Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct. 7 : Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has arrived in Nanded, Maharashtra, to kick-start her party’s campaign for next year’s general elections.

Gandhi’s daylong visit to Nanded will include addressing a public rally and to attend the tri-centenary celebrations of the Guru-da-gaddi.

Dhule, Maharashtra Oct 7: Communal violence in Dhule district of Maharashtra that has claimed five lives erupted again on Monday night forcing the administration to re-issue shoot-at-sight orders.

Alibaug (Maharashtra), Oct 6 : Eighty two percent farmers and landowners in Raigad district are against the of the proposed Reliance Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project.

Though the Government has not yet declared any result on the referendum conducted last month, SEZ Sangharsh Samiti chief N D Patil declared the result on the “basis of information sought by it”.

“About 82 percent of farmers are not in favour of SEZ,” Patil told reporters in Alibaug.

“The Samiti has decided to wait till October 21 since all the farmers are busy with rice crop and then decide the further line of action,” he said.

Dhule (Maharashtra), Oct 6 : The death toll in group clashes and poli

The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh said that the government would not undertake referendum for land acquisition in SEZs and other mega projects. It is recalled that the state government had carried out referendum process for 22 villages under the Maha Mumbai SEZ to address the grievances of local farm community. 

A SEZ had to set up in 10,000 hectares land by the promoters of Maha Mumbai and Reliance Industries Ltd in Raigad district. The collector of Raigad district has yet to submit his final report on referendum.