Hailstorms lead to massive crop damage in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD - Farmers across several villages in Aurangabad district have faced substantial losses after a sudden hailstorm damaged their crops.

Onion prices fall in Maharashtra

AURANGABAD - Onion prices have fallen with rains halting in Maharashtra.

Farmers earlier could not bring their onion stock to the market due to heavy rains, resulting in a steep rise in the prices of onions.

Heavy rains destroy crops in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD - Recent heavy unseasonal rains in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district have destroyed crops, including cotton, maize and sugarcane.

PepsiCo builds check dams to facilitate farming in Maharashtra

AURANGABAD - PepsiCo India, the country’s leading food and beverage company, on Sunday announced plaus for the construction of 13 check dams and 100 recharge ponds at Wahegaon village in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad District.

Advani terms Maharashtra as a state of record suicides by farmers

PUNE/AURANGABAD - BJP leader L K Advani has termed the state of Maharashtra the record holder for most cases of suicide by the farmers.

Shiv Sena wants Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister

AURANGABAD - Shiv Sena senior leader Manohar Joshi has said that he would request party patron Balasaheb Thackeray to declare Uddhav Thackeray as the chief ministerial candidate.

Gates of ‘City of Gates’ in dilapidated state

AURANGABAD - Aurangabad, popularly known as the ‘City of Gates’ for having as many as 52 gates, is suffering due to government apathy as most of the gates are in a dilapidated state.

Sales of dates pick up during Ramadan in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD - Sales of dates picks up in Aurangabad during the holy month of Ramadan, as Muslims break their ‘Roza’, with this fruit.

Artists sculpt eco-friendly idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi

CHENNAI/AURANGABAD - The artists across the country are giving shape to eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesha, prior to ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’.

Marathwada sugar mills face closure

AURANGABAD - Sugar mills in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region are on the verge of closure following a shortfall in sugarcane production.

Shiv Sena protests against rising prices

AURANGABAD - A large number of activists of Shiv Sena staged a protest against rising prices of essential commodities in Aurangabad.

PETA calls for safety measures for animals, visitors in zoos

AURANGABAD - People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Monday urged the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to advise all zoos in the country to take precautionary measures during extreme weather conditions for the safety of wild animals and human beings around them.

Escaped white tigress brought back to Aurangabad Zoo

AURANGABAD - The white tigress, which had escaped from its cage during the early Friday morning, has been recaptured after a three-hour long operation.

Tigress roams free in zoo after rain-soaked wall collapses

AURANGABAD - A white tigress roamed free for three hours in the Aurangabad zoo Friday morning when she escaped from her enclosure after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain.

Industrial waste generated poisonous crops in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD - Lack of incinerating industrial units in Aurangabad has led to dumping of industrial waste into water bodies, poisoning the crops.

Aurangabad emerges as a favourite destination for breweries

AURANGABAD - Known for its tourist attractions of Ajanta and Ellora caves, Aurangabad in Maharashtra is fast emerging as a favoured destination for breweries with many companies establishing their units in the city.

Rains and hailstorm upset horticulture in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD - The recent untimely heavy rains and hailstorm in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, have left behind a badly affected yield of mangoes, papayas, and pomegranate.

Aurangabad farmers fear deers

AURANGABAD - Farmers in Aurangabad region of Maharashtra have sought compensation from the State Government as thousands of deer have damaged their crops after sneaking from nearby forest areas.

Sethusamudram canal work will be stopped, says Rajnath Singh

AURANGABAD/ NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh vowed to stop a controversial Sethusamudram shipping canal project, if voted to power.

Mid day meal showing positive results in Maharashtra

AURANGABAD - Mid day meal schemes introduced by the Congress government for school going children is showing positive results in Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

Farmers in Maharashtra burn crops

AURANGABAD - Farmers in Maharashtra burnt their crops after they suffered heavy losses due to damage to hybrid orange in the region, on account of water shortage.

Rahul criticizes BJP for attacking UPA Govt. on terror issue

AURANGABAD - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that it was the Manmohan Singh Government which silenced Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks.