Godman Pandey in Nashik court today Nov 14, 2008
Malegaon blast: Terror 'guru' Dayanand Pandey to be produced before Nashik court today-India-The Times of India ... Malegaon blast: Terror 'guru' Dayanand Pandey to be produced before Nashik court today14 Nov 2008, 1148 hrs IST ... MUMBAI: Mahant Amritanand alias Dayanand Pandey, arrested from Kanpur by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in connection with the Malegaon blast, will be produced before Nashik magistrate's court on Friday. (India Times, India)
Inflation down but Delhi prices high Nov 14, 2008
Said Jai Kishen Saini, vice-president of Vegetable Traders Association at Azadpur Mandi: "There is an acute shortage of tomatoes as crops coming from Nashik were ruined. Till new crops come in, prices will stay high. But we hope the new crops from Karnal, Bangalore and Nashik will reach us soon and prices will stabilise. Retailers are also hiking prices in colony markets.". Text. (India Times, India)
Malegaon accused produced in court Nov 12, 2008
While the ATS plea for Dhawde's police custody was turned down by the chief judicial magistrate's court in Nashik on Monday, the Parbhani court allowed his handing over to the Aurangabad police for renewed investigations in the blasts committed in the region. Dhawde, a Pune-based counterfeit arms dealer whose connection with other blast accused and Abhinav Bharat functionaries Ajay Rahilkar, Major (Retired) Ramesh Upadhyay and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit were bared by ATS before the Nashik court, is... (Sify.com, India)
Malegaon: 2 Hindu leaders in ATS net Nov 12, 2008
To ensure that there should be no legal hurdles, we have sought permission from the Nashik court for his interrogation. If he is found involved, we will detain him as per provisions of law, the IPS official said. (India Times, India)
Malegaon probe: ATS to question a 'VVIP' in UP Nov 11, 2008
Related Stories: Nashik, November 10 : A Nashik court on Monday allowed the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to question a 'very very high profile' person from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast probe and ATS investigators are expected to travel to UP soon to pursue what they say is a key lead. Although the ATS in normal circumstances does not require a courts permission to question people in another state, sources said the department was arming itself with the order to... (Indian Express)
Opinion: Terror Has No Religion Nov 11, 2008
Particularly disturbing is the report of the possible involvement of a serving army officer along with two ex-army officers, both of whom are linked to the Bhonsala Military School run by an RSS-founded trust in Nashik. This is the first time that a serving army officer is suspected to be involved in a terrorist crime of this nature. (India Times, India)
We will miss Gambhir: Dhoni Nov 5, 2008
Asked about the choice of the 24-year-old Tamil Nadu youngster, who came to Nagpur midway from a Ranji Trophy tie against Maharashtra at Nashik after scoring a double hundred, Dhoni insisted he cannot comment on selection matters. "I cannot comment on selection matters. I have seen him playing in Challenger Series. He's done well in domestic cricket (more than 600 runs each in first two seasons). For now he will open but there can be change of plans," he said. (India Times, India)
Sadhvi to undergo narco-analysis tests Nov 4, 2008
The sadhvi and two other accused, Shivnarayan Singh Kalsangram and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu, were on Monday remanded to judicial custody till November 17 by a Nashik court. The ATS had arrested three more persons in connection with the blasts - Ajay Rahirkar, Jagdish Mhatre and Rakesh Dhawade - who were remanded to police custody till November 10 by the Nashik court. (India Times, India)
Forensic tests on sadhvi draw a blank Nov 3, 2008
Advocate Ganesh Sovani will represent her and she will be produced in a Nashik court on Monday. Meanwhile, Satish Kulkarni, the younger brother of Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, was picked up for questioning on Sunday by the Pune unit of the anti-terrorism squad (ATS). (India Times, India -- Community News)
Malegaon blast: Sadhvi to be produced in Nasik court today Nov 3, 2008
Although BJP did not offer any legal aid to Sadhvi their unit in Nashik and a minister from Madhya Pradesh is said to be arranging legal help for Sadhvi. Earlier, former Army official Ramesh Upadhyay and Sameer Kulkarni were also subjected to polygraphic tests at the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory. (Zee News)
Sena man gunned down at Airoli Nov 3, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: Political rivalry returned to haunt Airoli on Saturday night as two unidentified assailants gunned down Shiv Sena leader Nitin Prabhu from close range. Although the police suspect a business dispute behind Prabhu's killing, local Sena leaders have alleged NCP's covert support to the gang involved in the murder. (Times of India)
Shiv Sena protests Sadhvi's arrest Nov 3, 2008
