31st August:
Corporation election voting today:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation's second term election voting process is being conducted throughout Jalgaon today. Voting has begun on 7.30AM and would continue until 5.30PM. There are 399 candidates in fray for 69 seats at 245 polling booths. Police has marked 15 booths of 5 wards as highly sensitive booths and has introduced special security measures here. There are 261,745 eligible voters in this election. Votes counting begins tomorrow morning at F.C.I. godown in MIDC area and would be completed in four phases at 3 different halls. Click here to visit our detailed Jalgaon Corporatio Special Election Section.

Orion school wins Challenge trophy Cricket completion:
Jain Cadet Challenge trophy cricket competition ended yesterday with Jalgaon based Orion English School defeated St. Teresa School team in finals by 10 wickets. Orion School bowler Mayur Bhavsar won Man of the Match Award for 6 and 4 wickets respectively in both innings. Orion School batsman Mandar Junagade having scored 203 runs in series with 70 average runs won Man of the Series Award in form of complete cricket kit. Orion fielder Vaibhav Jadhav, Orion Bowler Mayur Bhavsar, Teresa batsman Vrishabha Patil and Orion Wicket keeper Pranay Patil along with Joseph all rounder Parimal Patil won individual category awards.

• Jalgaon native Wipresh Gangwal to participate in International Robocon competition LIVE on DD One Channel
• Jain Scholarship form filling ends today - 950 applications received from whole district
• Pola festivity celebrated with cheer in whoel region
• Heavy rainfall in Jamner taluka for around 2 hours

30th August:
Corporation election campaigning ends, voting on Sunday:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation's second term election campaigning ended yesterday evening. There are 399 candidates for voting on Sunday in 69 wards at 225 polling booths throughout city. Police has marked 5 booths as highly sensitive and has introduced additional security for these wards.
This election has Khandesh Vikas Aghadi promoted by Sureshdada Jain, Congress I, NCP, BJP, Shivsena, MNS, BSP, RPI, Mahanagar Vikas Aghadi candidates. Administration has urged voters to bring suitable identity card for cross verification to be eligible to vote. This includes any of 17 identity cards as listed by EC.
District Police has introduced tight security measures for smooth conduct of whole election. This include one DSP, Additional SP, 5 deputies, 22 Inspectors, 28 PSI, 1120 constables, 96 ladies, one SRP Company with 90 Policemen, 500 home guards and 100 Ladies and Rapid Action Force team.

Jalgaon's 8 win gold in Marshal Art competition at Solapur:
District's players have demonstrated phenomenal play at recently completed State level Sikai Marshal Art competition conducted at Solapur. Jalgaon has won 8 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 bronze medals in this competition. Jalgaon players participated in junior category boys, girls, junior aero Sikai and senior category.

Challenge trophy cricket competition - St. Teresa and Orion schools in final:
Jain Cadet under-12 challenge trophy cricket competition now has St. Teresa and Orion English medium schools in final match. Vrishabha Patil and Mandar Junagade won Man of the match for respective teams. Teresa defeated St. Joseph while Orion defeated Raisoni School in Semis. Final match is being played today.

• NMU October exams form filling deadline until 10th September
• District sports authority, ZP and Anglo Urdu School conducted school hockey: Anglo Urdu, Godavari and Bendale College wins
• State Electricity Distribution Company increases Load shedd

29th August:
Corporation election campaigning ends today evening:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation term election's campaigning is ending today evening. This election campaigning has special outlook in terms of mix up of candidates amongst various parties. Most of regular political profile candidates having switched over parties along with region's top brass leaders are finding it harder to convince Jalgaonities on developmental aspects. Many national/ state level leaders made public addresses appealing their candidature voting for best of future. There are 399 candidates in fray for 69 seats with voting on 31st August and counting on 01st September.
Corporation administration has setup special call center for facilitating voter ID and finding polling booth number. This call center is active on 02572225379 and remains functional until 31st August 2008 5.30PM. District Police is conducting its meeting today to analyse and finalise security measures during voting and later in counting process. It has made special fund provisions of Rs. 45 Lakhs for conduct of election process with estimated cost of Rs. 14 per voter.

Police urges for peace during upcoming festive season:
District Police is conducting peace committee meetings throughout district to spread words of peace and harmony around region. It has urged all Ganesh Mandal and festivity organizing groups to take special care of harmony and peace factor all around. It has further urged not to use loud speakers and sound systems after 10PM, discuss proposed decoration with Police, have alternate arrangements for electricity load shedding in form of generator, inverter, gas light or to attempt for solar light. There should be no songs/ chanting plays having hurting communal feelings.

Challenge trophy cadet cricket competition:
Challenge trophy under-12 years cadet cricket competition yesterday had St. Teresa, St. Joseph, Raisoni, Orion English schools entering into semis. Competition is being played at Vidya School ground. Vrishabh Patil, Shubham Tilke, Parimal Patil and Mandar Junagade won man of the match award for respective team. Teresa defeated Vidya, Raisoni defeated Zambre, Orion defeated Rustomji and Joseph won over Lawrence school. Semi final matches would be played today.

• JDCC Bank elections - 31 objections received in proof electoral roll, hearing on 12th September
• District Corporation level Mallakhamba competition: St. Teresa and Raut schools lead
• District badminton team announced
  

28th August:
Keki Moos foundation conducted international photography competition 2008-09:
Chalisgaon based Keki Moos foundation in association with Jalgaon based multimedia features are jointly conducting international photography competition 2008-09 in fond memory of great art maestro Keki Moos. Competition has table top, still life, portrait, commercial composing and black and white photography as categories.
Competition entry fee is Rs. 200 for Indians and US$ 10 for international participants favoring Kala Mahrishi Keki Moos foundation payable at Jalgaon.
Photographs should be in 8 by 12 inches size with non-bordered glossy format digital or film typed print format along with soft copy in CD or DVD to multimedia features. Entry forms are available at MMFPL website or through postal dispatches until 17th October 2008. Please contact 0257-2232501/02 for further details.

Mumbai High court Aurangabad bench stays Jalgaon APMC B.O.D. dismissal:
Mumbai High Court Aurangabad bench has stayed order of dismissal of board of directors of Jalgaon agricultural produces marketing committee. It has ordered fresh hearing of the alleged financial irregularities worth 1.50 Crores to arrive at decision. District deputy registrar earlier dismissed this board as per directives from State produces committees.

Water woes - District's 174 villages to face water shortage:
Jalgaon district administration has estimated 174 villages (excluding Raver taluka) to face water shortage in coming summer. ZP and district administration have submitted 553.27 Lakhs proposal to State for easing this shortage. District has witnessed mere 40% of average monsoon raining by now. This estimate is for September end shortage scenario with basic consideration of same raining status as of now. Various proposed works include digging wells, acquire private wells, tanker, bullock carts water supplies, completing in progress water supplies schemes, to set new wells, temporary water supply line laying arrangements etc. Chalisgaon taluka is on top with estimated budget of 157.40 Lakhs for water supplies projects.

Bhadgaon soon to have sports complex:
District sports authority is conducting a meet to finalise location for sports complex in Bhadgaon. It has earlier approved land on Pachora road near I.T.I. Bhadgaon. Administration has received 25 Lakhs fund for this work and is facing short in allocation for this land and further works and has demanded donors for donation to finalise and get started with the work. State sports deputy directorate has ordered completion of works by March 2009.
Proposed complex will have 200 meters racing strip, holly ball, Kabbadi, Kho-Kho grounds, one big hall, amenities for sports persons and plans to set up badminton hall subjected to funds availability.

Police jobs craze - 10,500 applications sold for 211 posts:
District police yesterday began recruitment drive for filling of 211 posts including 63 ladies posts. It has sold 10,606 applications until yesterday night for mere 211 posts. Jalgaon city had huge rush of young breed candidates willing to join Police. District Police has conducted application acceptance only and rest process would be after Ganesha festivity by around 17th September. It would publish list of qualifying candidates from those having filed application on 10th September. This listing would be available with all Police stations in district.

