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Match 10: Hong Kong vs Scotland – Date, time, venue, possible playing XIs, TV listing, live streaming
Here's all you need to know about Hong Kong-Scotland match.
Mar 12, 2016, 16:59 PM ISTSachin Tendulkar holidays with family and wild animals!
Last August, Tendulkar was invited to become Maharashtra's Tiger Ambassador and he accepted the proposal by Forests Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar.
Feb 21, 2016, 00:13 AM ISTShiv Sena slams AG over his comments on farmer suicides
Coming down heavily on Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney, Shiv Sena on Friday said that by submitting that the state machinery has been "inept" in stopping farmers' suicides, he has made Maharashtra government seem "unworthy" in front of the Bombay High Court.
Feb 19, 2016, 16:03 PM ISTRanji Trophy: Saurashtra cricket team becomes first side to qualify for semis
Saurashtra will play the winner of the quarter-final match between Assam and Punjab.
Feb 05, 2016, 22:09 PM ISTVidarbha can be a role model: Mungantiwar
Even as Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Bhandara districts in eastern Vidarbha region have a low human development index, they have the capacity and enough resources to be developed into a model region, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said here.
Feb 01, 2016, 10:45 AM ISTWATCH: Akshay Karnewar bowls with both right and left arm in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Karnewar bowled left-arm spin to right-handed batsmen and right-arm off-break to left-handers in the match.
Jan 18, 2016, 23:47 PM ISTSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Eight teams identified for Super League; Delhi remain unbeaten
Vidarbha are the only team other than Jharkhand to have qualified for the next round in all three domestic competitions -- Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Jan 10, 2016, 23:38 PM ISTSeparate statehood for Vidarbha not financially viable: Prithviraj Chavan
Notably, Maharashtra Advocate General Shrihari Aney has been repeatedly pressing for a separate statehood for Vidarbha.
Dec 29, 2015, 16:34 PM IST