Onion prices may go through the roof Nov 21, 2009
However, the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), based at Lasalgaon in Nashik, has ruled out the possibility of an onion shortage. Though the area under late kharif has declined, the rabi onion crop in Madhya Pradesh and some other parts of the country will increase. (India Times)
'It's not about Hindi per se. I won't salute a goonda' Nov 15, 2009
In fact, when a Marathi man was killed in an MNS-sponsored violence in Nashik, Amar Singh and I called on his family and compensated them. Do you subscribe to the view that the Congress-NCP is using the MNS to counter Shiv Sena. (India Times, India)
Onion MEP up by $145/ton Nov 4, 2009
Wholesale onion prices in trading hub of Nashik in Maharashtra rose to Rs 1,450 a quintal yesterday from Rs 550 on September 1. While traders and retailers have attributed the rise in rates to dip in availability following floods in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, state-owned National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation has blamed speculators and retailers, saying the supply crunch is not as dramatic as the surge in prices. (India Times)
Koda to be summoned for questioning soon Nov 2, 2009
The searches were being conducted by at least 70 teams comprising 400 I-T sleuths and assisted by ED men in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Nashik, Ranchi, Chaibasa and Jamshedpur. Income tax sources confirmed after the raids that the department would soon summon Koda for questioning in the alleged hawala cases. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Indian mangoes can attain cost competitive edge in US: BARC Nov 1, 2009
The mangoes were radiation processed (157 tonnes in 2007, 275 tonnes in 2008 and 130 tonnes in 2009) at BARC's food preservation centre at Krushak, Lasalgaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district. "This year using a combination of radiation and low temperature, it was possible to successfully transship 14.3 tonnes of mango to US by sea route," Banerjee said during the Dr Homi Baba's Birth Centenary function here on Friday. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Raj, Hooda, Maya & other lessons Oct 24, 2009
While its true that Raj Thackerays MNS did the Congress-NCP coalition a big favour by playing spoiler in and around Mumbai, Nashik and Pune-Baramati , that doesnt fully explain the decline of the opposition combine. After all, the MNS had played much the same role in the Lok Sabha polls and has only slightly improved its vote share from 4. (India Times, India -- Community News)
With just 21% of vote, Congress has others to thank Oct 23, 2009
More importantly, while the MNS vote in that election was concentrated in the Mumbai-Thane region and in Nashik, the fledgling outfit has now also carved out a space for itself in Pune region. For another party hoping to establish a firm toehold in Maharashtra, BSP, these elections have delivered a severe blow. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Congress wins all three states Oct 22, 2009
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP) was leading by 1,739 votes at the end of first round of counting at Yeola assembly constituency in Nashik district. His son Pankaj is leading in Nandgaon constituency. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cong-NCP alliance set to retain power in Maharashtra Oct 22, 2009
They include Babanrao Pachpute (Shrigonda), Vijaysinh Mohite Patil (Pandharpur), Shobha Bachhav (Nashik) and Satish Chaturvedi (Nagpur East). Deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, finance minister Dilip Walse Patil and NCP rebel Vilas Lande are leading in their respective constituencies. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Muslim cleric, MNS bag first seats in Maharashtra Oct 22, 2009
MUMBAI: A Muslim cleric, Maulana Mufti Ismail, bagged the Malegaon assembly seat (near Nashik), while Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) opened its account in Vikhroli (Mumbai north-east suburb) here Thursday in the Maharashtra assembly elections ... A Muslim cleric, Maulana Mufti Ismail, bagged the Malegaon assembly seat (near Nashik), while Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) opened its account in Vikhroli (Mumbai north-east suburb) here Thursday in the Maharashtra... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Forced to eat beef, NRI's wife gets divorce Oct 17, 2009
Naina, 32, married California resident Ritesh Karnik (36) in June 2002 in Nashik according to Hindu Vedic rites and moved to the US with him. Their marital bliss did not last long, with Naina returning to India within seven months and filing for divorce. (India Times, India)
Indiabulls Power Gets $1.1 Billion of Bids in Initial Share Sale in India Oct 12, 2009
4 billion rupees from the IPO to part-finance a 1,320 megawatt thermal power plant in Amravati and a 1,335 megawatt thermal plant at Nashik, both in western India, according to the share-sale document dated Oct. 1. India aims to double its installed power in the next seven years from 152,148 megawatts as of Aug. 31 to end blackouts in Asias third-biggest economy. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Indiabulls Power IPO oversubscribed nearly four times Oct 12, 2009
The proceeds of the IPO would be utilised to part-finance the construction and development of the 1,320-MW Amravati Power Project Phase-I and the 1,335-MW Nashik Power Project apart from general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley India Company Pvt Ltd is the book running lead manager to the issue. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Top Article: An Urban Legend Oct 9, 2009
