Marathwada News
Nanded, situated on the banks of the Godavari river, holds religious significance for Sikhs and is like Dakshin (south) Kashi for that community.
Nanded is the second most important city in Marathwada after Aurangabad as it connects to nearby states of Telangana and Karnataka and vehicles travel from there in large numbers.
The government has also given its nod for preparing a detailed project report for the proposed expressway project.
BJP leaders and workers will connect with people along 650 km route
The Jan Ashirwad Yatra will go through six districts of Maharashtra
Shiv Sena has attacked Centre over its failure to declare unseasonal rains in Maharashtra as ''natural calamity.''
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very intense spells of rain which are likely to continue in Mumbai for the next two-three days. Already 12 people are dead when a wall collapsed in Malad over hutments in Malad, in suburban Mumbai. Watch this video to know more.
Thackeray began his tour of the drought-affected Marathwada region in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
Maharashtra witnessed a deficient monsoon this year following which the state government recently declared drought in 151 talukas in 26 of the total 36 districts in the state.
It is the foundation day for both Gujarat and Maharashtra.
It is not just Maharashtra Day, it also happens to be Gujarat Day.
South-central Maharashtra too is likely to receive heavy to very heavy showers in 48 hours from the morning of June 12 at isolated places.
The northerly winds bring dry and hot winds to Maharashtra which have increased the day temperatures at several places in the state.
The retreating monsoon has claimed nine lives in Marathwada region of Maharashtra with five killed in flash floods, officials said on Monday.
The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted very heavy rainfall for the next 48 hours.
Shiv Sena MLA Rahul Patil has made startling claims in Maharashtra Assembly in connections with Muslim youths and dreaded terror outfit ISIS.
Mumbai has not experienced heavy rains in last 24 hours, but parts of Thane district and Navi Mumbai were hit by heavy rainfall.
In drought-hit Marathwada, the state`s poorest region, there is an unusually high number of single women.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted heavy rainfall in drought-hit Vidarbha and Marathwada regions in the coming two days, even as it said about 90 per cent Maharashtra has been covered by monsoon.
Shiv Sena fired a fresh salvo at the Narendra Modi government over the plight of drought-hit farmers in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
The first water train, christened 'Jaldoot', left Miraj in western Maharashtra on April 11 and reached Latur on April 12, covering the distance of around 342 kilometres.
Maharashtra government has declared drought in over 29,000 villages of the state, most of them in parched Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
The Beed administration on Monday suspended local administrators who were accused of selling water tankers meant for people of drought-hit Marathwada region to rich businessmen.
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