News for 'Chandrapur'

Lone Congress MP from Maharashtra Balu Dhanorkar dead

Lone Congress MP from Maharashtra Balu Dhanorkar dead

Rediff.com30 May 2023

Dhanorkar was 47 years old and is survived by wife Pratibha, an MLA, and two sons.

'No question of bringing in an investor right now'

'No question of bringing in an investor right now'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2024

'We have got enough internal accruals, and we are able to do acquisitions on our own.'

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

India has received 20 per cent less rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, with the rain-bearing system making no significant progress between June 12 and 18, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

BJP's Maha list: Gadkari fielded from Nagpur, Pankaja from Beed

BJP's Maha list: Gadkari fielded from Nagpur, Pankaja from Beed

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

The BJP has also not declared the candidate for Mumbai North Central, which was won by Poonam Mahajan, daughter of late Pramod Mahajan, in 2014 and 2019 on the party ticket.

Why MVA Won 30 Seats In Maharashtra

Why MVA Won 30 Seats In Maharashtra

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'The people preferred Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar...'

1 killed, 12 hurt as part of bridge falls on railway track in Maharashtra

1 killed, 12 hurt as part of bridge falls on railway track in Maharashtra

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

The FOB where the incident took place is connected to platform number 1 and 2 of the station under Nagpur division of the Central Railway.

VBA declares 8 candidates, ends suspense over ties with MVA

VBA declares 8 candidates, ends suspense over ties with MVA

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

He alleged that the MVA allies were refusing to consider the factor of Maratha activist Manoj Jarange.

India lost 2.33 mn hectares of tree cover since 2000, says report

India lost 2.33 mn hectares of tree cover since 2000, says report

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

Between 2001 and 2022, it said, forests in India emitted 51 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year and removed 141 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year. This represents a net carbon sink of 89.9 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.

In a first, ex-royals fail to retain turfs in Chhattisgarh

In a first, ex-royals fail to retain turfs in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

For the first since the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, the new assembly will not have any MLA belonging to erstwhile royal families as all seven candidates fielded by the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Aam Aadmi Party bit dust.

'Stink of RSS': Cong moves EC against Modi's attack on manifesto

'Stink of RSS': Cong moves EC against Modi's attack on manifesto

Rediff.com8 Apr 2024

A delegation of Congress leaders met EC officials and raised several issues, including the use of pictures and large cut-outs of the prime minister in government buildings and colleges and demanded that those be removed to maintain a level-playing field in the upcoming parliamentary election.

'Middlemen' part of Shinde's Davos delegation: Aaditya

'Middlemen' part of Shinde's Davos delegation: Aaditya

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

Former Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed nearly '50 people', including 'some middlemen' and personal assistants, will be part of the delegation that will travel with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

MVA allies seal poll pact in Maharashtra as Cong 'steps back'

MVA allies seal poll pact in Maharashtra as Cong 'steps back'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

The opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray securing a substantial portion with 21 seats, while the Congress will contest 17 seats, and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar 10 seats.

'Now China Is Afraid'

'Now China Is Afraid'

Rediff.com4 May 2024

'Ladakh will be dealt with in Modi's third term.'

Maha: 'Conflict tiger' that killed 13 people captured

Maha: 'Conflict tiger' that killed 13 people captured

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Generally, tigers that attack humans apart from circumstances like defending cubs or trying to save one's own life are referred to as conflict tigers.

Cricket fever hits theatres: 70 per cent tickets sold

Cricket fever hits theatres: 70 per cent tickets sold

Rediff.com18 Nov 2023

Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings

Isro team to visit Maharashtra district to study space debris

Isro team to visit Maharashtra district to study space debris

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

A team of ISRO scientists are visiting Chandrapur district in Maharashtra to inspect some objects, believed to be remnants of a booster rocket, that streaked across the night sky over parts of central India last week.

New Chhattisgarh assembly has 72 crorepati MLAs; 17 face criminal cases

New Chhattisgarh assembly has 72 crorepati MLAs; 17 face criminal cases

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The BJP tops the list with 43 (80 percent) of 54 MLAs each having declared assets valued at more than Rs 1 crore.

EC begins preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha poll

EC begins preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha poll

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

"Mock polls" are part of the first level check (FLC) process.

Chhattisgarh polls: Cong retains 25 MLAs in second list, fields 22 new faces

Chhattisgarh polls: Cong retains 25 MLAs in second list, fields 22 new faces

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

With the second list, the total number of candidates declared by the Congress went up to 83 out of the total of 90.

What Fell From The Sky In Maharashtra?

What Fell From The Sky In Maharashtra?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

On Friday, April 8, 2022, an ISRO team inspects the unidentified objects which fell from the sky in villages in Sindewahi tehsil in Chandrapur district on April 2, 2022.

Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in Mumbai, Nagpur and other parts of the state witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers.

