It''s Congress versus BJP in Yavatmal

Saturday 18 May '13

BJP rejected a Congress request to not contest and let Nandini be elected unopposed.

Police, forest officials spar as another body is found in forest

Saturday 18 May '13

The Discovery of yet another body in Chandrapur forest Thursday has increased friction between the police and forest departments.

Old storage

Friday 17 May '13

Maharashtra villages fall back on centuries-old reservoir systems for irrigation

Tourism in TATR has not affected tigers: Forest dept

Friday 10 May '13

Recent media reports of tourists overcrowding Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and blocking the movement of tigers seems to have miffed nature lovers but not the forest department.

No tourist trouble in TATR: Forest dept

Friday 10 May '13

THE forest department has said reports in a section of the media that tourists were blocking movement of tigers in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) should be seen in the context of increased intere...

Success for cops in Naxal fight in Gadchiroli

Thursday 9 May '13

The Gadchiroli police''s success in securing the surrender of 17 Naxals from various dalams in the past month reflects a welcome departure

Biotech research stalled as GEAC fails to meet

Thursday 9 May '13

The environment ministry''s apex body for genetic engineering clearances has not had its pre-kharif meeting thus far, raising the prospect

Mating calls lure tiger to Orissa zoo, NTCA wants it released

Wednesday 8 May '13

The Orissa forest department is holding on to a wild tiger that strayed inside Nandankanan Zoo over a week ago, saying they don''t know its original habitat and therefore cannot release it.

Maharashtra lifts ban on Mahyco''s Bt cotton seeds

Monday 6 May '13

The Maharashtra government has lifted the ban on sale of Bt Cotton seeds supplied by Mahyco Seeds for the coming Kharif season "in public interest".

No clue about problem leopard as boy is attacked in Chandrapur

Wednesday 1 May '13

The attack happened far away from the problem area of Agarzari and Adegaon in TATR buffer where five people were killed and two injured between April 10 and 20.

Despite accident, two flights allowed to land

Monday 22 April '13

Two flights were allowed to land at the Nagpur Airport Saturday before a small aircraft of the Nagpur Flying Club that had skidded off the runway was removed.

Plane skids off runway, flights allowed to land

Monday 22 April '13

Two flights were allowed to land at the Nagpur Airport Saturday before a small aircraft of the Nagpur Flying Club that had skidded off the runway was removed

Fear stalks villages as killer leopard returns

Sunday 21 April '13

Maharashtra: Injures 50-yr-old; was captured but released, has killed six people so far

Living with cancer, and laughing with it

Sunday 21 April '13

A Nagpur doctor talks about the cancer-causing gene that killed seven of their relatives

Leopard mauls woman to death

Friday 19 April '13

The human-leopard conflict in Chandrapur is slipping out of the control of forest officials with one more woman being mauled to death

Now prouder than ever about 'eliminating'' Paan Singh Tomar

Friday 19 April '13

Vijay Raman, officer who headed 1981 operation that led to dacoit''s killing, say he knew little about his adversary until he saw recent film

Leopard kills teenager in Chandrapur

Thursday 18 April '13

A 13-year old girl was killed by a leopard Wednesday near Payali village in Chandrapur forest division. With this, the tiger-leopard attack toll this month has gone up to seven

Leopard kills another girl in Chandrapur

Thursday 18 April '13

A 13-year old girl was killed by a leopard Wednesday near Payali village in Chandrapur forest division.

Maharashtra's BJP chief is RSS-backed scholar who wants Vidarbha state

Friday 12 April '13

Fadnavis has often attacked the western Maharashtra leadership for Vidarbha's problems

Five Naxals killed in Gadchiroli encounter

Friday 5 April '13

Gadchiroli police commandos struck early Thursday morning in the south of Bhamragarh town of Gadchiroli, killing at least five Naxalites.

GPS study finds forest land 'wrongfully'' given to tribals

Friday 5 April '13

The implementing authority is the tribal affairs department, a sore point with the forest department.

To woo Naxals, Gadchiroli police reach out to kin

Monday 1 April '13

AFTER going all out against Naxals in recent months with tangible success, the Gadchiroli police have decided to reach out to them through their families back in the villages they belong to.

Gadchiroli cops reach out to Naxals through their families

Monday 1 April '13

After going all out against the Naxals in recent months with clear success, the Gadchiroli police have now decided to reach out to them through their kin in the villages

When machine 'replaced' man as NREGA labourer

Friday 29 March '13

Inquiry reports evidence of machines and fudged musters in works under Maharashtra forest dept, which says the probe was one-sided

Mahatma''s Wardha ashram to get Rs 30-crore makeover

Wednesday 27 March '13

It will be a national centre aiming at attracting the new generation to Gandhian thoughts.