Nashik: Shiv Sena and Abhinav Bharat today protested outside the Nashik court against the arrest of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blasts. The activists of the two Hindu outfits shouted slogans and displayed banners to condemn the arrest of Sadhvi, alongwith two others -- Shivnarayan Singh Kalsangram and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu, who will be again produced in the court here as their police remand ends today. (Sify.com, India)
Sadhvi to be produced in court Nov 2, 2008
Nashik: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur along with two other accused, who were arrested by Maharashtra ATS in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blasts and remanded to ATS custody till November 3, will be produced again in a Nashik court on Monday ... The custody of three accused - Prgya Singh Thakur, Shivnarayan Singh Kalsangram and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu is ending on Monday and they are likely to be produced in Nashik court on Monday, while custody of two others - Upadhyay and Kulkarni - will... (Sify.com, India)
Malegaon blasts Principal held for questioning Nov 1, 2008
Updated: November 01, 2008 12:57 IST. To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type on your phone browser. (NDTV.com)
Malegaon blast: ATS detains principal Nov 1, 2008
Nashik/Mumbai: The principal of the Bhonsala Military School in Nashik was on Friday detained by the ATS for questioning in the September 29 Malegaon blasts even as prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was brought to Mumbai for brain mapping and polygraph tests ... The Nashik court had permitted the ATS to conduct these psychological tests on Sadhvi. (Sify.com, India)
Sadhvi to undergo tests in Mumbai Oct 31, 2008
The Nashik Court had permitted the ATS to conduct these psychological tests on Sadhvi. Meanwhile, Pragya's brother-in-law Bhagwan Jha has alleged that ATS officials physically tortured her and is planning to approach the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in this regard. (Sify.com, India)
Malegaon blast probe: 2 more held Oct 30, 2008
Both were produced before a Nashik court, which remanded them to custody till November 11. Upadhye, who was a BJP worker till 2002, alleged before the court that he had been beaten by the ATS officers during questioning. (MSN India)
Two ex-army men arrested Oct 29, 2008
They will be produced in Nashik court on Wednesday morning. They were charged under the unlawful activities act. (Sify.com, India)
Is sadhvi Pragya a victim of a race within the police force to claim credit? Oct 29, 2008
The editorial also condemned the attack by NCP workers on the Vishwa Hindu Parishad office in Nashik in the wake of of the sadhvi's arrest ... "Those who put Sadhvi Pragya Singh behind bars and those who attacked the VHP office in Nashik belong to the same club," the editorial accused. (India Times, India)
Edit: Wages Of Violence Oct 29, 2008
It has been fined Rs 20,000 for ransacking a Vishwa Hindu Parishad office in Nashik. This effectively indicates that political violence is not the preserve of any one partythough some, notably the Shiv Sena and the MNS, have turned it into their calling card. (India Times, India)
Sadhvi to undergo brain mapping, narco tests Oct 28, 2008
The ATS has been granted permission by a Nashik court to conduct a series of forensic tests in this case. ( ). (Times of India)
2 held for stealing, selling bullets Oct 28, 2008
A team led by inspector Mohan Mohadikar, sub-inspectors Bahirat and Dattatreya Gadhve laid a trap near Nashik Phata on Pune-Mumbai highway on Monday and nabbed the duo. During interrogation, Bhegde revealed that he was working in the factory for last 12 years as a labourer. (Times of India)
Alleged NCP men ransack VHP office Oct 26, 2008
MUMBAI: Three persons allegedly affiliated to the NCP barged into a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) office opposite Ashok Stambh, next to the central bus stand, in Nashik around 3 pm on Saturday and ransacked it ... Chhagan Bhujbal, minister in charge of Nashik and a senior NCP leader, said the culprits should be strongly dealt with ... The VHP promptly demanded that the NCP pay for the damage done to its office in Nashik. (Times of India)
Raj Thackeray polarises Maharashtra politics Oct 26, 2008
Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nashik account for over one third of total Assembly seats and Shiv Sena wields considerable influence here ... With the State accounting for 42 per cent urban areas, most of which are cosmopolitan in nature, Marathi-speaking activists of Congress feel that the leadership should give prominence to Maharashtrians during ticket distribution especially in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nashik belt, the most developed and industrialised area. (Hindu)
Biker sanyasin in jail for Malegaon blast Oct 25, 2008
MUMBAI/NASHIK: The Hindu face of terrorism has emerged with the arrest of three persons, including a woman, suspected to be behind the September 29 bomb blast in Malegaon which killed six and injured 89 others ... Maharashtras Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday produced them before a Nashik court which remanded them to police custody till November 3. (India Times, India)
Raj Thackeray to be taken to court; curfew in Kalyan Oct 22, 2008