• Madhukar co-operative sugar factory chairman and deputy election today: BJP likely to clinch with majority
• District tug of war competition today

27th August:
Solapur - Jalgaon railway line survey from January 2009:
Central Railways has announced beginning of survey works of proposed Solapur to Jalgaon railway line from January 2009. It is floating tender notice for this work by 31st October and would start the work in January. Complete survey work would be conducted with private party study following lower manpower resources with Solapur division conducting this survey work.

Raining in Raver taluka:
Raver taluka yesterday afternoon witnessed good raining. Region has medium showery to heavy raining continued since last two days. This has spread joy amongst farmers. Meteorological department has recorded 50mm raining in Raver since yesterday morning. Taluka has received 214mm raining until now.
Pahur (Jamner) also had medium raining yesterday while Chalisgaon city had raining for around one hour.

Banana rates dip by 100 rupees:
Full fledged arrival of banana from Gujarat and Bihar in northern India markets has led to lowering of Khandesh banana rates by 100 rupees per quintal in last 8 days. Rates have dipped to 355 with difference of 6 totaling to 391 per quintal. Region's banana had Rs. 496 rate on 17th August.

Challenge trophy cricket competition:
Jain cadet challenge under-12 age group trophy cricket competition began yesterday in Jalgaon. Vidya English medium school, St. Teresa High school, Anglo Urdu High school, Orion English School and Roseland English School won first day matches. Vidya defeated Sharda School with Sharda player Javed Ahmed winning man of the match award. Teresa defeated Iqra School with its player Sushant Kabra winning man of the match award. Anglo Urdu defeated New English School with its player Irfan Rafique winning man of the match while Orion defeated Palod School with its player Mandar Junagade winning man of the match award.

Saga Sonawane scores 13th Rank in national swimming competition:
Jalgaon swimmer Sagar Sonawane has scored 13th rank in ongoing national 19kms swimming competition for under-19 category. He took 2 hours 31 minutes and 7 seconds. Virendra Patil took 2 hours 31 minutes 49 seconds and scored 15th followed by Jaydeep Sonawane scoring 19th rank with 2 hours 35 minutes and 14 seconds time for completion.

• State electricity distribution Company announces new schedule - 7 hours urban and 13 hours rural load shedding
• District police recruitment drive today - huge candidates rush in Police headquarters area
• Corporation election campaigning: Three State ministers arrive in Jalgaon today for public addressing, administrations seals 245 EVM
• ABVP national convention in Jalgaon in January 2009
• Yaval boys and M. J. College Girls wins district level cross-country competition played at MuktaiNagar
  

26th August:
Raining in whole district - flooding in Raver:
Jalgaon city along with Bhusawal, Yaval, Raver, MuktaiNagar, Amalner, Chalisgaon taluka have reported good raining throughout the day yesterday. Showery to medium raining arrival after 10 days gap has escaped standing crop. District yet waits pouring.

Corporation elections - Jazzy practice of upcoming assembly and parliamentary elections:
Jalgaon city Municipal Corporation's this election has multi-fold significance in deciding future political direction for region. This election has most of national political parties along with newly formed Khandesh Aghadi applying their best to win triumph. Jalgaonities seems not attracted on candidates and senior leader's assurances as promised in this election.
This election would following with parliamentary and assembly elections in next 6 months. It would lay foundation political equations of alliance based on success rates for upcoming policies. Earlier Jalgaon assembly constituency is now turned into two parts with Jalgaon urban and rural. Jalgaon parliamentary constituency has also witness large scale reshuffling. Meanwhile administration is sealing all electronic voting machines today. This election has minimum of 2 candidates in a few wards and maximum of 15 candidates in some wards.

State electricity distribution Company starts unannounced hefty power cuts:
State electricity distribution Company has initiated large power cuts and load shedding in this week. Urban areas are getting power cuts and load shedding of around 8/10 hours a day to that of 6 hours official announcement. Rural areas in beaten state with 14 to 16 hours power cuts. Hefty power cuts amidst Corporation election time is also an issue of rage amongst common men.

• District administration to inquire 27 LPG gas agencies in district
• Jalgaon to get D.A.P. fertilizer consignment tomorrow
• ZP conducted various contracted posts written and oral test today in Jalgaon
• Baragadya festivity in Jalgaon
• Inter-school swimming competition - R. R., L. N. and St. Joseph leads

25th August:
Dahi Handi festivity celebrated with cheer:
Jalgaon city and district's various Mandal, organisations conducted Dahi Handi and Gopalkala festivity went through with wonderful participation. Navi Peth based Jai Govinda Mitra Mandal conducted 32 feet high Handi was taken by Old Jalgaon based Tarun Kudhapa Mandal. It took hours to make successful pyramid to reach Handi and breaking it to won 11,000 Cash prize for this. Jagruti Mitra Mandal Burhanpur broke Subhash Chowk based Dahi Handi using stick.

Rubby crop - District authorities record 188,200 tones fertilisers and pesticides demand:
District agricultural development authority has recorded 188,200 tones fertilizers and pesticides demand for upcoming Rubby season. This has more of D.A.P. demand following lowering supplies of single super phosphates by companies. This demand is based on averages of last 3 years.
Standing Kharip crop is facing certain fungal infections leading to certain damages to crop. Apart form this; this season's crop is in wonderful state of produces. This demand includes 60,000 tones urea, 1,500 tones ammonium Sulphate, dye ammonium phosphate - 30,000 tones, single super phosphate - 20,000 tones, Murat of potash - 30,000 tones, can - 200 tones and rest M.A.P.

Collectorate cancel Chopda council resolution on land reservation change:
Jalgaon district Collectorate has canceled Chopda municipal council ruling party members drawn resolution on change of existing land reservation. This reservation was for block# 1071/2 near Yaval road and was acquired in development plan. Later council received letter on intent of buying this land from two persons. Out of this it favored sale to one on 10th March 2008. This led to filling of complaint letter with Chief Officer, district Collectorate and other concerned authorities by opposition demanding cancelling this sale under section 308.

State reading enhancement scheme implementation in Bhusawal on trial basis:
ZP educational office has implemented reading enhancement scheme in 7 schools of Bhusawal taluka on experimental basis. Process would begin with training of Head Masters of respective schools today. This scheme named "Nandadeep Yojna" is for Class I to IV has separating reading, elements and annual planning and has school time of 9 hours divided into separate sections. This includes reading in first hour, active reading in second till fourth hour and practical works from fifth until ninth hour. Scheme aims at enhancing student's reading capabilities to improve overall curriculum quality.
It would avail 120 cards for every division and students would be in groups with most focus on self-learning by students. State also plans to launch Reading Corner scheme for class V to VII students through separate fund allocation. This fund would avail related literature, story books, newspapers, journals to students with self tracking mode of reading.

Komal Sonawane wins silver in national Skating competition:
Jalgaon based Komal sonawane has won silver medal in national roll ball skating competition at Bhilwara. Maharashtra team won second rank in this competition having participation of various state teams.

• State likely to witness additional load shedding following increased demands - official announcements yet waited
• NMU B. Tech second year admission process on Tuesday, 26th August
• Goga Navmi festivity celebration in Jalgaon
• District badminton competition begins - 180 players participate in various age groups

24th August:
Dahi Handi festivity today:
Whole region is celebrating Janmashtami and Dahi Handi festivity. Jalgaon's popular Subhash Chowk Dahi Handi this year has 51,000 cash prize. Mandal reaching this Handi and cracking down would win this prize. If Handi is cracked by hands through rope pulling, it would win 11,000 Cash prize and if stick is used it would win mere 5,100. Festivity is in evening beginning 5PM and runs for almost 3/ 4 hours.

Pre-election mega discussion meets review:
Rotary Club of Jalgaon west and print media yesterday conducted two separate mega meet of all political party leaders on eve of upcoming Jalgaon Corporation election. While Jalgaonities demanded political woes free development, leaders assured overall development and did not loose chance to criticize rival party policies.
Amongst top debated and cashed points in this election include all new drinking water supplies pipe line laying for whole city, slum free Jalgaon, 100% concrete roads, balanced focus on native demands, review of existing housing tax to resolve almost 15,000 related pending cases and making Corporation debt free. It also has forming of 9,000 replacement houses for slums, setting up auditorium with 2,000 spectators capacity and supporting all required measures to kick start Jalgaon airport.

Political tussle intense further:
With close arrival of Corporation election voting, most of candidates and parties have tightened their belts and are attempting best possible yields. Every area is lightened with large number of supporters and activities with candidates. This election has notable shortage of manpower in form of activists and supporters. Most candidates have targeted house supportive working ladies as supporters on daily wages but find it harder to gather mob.
Muscle power, ration slurs and harsh words exchanges are amongst few notable woes in this term election. Many parties, limited activists and multi-party changeover remain major reason for this tussle. This is likely to rise further with voting date inching closer.

Corporation election security measures:
Jalgaon district police has set up "Mission Corporation" to smooth conduct entire election process. This includes armed policemen patrolling right at polling booths to every part of city. It is conducting red carpet test of this process on 29th August and plans to add two reserved force Companies.
There are 59 wards with 244 polling booths in 75 buildings. Every booth would have one Police, one home guard to control queues and assistant and sub-inspectors and 3 additional policemen to monitor with one armed. Every five booth would form a sector and would have Inspector and 6 constables in support. Every 15 sectors would form a building division and would have a deputy superintendent and rapid action team of 15 policemen. It plans to set off those causing chaos on the spot.

Deepnagar thermal power station second set starts 170KVA power generation:
Bhusawal based Deepnagar thermal power station second power generating set having some technical hiccups on last Sunday has restarted its functionality since Thursday. Center's two major producing units got stopped resulting in lower generating of power. Officials conducted war level repairs to restore normalcy.

• National talent search and national scholarship exams on 16th November in Jalgaon
• District police 211 posts recruitment drive: Only forms acceptance on 27th August, interviewing and rest after Ganesha submerging
• District ring tennis team moves for State junior competition at Bhandar

23rd August:
Nagpur bank denies Jalgaon's 8 co-operative merger:
Nagpur based Nirmal Ujjwal Bank has denied big bang merger of Jalgaon's 8 seek co-operative societies as announced in March. The bank analysed accounts of all these societies and found that most of loans availed were unsecured making it harder to recover. It has sent letter conveying this to district co-operative registrar in June. Later it filed a petition with Nagpur bench of High Court stating its opposition on merger as most of Societies loans seems unrecoverable. District deputy registrar is yet to take its action on this.
This announcement has dispersed district depositors hope of getting their deposits back and fade chances of merger with other such banks.

ZP demands 7.30 Crores for repairs to existing dams:
Jalgaon district council (ZP) water management committee has raised a demand of 7.30 Crores with State fore repairs to various existing dams causing water shortages in district. It has also approved acquiring private well in Asoda and Mamurabad to ease acute water shortage. Asoda is currently getting water from Shelgaon barrage. Recently this barrages sand water barrier drowned in raining. This has led to acute shortage in Asoda.
Application life of works done and permanent solutions to such issues are need of time. District is spending crores every year in getting temporary solutions and none gets utilized in next monsoon. We hope that ZP look ahead in such issues with visionary view and arrive with quality solutions.

Jalgaon included in Central health insurance scheme for below-poverty line workers:
Jalgaon amongst State's 7 districts have been included in Central government's health insurance scheme for unorganized below poverty line workers from 2008-09. Insurance is a joint scheme of Center and State with provision of smart cards for worker and New India Insurance's health insurance worth Rs. 30,000. District labor commissioner and deputy have been assigned with key manager and coordinator respectively. It would further appoint field managers through district administration guidance.

Inter-school chess competition:
Rest of district inter-school under-14, 16, 17 years category competitions ended yesterday. Neha Mudliyar, Kunal Yeole, Kaustubh Shelgaonkar, Hrutuja Dabhade, Parag Yeole and Dhanshree Mahajan have won first rank in respective category.

• District Triathlon team wins four silver and two bronze
• District gears for Dahi Handi celebration on Sunday
• Corporation administration clarifies on Soni committee report - Awaits fresh clear directives from State
• Income tax office conducts action on builder in Jalgaon and Raver
• Water level dips down following lower raining - 232 places in 11 taluka likely to face water shortages

22nd August:
Corporation election observer arrives in Jalgaon:
State EC appointed Election observer has arrived in jalgaon for reviewing election preparations. He would conduct a review meeting of all election officers and related polling staff today to review election code of conduct and process aspects. Administration has received 19 complaints of breach of code of conduct until now. It plans to seal electronic voting machines by 26th August for voting on 31st August.
Corporation's this second term election has Independents as largest participants with 123 candidates, NCP with 63, BJP with 59, Khandesh Vikas Aghadi with 52, Congress I with 26, Shivsena with 24, M.N.S. with 18, Shahar Vikas Aghadi with 13, BSP with 9 and Mahanagar Vikas Aghadi with 7 candidates.

State suspends filling of cases against alleged in Soni Committee:
Maharashtra state government in its sudden turmoil has announced deferring of filling criminal cases against those alleged in Soni Committee submitted report on earlier Jalgaon municipal council. The urban development ministry would send a fresh order in this concern. A few of those alleged in this report have moved to Aurangabad bench of Mumbai high court and have filed court contempt petition on this order.

Jalgaon's three selected in national swimming competition:
Jalgaon three school students Virendra Patil, Jaydeep Sonawane and Sagar Sonawane have been selected in under-19 65th national swimming competition at Kolkata. Virendra has swim Dharamtar to Gateway of India in his 11 years age in mere 3.02 hours.

Inter-school under-17, under-19 swimming competition:
Corporation and rest of district girls' under-17 and under-19 competitions ended yesterday. Yugandhara Bhole and Aditi Chaudhari, Kanchan Chaudhari and Pragya Chandankar have won under-17 category while Payal Maheshwari won in under-19 category Corporation area and rest of district competition respectively.

• ZP agricultural authorities reports fungal infections causing standing crop damages
• Ganesha festivity preparations begins in district

21st August:
Corporation elections - Soni committee report causes explosion effect:
Jalgaon city municipal Corporation elections are on verge and Soni Committee report on alleged involvement of various 94 that includes councilors and officials has raised panic amongst candidates having filled nominations. This election has 36 candidates having named by committee. Most of them initiated legal consulting as readiness measure to Corporation notice of disqualification if any served during this critical time.
Corporation administration yesterday distributes election signs to all candidates. This includes NCP, Congress I, BJP and Shivsena getting their traditional signs along with Khandesh and Shahar Vikas Aghadi getting Aeroplane, M.V.A. getting Kite, and M.N.S. getting railway engine. District police has listed 210 offenders and has issued preventive actions on them.

Rural hospitals in district - a view:
Chalisgaon has rural government hospital currently run on rented location and government is in search of buying land to setup its own hospital. It has finalised 5 acres land at Erandol and 2.50 acres land at Varangaon to set rural hospitals. Erandol rural hospital work has received administrative approval and it would soon start with construction works.
District civil hospital has 356, Chopda sub-district hospital has 100, MuktaiNagar and Jamner sub-district hospitals have 50 each while 17 rural hospitals have 30 each beds arrangement.

District sports authority to honor sportsmen on eve of Sports day on 29th August:
Jalgaon district sports authority has announced honoring all sportsmen having shown remarkable performance in various district, state and national competitions on eve of sports day on 29th August. It has called for nominations with certificates of winning in photo copy form with its office in district sports complex on or by 26th August.

