Maharashtra sizzles at 40 plus degrees, rains in some areas

Mumbai : Several parts of Maharashtra sizzled at 40 plus degrees Celsius on Tuesday with Chandrapur in Vidarbha recording a whopping 44 degrees even as unseasonal rains lashed some of the state’s western parts. Chandrapur’s maximum was 2 degrees above average for this time of the year, but even the minimum temperatures at 29 degrees […]

Two women among 3 Maoists killed in Maharashtra

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) : The Maharashtra Police said three Maoists, including two women were shot dead during a gunfight with security forces in the Sirkonda forests of this district, adjoining Chhattisgarh, here on Tuesday. The gun battle, which lasted for nearly 30 minutes, resulted in the three bullet-ridden bodies being recovered by the C-60 Commando Force of […]

On R-Day, BJP-opposition face-off in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Jan 26 : Uniting for a common cause, Maharashtra’s opposition parties took out silent marches for what they called “Save the Constitution” while the ruling BJP countered it by organising a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ here on Friday, to coincide with the 69th Republic Day celebrations across the state. The opposition’s ‘Save Constitution’ rally, coming on the […]