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Karnataka pollution board sends closure notice to BJP MLA’s sugar factory
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has issued a closure notice to a sugar factory owned by BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal.
Updated on Jan 29, 2024 08:08 AM IST
The ED case probing Ajit Pawar and associates
An ailing sugar mill in Satara district was undervalued, auctioned, and eventually leased. This is just the tip of the iceberg, as per the ED. An explainer
Published on Jul 24, 2023 05:57 PM IST
‘Deadly Hero’, Treat Williams Dies at 71 in a Motocycle Accident
Actor Treat Williams passed away in a motorbike accident on Monday night in Dorset, Vermont. He died at 71.
Published on Jun 13, 2023 01:12 PM IST
Harshita Bhati
160 workers from Pune stranded in Sudan sugar factory seek help to return home
The fighting between the rival military groups has left hundreds dead and thousands wounded, and has left the country at risk of humanitarian disaster
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 11:06 PM IST
Ajit Pawar-linked sugar mill owes ₹487 Cr to bank: ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in the alleged financial irregularities at Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, claiming that Jarandeshwar Sugar Mill obtained loans worth INR 826 crore from the bank, with INR 487 crore still outstanding. The ED alleged that the sugar mill was owned by companies linked to Ajit Pawar and his wife Sunetra, and criticised the sale of the mill to real estate companies, which it said had "neither the expertise nor the interest in running sugar factories for the welfare of farmers."
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 02:48 PM IST
ED to check if farmers were looted; says no summons to NCP chief
At a press conference on Wednesday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said he would visit the ED office on Friday, after his name surfaced in the case along with his nephew Ajit Pawar and several others.
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 03:56 AM IST
Mumbai | Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Give concessions to sugarcane cultivators hit by floods: Shiv Sena
The flood destroyed more than 2 lakh hectares (ha) of farmland across Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara districts, besides displacing nearly 5 lakh people and inundating major roads for nearly a week. The Sena said that farmers have lost their crops and they “will take time to come back on their feet.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 04:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Swapnil Rawal
As Andhra reels under drought, CM Jagan Reddy announces ₹2,000 cr relief fund
Making a statement in the state assembly on the first day of the budget session, Jagan said the state had recorded 48.3% of deficit rainfall this monsoon so far.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 11:22 AM IST
2019 Lok Sabha elections: 14 seats in Maharashtra to go to polls today
In at least five of these seats – Baramati, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Satara and Madha – there is a direct contest between the NCP and the BJP-Sena.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 01:00 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections| Leaders are joining BJP to escape action: Ajit Pawar
He also alleged that the Vikhe Patils have “rushed to the BJP” as they wanted to “avoid action”. Pawar made the statements to regional news channels.
Published on Apr 13, 2019 02:57 AM IST
Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Gadkari’s advice to sugarcane farmers in Sangli gets experts’ nod
Gadkari also insisted that the government should not give permission for new sugar factories as there is excess sugar when compared to consumption.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 04:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shrinivas Deshpande
Sugar factory president shoots self in alleged suicide
Family members maintained that Nimbalkar was cleaning his licensed pistol when the trigger accidentally got pulled leading to the misfire, Sandeep Patil, superintendent of police, said a suicide note has been recovered .
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Sugar production in state at record high, but prices in retail market refuse to decrease
While the state has reported a bumper production of sugar, there has been little respite for the common man as sugar prices in the retail market still hover at ₹30/kg
Updated on May 30, 2018 04:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
FIR against Sangli sugar factory as farmers claim firm took loans in their names
The police action follows complaints by farmers from Borgaon village, Malshiras taluka and Solapur district that loans were taken in their name by the sugar factory without their knowledge.
Updated on May 29, 2018 04:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Raju Shetti-Rahul Gandhi meet: BJP cautious about the possible alliance
BJP leaders said the party will react on the issue only after Shetti officially joins hands with the Congress.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondents
HT Exclusive: Farmers ‘default’ on ₹11 crore taken by Sangli sugar factory
While the Atpadi police station has accepted a complaint but refused to lodge an FIR, the sugar factory has been pressurising and threatening the farmers to withdraw their police complaint, says social activist
Updated on Mar 18, 2018 03:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shrinivas Deshpande