30th June:
Corporation and citizens tussle on Pimprala land continues:
The on-going municipal corporation and Pimprala citizens continues on the crematorium land. Administration is on its harder stand to continue with construction of crematorium as per reservation in its city development plan. Citizens in the area are against the motive and have decided to continue with protest on the same.
Corporation administration, Police and public representatives conducted a joint meet yesterday to review the situation and arrive at solution for the issue. Citizens continued their stand on not to have construction done here and shift the reservation to other place to facilitate citizens. Administration marked this reservation done by 1993 as valid and expressed inability to change it on their own as its state approval process and would requirement administrative roll for the same. It has quoted to restart work by Monday under police protection.

• Engineering admission process extended until 02nd July
  
• MIDC announces levying of labour welfare tax in construction works in MIDC area – to implement for all constructions from 01st January 2008
  
• Mother Tapi birth festivity at Nimgavhan in Chopda from 02nd July – to continue for 7days
  
• Monsoon raining delays panics farmers in region – water storage dam in critical condition

29th June:
Monsoon raining alike climate, but no rains:
Khandesh region is desperate to see this Monsoon’s first mega splash yet and in spite of having all climatic conditions of good raining feeling, no raining is being seen throughout region. As a result of showering to no raining climatic conditions, farmers have paused cultivation process and are waiting for good raining to restart.

District Crop loan distribution review:
Jalgaon district bankers have availed crop loans worth Rs. 740 Crores till date for this season to that of its assigned target of 925 Crores for the year. This includes 650 Crores target for JDCC Bank, 40 Crores for Rubby crop, and rest 235 Crores for nationalised and merchant bankers. JDCC has disbursed 630 Crores loan wherein nationalised and merchant banks have availed only 110 Crores loan by now.

• District Police sports competition begins in Jalgaon

28th June:
Jain Charitable trust project – to avail scholarships worth 1 Crore:
Dhapubai Jain Charitable trust Jalgaon under project SD-SEED has announced availing Scholarships worth Rs. 1 Crore for higher educational needs to Jalgaon district natives. It aims to benefit around 2,500 students from financially weaker state by availing them scholarship based on their educational needs and future aspect. Students having passed SSC exam in first attempt and having achieved minimum 70% score in HSC in rural/ 75% in HSC in urban area and having scored 120 marks in respective course entrance exam in under-graduate category and having family annual income less than 1 Lakh are eligible for this scholarship for getting educational in any of educational institution throughout State/ Country. Students opting diploma/ ITI course would also be considered for the scholarship. Please contact SD-SEED office or respective Tahsil centres for detailed information thereof.

Keki Moos memorial international photography competition:
Keki Moos memorial trust and multimedia features jointly organised third international photography competition is being organised for the year. Competition is being conducted in table top, still life, portrait, commercial or any other photography’s black and white photography categories. Registration form would be availed from 03rd July at Multimedia features website and last date of sending participation is 15th August. Please contact organisers for detailed information thereof.

NMU Vice Chancellor Election committee formed:
State Governor and Chancellor of North Maharashtra University Jalgaon has appointed Vice-Chancellor search cum recommendation committee. The committee comprises of retried Justice Mukul Mudgal along with Hyderabad I.I.T. director Prof. U. B. Desai and State revenue department chief secretary as members to the committee.
NMU VC term is ending on 20th August 2011 and formation of this committee would now lead to further execution of processes for selection of eligible and suited candidature in next 2months. Committee would select 5 members out of all applications received through its print media advertisement and then send this recommendation report to State Governor and NMU chancellor for final appointment of VC.

Panchayat elections dominate both Congress parties in action:
Panchayat election results announced yesterday marked both Congress-I and NCP marking major gains. In Nandurbar district, NCP has secured 159 wherein Congress-I has secured 119 seats of 281. NCP was able to strengthen itself in rural areas wherein urban areas had Congress-I marking major gains. Jalgaon Panchayat elections were in process till late night and detailed results are yet to be availed.

• Dhule Corporation mayor election – BJP’s lady candidature secures mayor, NCP locks deputy mayor post

27th June:
Pimprala citizens to mark protest march to Corporation today:
Pimprala based citizens are marking a protest march today to Corporation administrative building to reiterate their demand of shifting crematorium to another location to that of current Saint Meerabai Nagar block#312 along with various other demands. This includes concreting of road from Saint Meerabai Nagar to Pimprala village, construction of waste outlets in block#312,313,315, introduce open-toileting free area scheme and to setup corporation hospital, school, bazaar Peth and amusement park in area seeing rising populace of the area. Protest march would also go to Collectorate to mark their demand.