• Central railways Bhusawal division announces 139 Telephone support for various enquiries
• District farmers waits heavy raining for rejuvenating standing crop
• Government engineering college Jalgaon gets 2,372 Lakhs fund for extension of buildings and infrastructural resources
• Chintaman Pachpande, Hrutuja Yavalkar win under-17 and Ganesh Mali and Karishma Patil wins under 17 district-level rural gymnastics competition

20th August:
Corporation receives Soni Committee report:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation administration has received copy of detailed investigation report as submitted by Soni Committee to State ministry. Administration senior officials have moved to Mumbai to study and consult various measures to be taken as suggested by report. State ministry has ordered filling of cases against all alleged in as revealed by Joshi committee and Soni committee.

Good inflow of banana leads to rates drop:
Northern Indian Shravan festivity ended along with good inflow of banana from farms has led to Rs. 50 per quintal drop in banana rates in last 5 days. It has now touched Rs. 446 per quintal.
Region has no pouring since last 8-10 days and is witnessing increasing heat. This is leading to more of banana crop coming out. Gujarat and Rajasthan banana in northern India has also led to lowering demands.

District's 9 players selected for State ground competitions:
District's 9 players have been selected for state qualifying matches from 29th August until 11th September at Pune. Selected team would participate in third commonwealth youth sports competition at Pune from 12th until 18th October. This includes Viraj Ashok Kawadia in 100 meters racing, Amol Barkade in 400 meters, Varun Sunil Mandore in 800 meters, Nilesh Kashinath Chaudhari in long jump, Pravin Bodhe and Chetan Dhangar in triple jump and Punit Pagaria with Radha Mantri in other competitions.

Erandol wins district body building competition:
Taluka body building association and district body building association jointly conducted district level competition. Ganesh Mahajan won Best poser award and Amol Bhavsar won Erandol Shree award.

• All Nationalised bank employees strike today - SBI out of strike today
• District supply office orders availing controlled supplies in multiple parts to facilitate weaker section in buying
• Corporation elections - Sign distribution today, all public rallies to be recorded for election code of conduct monitoring
• Madhukar Sugar factory - Chairman Election on 28th August

19th August:
Bank strike paralyses financial life of region:
State Bank of India officers strike protesting State Bank of Saurashtra merger into SBI has led to severe effect on financial nerve. This led to no cheque clearing process conduct and government payments also failed. The four days consecutive holiday effect beginning Sunday in banking has spread rage on banking sector governing bodies demanding strong measures to control such strikes. Today banks are closed due to Pateti holiday and all bank officers and employees associations are going on strike on Wednesday.

Soni Committee report on earlier Jalgaon Council housing scam unveiled:
State urban welfare ministry has sent a fax message to Jalgaon Corporation Commissioner having Soni Committee report taken as base. The fax order further orders filling of F.I.R. on 94 alleged that includes 12 Ex-Council presidents, 5 chief officers, 5 engineers and one internal auditor along with rest councilors.
This order received amidst Corporation election Code of conduct in force is seen as breach of Election code of conduct by various political parties. State government appointed Joshi committee to investigate on earlier municipal council financial irregularities on 17th March 2003. The committee investigated 23 aspects and submitted report on 16th July 2003. It could not investigate rest 17 cases and aspect following lack of time. Late this investigation was assigned to Soni committee this committee submitted reported on 13th August 2008.
This order further suggest filling of cases against those involved under anti-corruption act 1988 section 13(A) and 13(D) with 13(2). NCP and newly formed Khandesh Vikas Aghadi are worst hit due to this allegation amidst election time.

Corporation elections - 158 withdraws:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation election last date of withdrawal ended yesterday. 158 candidates have withdrawn their nominations leaving behind 400 candidates for 69 seats. None of ward has unopposed winnings after this withdrawal process.

• Gold demand increases following lowering rates - Jewelers reports shortage following suddenly increased demand
• Under-12 cadet cricket competition from 26th August in Jalgaon
• Village cleanliness drive - Pune committee to visit division today for final assessment

18th August:
District awaits Pahur - Indore state highway:
Jalgaon district's one of important connectivity growth triggering Pahur - Indore State highway is still incomplete following related technical concerns. The project requires good appeal and push from district leaders to get over.
This project got primary approval in 1981 as State Highway#186 for direct road connectivity from Jalgaon to Indore. Currently all traffic moves through Dhule and Burhanpur taking more time and expense. Proposed highway has Pahur, Jalgaon, Vidgaon, Kingaon, Waghjhira, Langda Amba, Jamnya, Gadrya and then Shirvel in MP and Indore. As this road progresses and crosses Satpuda hills, works started slowly and nothing concrete happened until 1995. Later Yaval Taluka's Satpuda range was marked as forestry and National forestry Animal's protection act was enforced. Due to this highway works was stopped since then. Jalgaon, Vidgaon to Kingaon road has been doubled while Kingaon to Waghjhira is one way and Waghjhira to MadhyaPradesh border is 23kms incomplete. Shirvel to Indore is full fledged road in good condition.
Since Jalgaon end road is incomplete, this highway stands unused and needs political attention to clear forestry department permissions to develop road here with good consideration of forestry animal's safety. Jalgaon city, Dambhurni and Kingaon have this road crossings from within city areas and hence authorities need to develop bye pass roads here also. Completion of this highway would result in 80-100kms less road travel time and would significantly boost region's economy.

Banks strike and holidays to paralyse banking for 3 consecutive days:
State bank officers have announced strike today. This would follow Pateti holiday on Tuesday and again all bank employees associations announcing strike on Wednesday. This would result is non-functioning of major banking services and would causes losses worth Crores.

Khandesh included in Central agricultural development programme:
Khandesh region's Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts have been newly included in national agricultural development programme. It aims to enhance farming in whole Country and has target of around 1,000 watershed developments in Khandesh. Programme has 70% State aid and 30% beneficiary participation for enriching and getting self-run water management. Water conservation in farm itself would enrich soil water levels and help farmers in getting water throughout year and thus yield good productivity.

Banks distribute mere 13% of target crop loans:
Central government's debt waiver scheme has raised chaos in banking policies for farmers. District nationalised and co-operative banks have spared mere 81.20 Crores crop loan in this year until now. This is just 13% of targets caused mainly due to unclear debt waiver policy guidelines and preparations thereof for low and very low land holding farmers. Authorities expect further 10 Crores loan addition in rest of Kharip season. Banks distributed 360.84 Crores in last year and set targets of 600 Crores this year.
District farmers have rejoiced 496.42 Crores debt waiver that includes 25% discounted 167 Crores debts. Farmers having benefited from debt waiver have shown lesser interest in taking fresh loans and mere 1,073 of 223,014 farmers have taking loans of 11.20 Crores. Those having paying debts regularly are marking rash over government's non-balanced policy and demands waiver for them as well.

Erandol assembly constituency - Over 2 Lakh voters with 7 circles:
The Erandol assembly constituency has 223,988 voters as on 31st July 2008. The recent delimitation has resulted in exclusion of Dharangaon taluka and addition of some parts of Parola and Bhadgaon in this constituency. It has maximum voters from Erandol taluka followed by Parola and Bhadgaon on bottom. Electoral roll update process in full pace and is likely to add to this count.

• Shravana Monday festivity - Ice decoration at Gauri-Shankar temple in Sindhi colony
• ZP forms special mission group for limiting less-nourished children count
• Under-19 inter-school basket ball competition: Teresa girls and M. J. boys shine
• State electricity distribution Company eases load shedding - rural get 8 hours and urban with 6 hours daily power cuts

17th August:
Region likely to get one of best Kharip crops:
Entire Jalgaon district excluding Bodwad and MuktaiNagar taluka are likely to see wonderful Kharip crop in this season in spite of delayed raining reports district agricultural authority. Last fortnight seen "Milibug" on cotton crop has been controlled and fungal spread are being witnessed now a days.
Showery mode raining has supported and raised standing crop apart from a few pulses. Good raining has also supported animal field produces and raised ground water levels. Parola, Amalner and Jalgaon taluka had medium rainfall by now while rest taluka had low raining. Tapi has flooded just once in this season.

• Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan celebrated with cheer
• Corporation elections - 28 candidates withdraw, Monday last day of withdrawal
• District triathlon team announced and moves for Open State competition at Aurangabad today

16th August:
Raksha Bandhan greetings from Ejalgaon.com

Corporation election 2008 preparations:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation term election is reaching. Most of political parties have finalised their candidature and now look forward to withdrawal process to get clear picture of candidature. Congress I, NCP, Khandesh Aghadi, BJP and Shivsena along with M.N.S. have began intense ward based election policy.

State approves 3 Crores for two water supplies projects:
Jalgaon district council has received approval of Rs. 3 Crores for two various water supplies project in district. This includes Rs. 2 Crores under contaminated water scheme and Rs. 1 Crore under Mahajal scheme. This includes 266 villages under contaminated water scheme and 33 under Mahajal scheme. ZP has submitted approval of Rs. 5 Crores on State-level for Mahajal and Bharat Nirman project each.

• Bhusawal city to get daily drinking water supply

15th August:
Independence Day 2008 greetings:
Team Ejalgaon.com wishes warm greetings on eve of Independence Day 2008. Let us share spirit of freedom and bask in the pride and glory of our Nation.

Mission I-Day - Let's eradicate corruption:
Corruption and bribery has been our biggest hurdle in growth. On this auspicious eve of Independence Day 2008, let us join hands together to eradicate this evil out of our Nation and make our India a Golden Bird destination. Enticement in bureaucracy, political and social system has severely affected our overall growth and as a result we are seeing wide imbalance in sociology.

Happy educating NMU:
Team Ejalgaon.com wishes warm greetings to North Maharashtra University Jalgaon on its 18th anniversary. Established on 15th August 1990, NMU has taken a big leap in educating Khandesh's future of tomorrow. NMU VC has announced aid of outsourcing tools to enhance student's personality development, soft skills and speech techniques. It is also in full swing preparations to implement Digital College project in technical association with MKCL for offering host of e-facilities to students. Amongst other major changes includes implementing barcode systems for paper checking, implementation of semester pattern and grading system in curriculum and results.

Jalgaon airport development meeting review:
State airport development Company and district administration conducted a review meeting yesterday to discuss various aspects from farmers offering land under acquisition. Company has announced availing Rs. 4 Lakhs per acre for fertile land and payment in single installment before Diwali. This would amount to Rs. 30 Crores to Nashirabad and Kusumba's 134 farmers. Company has estimated first landing by March-2010.
Meet began with farmers demanding Rs. 5 Lakhs per acre, taking land remaining after acquisition, availing project-rehabilitated certificates, single installment payment, job for one person from family in proposed Jalgaon Airport Company, roads on completion of Airport and buying land distressed while acquisition. Acquisition has 138.94 hectares of 84 Nashirabad farmers and 106.59 hectares of 50 Kusumba farmers. This acquisition would cause landless status to 47 farmers Kusumba and 28 from Nashirabad while low-land holder state to 13 and inch-land holder status to 6. There are 13 farmers having fruits and trees cultivated in farms here.
Company has announced acquiring 19.54 hectares balance land of 15 farmers and has also accepted demand of offering project-rehabilitated certificate, single installment payment and availing job for one qualifying candidate based on his/ her education. Rates finalised are fertile land - 4 Lakhs, Half cultivated farms - 6 Lakhs and fully cultivated farms - 8 Lakhs. This rate would apply to balance land and distressed land. Farmers would also receive rehabilitation aid as per state norms and 29 Lakhs to 13 farmers having well, pipe lines, fruit trees and cultivation yields. Meet urged farmers to submit consent letter signed in front of block officer or Collectorate to proceed ahead in this regards.

District's two police to get Presidential medal:
Home ministry has announced inclusion of Jalgaon's two policemen for Presidential medal honor. This includes Jalgaon local crime branch constable Suresh Pawar and Mehunbare (Chalisgaon) police station constable Kailash Akule.

• Raining delays trains on Up and Down routes
• Baheti memorial chess competition begins today in Jalgaon
• District records 51mm raining - refer Monsoon section for further details

14th August:
Boiling water drinking - natural healer:
Pained with indigestion, gastric, frequent headaches and cold alike diseases? Do you want to reduce your obesity without medicines? Drink at least 3 glass of boiling drinking water and escape of all such woes. Plain boiling water boiled to maximum extent suiting to you not only helps in smoother digestion but also normalises blood flow throughout body.
Irregular and junk food eating goes harder in digestion thereby disturbing normal digestive system process leading to various disorders. Digestion process is our body engine's carburetor and if any engine's carburetor and discrepancies and obstructions, it is going to cause problems with rest engine processes.

Jalgaon airport development - meeting today:
State Airport development Company officials have arrived in Jalgaon for a meeting today with district farmers at small scales savings building in Collectorate at 10.30AM. Meet is likely to discuss finalization of land acquisition rates and related concerns to speed up Jalgaon airport development works.

District Police sounds high security alert:
Jalgaon district police has raised high alert level in whole district on eve of Independence Day 2008. It has distributed around 11,000 pamphlets in district titled "One minute for Country" to aware and caution citizens on ongoing anti-national activities. It further urges citizens to be at highest caution level and report suspicious and doubtful activities and/ or items in and around themselves. It further sounds of full informative and confirmed approach for availing houses/ rooms/ flats/ vehicles on rental basis. Please report such suspicion and/ or doubtful activities immediately to police control room or nearest police station.

Anjani dam - Sanjivani to Dharangaon taluka:
Anjani dam developments started 8 years ago and would complete soon. This dam would help avail water to Dharangaon and Erandol Taluka's thousands of acres of farm land cultivation. Dharangaon has 3,792 hectares of cultivation farm land and 10% of this region is under Tapi River belt. Rest 90% is dry land and depends more of on monsoon raining. Taluka is getting Girana dam basin water since last 3 years saving its Rubby crop. Good water levels in dam would help and boost farming in whole taluka.

Corporation elections nomination scrutiny - 21 nominations rejected:
Administration has received a total of 839 nominations from 604 candidates. Nomination scrutiny has found 21 invalid nominations taking count down to 818. It is publishing list of valid nominations today. Nomination withdrawal process would begin today after this list declaration.

• "Mamurabad water not suitable for drinking" reports laboratory report
• Dhangar community conducted Ahilya message tour from 18th August
• JDCC Bank electoral roll publishing on 16th August
• Skating rally on eve of Independence Day 2008

13th August:
Corporation elections 2008 - 839 nominations from 625 candidates:
Administration has received a total of 839 nominations from 625 candidates until last day of filling nominations yesterday. This includes whopping 575 applications from 446 candidates in just one day yesterday. It would now begin scrutiny of nominations from today.

Jalgaon milk union posts 1.63 Crores profit:
Jalgaon's milk revolution catalyst and lion-sharing co-operative institution Jalgaon Milk union has posted 1 Crore 63 Lakhs 45,000 profit in financial year 2007-08. It has also announced additional payment of 35 Paise per liter for buffalo milk and 31 Paise for cow milk for its producers. The union conducted its 37th annual general meeting yesterday and announced 100% repayment of all its loans and repayments and being 100% loan free. It has posted turnover of 134.17 Crores turnover with 17.09% growth rate on YoY basis. Its annual milk collection has risen to 54,080,742 liters of milk with average of 147,767 liters per day. Its future plan includes setting of ultra-modern technology lab to take it amongst top three milk producing unions and also plans to set up special Ghee unit.

Army man's courageous mothers and wives honor ceremony on 14th:
Jalgaon district's Picharde (Bhadgaon taluka) has 41 soldiers patrolling on borders and saving Mother India. Pandhrad (near Picharde) native solider Tukaram Patil struggled to his last breath in Kargil war. District has many youth from various taluka are on various roles in army. Village panchayat is collectively conducting this honor ceremony of these solider mothers' and wives on 14th August.

