http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Thu, 17 May 2012 04:48:42 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 04:48:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Hazares_convoy_car_attacked_activist_safe_128221 Nagpur: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare escaped unhurt after stones were pelted on a car in his convoy here Wednesday, an associate of the activist said."A vehicle accompanying Anna's car, carrying books and other material for his ong... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:48:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Economist_Kelkar_to_meet_Vidarbha_farmers_126845 Nagpur: Economist Vijay Kelkar will Friday visit Yavatmal in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and speak to farmers and widows of debt-burdened peasants for a review on the imbalance of progress, an activist said here Thursday.  “A... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:32:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Maharashtra_wants_Belgaum_to_be_declared_union_territory__123483 Nagpur: In a new dimension to the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday passed a unanimous motion urging the centre to declare Belgaum in Karnataka as a union territory till the Supreme Court delivers its final ... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:48:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Unaware_of_clashes_in_Nagpur_says_Kejriwal_122926 New Delhi: A day after India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal was greeted with black flags, heckled and booed at a meeting in Nagpur, he said Monday that he was not aware of any clashes at the venue.The trouble reportedly erupted after ... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:53:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Bypoll_results_are_warning_to_UPA_Advani_122664 Nagpur: Stating that the by-poll results were a reflection of the government's "inability to govern", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday asked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to heed the warning of the electorat... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:49:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Nagpur/_Vidarbha_farmers_widow_seeks_Sonias_help_122475 Nagpur: A Vidarbha farmer's widow, who recently won Rs.640,000 on quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), has asked United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to save her from her harassing in-laws, or else she would commit suicide... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:17:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Nagpur/_Vidarbha_widow_gets_Rs1_lakh_letter_from_Big_B__122111 Nagpur: Moved by the plight of a Vidarbha widow who appeared on his show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has given her Rs.100,000 to take care of her two daughters' education after earlier promising help of Rs.50,000, an offi... Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:27:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/_Major_fire_at_explosives_factory_four_injured_118933 Nagpur: At least four people were critically injured in a major fire that broke out following a blast at an explosives factory near Nagpur in Maharashtra, police said here Thursday.  "The fire broke out following a chemical blast in ... Thu, 19 May 2011 08:02:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Nagpur/__17_pilgrims_killed_in_Maharashtra_accident_116539 Nagpur: At least 17 pilgrims, including nine women, were killed and 18 injured when a luxury bus plunged into a gorge near Malkapur in Buldana district of Maharashtra early Thursday, police said.  The bus was returning from Omkareshwar pi... Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:51:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/South_Africa_beat_India_by_three_wickets_116374 Nagpur: South Africa defeated India by three wickets in a World Cup Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday.Jacques Kallis top-scored with 69 for South Africa -- who were chasing a 297-target set by India -- whil... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:36:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/It_was_great_to_win_this_match_says_Graeme_Smith_116371 Nagpur: South African captain Grame Smith was having nightmares of chasing 400 plus when Indian openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were batting, but took a sigh of relief after the Proteas snatched a thrilling three-wicket in a cruc... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:30:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Dhoni_blasts_team_for_playing_to_the_gallery_116370 Nagpur: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did some hard talking Saturday after the loss against South Africa, asking the batsmen not to play to the gallery.India were in a fine position when Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir were batting bu... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:30:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/World_Cup_scoreboard_India_vs_South_Africa_Group_B_116369 Nagpur: The following is the scoreboard of the World Cup Group B match between India and South Africa at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday.India:Virender Sehwag b du Plessis 73 Sachin Tendulkar c Duminy b Morkel 111 Gautam... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:28:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/South_Africa_beat_India_by_three_wickets_116368 Nagpur: South Africa defeated India by three wickets in a World Cup Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday.Jacques Kallis top-scored with 69 for South Africa -- who were chasing a 297-target set by India -- whil... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:23:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/__Scoreboard_of_Indias_innings_against_South_Africa_116366 Nagpur: The following is the scoreboard of India's innings against South Africa in a World Cup Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday:  India: Virender Sehwag  b du Plessis  73   &... Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:35:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/__India_bowled_out_for_296_against_South_Africa_116363 Nagpur: Sachin Tendulkar struck his 48th ODI century before India crashed losing nine wickets for just 29 runs to be bowled out for 296 in 48.4 overs against South Africa in a key World Cup Group B match here Saturday.  Tendulkar was the ... Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:33:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/___South_Africa_yet_to_take_a_call_on_legspinner_Tahir_116265 Nagpur: South Africa have still not lifted the suspense over leg-spinner Imran Tahir's participation in their World Cup match against India Saturday.   The Pakistan-born leg-spinner broke his left thumb in the match against England. ... Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:43:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/__Reverse_swing_can_do_the_damage_in_baking_Nagpur_Morkel_116142 Nagpur: The moment you land in Nagpur you feel the heat, literally. Out in the middle, too, it is expected to be as feisty with two World Cup favourites India and South Africa locking horns Saturday.    It is the second week of March... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:07:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Australian_fast_bowler_Doug_Bollinger_ruled_out_of_World_Cup_115610 Nagpur: Australian fast bowler Doug Bollinger will return home as he has been ruled out of the remaining World Cup matches with an ankle injury.      Physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said the left-arm pacer will seek specialist op... Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:12:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/__Kerosene_mafia_attack_police_team_in_Nagpur_115040 Nagpur: Exactly a week after the additional collector of Nashik district was burnt alive by the oil mafia, a team of 10 policemen were Tuesday attacked by a kerosene seller and his men here, police said. "The incident happened in Rajurwad... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:28:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__Politicians_celebrities_at_Gadkari_sons_wedding_bash_112708 Nagpur: Several senior political leaders and celebrities descended on Nagpur for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's son Nikhil's grand wedding reception. Nikhil, 26, married Rutuja, 22, daughter of Purushottam and Shubhangi... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:15:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Nagpur/Nagpur_singer_stakes_claim_to_new_world_record_for_solo_singing_108746 Nagpur: A professional singer from Nagpur has staked claim to a new world record in solo singing - for 80 hours and 4 minutes - with the Guinness World Records, an official said Tuesday."The singer Rajesh Burbure, 35, completed his marathon si... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:32:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Death_sentence_commuted_to_life_for_six_in_Khairlanji_masscare_case_108141 Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court Wednesday commuted death sentences to life terms for six accused in the gruesome Khairlanji Dalit family massacre case of 2006.A division bench comprising Justices A.P. Lawande and R.C. Chauhan deli... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:05:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/High_court_adjourns_judgment_in_Khairlanji_massacre_case_106585 Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court Tuesday adjourned to July 14 the judgement in the 2006 Khairlanji dalit massacre case, in which a mother and her three children were sexually assaulted, paraded naked in the village and then hacked ... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:27:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Boeing_to_invest_100_mn_for_aircraft_maintenance_base_106162 Nagpur: The Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd (MADC) will lease 50 acres land in the special economic zone (SEZ) near Nagpur airport to Air India (AI) to establish an aircraft maintenance base that will be set up by Boeing Company with an... Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:33:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Nagpur_varsity_bars_admission_to_colleges_sans_fulltime_principals_106037 Nagpur: Nagpur University Tuesday barred admissions for the new academic year 2010-2011 to 353 colleges which have not appointed full-time principals, an official said. "We are following the orders of the Bombay High Court which had given the... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:50:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/_Vidarbha_wants_Rs30000_crore_from_Mukherjees_budget_kitty_100964 Nagpur: Farmers in  Maharashtra's Vidarbha region are hoping for a Rs.30,000 crore (Rs.300 billion) development package in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget, only two days away.According to the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), in vi... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:49:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Forest_officials_scribes_under_scanner_for_officials_suicide_100904 Nagpur: A day after an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer - believed to have been fighting the timber mafia in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra - committed suicide, police Tuesday were on the lookout for five of his colleagues and four local journa... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:24:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Final_scoreboard_India_vs_South_Africa_First_Test_100066 Nagpur: Final scoreboard of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa here Tuesday.South Africa first innings: 558/6 declared                  India first innings: 233... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:53:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_South_Africa_win_Nagpur_Test_by_an_innings_and_six_runs_100065 Nagpur: South Africa defeated India by an innings and six runs on the fourth day of the first cricket Test here Tuesday.Following on, India were bowled out for 319 runs with Sachin Tendulkar scoring 100.         Ha... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:51:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_South_Africa_win_toss_decide_to_bat_in_Nagpur_Test_99813 Nagpur:South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the first of the two-Test cricket series against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday.India were forced to make four changes, three of these owing to injuries, from th... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:52:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/IndiaSouth_Africa_series_a_battle_for_Test_supremacy_99790 Nagpur: The two-Test series between India and South Africa, starting here Saturday, has been billed as the battle for Test supremacy. Both teams have had a remarkable season and are looking to finish at the top of International Cricket Council's (IC... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:44:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Vidarbha_widows_on_Jagran_yatra_for_separate_statehood_97985 Nagpur: Nearly 300 farmers' widows will set upon a two-day Jagran Yatra (awakening procession) in eastern Maharashtra to press for their demand of separate statehood for Vidarbha.Vidarbha Farm Widows Assocation (VFWA) president Bebitai Bais Monday s... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:09:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Nagpur/Obsessed_with_woman_spurned_lover_shoots_her_husband_96602 Nagpur: Obsessed with a woman who married another man, a youth pumped four bullets into her husband near their residence in Tahsil area here early Monday, police said.Duty officer of Tahsil police station Rajesh Wasnik said that the accused youth,&n... Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:54:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Sehwag_to_lead_Karthik_replaces_Dhoni_Second_lead_95910 Nagpur/ Chennai: Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik will replace India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been handed two-match ban because of the slow over rate in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Nagpur Friday.Virender Sehwag was named captai... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:31:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Dhoni_banned_Sehwag_to_lead_in_next_two_ODIs_Lead_95888 Nagpur: Virender Sehwag will lead the Indian cricket team for the next two One-day Internationals (ODI) against Sri Lanka after Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned for slow over rate during the second one-dayer here Friday.Match referee, Jeff Crowe, imp... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:34:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Dhoni_banned_for_two_ODIs_for_slow_over_rate_95862 Nagpur: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday was banned for two One-dayers for his team's slow over rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka here Friday.Match referee Jeff Crowe is also likely to fine the whole team for finishing the mat... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:33:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Dhonis_ton_takes_India_to_3017_95827 Nagpur: A captain's knock of 107 from Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India recover from a poor start and post 301 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International here Friday. Opting to bat first at the Vidarbha Cricket As... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:57:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Scoreboard_of_Indias_innings_against_Sri_Lanka_95807 Nagpur: The following is the scoreboard of India's innings against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday. India: Virender Sehwag c Sangakkara b Welegedara 4 Sachin ... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/India_set_302run_target_for_Sri_Lanka_95796 Nagpur: Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a fine 107 as India made 301 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday. Suresh Raina (68) and Virat Kohli (54) als... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/India_opt_to_bat_against_Sri_Lanka_95734 Nagpur:India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second One-day international of the five-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendu... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:04:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Maoists_slaughter_18_policemen_in_Maharashtra__90413 Nagpur: Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 18 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said. The massacre occurred about a kilometre from Laheri village when the policem... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:48:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Maoists_attack_police_patrol_torch_panchayat_office_in_Maharashtra_90388 Nagpur: In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels attacked a police patrol Thursday and set fire to a village panchayat building in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, a day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram appealed to them for peace. According to ... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:24:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Maharashtra/Kalavati_out_of_polls_her_party_cites_pressure_89627 Nagpur:  Farm widow Kalavati Bandurkar Tuesday withdrew her candidature from the Maharashtra assembly polls - a decision her party said she was "forced" to take by "vested interests" after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi propel... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:08:37 GMT