MNS activists went on a rampage in parts of Mumbai, Nashik, Sholapur and Kolhapur attacking shops and pelting stones at buses and taxis. Police made about 2,000 preventive arrests to prevent any violence after the arrest. (India Times, India)
A quiet arrest at dawn break Oct 21, 2008
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Nashik as well. The police resorted to lathi-charge to quell the angry MNS mobs gathered in front of the Bandra court in north-west Mumbai, where Raj was to be produced around noon. (Sify.com, India)
Violence in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik after Raj's arrest Oct 21, 2008
Violence in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik after Raj Thackeray's arrest-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India ... Violence in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik after Raj Thackeray's arrest21 Oct 2008, 1110 hrs IST, AGENCIES ... Raj's arrest sparks protests in Pune, Nashik PUNE: Sporadic incidents of stone pelting at municipal and private buses were reported here this morning following the arrest of MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Ratnagiri. (India Times, India)
City is all set to be connected with Nashik by air Oct 13, 2008
MUMBAI: Forget the bumpy roads to Nashik, you will soon be able to fly to the temple town in a jiffy ... This will be possible, thanks to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) opening its airport at Ozhar in Nashik shortly ... The HAL has also cleared the state government's proposal to link Nashik with Maharashtra as well as given the go-ahead to Kingfisher, said HAL managing director P V Deshmukh. (Times of India)
Deploy Army in violence-hit Dhule: Shiv Sena leader Oct 8, 2008
NASHIK; Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe has demanded deployment of Army or para-military forces in communal violence-affected Dhule. Talking to reporters at Dhule after visiting the curfew -bound North Maharashtra town on Tuesday, she said the Centre must take appropriate action to restore peace after four persons were killed in communal clashes on Sunday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Maharashtra:Sugar factories to go green Oct 6, 2008
The workshops were conducted at Nashik, Aurangabad, Pune and Sangli. MPCB officials said the factories, often accused of polluting water sources in their region, have decided to treat effluents and use them for irrigation. (India Times, India)
Two arrested for murder of eatery manager Oct 5, 2008
Immediately, they alerted railway police chowkies on the route__Kalyan, Kasara, Igatpuri, Nashik and Nagpur stations. "The Geetanjali Express stops at Igatpuri for nearly 10 minutes. There, the railway police boarded the train and nabbed the two. The stolen cash and cellphone were found with Mahanand,'' Dumbare added. Mahanand and Yadav were produced before a court in Mumbai and remanded in police custody till October 10. They do not have a past crime record. Text: More Mumbai My Times , My... (Times of India)
Stocks to watch: Tata Steel, JM Financial, Roto Pumps Sep 24, 2008
67 crore for electrification of Beed ed districts of Lathur Zone, and Ahmednagar district of Nashik Zone from MSEDCL under Infrastructure Development Plan. Roto Pumps bagged Rs 3. (India Times)
Mahindra launches first automatic transmission SUV in India Sep 24, 2008
The and officials stated that the production of the newer version of has started at the Nashik plant last week. The company is expecting a great hike in their turnover from the sale of new. (News Line 365)
V N Dalmia, President IOA Sep 20, 2008
The Nashik Valley in Maharashtra and the Nandi Hills near Bangalore can be ideal for olive cultivation as they are similar in climate to the Mediterranean region. The government should launch schemes to introduce and support olive cultivation. (India Times)
Taj Hotels launches Gateway brand Sep 12, 2008
The hotels that are being reflagged on Thursday as Gateway are at Agra, Bangalore, Calicut, Chikmagalur, Coonoor, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Madurai, Mangalore, Nashik, Sasan Gir, Surat, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The ten new hotels have been signed up in key metros Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Jullunder, Mysore, Navi Mumbai, Raipur and Gondia. (Hindu)
Debt-ridden farmer ends life in Nashik Sep 9, 2008
NASHIK: A 41-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Shevgedang village near Nashik, police said on Tuesday. Janardhan Punja Raut took the extreme step on Monday in tribal dominated Igatpuri taluka aft 00004000 er he failed to repay an agri-loan from a private firm, they said. (India Times, India)
Big Bazaar plans three more outlets in Ahmedabad Sep 7, 2008
The other outlets will be opened at Mysore, Pune, Cuttack, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Agra, Faridabad, Nashik, Mumbai, Delhi and Solapur. . (Indian Express)
The rise and the fall of encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma Sep 1, 2008
IPS officer Arvind Inamdar, reputed to be a no-nonsense official who resigned a year before his retirement, used to teach this batch at the Nashik Police Academy. CUTTING TEETH Sharma's first assignment was at the Mahim police station. (Times of India)