Urban growth is mainly concentrated in the cities of Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Thane and Mumbai ... Sixty-four of these are located in the Mumbai-Thane-Pune-Nashik belt. (India Times, India)
Indians furious over slight to India on Facebook game Oct 9, 2009
Nashik boy Quaid Johar Haji complains on a Zynga forum: "I see flags of other countries but not the national flag of India. Why? Is this game not for Indians?'' He is still waiting for an answer from Zynga. Pritam Bijlani, a 26-year-old MBA graduate working in Mumbai, has started the `Indian Flag in FarmVille Cause'. "FarmVille is one of the most interesting games ever ... I do hope they consider our petition,'' says Nashik accounts executive Dipika Shrisunder. (India Times, India)
Sonia ends speech with 'Jai Maharashtra' Oct 7, 2009
MUMBAI: As expected, rains didn't dampen enthusiasm for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's rallies in Nashik in north Maharashtra and Nanded in Marathwada, where sizeable crowds listened to her speeches. Since Nanded is the hometown of chief minister Ashok Chavan, care was taken to ensure that, despite the adverse climatic conditions, a large number of people showed up to hear Sonia speak. (India Times, India)
Mumbai-Pune expressway tops in traffic offences Oct 5, 2009
Data provided by the three major divisions of state highway police shows that from August 15 to September 30 this year, Pune division (besides the Mumbai-Pune expressway, it also includes the Nashik highway) topped the chart with 13,579 cases registered against motorists. Thane division (Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-Agra highways) with 9,970 cases in the same period was second. (India Times, India)
Maharashtra deputy CM, RR Patil in NCP's first list Sep 23, 2009
Bhujbal would be contesting from Yevla in Nashik district from where he won the 2004 assembly elections. R R Patil is contesting from Tasgaon-Kavthe Mahankal in Sangli district. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Healthy report card for wellness sector Sep 19, 2009
Our first store will be launched in Pune on September 29 and then in Mumbai (Malad), Nashik, Aurangabad, Kolhapur and Nagpur, said Santulan Ayurvedic managing director Balaji Tambe adding, The expansion in Gujarat will take place in the second phase. Added Santulan Ayurvedic director, Sunil Tambe, The investment per store will be around Rs 3. (India Times)
CBI likely to quiz Buta Singh today Sep 10, 2009
Buta Singh's son Sarabjot Singh was arrested on July 31 by CBI for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs one crore from a Nashik- based contractor to close an atrocity case against him pending before the Commission headed by his father. The High Court had on August 26 sought response from the CBI on a petition filed by Singh, who had accused the probe agency of "illegally" summoning him. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Deficient rainfall in 21 districts of Maharashtra Sep 1, 2009
Nashik is the only district in the state which has received excess rainfall, while 11 other districts received its normal quota ... Nashik, a district of in the Madhya Maharashtra region by meteorological terms, is the only district that has received excess rainfall. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Swine flu toll rises to 26 in Pune Aug 29, 2009
While the contagion claimed three lives in Karnataka, another person succumbed to the virus at Nashik in Maharashtra, pushing the national toll to 83. Rupali Jori (28) of Malkhed village in Haveli taluka, who was moved to the Sahyadri Munot hospital in the city on August 20, died at 8 pm on Friday, PMC deputy health officer D D Chandakkar said. (India Times, India)
2 women die of swine flu in Nashik, city toll 6 Aug 27, 2009
NASHIK: The death toll due to swine flu has risen to six in the city with two more women, one of them pregnant, succumbing to the viral infection. Purva Amol Joshi (23), who was pregnant, and Deepali Shinde (20) died yesterday at the Nashik Civil Hospital and Municipal Corporation's Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital respectively, A D Bhalsingh, surgeon at Nashik Civil Hospital, said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Maharashtra docs threaten stir as H1N1 claims 5 more Aug 25, 2009
We are finding H1N1 cases in districts like Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule and Latur, she said. In Mumbai, Pushpa Choudhary, seven-month pregnant, fell to H1N1 at Kasturba Hospital on Monday, taking the count to eight in the metropolis, said health officials. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Pune woman dies of swine flu, toll 28 Aug 17, 2009
Besides Pune and Bangalore, one person each has died due to the viral disease in Ahmedabad, Nashik, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Raipur and Bilapur and two each in Mumbai and Vadodara. Shamshad Begum and Shilpa Hegde fell prey to the infection at different hospitals here last night, health officials said today. (India Times, India)
Swine flu: 12 deaths in Pune, India toll rises to 19 Aug 13, 2009
Besides the Pune deaths, one person each has succumbed to the virus in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Nashik, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram and two in Mumbai. Ten people last night tested positive for swine flu in Gujarat, taking the total number of those afflicted by the disease countrywide to 1,203. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Two more fall prey to swine flu, toll climbs to 14 Aug 12, 2009
