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No need of eyes for judging everything: Umaria Collector

Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2014, 16:43

Newly-appointed Umaria District Collector Krishna Gopal Tiwari, who is visually impaired, says one does not need eyes to judge everything.

`Six-fold rise in gold smuggling at Mumbai airports this year`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2014, 01:20

Cases of gold smuggling at the two city airports have gone up over six times this year, as the Customs department has recorded as many as 497 cases in four months from April, as compared to 79 cases in the corresponding period last year, officials said.

New surrender scheme for naxals under consideration: Patil

Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 22:34

Maharashtra government is considering a new surrender scheme for naxals and a proposal in this regard would come up for the state cabinet approval, Home Minister R R Patil said here on Saturday.

Freedom fighters remembered on Quit India movement anniversary

Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 15:24

Floral tributes were paid to freedom fighters here on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Quit India movement on Friday.

Doctors call off strike in Maharashtra, minister assures to accept demands

Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 15:06

The Medical Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) on Saturday called off their indefinite strike across the state after being assured by the state government that their demands would be fulfilled within a fortnight.

Ban minors, limit height of pyramids during Dahi-handi: Bombay HC

Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 23:52

Expressing concern over the death of children every year during the Dahi-handi festival in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Friday said government should regulate the height of human pyramids and ban participation of minors.

Sunil Paraskar lied before the court, victim alleges

Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 23:49

The Mumbai-based model, who has accused Deputy Inspector General of Police Sunil Paraskar of rape, on Friday told a court here that he also committed `perjury` by making a false statement about her before the court.

HC rejects bail plea of 3 in Lakhan Bhaiya fake encounter case

Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 23:40

Observing that there was enough material against them, the Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the bail pleas of three persons who were convicted in the case of fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiya at suburban Versova in 2006.

Declare Marathwada, west Vidarbha drought-hit: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 23:14

The Maharashtra unit of BJP on Friday demanded that the state government should declare Marathwada and western Vidarbha regions in the state as drought affected due to scanty rains there this season.

Chavan`s kin, two others left out by CBI in Adarsh case: PIL

Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 22:46

A petitioner in a PIL filed in the Bombay High Court that seeks to prosecute Ashok Chavan in Adarsh housing society scam, today alleged that four "heavyweights" had not been arraigned by the CBI as accused.