Hell Ain't Other People Aug 26, 2008
In the auto and industrial hubs of Pune and Nashik an estimated 40,000 workers have been forced to flee because of their ethnic background. The Assam agitation mounted impressive PRT shows in the 1980s urging foreigners to leave. (India Times, India)
Peninsula Land to develop projects outside Mumbai Aug 14, 2008
MUMBAI: City-based real estate developer Peninsula Land today said it would shortly spread its wings beyond Mumbai and develop projects in Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Goa and Hyderabad. "We now have land in the cities of Pune, Goa, Nashik, Nagpur and Hyderabad wherein development work is expected to commence shortly and the projects will be completed over a span of 3 to 5 years," Peninsula Land Group Managing Director Mahesh Gupta said at the company's Annual General Meeting ... Two residential... (India Times)
Ahmedabad blasts: More arrests likely Aug 8, 2008
Several suspects were detained by a team of crime branch officials that is now scouring car dealers in and around Nashik ... The officials visited Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Jalgaon and villages along NH 4 and 8. (Times of India)
Programme that will give laptop to each student Aug 7, 2008
MUMBAI: The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme is set to take off in the country with a pilot project being planned in a few schools at Nashik, Palghar, Goa, Karnataka and some institutions in Kerala. The Centre had termed OLPC "pedagogically suspect' ' about two years ago. The American project, pioneered by Nicholas Negroponte , co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , is four years old and has taken off in countries like Uruguay, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Haiti, Ethopia. These... (Times of India)
Bajaj-Renault deal only for ULC car Aug 6, 2008
Mahindra-Renault, the JV with Mes the Logan in Nashik and markets and sells it as well. The Renault Nissan Technology ess Centre in Chennai does engineering design and component outsourcing for the alliance. (India Times)
AIDS-Prevention Drug Trial for Breastfed Babies Splits Researchers on Use Jul 25, 2008
However, it didn't meet the main goal, which was to reduce transmission for six months, said three members of the research team led by Mrudula Phadke of the in Nashik, India, in a letter to the journal. Side Effects. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Wineries of Nashik Jul 17, 2008
It is something wineries located close to Nashik, a five hour drive from either Mumbai or Pune, are seeking to replicate. After all, Nthe Nashik region comes the closest in India to the vinery rich Sonoma, which has a 17-mile stretch with 40 wineries, and the Napa Valley, which has 43,000 acres of planted vineyards, home to over 340 wineries ... Dindori in Nashik houses 25 wineries, and more are in the offing, with biggies like Diageo and Seagrams announcing plans. (India Times)
Pune gets its average rain quota for June Jul 2, 2008
Other cities like Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Nashik, Ratnagiri, Solapur and Yavatmal received normal rainfall. Asked about the scene in July, IMD officials said good rain is expected in the remaining season, "Current conditions are favourable for a good rainfall in most parts of the state," Khole said. (Times of India)
3 killed in car mishap in Nashik Jun 30, 2008
NASHIK: Three persons were killed near Nashik-Vani road when a speeding car coming from the opposite direction hit them, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday night when the victims, Rakesh Khairnar(27), Amol Shinde(32) and Rajendra Gangurde(25), took a halt on the road to fill petrol in the bike in which they were travelling, police said. (India Times, India)
3 killed in Mumbai highway mishap Jun 23, 2008
The bus driver, Ravindra Pansare, who has been arrested by the Vikhro 00004000 li police, said, "I saw the tempo all off a sudden in the middle of the road. I applied the brakes, but I dont know why the bus did not stop." The bus was carrying a few members of the Marathi drama troupe Sahyog Natya Company, which was returning after performing a play in Nashik. The Vikhroli police have ruled out the suggestion that fallen oil could have made the road slippery. (India Times, India)
Maharashtra class XII results declared Jun 7, 2008
83 per cent in Aurangabad division whereas in Nashik, Pratik Patil topped at 96. 17 per cent.. (India Times, India)
Mumbai squad strikes at BSE May 14, 2008
Shiv Sena activists also blackened several shop signboards in Pune and Nashik that had Bombay written on them, with the party women s wing leading the charge in Nashik. On Sunday, some party activists had vandalised the signboard of the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. (Calcutta Telegraph)
BPOs eye tier II cities to cut costs Apr 19, 2008
For finance and accounting services, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Jaipur, Indore and Nashik emerge as ideal cities to host BPO firms. Similarly, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Mundra are ideal locations to have BPO operations in logistics domain. (India Times, India)
