Vidarbha

How Maharashtra farmers covered 180-km from Nashik to Mumbai: With red caps, flags and blistered feet, farmers reach Azad Maidan

Braving scorching heat, the protesters have covered 180 kilometres on foot in six days to reach Mumbai

Irani Cup 2018: Ravichandran Ashwin to replace Ravindra Jadeja in Rest of India squad

Ravichandran Ashwin has been named as replacement for the injured Ravindra Jadeja in the Rest of India squad which takes on Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha in the Irani Cup

Maharashtra Budget 2018: Rs 10,828 crore allotted for roads, Rs 1,500 crore for Jalayukta Shivar programme

Maharashtra finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Friday presented the budget for 2018-19 which has an estimated revenue deficit of Rs 15,374 crore.

Maharashtra farmers' march to Mumbai a mission to assert rights and overcome oppression, one step at a time

Dancing, singing and surviving on the bare minimum, over 25,000 farmers from across Maharashtra are marching to Mumbai where they will encircle the legislative building and press for demands which they feel successive state governments have betrayed them on: land rights, forest rights, guaranteed minimum support price and loan waivers, etc

After widespread damage to Maharashtra's cotton farms, pink bollworm now causes skin problems for farmers

The pink bollworm, after having attacked Bt cotton cultivation across Maharashtra, is now troubling farmers and labourers with skin problems.

Widows of Vidarbha highlights the lesser-known perseverance of the wives of farmers who commit suicide

Instead of buckling under the grief of losing their husbands, the women in Widows of Vidarbha chose to shoulder their burdens and continue working on farms instead | #FirstCulture

The art of coaching teams to Ranji Trophy titles, the Chandrakant Pandit way

Vidarbha scripted history by clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title and one of the chief archietects of their success was Chandrakant Pandit. Firstpost caught up with Pandit at his Andheri residence in Mumbai to understand the art of coaching in domestic arena. <a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>"> Click here to read the full interview.</a>

Maharashtra dams at 52 percent capacity; stock to last till July but Vidarbha a concern

Dams in Maharashtra have 52 percent water stock of their capacity, which is 2 percent higher compared to the corresponding period in 2017.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka skipper Karun Nair feels the past year showed him both highs and lows

Karun said, "The past one year has shown me everything. It took me to a high and then brought me down to earth"

Maharashtra farmers face prospect of another year of distress as hailstorms damage crops in Vidarbha, Marathwada

Maharashtra's farmers may be faced with another year of distress, with unseasonal hailstorms earlier this week causing extensive damage to crops.