Maharashtra

The opposition is likely to create a ruckus in parliament on Monday over the phone-tapping controversy. An angry opposition has let it be known that it wants nothing less than a clarification from prime minister Manmohan Singh and a probe on the phone-tapping issue. The timing of this controversy is particularly frustrating for the government, because it expects cooperation from the House when the crucial Finance Bill comes up for voting on Tuesday. The government has reasons to be worri…

Home minister RR Patil wants the Centre to provide the state with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to augment its ability to combat Naxals.Responding to Union home minister P Chidambaram’s statement that fighting Naxals should be the state’s primary responsibility, Patil recently said that his government is ready to take up the challenge provided they are armed with adequate budget and upgraded weapons.?? Patil said since there are limitations within the state budget, the Centre ha…

Rajesh Pillay Academy (RPA) defeated Shiloh Sports Club 4-1 in the All-India Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Ammunition Factory ground in Khadki on Saturday. It was Shiloh’s Sunil Kerkatta, who drew first blood in the 18th minute of the match after getting a pass from Surjit Khiro. But their joy didn’t last long, as Pillay Academy bounced back to equalise with Sangram Chowgule’s goal off a penalty corner in the 29th minute. Shiloh boys tried hard to get…

Back in 2006, the state government launched a scheme to train tribal men and women for aviation, hospitality and tourism industries. Air Hostess Academy, a Pune-based institute, was appointed to train the rustic tribal women how to play the perfect hostess in air. It interviewed 545 women and selected 95 for a year-long training course. The state government paid Rs1 lakh for every trainee.But it has all come to nothing. Tribal minister Babanrao Pachpute said in the legislative council on Thu…

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Gujarat high court order directing an inquiry against judicial magistrate SP Tamang who had held that teenager Ishrat Jahan and three other alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives were killed in a fake encounter by the state police.A bench of justices B Sudershan Reddy and SS Nijjar asked the chief justice of the Gujarat high court to constitute a division bench on the petitions filed by the deceased’s kin, seeking a CBI inquiry. It also asked th…