Two killed in accident near Nashik Apr 11, 2008
NASHIK: Two adivasi labourers were killed and 24 others injured when their pick-up van dashed against a tree near Nashik in North Maharashtra, police said on Friday. Labourers working at Kalvan Agriculture Produce Market Committee were returning home in the van when the accident occured near Desrane village late on Thursday evening. (India Times, India)
In prison, Pravin teaches English to staff, inmates Apr 9, 2008
MUMBAI: Being one of the few life convicts at Nashik Central Jail who has led an urbane life and is well-versed in English, Pravin Mahajan is busy teaching English and etiquette to policemen and jail staff ... Pravin, who was shifted to the Nashik jail after a Mumbai sessions court found him guilty of murdering his brother and BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan, had written to his wife to visit him only after their children's college closed for summer holidays ... Sarangi and her two children... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Lightning claims two lives near Nashik Apr 8, 2008
NASHIK: Two persons were killed in Chandvad and Nandgaon tehsils of the district after being struck by lightning, according to reports reaching headquarters in Nashik ... Nashik city and some parts of the district experienced unseasonal showers last evening, and at places hail was also reported, causing damage to the crops, the report added. (India Times, India)
Set up multi-lingual panels: Maha deputy CM Apr 7, 2008
But industrialists in the Nashik-Sinnar-Ambad and Pune-Hinjewadi belts say they need a lot more than assurances and some of them seem to know where they will get their prayers answered. "The situation is tense. We are planning to meet Raj Thackeray to buy peace," an industrialist from Nashik said ... Since February, when Thackeray fired his first salvo agains 00004000 t north Indians, an estimated 60,000 workers from the Nashik-Sinnar-Ambad industrial belt and more workers from the... (India Times, India)
Note Book market witnessing stiff competition Apr 3, 2008
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India's wine industry Mar 31, 2008
NASHIK, India (AP) -- Bulls lumber down dusty roads, cow-dung patties bake in the sun, and women in bright saris pluck grapes from manicured fields, their bangles jangling with every toss ... Farmers in Maharashtra are lining up to convert their crops into wine grapes, and fields of merlot and cabernet sauvignon are sprouting across the hills of Nashik, a region with a comfortable climate and friendly regulatory laws. (CNN -- International)
An Unlikely Wine Industry in India Mar 31, 2008
Workers offload freshly harvested grapes from a truck at the Sula winery in Nashik, about 160 kilometer (100 miles) north-east of Mumbai, India, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 ... (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) AP The Associated Press By SAM DOLNICK Associated Press Writer NASHIK, India Mar 30, 2008 (AP) Font Size. (ABC News -- Wire)
In India, wine industry struggles to take root Mar 31, 2008
Gautam Singh / APWorkers offload freshly harvested grapes from a truck at the Sula winery in Nashik ... NASHIK, India - Bulls lumber down dusty roads, cow-dung patties bake in the sun, and women in bright saris pluck grapes from manicured fields, their bangles jangling with every toss. (MSNBC -- Business)
Raj says will revive anti-migrant drive Mar 26, 2008
Thousands of migrants fled Nashik, Pune and Mumbai. With the state government in no mood to act tough with Raj, fear continues to lurk in the minds of migrants. (Times of India)
No consistent farm policy: Pawar Mar 23, 2008
If onion prices collapse in Nashik (Maharashtra), state government has to pay some subsidy (to farmers). " He, however, said that wheat would not be imported on a regular basis, and instead favoured an approach akin to the petroleum sector. "Generally our thinking is now like the petroleum sector. (India Times)
G Das: Thackeray scores a self-goal Mar 23, 2008
Hit by an exodus of North Indian labour in the past two months following Raj Thackeray's Marathi rage, industrialists in Pune, Nashik, and Thane have slowed their expansion plans in Maharashtra and are looking towards other states. They fear a return of the old nightmare when Datta Samant's labour militancy combined with Bal Thackeray's xenophobia drove white-collar jobs from Mumbai to Bangalore and blue-collar jobs to Gujarat. (India Times, India)
'Unchecked influx straining Mumbai' Mar 10, 2008
Many north Indian migrants have fled Nashik and Pune. The Opposition Shiv Sena-BJP leaders have asked for a white paper on Maharashtra's "precarious" fiscal condition. (India Times, India)
India, Russia ink MiG-29 upgrade deal Mar 8, 2008
"They will also be capable of beyond-visual-range combat," said a senior officer, adding that while the first six MiG-29s will be upgraded in Russia, the rest will be retrofitted at the IAF base repair depot at Nashik. The upgrade, expected to be completed within three years, will include the advanced multi-functional Zhuk-ME radar and a new weapon control system. (India Times, India)
