Chavan promises to solve drinking water problem permanently

That Maharashtra has been grappling with severe drought is a given now. So when rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh packed his bags and set off for Jalna in the north Marathwada region of the state he expected to come across the usual images.But instead of a parched landscape, he encountered greenery and chara chavanis (cattle sheds) with well-cared bovines. Eventually, as he walked around with his camera, Uttam realised that the real villains in the scene lay somewhere else -- in excessive tubewell ...

A urinal in Jalna, a part of Marathwada mangled by drought, has been named after the leader, in retribution for his urine remark.

The drought-hit Karjat village in Jalna district, which was profiled by Mirror in two of its reports on the crippling drought in the Marathwada region of the state, has now been adopted by Mumbai-based non-profit Caring Friends. Pics: Raju Shinde The NGO is ...

Salman Khan is planning on distributing 2500 water tanks across five districts of Maharashtra— Beed, Osmanabad, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nanded. Although this is not the first time that the actor will be engaged in a philanthropic activity but this is ...

Jalna (Maha), May 5 (PTI) Four persons were killed and 13 others injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by a state transport bus at Ashti-Pathri road today.The state transport bus proceeding towards Ashti hit the ape-rickshaw ...

Jalna (Maha), May 2 (PTI) Income tax officials today conducted searches at premises of Mantri Group here for suspected tax evasion, police said.Sleuths of income tax department accompanied by police officials raided five premises including two steel ...

The water markets of Marathwada are booming. In the town of Jalna alone, tanker owners transact between Rs.6 million and Rs.7.5 million in water sales each day

The Aurangabad police are seeking details from the Jalna RTO to identify the owner of the SUV, driven by senior NCP leader Qadeer Maulana's teenage son, which crushed a five year-old-girl to death.

Children of Wazare village in Jalna district exercise their right to education, literally. Students here wake up early, trek for three hours to cover a 15 km distance which includes crossing a river, before they make it to the nearest high school.