News for 'Jalgaon'

A Matunga cafe wins the battle for Madras

A Matunga cafe wins the battle for Madras

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

The Matunga restaurant, known for its cleanliness and quick services, was established by Gopal Purshottam Kamath.

SC order grants relief to Prez's brother

SC order grants relief to Prez's brother

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to direct further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the murder of a Jalgaon Congress leader in a case in which the Bombay High Court has rejected a plea to make President Pratibha Patil's brother G N Patil as an accused.

Fadnavis expands ministry, 11 sworn in, Uddhav skips ceremony

Fadnavis expands ministry, 11 sworn in, Uddhav skips ceremony

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expanded his council of ministers, inducting 11 ministers, including 10 new faces, in the exercise which left Shiv Sena unhappy as it was denied a Cabinet berth.

NCB witness Gosavi arrested in Pune, sent to custody till Nov 5

NCB witness Gosavi arrested in Pune, sent to custody till Nov 5

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Gosavi's photos and videos with actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan went viral on social media after the NCB's raid.

Prez's brother refused polygraph in murder case

Prez's brother refused polygraph in murder case

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Bombay high court that G N Patil, brother of President Pratibha Patil, and two others had refused to undergo a lie detector test during the agency's probe into the three-year-old murder of a Congress leader from Jalgaon in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Heavy to very heavy rain predicted on Monday

Mumbai: Heavy to very heavy rain predicted on Monday

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

Districts like Thane and Palghar bordering Mumbai also have similar forecast of "heavy to very heavy rains" at few place for Monday, he said, adding that intensity of rains would come down from Tuesday onwards.

Rate of Covid increase in Maha tripled in a month

Rate of Covid increase in Maha tripled in a month

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

The rate of increase in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra between February 14 to March 23 was three times that recorded in the previous four months, data shows.

'The Uniform Should Be Above Religion'

'The Uniform Should Be Above Religion'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

'The political leadership is not realising that it is dividing the uniform on the lines of religion.' 'This will lead to anarchy.'

Woman killed as 'drunk' TC pushes her off train

Woman killed as 'drunk' TC pushes her off train

Rediff.com29 May 2014

A woman passenger was killed on Thursday after she was pushed off a moving train by an allegedly drunk ticket examiner for trying to board an AC coach while carrying a general class ticket in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, police said.

'People know why I was sidelined by Fadnavis'

'People know why I was sidelined by Fadnavis'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Veteran BJP leader Eknath Khadse says he will expose Devendra Fadnavis in a forthcoming book.

Melghat rail line conversion: Maha CM for alternative routes

Melghat rail line conversion: Maha CM for alternative routes

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

In his letters to Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Thackeray said it would be appropriate to opt for alternative alignment of Akola-Khandwa line considering the long-term irreversible impact the work will have on endangered species like tigers.

Our love story: 'I couldn't take my eyes off her'

Our love story: 'I couldn't take my eyes off her'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Bipin Bhutada tells us how he found his partner at a matrimonial event.

Record 178 COVID-19 deaths in Maha in 1 day; 2,786 new cases

Record 178 COVID-19 deaths in Maha in 1 day; 2,786 new cases

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

In a kind of relief, record 5,071 patients were discharged in a single day, leading to the overall count surpassing the number of active cases in the state for the first time.

Maharashtra govt extends lockdown in till June 30

Maharashtra govt extends lockdown in till June 30

Rediff.com31 May 2020

The Maharashtra government on Sunday extended till June 30 the lockdown in the entire state, and announced easing of restrictions and phase-wise resumption of activities under the "Mission Begin Again".

Pawar blow: NCP loses 3 seats in Maharashtra local bodies polls

Pawar blow: NCP loses 3 seats in Maharashtra local bodies polls

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

In a setback to the opposition Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, the party could win only one of the four seats it held during the biennial elections held for six local bodies constituencies in the state legislative council.

Ignoring my nomination a conspiracy by Maha BJP: Khadse

Ignoring my nomination a conspiracy by Maha BJP: Khadse

Rediff.com12 May 2020

The BJP has been keeping Khadse at the arm's length since 2016 when he was made to resign as a minister in the then BJP government headed by Devendra Fadnavis over allegations of corruption.

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Rediff.com21 May 2021

As many as 79 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday as the authorities carried out restoration work in affected areas and launched damage assessment exercise.

SIT raids premises of Tolta's kin

SIT raids premises of Tolta's kin

Rediff.com12 Dec 2003

Antim Totla is a multi-millionaire businessman from Jalgaon, who is accused of acting in concert with stamp scam main accused Abdul Karim Telgi.

Centre asks 5 states, 1 UT to scale up Covid testing

Centre asks 5 states, 1 UT to scale up Covid testing

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

35 districts have been reporting high active COVID-19 caseload and fatality rate. These 35 districts comprise all 11 districts in Delhi, Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and 24 South Parganas in West Bengal; Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Kolhapur, Sangli, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Raigad, Jalgaon, Solapur, Satara, Palghar, Aurangabad, Dhule and Nanded in Maharashtra; Surat in Gujarat; Pondicherry in Puducherry and East Singhbhum in Jharkhand.