1 dead, 400 rescued as heavy rains flood several parts of Nagpur

1 dead, 400 rescued as heavy rains flood several parts of Nagpur

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Heavy rains over a span of few hours flooded many parts of Nagpur city, following which more than 400 people, including 70 students from a school for the speech and hearing-impaired, were rescued, said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday.

Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0: Rahul to walk from Gujarat to Meghalaya

Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0: Rahul to walk from Gujarat to Meghalaya

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will embark on a fresh padayatra (foot march) from Gujarat to Meghalaya and during that period leaders and workers of the party's Maharashtra unit would criss-cross the state, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole said on Tuesday.

Chh'garh polls: Bilaspur division's multi-polar contests vital for Cong, BJP

Chh'garh polls: Bilaspur division's multi-polar contests vital for Cong, BJP

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

Out of the 25 seats, five seats each are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.

BJP's 2nd list for Chhattisgarh has 13 losing candidates from 2018

BJP's 2nd list for Chhattisgarh has 13 losing candidates from 2018

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pinned its hopes on the old guard to ensure victory in next month's assembly elections in Chhattisgarh as it gave tickets to 11 sitting MLAs and renominated 13 leaders who lost in the 2018 polls.

India's development can't take place through shortcut politics: Modi

India's development can't take place through shortcut politics: Modi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

He also said that infrastructure development in the country in the last eight years has been done with a human touch.

Maha civic body offers TV, fridge as prize for getting vaccinated

Maha civic body offers TV, fridge as prize for getting vaccinated

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Citizens who come to the civic-run vaccination centres to get their jabs from November 12 to 24 will get a chance to win these prizes, according to a release issued by the municipal corporation on Wednesday evening.

Bombay HC quashes Eknath Shinde's stay on coop bank recruitment

Bombay HC quashes Eknath Shinde's stay on coop bank recruitment

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has quashed the decision of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to stay the recruitment process of a co-operative bank, noting that the CM has no powers to review or modify the calls taken by the minister concerned.

Maha allows to operate cinemas, eateries at full capacity in 14 dists

Maha allows to operate cinemas, eateries at full capacity in 14 dists

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

A government notification said these are districts where first vaccination dose is more than 90 per cent, second dose over 70 per cent, positivity rate less than 10 per cent and bed occupancy of oxygen supported or ICU bed is less than 40 per cent.

Maha to probe alleged job fraud linked to Aaditya Thackeray's cousin

Maha to probe alleged job fraud linked to Aaditya Thackeray's cousin

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

The move has come days after the state government announced to form a special investigation team to probe into the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Baba Amte's granddaughter dies allegedly by suicide

Baba Amte's granddaughter dies allegedly by suicide

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Sheetal, 39, took the extreme step following a recent public spat with other members of the Amte family over the management of Maharogi Seva Samiti, a social service organisation founded by Baba Amte, a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award and Padma Vibhushan, who died in 2008.

'Film-making is a soul-sapping profession'

'Film-making is a soul-sapping profession'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'

MVA leads over BJP in Amravati council poll, may make it 3-1

MVA leads over BJP in Amravati council poll, may make it 3-1

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

In a setback to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena combine in Maharashtra, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi-backed candidates clinched two of the five legislative council seats which were up for grabs in biennial elections from teachers and graduates segments, and appeared poised to bag a third seat also.

COVID restrictions to be lifted in 18 Maha districts

COVID restrictions to be lifted in 18 Maha districts

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

The lockdown-like restrictions, imposed in April this year when the second wave of the pandemic intensified, would be lifted in 18 districts where the positivity rate is 5 per cent or less and the occupancy of oxygen beds in hospitals is less than 25 per cent, he said.

OUTRAGEOUS! Can you study like this?

OUTRAGEOUS! Can you study like this?

Rediff.com23 May 2022

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Revealed! BJP's Plan To Win 2024 Election

Revealed! BJP's Plan To Win 2024 Election

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The BJP is focusing on 160 seats 'we have never won, seats where we have reasonable support, and those we lost narrowly.'

Bengal, Assam vote in Phase 1 of assembly polls

Bengal, Assam vote in Phase 1 of assembly polls

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

Voters in 30 assembly constituencies of West Bengal and 47 of Assam exercised their franchise on Saturday.

Meteor shower? Bright lights in sky seen from Maharashtra, MP

Meteor shower? Bright lights in sky seen from Maharashtra, MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

Experts speculated that they could be either meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere or the pieces of rocket boosters which fall off after a satellite launch.

20 dead in Maharashtra during Ganesh visarjan

20 dead in Maharashtra during Ganesh visarjan

Rediff.com10 Sep 2022

14 of 20 died due to drowning in different incidents that occurred during the immersion of Ganesh idols in parts of Maharashtra.

Ram Navami celebrations marred by deaths of 14 devotees, violence in WB, Maha

Ram Navami celebrations marred by deaths of 14 devotees, violence in WB, Maha

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

Eleven people died during a havan at Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after they fell into a well as its cover caved-in under the weight of a huge crowd, while three others got fatally electrocuted during a Ram Navami procession in Rajasthan's Kota.