The government on Wednesday issued a resolution, directing the Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVM) to form self-help groups (SHG) in 14 districts in Marathwada and Vidarbha. read more

During the yatra, the chief minister will travel through 150 Assembly constituencies in 32 districts, covering a distance of 4,384km. read more

Currently, Marathwada has only 0.56% of water left in all its reservoirs which was more than 13.19% last year by the same time. Of the total nine major dams, only one — Lower Manar in Nanded – has 11.27% water stock, while the stock in the rest of the... read more

There is no equipment and no place for the officials to sit, let alone conduct any tests. read more

Is the waterhole census report worrying? Should Mumbai be worried about the decline in the number of animals reported in its forest? read more

Former actress scored an upset win over Shiv Sena’s Anandrao Adsul in Amravati read more

Drought and acute water shortage are the common issues in all 10 constituencies from Maharashtra, six from Marathwada, three from Vidarbha and one from western Maharashtra read more

There are no jobs, no airport and weak rail connectivity, compared to Nagpur. The region has become infamous for other reasons such as farmer suicides and malnutrition deaths among tribals in Melghat. read more

MNS chief calls PM Narendra Modi’s tenure “disastrous” read more

The BJP has fielded seven women candidates this time, Congress three, NCP and Shiv Sena one each. Independent MLA Ravi Rana’s wife, Navneet, is contesting from Amravati as an ally of NCP. read more

The region is broadly divided into two parts — eastern and western Vidarbha. Eastern Vidarbha comprises Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Wardha districts, while Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Yavatmal and Washim constitute the western... read more

In an interview, Sunil Deodhar said although PM Modi is popular in the southern state, there is a vacuum in terms of BJP’s leadership in Andhra Pradesh read more

Lok Sabha polls for all 48 seats in Maharashtra will be held in four phases between April 11 and April 29 and the votes will be counted on May 23. read more

The retired lecturer from Amravati had been booked by local police in November 2008 after his 17-year-old pregnant house help told her mother that her pregnancy was the result of the accused’s repeated sexual assaults. read more

NCP insiders said Kaur is aware that the BJP will not be able to give her candidature from the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency, as they are forging alliance with the Sena for the polls read more