Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar Constable Suspended For Criticising PM Modi: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 15, 2017

A police constable was suspended for allegedly criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a WhatsApp post, police said today.

New Shirdi Airport Makes Trip From Mumbai A Matter Of Minutes Now

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind today inaugurated Shirdi airport in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. Airport sources said the President's aircraft touched down from New Delhi at Shirdi airport at 10:30 in the morning

President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurates Shirdi Airport, First Flight To Mumbai

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 1, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday inaugurated the swank new Shirdi Airport in Ahmednagar and the inaugural Alliance Air commercial flight to Mumbai.

What Shilpa Shetty 'Stole' For Son Viaan

Entertainment | Thursday August 17, 2017

Shilpa Shetty visited Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra along with her son Viaan today. Shilpa, who is enroute from Shirdi to Shingnapur in Maharashtra, shared a few pictures and videos on her Instagram account

Families Of Maharashtra Farmers Who Committed Suicide To Get Help

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 5, 2017

A non-governmental organisation led by Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra will adopt 208 farmer families, whose only earning members have committed suicide, the NGO's top official said.

Maharashtra Farmers To Go On Strike After Talks With Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Fail

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday June 1, 2017

A section of farmers in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district said they will go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday midnight protesting against various issues including their demand of a loan waiver. The strike call coincides with the Narendra Modi government's three year celebrations as part of which Maharashtra BJP leaders are fanning out across t...

On Republic Day, National Flag To Flutter Atop Maharashtra's Tallest Peak

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 12, 2017

For the first time, an official function will be held to hoist the Indian Tricolour atop Maharashtra's tallest but little-known mountain, the Kalsubai Peak in Ahmednagar district on January 26, an official said here on Wednesday.

Muslims Stage 'Morcha' In Maharashtra For Reservations

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 19, 2016

Inspired by the Maratha community's 'mook morcha' on quota issue, Muslims in Maharashtra's Latur and Ahmednagar on Tuesday turned up in huge numbers to stage a 'silent protest' demanding five per cent reservation in education and jobs.

Former Maharashtra Minister's Sugar Mill Seized For Rs 383 Crore Dues

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 1, 2016

A sugar mill owned by former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Pachpute in Ahmednagar district has been seized by its financer over non-payment of loan dues.

Prabhat Dairy Teams Up With Vodafone For Easier Cash Payment

Press Trust of India | Monday August 1, 2016

Integrated milk and dairy product company Prabhat Dairy has partnered with Vodafone to make payments to farmers of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra through digital payment service.

Anna Hazare Seeks Death Penalty For Accused In Kopardi Rape Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 19, 2016

Social activist Anna Hazare today sought death penalty for those accused of brutally raping and killing a 15-year-old girl at a village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district.

Maharashtra Opposition Wears Black Badges, Demands Discussion On Minor Gang-Rape

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 19, 2016

The gang-rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl at Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district figured in the Maharashtra Assembly for the second day today as the opposition members wore black badges to condemn the crime.

Shaken By Maharashtra Teen's Fatal Gang-Rape, Girls Reportedly Skip School

India News | Reported by Ankita Sinha, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 20, 2016

Anger in Maharashtra over the gang-rape and murder of a 14-year-old last week radiated in Parliament today as politician Supriya Sule demanded tougher laws and police action. Shops and schools were shut today in the state as a mark of protest.

Kopardi Gangrape Issue Rocks Maharashtra Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 18, 2016

The gangrape and killing of a minor girl in Ahmednagar district, today rocked the Maharashtra Assembly, as the Monsoon Session of state legislature got underway.

New Body Formed To Fight For Entry Of Women In Haji Ali Dargah

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 20, 2016

After the successful right-to-pray campaign centred around the Shani Temple in Ahmednagar district, a similar public-backed movement has been launched to seek entry of women into the core area of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.

Anna Hazare Complains Of Fatigue, Hospitalised In Ahmednagar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 31, 2016

Social activist Anna Hazare was today hospitalised in Ahmednagar district after he complained of fatigue, sources close to him said.

