seems a barren village located at the highest point of Rajasthan's hilly Pratapgarh district in the Aravallis. But the barren patches are really thousands of small trenches dug by locals to revive natural water bodies. Villagers who have ploughed their fields have ankle-high gram crops.The effort to revive traditional water systems is part of Foundation for Ecological Security's work to restore and...

Source : Times Of India | 118 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

HC sets aside minister of state' order

Achalpur, against the single judge bench's judgment upholding the order of the minister of state for revenue Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar. The petition was listed before a division bench comprising justices SC Dharmadhikari and MT Joshi.. This order was challenged by the petitioners, Mohamadiya Welfare Society, through a writ appeal before a single judge bench. The single judge bench rejected the petition,...

Source : Times Of India | 325 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

Five of marriage party killed as jeep hit by train in UP

members of a marriage party were killed on the spot when their jeep was hit by a speeding train at unmanned railway crossing on Lucknow-Varanasi highway in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh today. The incident took place under Lambhua police station area about 18 km from the district headquarters when the jeep was coming from Achalpur village of the district, a police spokesman said. The...

Source : Webindia123 | 330 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

Pomegranate comes to orange country

grow only in western Maharashtra? It was long believed that these juicy fruits can't be grown in Vidarbha due to soil and climatic conditions. However, some farmers under the leadership of 55-year-old Vivekanand Atkare, an agriculture graduate and farmer from village Wadgaon in Achalpur tehsil of Amravati district, have shown the fruit can be grown successfully in Vidarbha too. They warn though that...

Source : Times Of India | 372 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

Voting peaceful in Amravati district

supporters of independent candidates in Chandur Bazaar, the second phase of the elections to the three municipal councils in Amravati district passed off peacefully on Tuesday.In Achalpur, 256 candidates were in fray for 38 seats while Daryapur saw 128 in the race for 20 seats. For the 17 seats in Chandur Bazaar, 11 candidates threw their hat in the ring.Before the Chandur Bazaar incident could intensify,...

Source : Times Of India | 525 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

25 neem trees chopped at Achalpur for Prez visit

President Pratibha Patil's tenure may have got some goodies for her hometown Amravati but her proposed visit to the place sounded death knell for over two dozen neem trees near Achalpur....

Source : Times Of India | 530 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur

Forest guard swept away in flooded river

available information, Dhage had come to his hometown in Swaipura, Achalpur on Tuesday. After a day's break, he left for Paratwada, his work place, on his bike on Wednesday. However, he tried to cross the flooded Bicchan river and failed to gauge the dept of the water. Dhage lost his balance and was swept away in the flooded river.When Dhage's son tried to call him on his cell phone it was switched...

Source : Times Of India | 628 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Achalpur