14 districts in state staring at acute water scarcity, crops expected to take a hit

India, Sept. 3 -- The uneven monsoon and El Nino effect has led to a 15% rainfall deficit in Maharashtra in the June-August period, putting kharif crops under stress. At least 14 districts, mostly in ... Read More

Issue GR on demands or will march to Mumbai: Manoj Jarange Patil's new ultimatum

India, Sept. 3 -- As Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil's indefinite hunger strike entered its sixth day, his supporters on Thursday blocked major state and national highways and imposed... Read More

Voter roll deletions trigger allegations of foul play

India, Sept. 2 -- Amol Varekar says only a couple of dozen residents from his housing colony in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, figure in the draft revised electoral rolls announced on Monday.This, he says, is... Read More

oppn alleges foul play over s.I.R. deletions

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- A day after the draft voter rolls after Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was released, several voters complained that their names were missing despite having provided all the requir... Read More

Deletions from draft voter roll trigger allegations of foul play

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Amol Varekar says only a couple of dozen residents from his housing colony in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, figure in the draft revised electoral rolls announced on Monday.This, he says, i... Read More

Draft SIR rolls released: 21.14% pruned in state, 34.75% in Mumbai

India, Sept. 1 -- The draft electoral rolls released after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted across Maharashtra has seen 20.68 million electors, or 21.14%, dropped from the voters' list a... Read More

Jarange Patil strikes again, demands scrapping of caste validity committees

India, Aug. 30 -- Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has added a fresh condition to his list of demands while launching his 11th indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna. Be... Read More

Jarange-Patil strikes again, asks for scrapping of caste validity committees

India, Aug. 30 -- Apart from the 10 demands related to Maratha reservation that he has been pushing for the past three years, Manoj Jarange-Patil has now added another demand. The quota activist is cl... Read More

Jarange seeks to scrap caste scrutiny panels

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has added a fresh condition to his list of demands while launching his 11th indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna. B... Read More

140 tourists to Nepal on way back; over 60 untraceable

MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- As Nepalese authorities engage in rescue operations following the flash floods-caused by the collapse of a glacier on Wednesday that killed XXNUMBER TO BE MATCHED WITH P1XXX-the Mah... Read More

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