MAHARASHTRA
DECEMBER 31
Gundewar Commission blames police for Ramabai Nagar riot
Dani Commission clears Sharad Pawar of blame for 1994 Gowari tragedy
Ruckus in Houses
Joshi renames Osmanabad district
DECEMBER 30
15 killed in Aurangabad road mishap
Forest Department raids Vidhan Bhavan canteen
Health minister promises anti-ragging bill
Wedding bells ring a warning in Bombay
DECEMBER 24
Freedom fighter Ratnappa Kumbhar dead
Hingoli district by May 1
Hero becomes villain
DECEMBER 23
Report into Gowari deaths will be tabled in current session, says Munde
Joshi apologises for ruckus in legislative council
DECEMBER 22
Rajdhani Express coaches derail en route to Bombay
Corporator's murder kills proceedings in legislative council
DECEMBER 20
A municipal commissioner and a gentleman
DECEMBER 19
Thane court issues summons to Bal Thackeray
Reference to Thackeray sends council into a tizzy
DECEMBER 18
Former Bombay mayor survives attempt on life
DECEMBER 17
New Bombay woman corporator set afire following minor squabble
DECEMBER 15
Opposition walks out of assembly to protest against Sena's strip show
DECEMBER 13
CM overrules Thane civic body's ouster of honest commissioner
DECEMBER 12
Stormy agenda faces assembly session beginning Monday
DECEMBER 11
Munde has a miraculous mid-air escape
DECEMBER 10
Postal strike affects services in Bombay
DECEMBER 9
Cricketers kill rival in Nasik
DECEMBER 8
Most criminals have been eliminated, Thackeray assures industrialists
DECEMBER 5
Storm follows Fire, chief justice petitioned against CM's pat for vandalism
"Shabana Azmi's membership of the Rajya Sabha should be revoked"
DECEMBER 4
6 killed as Kurla-Howrah Express derails
8 killed in Bombay building mishap
DECEMBER 3
Sena activists disrupt Fire screening in Bombay as CM applauds
NOVEMBER 27
BJP tells Sena to shut up or put out
Teenager stabbed to death by schoolmates in Nagpur
NOVEMBER 26
Munde rules out power tariff hike in Sena-BJP reign
NOVEMBER 25
Joshi unveils multi-point plan for Marathwada development
Pawar describes Thackeray's opposition to Pak cricket team as 'foolish'
NOVEMBER 21
Pakistani cricket team will not be allowed into India, repeats Thackeray
NOVEMBER 20
Munde wants a TADA-like law to maintain law and order in Bombay
NOVEMBER 17
Bombay police to seek extradition of Dawood's brother from Dubai
Arms cache seized in Bombay
Congress does well in state council elections
NOVEMBER 14
Navalkar bans Marathi play on Thackeray
NOVEMBER 12
'317 extortion attempts out of 713 are by taporis, not gangsters!'