Corporation by-election – NCP wins:
Corporation ward#61 by-election voting and its counting process completed yesterday. NCP has secured its ward#61 seat by defeating rival Khandesh Vikas Aghadhi nominee member by 599 votes. NCP candidate got 1,133 votes wherein rival KVA candidate got just 584 votes. Seat was earlier vacated with death of NCP elected candidate. Polling had 57% voting. Jalgaon district’s Panchayat elections have recorded average voting of 65-79% in various Taluka.

Khandesh Village Panchayat elections voting:
Khandesh region’s village Panchayat having completed their term underwent term election voting yesterday. Dhule district’s Shirpur and Sakri Panchayat had around 52% average voting wherein ZP block voting at Nardane had 57% voting. Shirpur had 76.21% voting. Nandurbar had 281 Panchayat in term completion and had 34 unopposed candidatures. Rest 247 Panchayat had voting for 1,892 seats and had around 70% voting. Votes counting is being conducted in both districts today.

• Dhule Mayor and Deputy-Mayor election today

26th June:
Corporation and citizens tussle over Pimprala crematorium:
Jalgaon city municipal corporation and Pimprala area residents are on one to one protest mode these days with Corporation’s announced and begun Pimprala crematorium work. Citizens have urged Corporation to shift the place of this crematorium as the early time decided vacant location is now fully pack with residences all around it and having crematorium and funeral processes in between the residential areas makes living discomfort.
Corporation authorities are taking base of reservation on the place for this work along with amusement park and it quotes to have this crematorium constructed towards the end corner of this garden. Citizens in spite of the social spheres related to funeral processes are not getting any response from administration. Hence it has now turned to tussling mode wherein citizens are blocking work to be done by corporation employees and private contractor and are also not allowing anyone to enter in this work area. Corporation administration on its side has started calling police security for initiating works. No diplomatic talks have been initiated by any leaders yet.

Rain showering in whole Jalgaon:
Jalgaon district witnessed medium to showering raining throughout district yesterday. Climate remained cloudy for whole day and had raining intervals. Medium raining was also witnessed later in night. This has raised hopes of good rainfall ahead. Chopda remained on top with 3mm raining recorded where Erandol and Dharangaon were on lowest with 1mm raining recorded.

Khandesh’s 330 village Panchayat undergo polling today:
Khandesh region’s 330 village Panchayat are undergoing their term election voting today. This includes 18 from Jalgaon, 281 from Nandurbar and 31 from Dhule. This includes Raver Taluka based Lohara, Nimdya, Pal, Sahastralinga, Padale Bk, Kusuma Khurda, Kusumba Bk and Jinsi Panchayat. There are 127 candidates for 54 seats of these Panchayat.

Corporation ward#61 by-election voting today:
Jalgaon city municipal corporation ward#61 by-election is being conducted today. Votes counting would be done immediately after the voting completion by 5pm. Voting is in Corporation Urdu School# 36, 56 and has EVM for 3,072 voters. Voting has Khandesh Vikas Aghadhi and NCP candidates as two major players in fray.

• Jalgaon’s Rupali Mahajan selected for Mavalankar Shooting camp – qualifies on winning State event in NCC
• ZP conducted 3 days special workshop on ‘Say No to Tobacco’ from 06th until 08th July
• District women cricket team selection on Tuesday, 28th June
• NMU receives ISO 9001:2008 certification for enhancement in administrative services
• Adhar cards distribution – mere 10% registration in 3 months till date in whole Khandesh

25th June:
State approves Jalgaon, Amalner police station area splits:
Maharashtra State home affairs ministry has approved setting up of new Police Station at Ramanand Nagar in Jalgaon and separating rural and urban areas in Amalner police station. Amalner city police station is currently handling both urban and rural affairs and risen population made it difficult to control. Jilha Peth Jalgaon police station has most of city’s areas making it only station with limited resources to handle whole city. This proposed split to Ramanand area would ease its load and enable efficient services to citizens.

Raining in district – farmers still awaiting cultivation worthy raining:
Jalgaon district’s many areas yesterday witnessed light to medium rain showering yesterday night. Bhusawal had raining for around half an hour along with Jalgaon city, Erandol and Parola having reported medium raining late in nights. Raining eased climate a bit and spread chill in air. Climate is cloudy today as well and slight showers have been witnessed in morning as well.

