A local court has ordered a reinvestigation into the death of Yogita Thakre, the girl whose body was found inside a parked car at BJP chief Nitin Gadkari’s home in May 2009.
Sooner than later, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will have to decide what action to take in the case involving Patliputra Co-operative Housing Society, which is under scanner for illegal construction by a shopping centre built on its premises. Shailesh Gaikwad reports.
The Maharashtra state assembly was adjourned for the day on Wednesday, following uproar by the Opposition and some members of the ruling coalition over the development backlog of Vidarbha region and the state of irrigation infrastructure in the region. Pradip Kumar Maitra reports.
The issue of a lower court rejecting State CID’s closure report in the Yogita Thakre death case and ordering the state CID to conduct a re-probe figured in the state assembly on Thursday amidst protests from the Opposition BJP members.
Despite the government bending over backwards to accommodate his demands, Anna Hazare remained adamant on rejecting the lokpal bill on Thursday and made it clear that he would continue his anti-Congress stance.
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The feud in senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde’s family has now reached the doorsteps of BJP President Nitin Gadkari.
As Bombay high court rejected a petition seeking concessional rate for hiring MMRDA ground to hold his fast, Anna Hazare on Friday said he will seek donations from public to book the protest venue.
The Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, who also holds the energy portfolio on Friday, denied that there was any corruption in coal imports by the state-run power generation company. Pradip Kumar Maitra reports.
Describing it as an example of how a group of select and powerful elite could collude to subvert rules and regulations for personal benefit, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report on Adarsh society, has called for serious investigation into the scam.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had to face the ire of the Opposition as well as his party legislators as he announced the details of the Rs2,000-crore compensation package for cotton, paddy and soya farmers on the concluding day of the state legislature’s winter session.
Ahead of his three-day fast from December 27 to protest against a "weak" Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare has caught a cold but his associates say it is no major cause for concern.
The Opposition on Wednesday grilled minister for water resources Sunil Tatkare in assembly over the issue of large-scale corruption in the irrigation department in Vidarbha.
Local Congress leaders have lodged a complaint against yoga guru Baba Ramdev alleging that booklets defaming Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were circulated during his ongoing camp in Maharashtra.
A 59-year-old man from Badlapur cut off the hands of his friend after inviting him for dinner to his house last week.
Social activist Anna Hazare has said he will drop his protest plan and present a rose to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, if the government tables a strong lokpal bill.