All-party delegation from Vidarbha meets PM, seeks Rs 5,000 cr aid

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 22:29

An all-party delegation from Vidarbha, hit by unprecedented heavy rains, o Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought an assistance of Rs 5,000 crore to tackle the massive losses.

Zilla Parishad in Vidarbha seeks statehood for region

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 15:27

Amaravati Zilla Parishad, a district body in Maharashtra, has unanimously passed a resolution seeking creation of a separate state of Vidarbha.

Cong MP slams Shinde for downplaying Vidarbha state issue

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 11:26

Local Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar, who is a votary of separate state of Vidarbha, has accused the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde of misleading the country on the issue.

Sharad Pawar not to oppose Vidarbha demand

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 18:46

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Saturday said he favoured a united Maharashtra but would not oppose the demand for a separate Vidarbha state.

Vidarbha leaders demand separate state, Sena opposes

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 19:27

Amid clamour by the legislators from Vidarbha to carve out a separate state, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday said it would not allow the division of Maharashtra.

Athawale demands creation of Vidarbha, vows protests

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 22:41

With Congress and UPA on Tuesday giving a decisive push to creation of Telangana, RPI leader Ramdas Athawale has demanded carving out of Vidarbha state from Maharashtra and threatened to launch statewide protests.

Maha announces CBI probe into tiger poaching cases

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 20:54

Maharashtra Government today announced a CBI probe into tiger poaching cases unearthed in recent past.

Chavan regrets announcing Vidarbha flood relief outside House

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 19:14

Facing opposition flak, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday expressed "regrets" for hurting sentiments of legislators.

After Telangana, Cong MP demands for Vidarbha, writes letter to Sonia

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 17:25

Amid talks that a decision on separate Telangana is on the cards, demand for carving out Vidarbha state out of Maharashtra was made by senior Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar on Tuesday.

After Telangana - Vidarbha, Gorkhaland and...

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 12:13

The Congress-led UPA government at the Centre is preparing to announce the formation of a new state Telangana – carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

After Telangana, now demand for Vidarbha gains momentum

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 10:33

With the UPA government likely to concede the demand for creation of Telangana state, the call for carving out a separate Vidarbha state out of Maharashtra has started gaining heat.

Vidarbha rains: Rs 25k/hectare for affected farmers

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 17:23

The Maharashtra government on Monday announced a financial assistance of Rs 25,000 per hectare for affected farmers in Vidarbha after heavy rains damaged crops in the region.