Marathwada

Marathwada, considered a drought-prone region in Maharashtra, has received 1,041.5 mm rainfall during the monsoon season this year as against its average of 679.5 mm, while parts of it continue to get pounded by heavy rains, an official said.

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the state government should provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by heavy rain and flooding in Marathwada, without waiting for individual panchnamas.

At least 91 people have died, while over 25 lakh hectares of farmland were destroyed due to excess rainfall in Marathwada in the last four months, an official said on Wednesday.

At least 13 people died in heavy showers, floods and lightning in parts of Maharashtra with the Marathwada region bearing the brunt of rain fury, while more than 40 stranded villagers were rescued.

Ten people were killed in heavy rains and floods in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, while one person died on Tuesday after a bus got swept away in Yavatmal even as more than two dozen stranded people were rescued in Latur district, officials sa

Heavy rains have lashed several parts of five districts in Marathwada, increasing water levels in irrigation projects and dams in the region, an official said on Friday.

Ashok Chavan, who is also the guardian minister of the district, took stock of the situation arising out of heavy rainfall in the region.

इंडियन ऑयल इस वित्तीय वर्ष के अंत तक महाराष्ट्र में लगभग 100 इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन चार्जिंग पॉइंट लगाने की योजना बना रही है, जिनमें से पांच मराठवाड़ा क्षेत्र में होंगे.

Indian Oil is planning to install around 100 electric vehicle charging points in Maharashtra by the end of this financial year, including five in the Marathwada region.

Education loans have become unaffordable for students due to high interest rates, NCP MLC Satish Chavan from Marathwada graduates' constituency claimed and said he has raised the issue with Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad.

Certain water and irrigation schemes are being halted in Marathwada, and there is fear that this may lead to farmer suicides in the drought-prone region if it doesn't get sufficient rainfall, BJP MLA Prashant Bamb has said.

While parts of western Maharashtra and Konkan are facing floods due to heavy rains, the water level in various dams of the Marathwada region has dipped as compared to this time last year, as per the irrigation department.

Students should take an oath and contribute towards nation building, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said while addressing a convocation ceremony at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University on Friday.

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday slammed the Centre for its "insensitive" approach over the issue of supply of more than 100 dysfunctional ventilators to hospitals in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said over a hundred ventilators provided to hospitals in Maharashtra through the PM-CARES Fund turning out to be "defective" was a serious matter, and sought to know what action the Union government proposed to take.

Marathwada, considered a drought-prone region in Maharashtra, has received 1,041.5 mm rainfall during the monsoon season this year as against its average of 679.5 mm, while parts of it continue to get pounded by heavy rains, an official said.

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the state government should provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by heavy rain and flooding in Marathwada, without waiting for individual panchnamas.

At least 91 people have died, while over 25 lakh hectares of farmland were destroyed due to excess rainfall in Marathwada in the last four months, an official said on Wednesday.

At least 13 people died in heavy showers, floods and lightning in parts of Maharashtra with the Marathwada region bearing the brunt of rain fury, while more than 40 stranded villagers were rescued.

Ten people were killed in heavy rains and floods in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, while one person died on Tuesday after a bus got swept away in Yavatmal even as more than two dozen stranded people were rescued in Latur district, officials sa

Heavy rains have lashed several parts of five districts in Marathwada, increasing water levels in irrigation projects and dams in the region, an official said on Friday.

Ashok Chavan, who is also the guardian minister of the district, took stock of the situation arising out of heavy rainfall in the region.

इंडियन ऑयल इस वित्तीय वर्ष के अंत तक महाराष्ट्र में लगभग 100 इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन चार्जिंग पॉइंट लगाने की योजना बना रही है, जिनमें से पांच मराठवाड़ा क्षेत्र में होंगे.

Indian Oil is planning to install around 100 electric vehicle charging points in Maharashtra by the end of this financial year, including five in the Marathwada region.

Education loans have become unaffordable for students due to high interest rates, NCP MLC Satish Chavan from Marathwada graduates' constituency claimed and said he has raised the issue with Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad.

Certain water and irrigation schemes are being halted in Marathwada, and there is fear that this may lead to farmer suicides in the drought-prone region if it doesn't get sufficient rainfall, BJP MLA Prashant Bamb has said.

While parts of western Maharashtra and Konkan are facing floods due to heavy rains, the water level in various dams of the Marathwada region has dipped as compared to this time last year, as per the irrigation department.

Students should take an oath and contribute towards nation building, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said while addressing a convocation ceremony at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University on Friday.

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday slammed the Centre for its "insensitive" approach over the issue of supply of more than 100 dysfunctional ventilators to hospitals in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said over a hundred ventilators provided to hospitals in Maharashtra through the PM-CARES Fund turning out to be "defective" was a serious matter, and sought to know what action the Union government proposed to take.