• Jalgaon Janta Bank to inaugurate its Pune branch today – touches 1,100 Crores turnover with 29 branch
  
• Chalisgaon APMC witnesses good inflow of corn – exporters and other State traders rush in for buying
  
• D. T. Ed. Course admission process begins from 29th July at district institute for education and training Jalgaon

24th June:
Delaying raining panics farmers:
Jalgaon district farmers are in panic these days with delaying mode of monsoon rain arrival. Most of cultivation has stopped following no rainfall and earlier cultivated is also moving towards danger zone. Farmers await desperate rainfall to avoid re-cultivation stage and face the financial jolt. Delaying raining has also raised prices of various commodities in market.

MPSC exam on 26th June – 4,949 aspirants from Jalgaon:
Maharashtra Public Services Commission conducted MPSC exam for Police Sub-Inspector post is being conducted on Sunday, 26th June from 17 centres in district. Exam is from 10.30am until 12.30pm and has 4,949 aspirant candidates. Administration has appointed staffing of over 600 personnel for smooth conduct.

District wins 11 medals in State table soccer competition:
Jalgaon district team has won 11 medals in recently conducted State level table soccer competition at Ahmednagar. This includes 5 gold medals, 5 Silver and one bronze to 11 out of 13 participants from Jalgaon. Players include Hrishikesh Raverkar, Mohit Chaudhari, Sharayu Dhande, Piyush Chinchole and Hrishikesh Dhande winning gold. Jalgaon players participated in single, doubles and mixed competitions and were amongst 263 players from 27 districts.

Jalgaon’s two selected for National Atya-Patya competition:
Siddhi Vinayak School students Sagar Dhangar and Harshada Anil Chavan have been selected for national Atya Patya competition to be played at Vishnupur in west Bengal from 24th until 28th June. Both qualified for competition by winning State event conducted at Nagpur.

• Vasundhara international film festival on ecology begins in Jalgaon
  
• Railways announce special Train#01203 for Ekadashi – to halt at Jalgaon, Bhusawal and various other stations
  
• Corporation Ward#61 by-election – campaigning ends today evening, voting on Sunday

23rd June:
Administration announces councils reservation in Jalgaon:
Jalgaon district administration yesterday conducted a draw of 12 municipal councils reservation. This draw had 50% reservation for women candidates and in spite of this there were very less number of women candidates and aspirants present. This draw had Bhusawal, Yaval, Raver, Faizpur, Savda, Amalner, Chopda, Dharangaon, Parola, Erandol, Chalisgaon and Pachora municipal Councils reservation draw.
Yesterday’s draw announced has put reservation in 292 seats. Bhusawal council having 47 wards will now have 12 blocks and now has reservation of 24 seats for women candidate. Other OBC and allied categories ward/ block based reservation is yet to be announced. Savda now has 4 blocks and 17 ward and 9 seats have been put for women candidate reservation. Women candidates will now have Amalner – 17, Chopda – 14, Yaval – 10, Chalisgaon – 17 seats reservation. Bhusawal has highest of council seats i.e. 47 seats followed by Amalner and Chalisgaon each with 33 seats.

Vasundhara festivity begins today in Jalgaon:
Kirloskar Vasundhara international fiml festivity is beginning today evening with exhibition cum info section on species in dangerous and would continue until 26th June at Natraj theatre in Jalgaon. Today’s festivity includes presentation of ‘मंतरलॆली वाट’ along with ‘Serengeti’ movie presentation followed by tour to various natural locations in region for views. It also includes conference on challenges faced in Satpuda hills region and cycle rally by rotary club today evening.