State electricity distribution Company announces revised load shedding:
State electricity distribution Company has announced revised load shedding plan for Jalgaon urban and rural areas with effect from 13th August. Revised plan has 6 hours daily in urban and 12 hours daily in rural areas. New plan has two cycles each with 8AM-11AM and 14PM-17PM along with 11AM-14PM and 17PM to 20PM in urban areas. For rural there are two cycles with 12 to 24 and 2.30 to 14.30.

Jalgaon, Chalisgaon councils get cleanliness award:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation and Chalisgaon municipal council have been selected for divisional level Saint Gadgebaba cleanliness drive second prize. Nashik and Nagar Corporations won first prize and Jalgaon Corporation (Ward#4) won special certificate with cash prize of Rs. 5 Lakhs. Chalisgaon and Dhule also won the prize on council level.

• Pratik Patil tops under-14 district-level chess competition, Dharti Kunte tops in girls
• District football team moves for under-16 state-level competition at Mumbai
• District journalist union annual general meeting today
• Hatnur dam's 36 gates open - witnesses good raining on Tapi - Purna rivers

12th August:
Rain pours in whole district:
Jalgaon district witnessed pouring raining yesterday evening throughout. Jalgaon city and Chalisgaon had rainfall on Sunday as well. Good raining throughout district has eased farmer's woes and raised new hopes of smoother upcoming year on drinking water issues. Authorities have opened up 30 gates of Hatnur dam to control water pressure. Good raining in nearby Nashik district is also leading to significant increase in Girana dam water levels. Raining has delayed most of trains from Mumbai and arriving from Howrah zone.

Corporation elections 2008 - 143 candidates file 209 nominations:
Jalgaon city municipal Corporation elections nominations filling process is ending today. By now 143 candidates have filled 209 nominations for various wards. This includes all major parties like Khandesh Vikas Aghadi, NCP, Congress I, BJP, Shivsena, M.N.S. and many independents.

District sports associations rejoice Abhinav's Gold medal victory in Olympics:
Jalgaon district's all sports related associations and organisation gathered at district sports complex and celebrated Abhinav Bindra's Gold medal victory in Olympics 2008. Region also saw joyous moments at many other association grounds and gatherings and urged Governments to provide more grants on rural and interior levels to encourage sports. District has one international, 35 national and around 450 rifle shooting players.

Shahada foundation announces Purushottam Award to North Maharashtra University:
P. K. Anna Patil foundation Shahada has announced year 2008-09 Purushottam Award to North Maharashtra University Jalgaon. Award comprises of Rs. 1 Lakh Cash Prize along with memento and trophy and would be distributed on 09th October at Shahada.
Award is for outstanding and phenomenal growth in education field and inspiration and guiding element to whole Khandesh upcoming generations. University's drive together approach with good social connections is amongst other fleeing factors for this award.

• Deputy Chief Minister on Jalgaon district tour today
• Khandesh level police recruitment drive on 27th August at every district headquarter level - 352 posts open

11th August:
Rain showers bliss weekend:
Entire Jalgaon district witnessed medium showery raining whole day yesterday. Climate remained cloudy throughout day and raining intense in evening times.

Jalgaon's Hobby club exhibition:
Jalgaon district's five hobby artists are exhibiting their hobby collection in 3-days exhibition beginning today at Sakal Papers MIDC Office. Majid Jakaria holds unique collection of antique items and rare foreign currency. This includes ancient times clocks, wrist watches, lamps, coins during various king ruling, stamps, court stamp and British postal stamp inaugurated on eve of Princes Diana marriage.
Devendra Poonamchand Varde has rich postal stamps, coins, currency notes, used stamp papers, court fees tickets and non-pictured plain 25 Paise coins. His currency notes collection has every RBI Governor, printing mistake notes. Coins collection includes 1862 to 1970 years time Ana and Paise system coins.
Santosh Patra from Varangaon has various currency notes having some mistakes in printing. His versatile collection includes 200 Countries foreign currency with one unit value. He also has year-wise Indian, RBI Governor-wise and British times Indian coins collection.
Prof. Prakash Mahajan from Raver has amazing coins and postal stamps tickets collection. It includes 2,500 years old coins and amazing rich 15,000+ postal stamps. It also includes many foreign stamps. He is also a hobbyist English poet and holds "Opening of the Heart" poems collection.
Sudesh Shah has gradually increasing old coins and currency notes collection. His collection uniqueness is identified based on era of seven vehicles, ancient times, Mogul emperor times and Indo-British time coins. He also holds all RBI Governor signed notes.

ZP 12th finance commission funds likely to go back partly:
Jalgaon district council has received 1.98 Crores under 12th finance commission. Last day of submitting works and getting done is 11th August and ZP is yet to complete the same. Administration is planning to raise a extension request for funds.

Jalgaon People's Bank announces 15% dividend:
Jalgaon's one of growing co-operative Bank Jalgaon People's Co-operative bank has announced 15% dividend for financial year 2007-08 along with Rs. 50 deposit certificate for every share holder along with 20gms silver coin. Bank conducted its 74th annual general meeting yesterday. It has received 37,343.78 Lakhs deposits and availed 24,963.37 Lakhs loans in last year and has succeeded in taking down N.P.A. ratio to 4.66%.

Ujjwal English School wins inter-school basketball competition:
Ujjwal English medium School has won Corporation-level under-17 boys and girls basketball competition. St. Joseph girls and L. N. High School boys won runner up award respective. Ujjwal girls scored victory by 23 points while boys won by 25 points.

• Dr. Patil agricultural engineering and Technology College conducted State-level Research Paper presentation contest "Energy 2008" on 20th August

10th August:
Madhukar Co-operative sugar election results:
Faizpur based Madhukar Co-operative sugar factory election results yesterday have made change of rulers. Votes counting ended by 4.30PM yesterday and have availed 19 out of 22 seats to Pragati Panel promoted by BJP, ruling Lokmanya Panel won mere 3 seats.

Khandesh's 10 villages selected for National sample survey:
Central Government run National sample survey organisation has selected Khandesh region's 10 villages for its recent survey on scenario in houses. It has begun in July 2008 and would continue until June 2009. This includes Tongaon (Bhadgaon), Varangaon (Bhusawal), Vardi (Chopda), Palaskheda (Jamner), Hingone (Amalner), Thorgavhan (Raver), Wakdi (Chalisgaon), Nayhalod (Dhule), Torankundi (Sakri) and Kothade (Nandurbar). Organisation is also survey areas with 1,000 populations on taluka place. Survey includes study of housing, bedroom and kitchens architecture, basic amenities study like road, drinking water and gutters. Survey would be published in organisation's 65th annual report.

North Maharashtra region Higher education council established:
North Maharashtra region higher education council has been setup in Jalgaon to promote and yield directives in higher education section. Council aims at bridging on student and faculty with focus on enhancing quality.

• Corporation elections - 20 nominations received by now
• District taekwondo team moves for State junior competition at Satara
• Rustomji School wins badminton and St. Aloysius wins Football in Corporation-level competition
• Medh Kshatriya Sonar community meet today in Jalgaon
  

09th August:
Meaning of real freedom (By Acharya Mahapragya):
Human beings can recall and remind of last 100/ 50 odd years and this is one of our uniqueness in living things. India gained its freedom on 15th August 1947 and wrote this day in golden pages of its history. We are rejoicing freedom without understanding and implementing real means of freedom. Real freedom is inheriting and cultivating rich cultural tradition and we would need long termed efforts to saw this real means.
Freedom is to free our soul and minds so as to experience real enjoyment of inner self. Prolonged slavery has led to follow up mode approach rather creativity and zeal. To be free from fears is first joy of independence and if fear continues to circle us there would be no real sense in independence. A person in panic can never rejoice and feel happy. Today's increasing bribery and corruption is system is trailing our rich values and cultural heritage. Lack of Character is key reason of this downfall and in spite of marking phenomenal progress in science and technology we continue to witness woes on this front.
To rule is our biggest desirous sickness and let it be any field, we are ready to go any extent in political, religious and social aspects. Desire is healthy sign of progress but if it is made without perquisite qualifications, it harms social and cultural values. One has to evaluate him/ her in all aspects so as to transform society in to real values and morals based culture. Let others refer you so as eligibility and role gets fine balanced and perfectly matured person.
Corruption is biggest challenge for us and we all need to evaluate and look at this aspect with utmost priority. We should try and remove root cause of this practice by tracing roots and removing poverty through work for all approach. Let every person on top level social/ political and official role get minimum of 3 months of morale education. Our real independence dream would come true only if we pay attention to these factors and lead our motherhood to poverty-free and corruption-less system.