Former President Pratibha Patil's brother accused in murder case

Former President Pratibha Patil's brother accused in murder case

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Former President Pratibha Patil's brother was named by a sessions court as an accused in the 2005 murder of a local Congress leader in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Videos of 'locusts' in Mumbai go viral, officials debunk claim

Videos of 'locusts' in Mumbai go viral, officials debunk claim

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Maharashtra state disaster management officials said no locust swarm was spotted in Mumbai. "The viral images and videos have been wrongly attributed as being from Mumbai," an official said.

Maharashtra lockdown 4.0: What's allowed, what's not

Maharashtra lockdown 4.0: What's allowed, what's not

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The Maharashtra government announced categorisation of various areas into red and non-red zones

88% of all Covid deaths in age group of above 45 yrs: Govt

88% of all Covid deaths in age group of above 45 yrs: Govt

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

People aged 45 and above account for about 88 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in India making them the most vulnerable section, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday, a day after the government opened up vaccinations for all those in the age bracket from April 1.

Arrested MLA gets five-star treatment: Hazare

Arrested MLA gets five-star treatment: Hazare

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Anna Hazare has alleged that MLA Suresh Jain, who was arrested in connection with the Jalgaon Housing scam, was getting "five-star" treatment and demanded an inquiry against jail authorities.

Maharashtra CM's wife robbed in train

Maharashtra CM's wife robbed in train

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

Chavan, who took the train from Karad on Saturday evening to visit a medical college in Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, was travelling in a two tier air-conditioned compartment.

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra, 13 killed

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra, 13 killed

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast 'extremely heavy rains' at a few places in Marathwada, Mumbai and other parts of the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra in the next 24 hours.

NCP MLA arrested on rape charges

NCP MLA arrested on rape charges

Rediff.com26 Feb 2011

Nationalist Congress Party legislator from Pachora, Maharashtra, Dilip Wagh, who was booked for allegedly raping a girl, was arrested in Mumbai on Saturday after getting suspended from the party.

India detects new 'double mutant' variant of COVID-19

India detects new 'double mutant' variant of COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these variants were behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some states.

Rape accused NCP MLA sent to 3-day police custody

Rape accused NCP MLA sent to 3-day police custody

Rediff.com27 Feb 2011

Nationalist Congress Party member of Legislative Assembly Dilip Wagh and his personal assistant Mahesh Mali, arrested on charges of rape, were on Sunday remanded in police custody till March 3 by a local court.

'We did not visit Kasab to express our sympathies'

'We did not visit Kasab to express our sympathies'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2010

'We met more than 250 prisoners at random and Kasab was one amongst them,' Eknath Khadse said, trying to pacify the BJP's ally in the state, the Shiv Sena, who has taken umbrage to the visit.

Two held for making threat calls to Maharahstra CM

Two held for making threat calls to Maharahstra CM

Rediff.com5 Sep 2010

One person has been arrested from Nashik and another detained from Jalgaon in connection with the threat call made at the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. "One Abdul Gani Shah has been arrested from Nashik. According to the preliminary inquiry, he made the call to the CM's residence from outside Dheolali railway station. We have recovered eight SIM cards from him and a diary containing the telephone numbers of several ministers," said ATS chief.

SHOCKING! Khashaba Jadhav's 1952 Olympic medal up for auction...

SHOCKING! Khashaba Jadhav's 1952 Olympic medal up for auction...

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

The family of Khashaba Jadhav, who won India's first individual Olympic medal, has put it up for auction to garner funds for building a wrestling academy named after him.

Foreign banks warm up to small towns

Foreign banks warm up to small towns

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

Small-town India is warming up to foreign banks, finally.

Raj Thackeray surrenders to court, gets bail

Raj Thackeray surrenders to court, gets bail

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Monday surrendered before a local court in Jalgaon in a case of rioting registered against him in 2008 and was later released on bail.

Over 60 million child labourers in India!

Over 60 million child labourers in India!

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

Child labour is a dagger through India's soul. The country has the dubious distinction of being home to the largest child labour force in the world, with an estimated 30 per cent of the world's working kids living here.

Mobile traders protest against VAT hike

Mobile traders protest against VAT hike

Rediff.com9 Jul 2009

Around twenty-five thousand retail mobile traders from across Maharashtra downed their shutters today in protest against the imposition of higher VAT at 12.5 per cent on sales of mobile handsets.

'Unhappy with some people, but won't leave BJP'

'Unhappy with some people, but won't leave BJP'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

'I would like to express my anger at the way party affairs have been handled by some people.'

Maharashtra: Independents may change poll equation

Maharashtra: Independents may change poll equation

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

India's very own "banana republic"--Jalgaon district in northern Maharashtra that produces than 16 per cent of India's bananas and 3 per cent of the world's output--is living up to its name: in the coming assembly elections, it has the highest number of rebel independent candidates who are literally driving their parties bananas!

BJP, Sena finalise seat-sharing pact

BJP, Sena finalise seat-sharing pact

Rediff.com13 Mar 2009

The BJP on Friday said its alliance with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has been finalised with both parties having reached an understanding in the seat-sharing arrangements.

2nd time lucky? Air Deccan to start flying from Dec 23

2nd time lucky? Air Deccan to start flying from Dec 23

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

The airline would offer Re 1 ticket to a few passengers through a lucky draw as part of its promotional campaign.