• NMU announces results for SY, TY B. Com – results available on its website
  
• District banana shipment by railways on 28th June for Delhi
  
• Health Sciences courses admission begin from 04th July
  
• Badminton selection test in Jalgaon from 01st until 03rd July for under-17, 19 boys and girls team selection for State competition at Nanded
  
• Jalgaon’s Parag Sonar selected in Indian team for international table soccer competition at Thailand
  
• Administration receives new lot of 93,000 metric tonnes of fertilisers for farm supplies

22nd June:
Railways policies troubles banana producers in region:
The Railways stand to offer minimum 84 wagons for shipment of banana at once has put district banana producers in troubles these days. Banana producers already facing jolts on natural calamities, sudden cyclonic winds and snowing are only able to get two yields in a year. As a result of this, the 84 wagons at a time term puts them in trouble and reduces profits for moving towards road transport. 100 quintals of banana shipment by road takes around 31,000 wherein railways charge around 20,000 for 120 quintals of banana. This benefits both farmers and railways in revenue aspect and also avails quick delivery.
Region having around 194 racks in 2004-05 to northern Indian cities like Delhi and Kanpur now has just 82 wagons in 2010-11. Railways have this shipment facility for region since 95 years and in spite of this aspect railway is not evaluating practical aspects. Producers have demanded making this count to 70 wagons and need region’s politician’s support to uplift and get this approved by railways ministry.

District administration announces process for Talathi exam:
District administration has announced process for recruitment of 106 posts for Talathi. It has received 28,761 applications for the same and has qualified 26,937 candidates and would now conduct written exam on 31st July. It has published list of all 1,824 disqualifying candidates and has availed them 7 days’ time for response and clearing the compliance aspect. Listing is available on administration website http://www.jalgaon.nic.in. Administration would issue hall tickets to candidate via post and would also avail same on its website after 15th July. Exam would be conducted at Amalner, Bhusawal, Jalgaon and Chalisgaon centres.

Mohammed Arif selected in Indian team for Asian power lifting competition:
Bhusawal Ordnance factory based Mohammed Arif has been selected in Indian team for participation in Asian Bench Press Powerlifting championship at Taiwan from 12th until 14th August. He qualified for this in selection rounds conducted at Nagpur in senior category.

• Engineering admission process begins at 6 ARC centres in district
  
• NMU announces result for SY, TY B. Sc. On its website
  
• Vasundhara festivity – around 4,000 students appear for exam

21st June:
Delaying monsoon panics farmers in Khandesh:
Mrgua Nakshatra is ending on 22nd June and would follow Adra Nakshatra arrival. Whole Khandesh region still waits raining in good form making farmers’ panic around. Entire Khandesh had intense summer heat stroke in May and this raised hopes of farmers of wonderful rainfall ahead. June began with humid approach, cyclonic winds and mixed climatic conditions. Such conditions have thrown around 1.75 Lakh hectares based crop and around 13 Lakh hectares land cultivation still pending for the same. Agriculture in region has more yields expectation in Kharip than Rubby cultivation and has most of its efforts applied here.

Corporation Fule market shops selling in question:
Jalgaon city Municipal Corporation general body decision to sell Fule Market shops on ownership basis is in questions on legal grounds. The land occupied by Fule market is government land and has been availed by State to earlier municipal council for weekly market on contractual basis. The town land measurements department in its reply to Fule Market traders association has conveyed that this land being government owned may face legality on grounds of ownership if Corporation sells this to traders. It has also not disclosed on the State and Council contractual period for this land bearing city survey number 1938/37B/1. Corporation administration is yet to respond on this aspect.

Jalgaon district crop loans distribution for the season:
Jalgaon district’s lead banker, nationalised and merchant bankers having target of 925 Crores for this season have distributed on 707.75 Crores loan until now. This includes 628 Crores alone from JDCC Bank and rest 79.75 Crores from nationalised and merchant banks. District administration yesterday conducted a review meet of all bankers in the reference and has announced posting action on bankers having not completed their assigned quota for the same.

Jalgaon wins State softball competition:
Jalgaon boys team has defeated Yavatmal to conquer State 18th sub-junior softball competition conducted at Nanded. Jalgaon won by 13-1 home run on team and marked dominating play throughout the match.

• Vasundhara international film festival from 23rd until 26th June – to have ecology exam for school students today
  
• Mission admission – 41,800 seats available for FYJC admission – around 49,000 students in fray
  
• Jalgaon industrial area land availability – 250 applications in waiting, proposal to extend land yet to execute
  
• Jalgaon district’s 12 municipal council reservation draw on 22nd June at respective council
  
• NMU assures of all results announcement until 30th June

20th June:
Raining in Pachora and Bhadgaon after 15 days span:
Pachora and Bhadgaon Taluka both witnessed medium raining after 15 days span. Raining begun by 5pm and continued for around 80-90 minutes in Pachora and it begun at 4.30pm in Bhadgaon and continued in medium form for an hour. Raining has eased humidity and helped on-going cultivation.