Showery raining leads to lush green outfields:
"Shravanamasi Harsha Manasi
Hirval date Chohikade
Kshanat Yete Sarsar Shirve
Kshanat Firun Unn pade"
Balkavi Thombre wrote "Shravanamasi" chanting could be seen in reality after good medium showery rainfall in whole region. Region's tourism destinations like Ajanta Caves, Satpuda hills area, Patnadevi forestry zone, Pal and Girana bank locations are lush green all around. Shravana month related various festive and fasting are in full pace.

Corporation elections fever intense further:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation term election is coming closer. This has led to various political developments around in region. Most political parties are busy in formulating their strategy and nominations based on wards as form filling process has began from 05th August. Elections' another interesting turnaround is to see many a Corporators shifting from existing party to another one.

Kapil Sirohi tops in national ground competition:
Jalgaon athlete Kapil Sirohi has ranked first in western divisional National ground competition at Pune. He took 4 minutes 8 seconds in 1,500 meters racing and scored top. He would now lead western division team to participate in inter-divisional competition at Jamshedpur from 31st August until 02nd September.

• Madhukar co-operative sugar factory votes counting today - results by evening
• District records 13mm rainfall on Friday
• SSC and HSC September-October 2008 exam time table announced - refer board website

08th August:
District administration prepares water shortages resolution plan:
Jalgaon district administration has prepared a detailed action plan for healing district's more than 90% water shortages. The plan demands 1,757.35 Lakhs fund from Governments for action. It estimates around 200 villages likely to face acute water shortage following lesser raining. Amongst major expenditure includes setting up of express feeders at all water supplies station for continued water distribution. This amounts to 1,434.12 Lakhs as submitted by State Electricity distribution Company to administration. Administration is submitting this request to divisional commissioner in meeting today. District's municipal councils have demanded 285.85 Lakhs fund for various water supplies related projects. ZP rural water supplies department has demanded 32mm G. I pipes (600 numbers) and connecting rod (300 numbers). Administration has availed 48.32 Lakhs aid to ZP to ease water supplies woes and is considering additional demand of 37.68 Lakhs from this department.

Jalgaon milk union reports 1.63 Crores profit:
Jalgaon's milk revolution is enriching. NDDB administered Jalgaon district co-operative milk producer's union (popularly known as Vikas) has reported 1 Crores 63 Lakhs 45,112 Profit during financial year 2007-08. Administration has announced additional 31 to 35 Paise per liter rate increase to its member co-operative producers. Union has set ambitious target of 17% growth in this year and is conducting its annual general meeting at JDCC Bank hall on 12th August 2008.
It is currently collecting 1.12 Lakhs liter per day that includes 34,000 liters buffalo milk and rest 78 to 80 thousand liters cow milk. Union has availed 2.88 Crores loans to its member groups in various forms.

Madhukar sugar factory election - 69% voting:
Madhukar co-operative sugar factory faizpur elections voting yesterday witnessed 69.89% turnout. In all 15,393 voters from block#1 to block#5 voted along with 226 of 256 voters from society constituency (88.28%) voted for it. Yaval taluka had 69.21% voting while Raver had 70.57% voting. Administration has reported smooth conduct of whole process.

• State electricity distribution Company announces industrial staggering day reduction to 24 hours
• National roll ball skating competition - Jalgaon's Anushka Patil shining performance gets Maharashtra winning
• JDCC bank individual holder electoral roll ready
• Corporation elections - five nominations received on third day
• District sports authority announced second schedule change in school sports competition

07th August:
Railways announce Jalgaon - Solapur new railway line survey:
Railways ministry has directed Central Railways to initiate survey of new railway line from Jalgaon to Solapur. Proposed line has Solapur - Tuljapur - Usmanabad - Beed - Gevrai via Paithan - Aurangabad - Ellora - Ajanta and Jalgaon with estimated 450kms railway line length. It has allocated sanction for this survey and deputed Solapur divisional authority.
This route if initiated would save around 200kms journey from Solapur to Delhi currently via Manmad - Bhusawal - Khandwa. This ambitious plan if succeeded without political hindrances would boost region's tourism and religious tours.

Madhukar Sugar factory election voting today:
Madhukar Co-operative sugar factory board of directors election voting is being conducted today. There are 22,092 voters for this election with 86 polling centers in Raver and Yaval taluka. Election has Lokmanya and Pragati as two straight fighting players. There are 62 candidates including 18 independent candidates. Votes' counting is on Saturday, 09th August at Hatnur division godown. Being manual voting, election results would take around 2.30 hours for one round counting.

District sports authority changes school sports competition schedule:
District sports authority has revised schedule for inter-school district level sports competition. Revised schedule has Corporation and rest district badminton (under-16 boys and girls) from 07th until 10th August at district sports complex, hockey (under-16 boys and girls) from 25th until 27th August at district stadium. Women hockey is at stadium on 26th and 27th August. Rural sports has hockey (under-16 boys and girls) on 26th and 27th August at stadium.
Corporation level competitions include chess, gymnastics, Mallakhamb, karate, Throw ball and Taekwondo.

Corporation level table tennis and badminton competitions:
Corporation-level table tennis and badminton competition witnessed dominating plays of St. Teresa, St. Joseph and M. J. College players. Competition was organized by district sports authority in association with badminton and table tennis associations. It had Under-14, Under-17 and Under-19 category competitions.

• Corporation elections - 218 applications sold and 3 nominations filed
• Sakal Papers conducted lecture on Cyber Crime today evening
• Raining eases tanker supplies in district - 40 villages on 33 tanker supplies now

06th August:
Jalgaon Corporation to have Cess tax from 01st November:
State cabinet ministry meeting yesterday has approved implementation of Cess tax collection with effect from 01st November in State's 10 D class Corporations, from 01st January 2009 at Dhule and from 01st April 2009 at rest 4 Corporations.

District waits good raining - 6 dam turn zero:
Jalgaon district is yet to hear good monsoon bang. Some of regions have witnessed medium to heavy raining while rest regions still wait for pouring. Apart from Hatnur, other dams' still have very low collection. Girana has mere 3% stock while 6 have turned zero, Waghur has mere 10.91% and Hatnur has 48% storage. Authorities have opened up 36 gates of Hatnur dam yesterday to maintain water pressure observed due to good raining in Bhusawal division.

Kapil Sirohi and Sachin Bhoi selected in State ground competition team:
Jalgaon athletes Kapil Sirohi and Sachin Bhoi have been selected in State grounds competition team to participate in upcoming national competition at Pune. Both qualified for the selection by winning first rank in state level competition.

• Corporation elections - 256 nomination applications sold on first day
• Region witnesses milk shortage following low animal feed availability
• Fire in sports shop in Baliram Peth: Losses worth Rs. 20 Lakhs estimated primarily
• District administration continues ban of animal feeds lifting until 31st August

05th August:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation announces election schedule:
Corporation administration has notified schedule for Corporation term elections. The election process begins with nomination filling from 05th August until 11th August from 11AM until 3PM and from 11AM to 2PM on 12th August excluding Sunday. Nomination acceptance is from 05th August until 12th August from 11AM until 3PM excluding Sunday. This follows scrutiny on 13th August and listing on the same day. Last date of withdrawal is 18th August followed by election sign distribution on 20th August from 11AM and final candidates listing and ward-wise listing on same day.
Voting is on 31st August from 7.30AM until 5.30AM followed by counting on 01st September 2008 from 10AM and publishing in State Government G.R. on 05th September.

