The Latest Breaking News from Amravati

In parched Maharashtra villages, locals forced to enter deep wells, walk barefoot in heat to fetch water

AMRAVATI: Amid the scorching summer heat, several villages in Maharashtra's Melghat belt are facing acute water shortage, forcing residents to step down into deep wells and walk long distances in the hilly terrain barefoot to fetch just a potful of water.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

2020 Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's speech in bad taste but doesn't make it terrorist act, observes HC

DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday observed the speech delivered by former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots in the city in February 2020, in Amravati, Maharashtra was in bad taste but it does not make it a…

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

MP Navneet Rana, husband and supporters booked for norm violations during welcome procession, temple event

The Rana couple was arrested on April 23 after announcing they would recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of 'Matoshree'

The Hindu · May 29, 2022

Mumbai court grants bail to Rana couple in Hanuman Chalisa row

Lok Sabha MP from Amravati Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana on Wednesday got bail by the with several conditions in the Hanuman Chalisa row. Read details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 4, 2022

Shiv Sena leader Yogesh Gharad attacked in Maharashtra's Amravati, one held

On Saturday, Yogesh Gharad was attacked at the Multai Chowk area of Warud city on Saturday. The assailants arrived on a bike and allegedly fired shots at the leader, the police added. Full story

Dynamite News · Apr 24, 2022

'Did Gandhiji ever employ such language?' Delhi HC says Umar Khalid's Amravati speech was 'obnoxious'

The Delhi High Court today observed that student activist Umar Khalid's speech in Amravati in February 2020 was "offensive" and "obnoxious".

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2022

10 new Covid cases in Vidarbha, 9 from Nagpur alone

NAGPUR: The day’s new Covid cases in Vidarbha were reported only from Nagpur and Amravati districts on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Mar 23, 2022

Maharashtra: Minister Bachchu Kadu gets 2 months rigorous imprisonment for ‘hiding’ info in poll affidavit

NAGPUR: In a jolt to minister of state for education Bachchu Kadu, a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court at Chandur Bazar in Amravati district on Friday awarded him two months rigorous imprisonment (RI). Kadu was accused of concealing information in his 2014 assembly election affidavit about owning a flat…

The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022

No water for 1 month, over 100 Amt villagers launch protest

NAGPUR: Over 100 villagers from a non-descript village of Sawangi Magrapur in Chandur Railway municipal council of Amravati district are protesting stoppage of water supply to them.

The Times of India · Feb 3, 2022