• Khandesh’s 93 Village Panchayat to receive ‘Nirmal Gram’ award today in ceremony at Pune – includes 45 from Jalgaon
  
• Jalgaon’s junior chess maestro Pratik Patil scores 3.50 points – secures two victories and ties in one
  
• Engineering admission 2011 begins from 21st June

19th June:
Mission Education – Academics 2011-12 admission processes begins:
The academic year 2011-12 admission processes have begun throughout region post SSC and HSC 2011 results announcement. Jalgaon district in last 5 years has turned to a major educational hub in higher and technical education and as a result of this there is a large inflow of students from various States like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland and many others. The admission process also evolves large amount of media campaigns, student orientation and counselling aspects to attract students on respective organisation side. Jalgaon district is a major attraction zone for aspirant students in engineering, education, management and like education following large number of colleges available here, nicely mixed variety of government, private and widely branded Colleges.

Hatnur dam’s 4 gates opened:
Administration has opened up 4 gates of Hatnur dam following hefty rainfall in Tapi River’s origin area Baitul in Madhya Pradesh. Whole State has rain pouring since last 2-3 days and as a result of this Hatnur dam water levels have significantly raised. Jalgaon district still awaits good rainfall.

Jalgaon district’s major village Panchayat receives 55.20 Lakhs grant:
Jalgaon district’s 10 major sized village Panchayat have received approval of 55.20 Lakhs special grant under Samruddha Gram scheme to promote ecological balance. It has received 40 Lakhs first instalment for this and would cover street lights setup in bazaar areas along with setting up of student study facilitation services. Every individual Panchayat would get 5.52 Lakhs fund for the same and it includes Shirsoli (Jalgaon), Kurhe, Sakegaon, Talvel(Bhusawal), Vikhran (Erandol), Pal(Raver), Dahigaon (Yaval), Anturli(MuktaiNagar), MuktaiNagar and Bodwad.

• State Educational institutions including Schools and Colleges to go on stir against State policies on 22nd July
• District badminton competition – Shekhar Sonawane wins

18th June:
SSC result 2011 – region shines with wonderful score:
SSC 2011 result was announced yesterday with best of five pattern in place and Khandesh’s all districts marking good score. Dhule went on top in results with 86.46% passing followed by Jalgaon with 86.37% and Nandurbar with 84.47% passing. Dhule based Chavra English Medium School student Rachna Bumb scoring 100% and topping in whole Khandesh followed by same School student Rohan Deore scoring third rank with 99.45%.
MuktaiNagar based Nikita Marathe scored 99.27% and has topped in district. Jalgaon’s 71 schools have marked 100% result in this year. P. N. Lunkad School student Jignyasa Heda has scored 97.09% and topped in Jalgaon city followed by R. R. student Gitanjali Attarde and Somesh Ravindra Chaudhari both securing second rank with 96.91% score and same School student Kalpesh Chaudhari scoring third rank with 96.73%.

Corporation General body meeting review:
Jalgaon city municipal corporation general body met yesterday to discuss various projects and developmental aspects on the role. The ruling party members have unanimously approved selling of Corporation owned Fule market shops on ownership rights. Body has approved availing instalment based payments for those willing to pay in monthly mode with 15% interest on amount and has posted around 14.75 Lakhs as cost per shop in market. Opposition party members marked need of proper evaluation of the rate seeing wear and tear in the market and considering depreciation from date of construction and commencement of the market. Traders at other end have demanded extension of Corporation lease contract for at least 2 years period and continue the same till 30 years.
The proposal has assigned priority to existing shop owners as per Corporation records and aims to use this fund to repay HUDCO’s huge outstanding dues.

NMU gets 31 new colleges affiliation request:
North Maharashtra University Jalgaon has received 56 proposal for setting up new Colleges in its work area. Out of these proposals, it has technically approved 31 proposals and has sent to State government for final nod. The new proposal list includes Engineering – 3, management – 1, Hotel and Hospitality Management – 1, College of Education – 2, Arts, Commerce and Science stream – 23 and fine arts -1 colleges having sent requests. NMU currently has 213 Colleges affiliated and new list includes 12 Arts, Commerce and Science Colleges followed by 9 in Dhule and 2 in Nandurbar along with 2 more engineering colleges in Jalgaon and one in Dhule and all rest applications are also from Jalgaon.