Shani Temple Row: Petition Challenging Ban On Women's Entry Filed In Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 2, 2016

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the century-old tradition of prohibiting entry of women inside the core shrine area of Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

Shani Temple Row: Bhoomata Brigade Leader Detained

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2016

Bhoomata Brigade leader Trupti Desai was today detained in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district while heading to the Shani Shingnapur temple where she had spearheaded a campaign last month against ban on female devotees entering the sacred platform.

Shani Temple Dispute: Womens' Organisation, Authorities To Hold Talks Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2016

Leader of a women's organisation that led a high-voltage stir against gender bias at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, and the shrine authorities have been called tomorrow by the district authorities to discuss the centuries-old ban on female devotees entering the sacred platform.

After Shani Temple, Mumbai's Haji Ali Mosque Faces Women's Protests

Mumbai News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Neha Mahajan | Friday January 29, 2016

Days after 500 women activists attempted to enter the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, similar scenes of protest were witnessed some 250 km away at Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah.

After Tweet, Devendra Fadnavis Meets Women Activists On Shani Temple

India News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday January 27, 2016

After voting for their cause, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today met women activists who were stopped yesterday from entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar about 160 km from Pune.

In Shani Temple Dispute Over Women, Chief Minister Fadnavis Picks A Side

India News | Written by Tejas Mehta and Ankita Sinha | Tuesday January 26, 2016

After scenes of melee were witnessed in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar as nearly 500 women activists, who were trying to force their way into a temple, were stopped en route by nearly 1,000 villagers and the local police, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said women have the right to pray and urged the temple authorities to hold a dialogue with the wo...

Helicopter On Stand By For Women Who Plan To Enter Temple Today

India News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Aashna Harjani | Tuesday January 26, 2016

A temple in Maharashtra dedicated to Lord Shani (associated with the planet Saturn and regarded as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) has turned into a staging ground for gender rights - 700 women activists say that today, they will force their way into the inner-most part of the shrine where a holy black stone is installed on an open-air platform.

In A Forbidden Maharashtra Temple, 4 Women Defy Discrimination

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Monday December 21, 2015

Four women on Sunday attempted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, defying rules that they said perpetuated gender inequality.

Pankaja Munde Defends 'Ban' on Women at Maharashtra Temple

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 4, 2015

Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform 'puja' at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday said that traditional rituals cannot be "linked with insult" of female fraternity.

Politicians Applaud Woman Who Flouted Ban to Enter Ahmednagar Temple

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Wednesday December 2, 2015

Women politicians in Maharashtra are speaking out against gender discrimination at places of worship after an unidentified woman offered prayers at Ahmednagar's famous Shani Shignapur temple before the idol.

Woman Who Broke Tradition by Praying at Shani Temple Near Pune Seeks Protection

Others News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2015

A woman, who broke an age-old tradition prohibiting the fairer sex from offering prayers at the Shani Shingnapur shrine in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, today termed her act as deliberate and requested Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to provide her security.

Woman Breaks Tradition to Enter Shrine in Maharashtra, Villagers Upset

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 30, 2015

Nine small steps taken by a woman to enter and offer prayers at a famous Shani shrine at a village in Ahmednagar district in 'breach' of the age-old practice of prohibiting entry of women has prompted the temple committee to suspend seven security men and the villagers to form purification rituals.

'There Were Times When Zaheer Khan Slept With Only a Chaddar, No Pillow'

mid-day.com | Friday October 16, 2015

Hailing from Shrirampur, a town in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, Zaheer Khan was roped in as a 17-year-old bowler by former India Test cricketer Sudhir Naik at National Cricket Club, Cross Maidan in 1996.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to Visit Drought-Affected Areas in Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 29, 2015

With Maharashtra facing a drought-like situation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will visit affected areas of the state including Marathwada, Ahmednagar and Solapur districts from September 1 to take stock of situation.