The CBI today registered a case against some retired Army officials and bureaucrats of maharashtra government in connection with the Adarsh housing society scam . The case was registered after the CBI last week received flak from the Bombay High Court for its tardy probe in the case. It was not immediately clear whether the name of former maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan figures in the FIR registered at the special designated...

The poor man’s fuel, kerosene — paid for by state subsidy — is diverted to adulterating diesel mostly for truckers. And the industry is estimated to be worth half the sum the government spends on employment for the rural poor every year. Welcome to the Great Indian Kerosene Racket, which hit a new high this week when additional collector Yashwant Sonawane of maharashtra’s Nashik district lost his life in a...

As food inflation rises again and the prices of daily consumption vegetables and fruits remain high, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has convened a high-level meeting here on Monday to review the situation. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will chair the meeting, which is expected to be attended, among others, by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit. The latter has been invited to work out the possibility of opening more outlets for sale...

maharashtra govt launches a massive crackdown on mafia. Two days after Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane was killed after he intercepted the adulteration of petroleum products, the maharashtra government launched a massive crackdown on suspected adulterators in the state. Raids were carried out at over 200 locations across maharashtra and the police have arrested some 180 people. At the Centre, the government announced measures to prevent the adulteration of auto fuels with cheaper...

Hundreds of thousands of government workers in India are protesting against the brutal killing of an official in the western state of maharashtra. Yashwant Sonawane was burnt to death while investigating a fuel racket. Nine people have been arrested in connection with Tuesday's murder which has shocked people across India. Mr Sonawane's death is being blamed by the government on the so-called fuel mafia - criminals who steal petrol and mix it with...