News for '-konkan'

Mahad bridge collapse: Maha BJP offers jobs to victims' next of kin

Mahad bridge collapse: Maha BJP offers jobs to victims' next of kin

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

A team of BJP leaders visited over 15 families of the deceased in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts and offered jobs to the kin of the victims.

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

After the euphoria over the recent oil and gas discoveries made by upstream behemoth Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Shiv Sena has a history of flirting with 'frenemies'

Shiv Sena has a history of flirting with 'frenemies'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Besides late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and former prime minister Indira Gandhi, NCP president Sharad Pawar also figured in the posters.

Mumbai: Three Shiv Sena MLAs resign

Mumbai: Three Shiv Sena MLAs resign

Rediff.com4 Nov 2005

Congress party sources claimed the three, "...are scheduled to join the party on Friday."

Narayan Rane quits Congress, may join BJP

Narayan Rane quits Congress, may join BJP

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

Rane accused the Congress of reneging on its promise of making him the CM after he joined the party 12 years ago.

Trains diverted following derailment

Trains diverted following derailment

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

The Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Express, which left Nizamuddin on June 15, were diverted to run via Kalyan, Pune, Wadi, Guntakkal and Dharmavaram.

Sulking Narayan Rane quits Maharashtra govt

Sulking Narayan Rane quits Maharashtra govt

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

Sulking Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane, who was pitching for a leadership change ahead of the state assembly elections, on Monday resigned from the government.

Mumbai escapes unhurt as Nisarga batters nearby areas

Mumbai escapes unhurt as Nisarga batters nearby areas

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him in Raigad district. 2 people died and 3 were injured in two separate cyclone-related incidents in Pune.

Five new ports in Maharashtra

Five new ports in Maharashtra

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

All the ports are being constructed on a built-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, state Chief Secretary D K Sankaran told PTI in New Delhi.

Malwan: 24 per cent vote till noon

Malwan: 24 per cent vote till noon

Rediff.com19 Nov 2005

Revenue Minister and Congress candidate Narayan Rane is facing Shiv Sena's Parshuram Uparkar.

I am a Shiv Sainik at heart: Uddhav

I am a Shiv Sainik at heart: Uddhav

Rediff.com2 Mar 2007

Uddhav earlier addressed a rally in Vengurla, where he began campaigning for the ensuing zilla parishad and panchayat samiti polls in Maharashtra.

RSS grows up, may change from shorts to trousers soon

RSS grows up, may change from shorts to trousers soon

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Several pracharaks said that the shorts discourage youths from joining the RSS, and hence the uniform should be updated.

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.

High turnout marks Maharashtra bypolls

High turnout marks Maharashtra bypolls

Rediff.com21 Jan 2006

The bypolls were held in Vengurla, Sangmeshwar and Rajapur assembly constituencies in Konkan region and Sangli Lok Sabha seat in western Maharashtra.

Malvan, Mumbai North-West by-poll counting begins

Malvan, Mumbai North-West by-poll counting begins

Rediff.com22 Nov 2005

State Revenue Minister Narayan Rane of the Congress is pitted against Parshuram Uparkar of Shiv Sena in a straight contest in Malvan in Konkan region.

Seafood on a shoe-string budget

Seafood on a shoe-string budget

Rediff.com16 Feb 2006

Low on cash? Foodie Chandrashekhar Bhosle tells you where to dine on seafood like a king.

Nature humbled man: KRC chief

Nature humbled man: KRC chief

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

He said after the last year's disaster when 53 people were killed in an accident on the same route after a boulder struck a train, the KRC had covered all cuttings above 10 metre heigh with steel nets.

Laloo on his way to the accident site

Laloo on his way to the accident site

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

At least 20 people were killed and 100 injured when the Mangalore-Mumbai Matsyagandha Express derailed over a bridge between Veer and Karanja stations, about 200 km from Mumbai, early in the morning.

Death toll in Raigad 180

Death toll in Raigad 180

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

Heavy rains continued to pound Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday with authorities evacuating 800 people from three villages as a precautionary measure.

Mumbai remains cut off

Mumbai remains cut off

Rediff.com27 Jul 2005

Heavy rains continue in Maharashtra, Mumbai remains cut off

No mace, no flights! say godman's followers

No mace, no flights! say godman's followers

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

Followers of the godman, went on a rampage at the airport, protesting the Delhi Airport Authorities decision not to allow the Maharaj to carry his mace on board

Narayan Rane to quit Chavan cabinet on Monday

Narayan Rane to quit Chavan cabinet on Monday

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Sulking Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane on Thursday said he will quit the Prithviraj Chavan ministry on Monday but has decided to remain in the Congress.

Bhujbal in NCP's list of 104 candidates

Bhujbal in NCP's list of 104 candidates

Rediff.com19 Sep 2004

Bhujbal's son Pankaj will contest from Mazgaon in central Mumbai.

Skybus project faces delay

Skybus project faces delay

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

One of the country's most eagerly awaited transportation models -- the skybus project – faces delay with uncertainty over who will give its safety certification.

Battery-operated cars at rail stations soon

Battery-operated cars at rail stations soon

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Senior citizens, differently-abled, pregnant women and medically sick travellers will be given a preference

Goa coast put on alert following LeT threat

Goa coast put on alert following LeT threat

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Goa was put on alert on Wednesday following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Incessant rains lash Mumbai; more coming in the next 24 hours

Incessant rains lash Mumbai; more coming in the next 24 hours

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Incessant rains continued to lash Mumbai city and neighbouring districts on Saturday, throwing normal life out of gear even as weathermen predicted heavy showers across the state for Sunday.

KRCL, Railways may merge

KRCL, Railways may merge

Rediff.com21 Dec 2004

Kadam, Sena's answer to Rane

Kadam, Sena's answer to Rane

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

Kadam was elected at a meeting of party MLAs here which was attended by around 50 of 63 party MLAs.

Rane claims more Sena MPs, MLAs to join Congress

Rane claims more Sena MPs, MLAs to join Congress

Rediff.com25 Nov 2005

Rane said three Sena MLAs owing allegiance to him, who quit the Sena, would contest the bypolls as and when announced by the Election Commission.

BJP-Sena to contest Lok Sabha, assembly polls jointly

BJP-Sena to contest Lok Sabha, assembly polls jointly

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The BJP will contest 25 seats and Shiv Sena 23 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. The two parties will contest equal number of seats, along with their other allies, in elections for the 288-member state assembly, due this year.

Naval-gazing off the Malabar coast

Naval-gazing off the Malabar coast

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004