As law crawls, Maharashtra sex ratio drops more
Anuradha Mascarenhas
Anuradha Mascarenhas
Whenever we hear of new water conflicts between states we groan in trepidation. We feel that such rows will be shrill, emotional, long-winding and complicated
By Thursday, the future of the Rs 9,625-crore Navi Mumbai airport will likely be decided by the Centre
Pune Activists from Pune and Mumbai opposed to the proposed SEZ Act, which they allege gives a free rein to developers, are planning a mass rally in various parts of the country. Around 205 SEZs in the state and 1064 in the country are in various stages of approval.
TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu
New Delhi: The world
MUMBAI: The political crisis caused by the arrest of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu worsened on Monday. While Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activists observed a bandh in Andhra Pradesh to protest against the detention of their leader by the Maharashtra police, the state legislature was adjourned for the day to condemn the TDP's action.
Pune A team of 49 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Pune was deployed to tackle the chlorine leak at the Mumbai Port Trust dock at Haji Bunder in Sewri. The team, which is still on the job, helped out to neutralise the cylinders at the Trust.
YET another technical snag has forced closure of one of the units at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), country
Vinaya Deshpande
Vinaya Deshpande MUMBAI: In a boost to women's empowerment, the Maharashtra government will now give preference to tribal and rural women's self help groups (SHGs) in handing over forest conservation projects. They will also be given preference in opening micro and small industries based on local forest produce.
Pune Abdominal pain, rash and conjunctival congestion could be considered symptoms of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), says a study conducted by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in association with consultants from city hospitals. This has led a group of doctors at KEM Hospital to investigate whether dengue can be predicted on day three of the fever itself.
Pune In a bid to contain the resurgence of the H1N1 epidemic, Samrajya Prathistan, a not for profit organisation will vaccinate 15,000 schoolchildren free of cost on Monday. Children from Sadhnya Vidhyalay, Hadapsar, will be vaccinated on July 19. In all, 30 doctors
Mumbai: After last week
Mumbai: Authorities of the Borivli
Hyderabad: After kicking up a row by trying to visit the Babhli dam, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu is gearing up to kick off a national movement to highlight irregularities in projects by Maharashtra, causing damage to lower riparian states, ones that are at the lower end of a river.
Mumbai: The capacity of the six lakes which supply water to the city has reduced in five years despite good rains. The Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute (MERI) has submitted a report to the BMC that says the lakes hold less water than five years ago because of silt accumulation.
Basar (Adilabad), July 16: The Telugu Desam president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday asked the UPA chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, to convene a meeting of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to resolve the Babli dispute.