NOVEMBER 10
Vadhvan port project in trouble, admits Manohar Joshi
NOVEMBER 8
Salim Khan's bail extended by four weeks
NOVEMBER 7
PM asks for report on Bombay's law and order
State announces crackdown on criminals
NOVEMBER 6
Investors' meet to project agriculture as a lucrative industry
Rabo bank arm likely to invest in agri ventures
Bread likely to cost more
NOVEMBER 4
Bombay HC acquits prime accused in Jalgaon sex scandal
OCTOBER 31
Navy may rethink Vikrant museum project
OCTOBER 30
Top company exec linked with gangster Dawood
BJP announces candidates
Joshi gives Jaymala Rs 25,000
OCTOBER 29
Rampant gangland strikes terror in Bombay
OCTOBER 28
Thief tosses girl out of running train in Bombay
OCTOBER 25
Suburban commuters killed in bizarre mishap
Bombay-Pune expressway work on in full swing
OCTOBER 24
Salim Khan gets anticipatory bail
OCTOBER 23
State to leverage agri conference to boost exports
Gangster arrested for murder of apparel superstore's owner
Salim Khan gets a day's reprieve
OCTOBER 21
Two judges resign from Bombay high court
OCTOBER 18
Thackeray set on giving farmers free power
OCTOBER 17
Free power for farmers to be raised at next meeting of BJP-Sena panel
Consensus eludes Sena, BJP on free electricity to farmers
OCTOBER 16
Lightning strikes claim 32 lives in Pune division
OCTOBER 15
Chhota Rajan's plan to kill Dawood in Rawalpindi fails
OCTOBER 11
Want to gift power? First buy it, Centre tells state
OCTOBER 10
Shiv Sena begins drive to widen its reach
OCTOBER 9
Supreme Court issues notices to Centre, Maharashtra over Srikrishna report
OCTOBER 8
RPI to elect new president on October 28 in Nanded
OCTOBER 7
Government to implement Fifth Pay Commission's recommendations
OCTOBER 6
5 years' RI for 4 in Ramdas Nayak murder case
Teenaged girl burnt alive by two schoolboys
7 arrested for killer blast in Thane restaurant
Munde endorses Thackeray's scheme of free power supply to farmers
Terrified Sena out to kill me, alleges Mulayam
OCTOBER 4
Thackeray sees media hand in Sena's troubles
SEPTEMBER 29
Judge rules Bombay police's two encounters were 'fake'
State to seek PM's intervention in boundary dispute with Karnataka
Chief secretary to take action against agitating employees
SEPTEMBER 26
High court seeks govt affidavit in suit against Navratri mandals
SEPTEMBER 25
ARDE develops safe ejector system for LCA
SEPTEMBER 24
SC to hear Srikrishna petition on October 7
Maharashtra government remits Hazare's jail sentence
SEPTEMBER 19
Nashik flood recedes
SEPTEMBER 18
Two trains submerged outside Bombay, navy help summoned
SEPTEMBER 16
Multimillionaire held for car-lifting in Bombay
SEPTEMBER 15
Maharashtra woos NRIs to come invest in agro industry
Floods in eastern Vidarbha
Pune police crack suspected ISI operation
SEPTEMBER 13
Krishna Valley builders to protest against bill delays
Shiv Sena says sorry to Mahajan in row over Tata airline article
Bombay beats Singapore and Tokyo in cost of posh living index
SEPTEMBER 12
Mahajan admits to tensions between Sena and BJP
SEPTEMBER 11
Joshi takes on Pawar, says 'no' to Vidarbha
SEPTEMBER 10
Hazare sentenced to 3-month jail term in defamation case
Main accused in Gulshan Kumar murder held
SEPTEMBER 9
Pawar all for Vidarbha
We're on top, we'll try to set up another B-school in Bombay: CM
SEPTEMBER 8
Rewas-Mandva may get Bombay's new international airport
SEPTEMBER 6
Deficit-hit Maharashtra seeks Centre's nod to impose tax on service sector
SEPTEMBER 4
Chain-snatcher gets 111 years in jail
SEPTEMBER 3
'The most dangerous of all my trips...'
