Badlapur, Oct 29: A man from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death on a train in Badlapur in Maharashtra, after the miscreants identified him as a "North Indian".

Dharamdev Rai, 25, and his three friends were attacked by eight-ten people when they were on their way to Kurla.

One of them claimed that they were attacked by a group of Marathi-speaking youths who abused them for taking up jobs in Mumbai.

Rai was admitted to the Dubey Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.

Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 29 : Sikh devotees began the celebrations to mark the tri-centennial of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib here.

Nearly one million Sikhs are expected to descend here for the three-week celebrations to mark three centuries of their religion.

Sikhs are streaming in on special trains, buses and flights also to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the 10 gurus.

Across the country in Gurudwaras, Sikh places of worship, special prayers were being said and processions held for the Nanded celebrations.

Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 27 : The tri-centenary Guru-ta Gaddi

Pune, Oct 26 : Around 65,000 earthen lamps were lighted up on the occasion of ''Deepotsav'' to herald Diwali, the festival of lights by hundreds of women at the Shaniwarwada Palace here.

The women worked meticulously, as they lighted up these traditional lamps popularly called ''Diyas'', to create fascinating designs and patterns.

Malegaon, Oct 24 : Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three persons in connection with the blasts in the powerloom town of Malegaon on September 29.

Earlier, four persons were detained by police from Indore and Dewas and later taken to Mumbai for questioning.

Maharashtra Police suspect the involvement of Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) in the Malegaon-Modasa blasts, a charge denied by the right-wing outfit.

The HJM said that it has no direct or indirect connection with the blasts.

The blast took place near a hotel in Bhikku Chowk, in which four people were killed and 70 others were injured.

The Maharastra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a sadhvi in connection with the Malegaon blasts. She is identified as Pragya Singh Thakur.  Five people were killed in Malegaon blasts in last September.

Earlier ATS claimed that extremist Hindu groups were behind the Malegaon blasts. This has triggered a political controversy in the state.

According to an Official of ATS, "same group could also be behind the blast in Modasa in Gujarat the same day."

ATS got the links through the motor cycle used in the blast.

The BJP denied the charges made by ATS. Party general secretary Gopinath Munde said, "Hindu groups cannot be involved in blasts."