New Cotton crop arrives - gets market rate of 3,500:
Khandesh, Vidarbha and Marathwada cotton crops are yet to come out in next one month or so. The Baramati region cotton has arrived in market and is getting 3,200 to 3,500 per quintal rate based on quality. District's some of ginning pressing units have reserved standing cotton crop for first time. Pachora APMC had 3,200 to 3,500 muhurat rate for this crop. Khandesh crop quality and rates would be clear by coming month.

154 complaints received on democracy day:
Jalgaon district Collectorate has received 154 complaints on eve of district democracy day for August. This include revenue department - 18, ZP - 9, Police superintendent office - 8, co-operative department - 93, electricity Company - 3, Council/ Corporation - 6, Irrigation - 2, Agricultural - 4, land records - 8 and others 3. It has sent all complaints to respective departments for redressal.

• District's 5 players selected in State roll ball skating team
• D. Ed. merit list announced - listing available with D.I.E.T. Jalgaon
• Millat High school wins Government under-17 football competition
• District team for state tug of war competition announced

04th August:
Shravana Monday festivity begins today:
Whole region is celebrating beginning of Shravana Monday festivity. Region's most temples are lighting decorated and have huge queues of devotees for Darshanam today to celebrate this eve. Jalgaon city's temple attraction today includes Omkareshwar temple, Siddhi Vyankatesh temple and Gauri-Shankar temple in Sindhi colony.

Bhusawal thermal power station Deepnagar 1000MW project inaugurated:
State's another ambitious step in curbing down electricity woes was inaugurated yesterday at Deepnagar in Bhusawal. BHEL has taken this project of setting up two 500MW each power generation unit at existing BTPS setup. Primary works for this project started on 23rd January 2007 and boiler erection started on 26th March 2008. Unit's drum lifting project is expected to go live by 15th December 2008 followed by hydraulic test on 15th September 2009, boiler inauguration on 22nd February 2010, synchronization process by 22nd May 2010 and coal firing by 22nd June 2010.

District depositors form task force for retrieval of co-operative deposits:
State co-operative board recent measures announced for helping depositors of co-operative societies seems unconvincing. District's depositors have united together and formed a task force to raise their protests and get deposits back.

• Central Crop insurance scheme for Kharip crops extended until 16th August

03rd August:
Greetings on eve of Friendship day

Monsoon raining averages shelves to half on 5-years comparison:
Jalgaon district has harsh Monsoon season this year. District's raining statistics of last 5 years reveals almost 50% rainfall this year by July-end. District has received average 2,934.20mm raining by July end.
Jalgaon had 9074mm raining in 2003, 6179.30mm in 2004, 5089.10 in 2005, 7043mm in 2006 and 5203.60mm in 2007 averaging to 5,322mm raining.

Mumbai High Court Aurangabad bench admits P.I.L. on Tapi development Corporation:
Khandesh region's five farmers have admitted public interest litigation with Aurangabad bench of Mumbai high court against State government and Tapi Irrigation development Corporation on alleged cancelling of 8 irrigation schemes. Bench has admitted this PIL and has called Tapi Irrigation development for it.
The P.I.L. has mention of 8 significant irrigation projects started by it in 2001 in Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It has spared around 100 Crores of funds for the projects and has suddenly dropped all 8 schemes from its master plan for year 2007. The P.I.L# 5247-07 would now hear Government and Corporation on this aspect.

Book on biography of Her Excellency Pratibhatai Patil inauguration today:
Jalgaon resident and Pachora College retired Principal Tansen Jagtap wrote and Swanand Parivar Chalisgaon published book "Chaitanya Pratibha" on biography of Her Excellency Pratibhatai Patil is being inaugurated today in Jalgaon. The book reflects a year of Tai's Presidency and earlier life. Book has views and reflections from region's senior political fraternity having worked with her in earlier times.

Siddhi Vyanktesh temple organized Jhula festivity begins today:
The Shravana month special 23-days Jhula festivity is beginning today at Siddhi Vyankatesh temple in Jalgaon. The 1988 setup temple has Shri Siddhi Vyankatesh and Shri Siddha Mahalaxmi temples. The 23 days festivity has various types of decorations of Lord every day and ends with key attraction of Ice decoration on 25th August.

• B. H. E. L. setup Deepnagar Thermal Power-2 with 1000MW station inauguration today
• District administration receives express electricity feeder supplies request from 40 out of 105 villages: To be submitted for State aid at 14.72 Crores estimate
• District supply office calls Petrol pump association meeting on Monday: Calls Petroleum supply Companies to smoothen scenario
• Government inter-school sports competition begins from 04th August

02nd August:
District faces diesel and petrol shortage:
Jalgaon district petrol pumps are not getting adequate supplies of diesel and petrol and as a result most of petrol pumps are facing shortages and outages. District petrol pump owners and operators association has demanded immediate attention of companies by 15th August, failing which it would further raise protest levels. Association further reports increasing vaporization due to additional ethanol mix up by companies as another significant reason of shortage.

Corporation elections 2008 - final electoral roll today:
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation is publishing final electoral roll today after hearing of all objections. Earlier it published formal listing on 13th July and called for objections and received 625 objections reporting large number of irregularities in listing. It also plans to avail this listing to public on paid basis through its stores department. Revised listing has 7 voters increased totaling to 261,745 voters in corporation limits in Jalgaon.

State electricity distribution Company adheres to 40 hours staggering day for industries:
State owned electricity Distribution Company has adhered to its decision of 40 hours staggering day for industries. It has implemented this decision in last week. Industries demanded night relief and authorities have approved the same with conditional no industrial production during night. This would relief residential areas in industrial zone.

State marathon competition - Bhandara's Jaipal Bhoyar tops:
District athletics association conducted Adv. Baheti memorial open state-level marathon competition evoked fabulous response yesterday. Bhandara based Jaipal Bhoyar won the competition while Samadhan Kamble MuktaiNagar and Sarika Bhoi Jalgaon won district level school category. Kapil Sirohi Jalgaon won fifth rank.

• Raining in Parola and Pachora taluka
• District to receive 4 racks of fertilizers and pesticides today
• Shravana month begins from today
  

01st August:
District co-operative department announces action plan for co-operative societies:
Jalgaon district co-operative department has announced action plan for availing fixed deposits returns of various depositors in co-operative societies. Action plan proposes section 101 based criminal proceedings against societies outstanding/ defaulter customers. It further proposes to value and then auction property of these defaulters to avail liquidity to societies to repay deposits.
State Co-operative Commissioner yesterday conducted a meet of district co-operative depositors at JDCC bank hall. Depositor's action committee made a strong rage on bureaucracy and demanded immediate actions. It has announced criminal case filling on 27 financial down societies' 186 board of directors and 114 defaulters with estimated 63.64 Crores debts.

District electoral roll published:
District administration has published formal electoral roll for parliamentary and assembly elections. It has called for objections and comments to this listing by 14th August 2008. This listing has 01st January 2008 as eligibility basis. As per new structure, Jalgaon parliamentary constituency has 6 assembly constituencies with 14 Lakhs 85,161 voters. Newly built Raver parliamentary constituency has rest of district with Malkapur (Buldhana) and 13 Lakhs 97,440 voters. New listing has added around 23% new polling booths

State marathon competition today in Jalgaon:
District athletics association is conducting Adv. Baheti memorial State level men's open category marathon competition today in Jalgaon. Competition begins today at 9AM from Khwajamiya Chowk with expected participation of around 2,000 athletes.

Pratik Patil wins group category Silver in International school chess competition:
Jalgaon's junior chess hero Pratik Patil has won silver medal in group category and seventh rank in individual category competition.

• Gold and silver jeweler shops witnesses wonderful response on eve of Gurupushyamrut Muhurat yesterday
• Meteorological department reports 29mm raining yesterday - Erandol on top with 12mm rainfall
• District's 28 players selected in State junior football competition from 13th August