SEPTEMBER 2
No question of breaking off ties with Sena, says Mahajan
SEPTEMBER 1
Godse playwright cries for justice, guidance
Marathwada to celebrate
Hyderabad liberation jubilee
AUGUST 30
Srikrishna report not rejected outright: CM
AUGUST 28
Godse play irked people with its title, says Marathi actor
AUGUST 26
Differences with BJP sorted out, claims Joshi
AUGUST 25
Congress will start legal proceedings against Thackeray and Co
AUGUST 22
Minority groups challenge Srikrishna report rejection in Supreme Court
AUGUST 21
Writ plea filed against CM's son-in-law
'Sena- BJP will
hand over Maharashtra to us on a platter'
Congress to launch countrywide agitation on Srikrishna report
AUGUST 20
Godse playwright files petition seeking formal ban order
BJP, Sena smoke the peace pipe
AUGUST 19
Rajendra Singh isn't sick, won't be stepping down: RSS official
BJP boycotts Maharashtra cabinet meeting in protest against Sena's policies
BJP takes another shot at Shiv Sena
AUGUST 12
Navale crowns Joshi king of liars
Train theatre celebrates fourth anniversary
AUGUST 12
I did not apologise to Pawar: Joshi
Congress team to meet PM to demand Maharashtra govt's resignation
AUGUST 11
Congress threatens stir for ouster of Sena-BJP alliance govt
AUGUST 9
'I hate these commissions, they can't understand the difference between judgment and recommendations'
Samajwadi Party announces mass campaign over Srikrishna report
AUGUST 8
Thackeray says commissions are a waste of time
Discussion on Srikrishna report turns Maharashtra house chaotic
Srikrishna suggests steps to boost Bombay police's image
Legal experts feel courts could rule on Srikrishna report's acceptance
AUGUST 7
Maharashtra rejects Srikrishna report as being 'biased against Hindus'
Srikrishna blames Thackeray's inflammatory writings for fanning riots
Enough is enough, no further probe, says Joshi
Opposition demands Thackeray's arrest
Muslim leaders are filled with a sense of betrayal
Meet the judge behind the report...
AUGUST 6
Two killed in Bombay wall collapse
AUGUST 5
Tales of grief and providential escape resound at Bombay's building collapse site
AUGUST 1
Srikrishna panel report will be submitted in the monsoon session: Munde
JULY 29
Bangladeshis deportation issue rocks assembly even as Advani defends state Govt
JULY 28
Maharashtra to fight stay on deportation of 'Bangladeshis'
JULY 24
State facing power deficit of 1000 MW, says Munde
JULY 23
'Z' security given to deposed Sena ministers in Maharashtra
JULY 22
Joshi sacks minister as opposition stalls house proceedings
JULY 17
Unite to unseat Sena-BJP government, Pawar tells partymen
JULY 16
Sonia buys peace with Pawar, may send Prithviraj Chavan as MPCC chief
Don Arun Gawli is acquitted
JULY 15
'Whatever went wrong, somebody close to Sharad Pawar will have to be held responsible'
JULY 12
Sonia upset as Pawar seeks to instal his man as MPCC chief
JULY 11
A year later, Ramabai Nagar residents smart under bloody memories
Joshi spikes rumours over his resignation
JULY 10
Thackeray rejects BJP's demand, says Manohar Joshi will continue as CM
Thakre has no problem with allies' demands
JULY 9
Bombay, Pune, Nashik faces maximum earthquake risk: study
Thackeray to end sanyas on Thursday
JULY 7
ISI unloads counterfeit notes in Bombay
Sonia shuts door on Pawar's objections to showcause notices
JULY 5
MPCC chief Deshmukh goes for Pradhan's defeat, showcause issued to 12 Maharashtra MLAs
JULY 4
XVDifferences crop up between Naik's outfit and Congress
Jain muni murder case transferred to CID
JULY 1
Punish Pawar, he's anti-Congress: Tirpude
JUNE 27
New don rises in Bombay
JUNE 26
Sonia given names of suspect legislators
CID probe ordered into grenade attack on policemen
JUNE 25
Congress loyalists gun for MPCC chief
JUNE 23
AICC team rues role of money power in Maharashtra RS elections
JUNE 21
Jubilant Kalmadi vows to clip Sharad Pawar's wings
JUNE 20
Fugitive's father gets police custody in cheating case
JUNE 17
Congress challenges Sena-BJP's might in RS elections
JUNE 14
Port Trust members oppose proposed site for Vikrant
JUNE 11
Joshi asks Jethmalani to reconsider model rent act
JUNE 10
Maharashtra waives interest on farmers' loans
Navy rescues fishermen from choppy seas
Majestic Vikrant falls to pieces as bureaucracy dithers over its future
JUNE 09
Hippo killed in Bombay zoo
JUNE 02
Thackeray irked by Muslims' loyalty to SP, calls for Ram temple in Ayodhya
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