Maharashtra

The October assembly elections gave some impetus to the liquor sale in the city and district in the times of recession. The liquor sale in the city and district regions was stagnant in August and September but it registered a marginal increase in October thanks to elections. In September, the state excise department, Pune recorded the sale of country liquor (15.09 lakh litres), Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) (16.11 lakh litres), beer (19.61 lakh litres) and wine (30,600 litres). W…

The state government has decided to start the process of land acquisition for the expansion of Shiroli Industrial Estate in Hatkanangle taluka in the district.Sources in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) told DNA that the state government took the decision on August 31."The land owners will get the prevalent market rates for the land that the state government acquires from them. Moreover, the state government will return 15% of the land acquired from the land…

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the city and other parts of Maharashtra and Goa are likely to witness moderate to heavy rainfall because of a cyclonic circulation.The city on Sunday received 10.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 pm.According to a duty officer at IMD, the low pressure area that originated over the Commorin area (south-east Arabian sea between India and Sri Lanka) and now moving over Commorin-Lakshadweep has resulted in the cyclonic circulation.Deputy dir…

The crime rate in Maharashtra increased by 5.4% in 2008 as compared to the previous year while the conviction rate of 9.4% under the Indian Penal Code registered a decrease of 1.7% during this period.With this, Maharashtra has registered the poorest conviction rate in the country during 2008, according to the 11th annual report of ‘Crime in Maharashtra 2008’ released by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) here on Saturday.The report states that Mumbai had the highest nu…