PU 00004000 NE/NASHIK: A doctor and a 29-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu in Nashik and Pune on Wednesday, taking the toll in the deadly pandemic to 14 ... The 38-year-old doctor Rupesh Gangurde died of the viral infection at the Nashik civil hospital on Wednesday morning, hospital sources said ... Gangurde was brought on Tuesday night to the Nashik civil hospital where he died at 0230 hours, they said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Not just flu, Maha has lot to worry! Aug 12, 2009
Malegaon taluka in Nashik district, Thane and Raigad have reported large number of cholera and malaria cases, he said. As if this was not enough, Vasai in Thane district bordering Mumbai, has been reeling under terror over a territorial issue. (India Times)
Swine flu panic: PIL seeks ban on festivals Ganesh Utsav, Dahi Handi Aug 12, 2009
Earlier today, a doctor in Nashik and a 29-year-old woman in Pune died the H1N1 virus, taking the toll in the pandemic to 14 in India. Related Articles. (India Times, India -- Community News)
CBI victimising me, Sarabjot: Buta Singh Aug 2, 2009
According to the CBI, the corruption case against Sweety Singh follows a complaint from Nashik-based contractor Ramraj Patil ... Patil is a garbage collection contractor with the Nashik Municipal Corporation. (India Times, India)
CBI keeps heat on, finds guns in Buta son's home Aug 2, 2009
The Buta-Congress war of wits comes as CBI pushes hard with the case against his son Sarabjot Singh, accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 3 crore from a tainted Nashik businessman to settle his case in the national panel. CBI director Ashwani Kumar said on Saturday, "If necessary, we will (question Buta). No decision has been taken on it yet.". (India Times, India)
Whistleblower faces cheating charges Aug 1, 2009
Nashik-based garbage contractor Ram Rao Patil, who approached the CBI claiming that Sarobjit was demanding a bribe of Rs 3 crore from him, is the main accused in more than a dozen cases of cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy ... Politically well-connected, Patil succeeded in bagging a Rs 50-crore contract for removal of garbage from Nashik city for three years from 2006. (India Times, India)
CBI to quiz Buta Singh in son's corruption case Aug 1, 2009
10 million from Nashik-based contractor Ramraj Patil to close an atrocities case filed against Patil under the SC/ST Act ... The 100-odd conservancy workers who work for Patil -- a garbage collection contractor with Nashik Municipal Corporation -- lodged the case since he was allegedly not paying them their wages and had also taken a bank loan of Rs. (India Times, India)
Buta Singh's son quizzed by CBI in corruption case Jul 31, 2009
MUMBAI: The CBI on Thursday arrested Buta Singh's son Sarobjit for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs one crore from a Nashik-based contractor for closing a case against him ... "Sarobjit Singh alias Sweety has been arrested a 00004000 long with his three accomplices for allegedly demanding bribe from a Nashik based contractor Ramrao Patil," CBI Joint Director Rishiraj Singh said. (India Times, India)
ABB wins Rs. 141 crore orders Jul 15, 2009
The 220kV and 132kV substations will be located in the Nashik, Amravati and Nagpur zones of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and are an integral part of MSETCLs efforts to reduce transmission and distribution losses. The order was won in the second quarter, and the project is scheduled for completion in 2010. (India Times)
File: Raj Thackeray booked for hate speech in Nashik Jun 29, 2009
Raj Thackeray booked for hate speech in Nashik - India - The Times of India ... Raj Thackeray booked for hate speech in Nashik ... NASHIK: After Varun Gandhi, MNS chief Raj Thackeray was on Sunday in trouble for his hate speech with the police booking him on charges of violating the model code of conduct and promoting enmity between groups, a day after he revived his anti-north Indian campaign at a poll rally in Nashik. (India Times, India)
Complaint against Ash, other Suzlon shareholders for illegal purchase of land Jun 24, 2009
NASHIK: A police complaint has been registered against Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and several others including Suzlon company chairman Tulsibai Tanti for illegal purchase of land for setting up a windmill at Nandurbar district in north Maharashtra. The complaint was lodged on Wednesday night by Anand Lala Thakare, who alleged that his land was purchased and illegally transferred in Suzlon company's name. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Pantaloon's to open 9 malls by Dec Jun 23, 2009
"We plan to expand Central in some of the country's other consumption centres such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Surat, Mumbai, Vizag, Jaipur, Thane, Raipur and Nashik," he said. The retail major has also sought to raise additional long term funds of up to Rs 1,000 crore in one or more tranches through issuance of securities to various investors. (India Times)
Car sales moderate in May, Maruti zips Jun 2, 2009
A strike at the company's key Nashik factory last month had affected the production and the sales. Analysts said the car market appears to be catching breath after witnessing growth over the last four consecutive months, mainly spurred by new models and the government stimulus packages to revive demand. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
