On the last day of his Maharashtra visit, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited drought-affected areas in Satara district and assured villagers that “both state and Centre will take adequate steps to provide relief.”

The recent crackdown by the authorities on joints operating till late at night in Mumbai, seems to be affecting the city’s often-mentioned nightlife.The recently revised deadline for bars and restaurants is 12.30 am,while the time limit for pubs and nightclubs is 1.30 am. “Only those who have obtained special permission from the police, can continue up to the time limit they have been granted,” said V.P. Gosavi, chief inspector, shops and establishment department.

On the last day of his Maharashtra visit, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited drought-affected areas in Satara district and assured villagers that “both state and centre will take adequate steps to provide relief.”

A seven-year-old orphan from Solapur, who mysteriously ended up in an outstation train, was found wandering in south Mumbai on Friday. He is too confused to give a coherent statement and the police is worried that he might end up as one of the many children in the Dongri remand home with no future.

If having 650 colleges and 6.5 lakh students was not enough trouble
for the University of Mumbai, the management council has gone ahead
and given its nod to 30 colleges for affiliation and allowed
introduction of a host of new courses to existing colleges.

After a logjam for over a decade, the stage is finally set for the construction of the controversial Peddar Road flyover and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has plans to float bids for the project in the coming months.

Veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will visit the
Naxal-infested districts of Gondiya, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur, as
part of his 41-day tour in the state to galvanise support for a strong
Lokayukta.

The recent nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha has sparked off a “tweet war” between his fans and those who oppose his nomination on social networking site Twitter.

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured the party workers that he will visit Maharashtra and take interest in strengthening the party organisation.

The Naxals killed two senior Naxal men in Gadchiroli in the early hours of Thursday.