Maharashtra

Governor Asks Mumbai University To Declare Pending Results

Education | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao today directed the vice chancellor of the University of Mumbai to declare 'expeditiously and on top priority' the results of the 11,981 candidates which were reserved.

Anjali Damania Says She Got Threat Call For Cases Against Eknath Khadse

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday September 24, 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Anjali Damania has alleged that she received threat calls asking her to drop the cases that she had filed against senior Maharashtra BJP leader and former minister Eknath Khadse.

Explain How Dawood Ibrahim's Wife Visited Mumbai Undetected: Congress To Centre

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 24, 2017

The Congress on Saturday demanded that the Narendra Modi government explain how underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's wife managed to visit Mumbai last year undetected and said that it raises questions on the credibility of the Centre and Maharashtra government as well as the state and central security agencies.

After She Was Declared Brain Dead, 11-Year-Old Gives New Life To Patients

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 22, 2017

An 11-year-old brain dead girl became the source of new life to three patients in Maharashtra after her vital parts heart, liver and a kidney, were taken through 'green corridor' from here to rain-battered Mumbai and to Pune and Solapur.

Am Finally Congress-Mukta, Says Narayan Rane, No Comments On Joining BJP

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday September 21, 2017

Declaring himself "Congress-Mukta", senior politician and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane has quit the party after 12 years, saying that "I'll show Congress what my true power is. I'll be travelling across the state from tomorrow."

Narayan Rane, Maharashtra's Ex-Chief Minister, Quits Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane today quit the Congress, amid speculation that he was planning to join the BJP.

Cops Can't Be Private Guards, Says Bombay High Court

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Maharashtra Police cannot become private guards, the Bombay High Court today said and directed the state government to review each and every case in which police protection has been given.

Congress Didn't Keep Promise Of Making Me Chief Minister, Says Narayan Rane

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Maharashtra's former chief minister Narayan Rane today accused the Congress of reneging on the promise of making him the CM, a day after he ranted against the party over "injustice" done to him and his supporters.

Maharashtra's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme To Be Implemented From October 15, Says Minister

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government's loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15.

Maharashtra Board HSC 2018 Class 12 Exam Time Table Released; Check Here

Education | NDTV Education Team | Thursday September 21, 2017

Maharashtra Board has released the timetable for the board exam for both Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination 2018

Shiv Sena In A Stew Over Reports Of Rival Joining BJP, Talks Divorce

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 19, 2017

The BJP's disgruntled ally Shiv Sena appears to be spoiling for a showdown in Maharashtra, with speculations about enemy number one Narayan Rane's entry to the BJP. Senior leaders claimed party chief Uddhav Thackeray will soon take a call on continuing in the government. The BJP has ignored the claims. Its state spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said th...

Maharashtra Board Class 10 Exam Timetable Released; Theory Paper To Begin On March 1

Education | NDTV Education Team | Thursday September 21, 2017

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune has released the time table for the board exam for both Secondary School Certificate Examination and Higher Secondary Certificate examination 2018.

In Maharashtra, Man Poisons Wife, Children Before Ending Life

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

A 30-year-old man allegedly poisoned his wife and two daughters before committing suicide at Nalla Sopara here, police said today.

Shiv Sena Says Will Soon Decide If It Will Dump BJP In Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

Hardening its stance towards its senior partner, the Shiv Sena today said it will soon take a decision on its continuance in the BJP-led government in Maharashtra.

Night Schools In Mumbai Left With No Teachers After Government Order

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday September 17, 2017

For the last three months, classrooms at LBS Night School at Mumbai's Chembur have functioned without a teacher. Students read their text books by themselves as there is no teacher to take classes.

Rs 5 Crore Reward For Cops Who Worked During Mumbai Deluge

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

As a mark of appreciation, the Maharashtra government has decided to give Rs 5 crore reward to police personnel who worked untiringly during the deluge of August 29.

Manual Sand Miners Offered Jobs In Maharashtra After Unreported Deaths Expose

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Thursday September 14, 2017

Mumbai:  Authorities have begun the process of offering alternative work to men risking their lives illegally mining sand, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in July uncovered at least two deaths in the past year. A Maharashtra state official also announced plans to legalise and regulate sand mining along Vasai Creek outside Mumba...

Maharashtra Allots Bandra-Kurla Complex Plot For Bullet Train Station With Conditions

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

The Maharashtra government has agreed to allot 0.9 hectares of land at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) here for a station for the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train with certain conditions.

10-Year-Old 'Slave' Rescued From Home Of Hyderabad Techies

Hyderabad News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Wednesday September 13, 2017

A 10-year-old child has been rescued from the home of a techie couple in Hyderabad today. She had allegedly been bought for Rs 10,000 from Maharashtra to care for their two young children.

No TV, News For Arvind Kejriwal As He Heads For 10-Day Vipassana Camp

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today left for Igatpuri in Maharashtra to attend a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp, days after the hectic campaigning for the Assembly by-polls in Delhi.

Sahara Says Pact Signed For $1.6 Billion Loan On Aamby Valley

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

The statement came on a day when the Supreme Court directed the official liquidator to go ahead with the scheduled auction of Aamby Valley property in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Plans Direct Election Of Mayors To Civic Bodies

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 10, 2017

The Maharashtra government is mulling to hold direct elections for the mayor's post in the corporations that fall under the C and D category, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said.

At Nashik Civil Hospital, 55 Children Died In August

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday September 8, 2017

In what seems to be an alarming trend, 55 children died at Nashik's Civil Hospital in August. 35 children died at the same hospital in June and 46 in July. Since April this year, 187 infants have died in the hospital raising concerns over government healthcare facilities at one of the Maharashtra's major industrial cities.

Life Beyond Fiery Red Fish Curries: A Discovery of Konkan Food

Kalyan Karmakar | Monday September 11, 2017

As expected in the cuisine of a coastal community, seafood features prominently when it comes to Konkan food. It is eaten both fresh as well as in dried form in curries, chutneys and condiments.

Driven By Poverty, Man Commits Suicide After Allegedly Killing Children

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 8, 2017

A poverty-stricken 35-year-old man allegedly killed his son and daughter before committing suicide at a village in Maharashtra, police said today.

Maharashtra Minister's Daughter Shruti Badole Gets Scholarship, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Steps In

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Friday September 8, 2017

A Maharashtra minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has said she will not accept a state government scholarship to study abroad, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sought an explanation from her father.

Goods Train Derails In Khandala; 3rd Train Accident In A Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 7, 2017

Two wagons of a goods train derailed near Khandala in Maharashtra, the third train accident reported in the country today, a Central Railway spokesperson said.

Maharashtra Minister's Daughter On List Of Foreign Scholarship Beneficiaries

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 6, 2017

Name of Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has figured on the list of beneficiaries of the government scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad. Names of sons of two higher level bureaucrats in the state also found place in the list published recently.

11 People Dead During Immersion Of Ganesh Idols In Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 6, 2017

The Ganesh idol immersion processions in Maharashtra yesterday were marred by the death of at least eleven people in parts of the state, even as devotees in the state thronged in large numbers to bid adieu to the popular elephant-headed God.

Kaun Banega Crorepati 9, Episode 7: Amitabh Bachchan 'Almost Had A Heart Attack'

Entertainment | Tuesday September 5, 2017

KBC 9: Nivi decided to leave just seconds before the stopwatch seized, prompting the show host to say: "I almost had a heart attack!"