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PHOTOS: The real villains of Jalna

That Maharashtra has been grappling with severe drought is a given now. So when rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh packed his bags and set off for Jalna in the north Marathwada region of the state he......

Maharashtra traders agree to call off LBT strike

Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.......

Where will Sanjay Dutt serve his sentence?

The Maharashtra police said on Monday it would take at least 15 days to decide whether to keep actor Sanjay Dutt in the high security Arthur Road jail in Mumbai where he is presently lodged or to......

Arunachal 'missing' from Maharashtra board textbooks!

For lakhs of 10th class students in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh is not a part of the country, as the north-eastern state is reportedly "missing" from the map in their geography textbooks. Taking......

Cong MPs seek Sonia's intervention on Local Body Tax

Opposition to the controversial Local Body Tax in Congress and NCP-ruled Maharashtra reached in New Delhi on Thursday, with several party MPs making a strong plea to All India Congress Committee......

Maha CM to meet those displaced by Navi Mumbai Airport

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will meet people displaced by the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport (project affected persons or PAPs) in the next ten days to sort land allotment for the......

Maha govt firm on LBT: Chavan

Maharashtra government on Monday said that it was firm on implementing Local Bodies Tax (LBT) and would not backtrack from it even as traders' bodies continued to oppose the new levy."It......

Top 5 Indian states hit by banking frauds

Maharashtra witnessed the maximum number of fraud cases relating to credit/debit cards and internet banking in 2012.The number of such cases in Maharashtra stood at 162 Minister of State for......

Maharashtra traders' strike enters second day

Traders and shopkeepers in Maharashtra are on an indefinite strike since Monday to protest against the newly-introduced Local Body Tax (LBT), which replaces octroi. “We do not mind paying......

Maharashtra traders start indefinite strike against LBT

Traders and shopkeepers in Maharashtra Monday started an indefinite strike against the newly-introduced Local Body Tax (LBT) which replaces octroi."We do not mind paying taxes for local development......

PIX: Jai Maharashtra, with Chitrangda, Salman, Priyanka

Bollywood stars joined prominent Maharashtra politicos at the unveiling of Jai Maharashtra -- a new channel launched by entrepreneur Waahiid Ali Khan and the channel's chairman Sudhakar......

Bollywood calls for dry Holi

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. In the wake of the drought situation in Maharashtra, Bollywood stars are celebrating Holi without water and they have urged their......

Amitabh Bachchan: Save water! Play a dry Holi

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. The drought situation in Maharashtra has become a serious issue and with the Holi festival round the corner, Bollywood stars have......

Batsmen help Mumbai defeat Pune Warriors to top IPL table

Mumbai Indians produced a commendable performance as they thrashed Pune Warriors by 41 runs to win the 'Maharashtra derby' of the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Saturday. - IPL PHOTOS: Mumbai......

Pathan guides Gujarat to a convincing win

A stroke-filled 87 by opener Asad Pathan helped Gujarat thrash Maharashtra by eight wickets in the inaugural match of the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Motera 'B' ground in......

Santosh Trophy: Maharashtra enter semis

Maharashtra entered the semi-finals of the 67th Santosh Trophy national football tournament, beating Tamil Nadu 2-1 in a group B quarter-final league match in Kollam on Tuesday. They qualified for......

Ranji ODIs: Yusuf powers Baroda to victory

Yusuf Pathan played his second consecutive match-winning knock to lead Baroda to a convincing four-wicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone leg of the Vizay Hazare One-Day Championships in......

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Q. Current President of the 'Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra Pradesh
Pravin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/current-president-of-the-bhartiya-janata-party-bjp-maharasht/25646390/answers/

Q. When we say LET HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE ? Omega sir messaged me that JACK JOHNSON passed away this morning 0.45 am at his home in Bhusawal Maharashtra. One of the Best member of this forum . We all miss him very much. LET HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE...!!!
Anantharaman: A. Ek Tabalchi ne Kholi DukanUske Grahak the Kitne MahanKoi Gurkha koi PathanEk tabalchi ne Kholi Dukan more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-we-say-let-his-soul-rest-in-peace--omega-sir-messaged-m/25638821/answers/25646394

Q. How many shakti peeths are in India
Amarjit Kumar: A. Yes sirSad newsYesterday morning we got the news May his soul R I P more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-shakti-peeths-are-in-india/25635147/answers/25638827

Q. We talk about revenge from China and "shame" on Chinese PM's visit here. While our School text book maps in Maharashtra show portions of Arunachal Pradesh as Chinese territor. Over Two Lakh text books already sold. Bal Bharti Publishers say they are issuing 'Right' maps to be stuck on the 'wrong' ones.
QueSera Sera: A. Fifty Two and below is the ListNo: Place: Part of the body: Bhirava: Shakti:1. Hingula(Pakistan) Brahma randhra Bhima lochana Kottari2....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/we-talk-about-revenge-from-china-and-shame-on-chinese-pms-vi/25618848/answers/25635201

Q. "Cutting chai" ka naam kahan se aaya hoga ?
Mahesh Gopal Shanbhag: A. I think they should have been more responsible while publishing the maps. I am sure it is an oversight and not done purposefully....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/cutting-chai-ka-naam-kahan-se-aaya-hoga-/25608284/answers/25618862

Web results for Maharashtra

Mobike ambulances yet to start

Delhi's health department might be adding more ambulances to its fleet, but chief minister Sheila Dikshit's 2008 poll promise of motorcycle... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334105/mobike-ambulances-yet-start.html

SP keeps off UPA II bash

The Samajwadi Party (SP) was conspicuous by its absence at a function to mark the fourth anniversary of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) II on... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334100/sp-keeps-off-upa-ii.html

NIA terror charge on four

The NIA today charged four suspected activists of a Hindu group over the 2006 Malegaon blasts, bringing into question Maharashtra police and the... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130523/jsp/nation/story_16928890.jsp

Maharashtra colleges get 18k more engineering seats this year

This could be good as well as bad news. AICTE has granted additional 10,000 degree and 8,000 diploma seats to various engineering colleges in... ...

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No end in sight to power crisis

Efforts by Andhra Pradesh to get share of the natural gas allotted to Gujarat and Maharashtra from K-G Basin for revival gas-based power plants,... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/no-end-in-sight-to-power-crisis/article4740402.ece