India votes against 'demogagiri' May 20, 2009
" The Vipassana key to being fearless in public and personal life is the practice of Metta Bhavana, a powerful mental exercise of practical compassion that is the important part and product of Vipassana practice. Metta enables sharing our benefits gained with all beings, and to act wisely and strongly without causing resentment and ill will. Politicians indulging in demogagiri, instead of investing time in universities of the mind such as Dhamma Giri, would disinterest the electorate as they did... (Asia Times Online)
Modi loses vote share in Gujarat May 18, 2009
The MNS' vote share of a tad over 4% in the state may not seem like much, but considering this was concentrated in eight seats in the Mumbai region, apart from two in Nashik and Pune, the impact was much greater than the number would suggest. Text. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Court rules plant strike illegal: M&M May 14, 2009
The Nashik industrial court in western India ruled on Wednesday the tool-down strike, which started on May 4 in protest against disciplinary action against a union leader, was unjustified, the company said in a statement to the stock exchange. The court ordered the strike to be called off within 48 hours, it said. (India Times)
Slumdog success: Your reviews Apr 17, 2009
Page last updated at 20:09 GMT, Monday, 23 February 2009. There was Oscar joy for the British film Slumdog Millionaire, which scooped eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director for Danny Boyle. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Slowdown takes steam out of luxury trains Apr 12, 2009
Some of the other luxury trains that operate in the country include The Deccan Odyssey, covering Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad and Ajanta and Goa, and The Golden Chariot, covering Bangalore, Mysore and Goa. An Indian Railway official said the only such train that is able to chug along in these difficult times is the Palace on wheels. (India Times)
NCP-Sena pitted against each other in 13 seats Mar 24, 2009
Sena and NCP candidates have locked horns in Parbhani, Hingoli, Buldhana, Nashik, Kalyan, Thane, Maval, Shirur, Osmanabad, Satara, Kolhapur and Hatkanangale. In Amravati, from where NCP ally RP (Gavai) is contesting, the Sena has fielded its candidate. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Anti-ragging steps in Pune colleges Mar 21, 2009
Though the University of Pune has 526 colleges (including Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar) under its jurisdiction, the onus of implementing the UGC tenets against ragging is on their respective management, said Pandit Vidyasagar, chairman of the Board of College and University Development. "The UGC's recommendations as well as the high court directives against ragging have been communicated to the colleges," he said. (India Times, India)
Eggplant, tomato and green onion curry Feb 26, 2009
Sula Vineyards in Nashik (about a three-hour train ride from Mumbai) is the brainchild of Rajeev Samant, who I met when he dined at my restaurant in Vancouver. I was proud of the fact that he had gone back to his roots and started a vineyard from scratch, investing in an area that most Indians would scoff at - including my father. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Pakistan must be taught a lesson in a way it understands: Narendra Modi Feb 26, 2009
NASHIK: Accusing the UPA government of handling Pakistan with kid gloves post Mumbai attacks, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has said the neighbouring country must be taught a lesson in a language it understands. "Unless you reply to Pakistan in the language it understands, terrorism will not be wiped out from this country and the UPA is incapable of doing this," he said addressing a public meeting in Pimpalgaon near Nashik on Wednesday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Renault to bring Sandero hatchback Feb 23, 2009
The plan will also help the companies use excess capacity at their Nashik plant, after poor response to the Logan sedan ... Importantly, the Sandero will also help the companies utilise the excess capacity at Nashik which was being wasted due to poor demand for Logan ... They formed a 51:49 partnership and lined up an investment of about Rs 700 crore for the Nashik production facility. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Renault Sandero Hatchback may come to India Feb 23, 2009
They hope that this will use the Nashik plants excess capacity. Mahindra seems to be mum as the head of the automotive division, Pawan Goenka remarked, Nothing has been decided as yet. (Autorama.in)
600 Subhiksha stores vandalised across country Feb 7, 2009
Several of the company's properties including the ones at Noida, South Delhi and Nashik were vandalised and its warehouse in Ahmedabad ransacked on February 6. "Around 600 of our stores have been targeted by unidentified elements and there has been large-scale looting and ransacking," Subhiksha Trading Services managing director R Subramanian said. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Political goons shock India Feb 7, 2009
The MNS hooligans also renewed their campaign against north Indians in Nashik town, attacking people at a public function where north Indians were celebrating Republic Day. These four shameful incidents, which transpired in quick succession this month, have distinct political underpinnings. (Asia Times Online)