• Nashik division’s Teacher, Non-teaching staff and workers meeting in Jalgaon on Sunday, 19th June
  
• District’s 4 dam turns zero, administration uses 11 tankers for water supplies
  
• District team selected for State tennis ball cricket competition at Aurangabad
  
• District’s 5 Taluka to receive 3 Crores towards compensation of natural calamities from May-2008 until September-2010

17th June:
NMU likely to avail delayed under-graduation results:
North Maharashtra University Jalgaon administration is in deadlock alike mode over results of under-graduate stream based 17,854 students. Many of its faculty and lecturers have moved to no co-operation mode in paper checking under central assessment programme. As a result of this, commerce faculty result is already overdue and science faculty’s 45 days result time limit has also reached its bottleneck. This might impact students studying here in getting admission to higher education courses in State’s other academic institution admission process. Administration has announced likely announcement of result before 30th June for Commerce and Science and first week of July for Arts stream.

• District softball team selected for State sub-junior competition at Nanded beginning today
  
• Madhukar avails final instalment of sugarcane payments to farmers – holds its promise of availing Rs. 1,500 per quintal rate for the season
  
• District agricultural authorities announces opening up of 50% buffer stock to ease shortages of pesticides and fertilisers
  
• Sandal procession of ‘Urus’ in Chalisgaon today

16th June:
SSC 2011 exam result on Friday, 17th June:
Maharashtra State board of secondary and higher secondary education is announcing SSC 2011 exam result on Friday, 17 June at its website from 1pm wherein printed mark sheets would be distributed in respective schools from 27th June, 3pm onwards. This year exam result would be on best of five-pattern.

• Rain showering in Jalgaon district
  
• Gastro waterborne disease spreads in Tembhali (Nandurbar) – one dies
  
• Khandesh Vikas Aghadhi to floats its candidate in municipal council elections in district
  
• Schools reopen in Jalgaon district

15th June:
Traders initiates tussles against LBT tax:
District traders confederation in association with its State parent unit has announced new levels of protest measures against State’s local body tax initiative. Recently Central Government review committee has recommended cancellation of Octroi and local body tax in 22 districts of Maharashtra State. State has not responded to this recommendation yet and Traders confederation has planned new joint protest marches to get both troublesome taxes cancelled. Traders’ confederation is meeting today in Nagar and would discuss its further stand in the reference. Maharashtra is only State in country having these taxes and in spite of hefty revenue collection in VAT and recent VAT rate increase from 4% to 5%, it has not cancelled both taxes.

MHT-CET 2011 result announced – Khandesh shines:
Khandesh region students have marked phenomenal performance in MHT-CET 2011 exam result announced yesterday. Jai Hind College Dhule based Anuja Gadre (score: 190) has topped in Group-A in Khandesh wherein M. J. College student Kasturi Chopde (score: 189) has topped in Jalgaon district along with Nandurbar based Gautam Jain (score: 194) on third rank in medical group. M.J. students Hetal Chaudhari and Shashank Mahajan scored second rank with 185 marks.

• Saint Muktabai Ram Palakhi moves towards Pandharpur – huge rush of devotees takes blessings
  
• Rain showering in Jalgaon district
  
• NMU Chemical Technology department conducted seminar on ‘Recent advances in polymer technology’ begins today
  
• State Election Commission approves district administration sent new block structure for Council elections in Jalgaon
  
• Corporation ward#61 by-election – administration issues election signs to candidates in fray
  
• District’s 11 villages on tanker water supplies

14th June:
State Transport Corporation bus drivers on strike:
Jalgaon depot based State transport Corporation bus drivers have moved to stir against Corporation not paying attention to its drivers getting beaten by tractor driver and its labours in recent incidence. Depot’s all unions have marked strong protest to this accident has demanded immediate action cum support from the depot. Union members have also requested its attention to illegal traffic being carried through private taxies and buses in the region. Meanwhile Police has sent all four suspects in this killing in police custody. This caused panic and troubles to passengers having planned to travel by road.

• Co-operative society depositors mark protest march at Collectorate – demands immediate action against offending defaulters
  
• Corporation ward#61 by-election – 4 candidates in fray after last date of withdrawal
  
• Vasundhara ecology based film festival preparations in full pace
  
• Corporation appoints Chartered Accountant firm for LBT returns manual validation
  
• District softball team selection on Wednesday for State sub-junior competition at Nanded
  
• MHT-CET 2011 result today – result available at DTE website http://www.dmer.org

13th June:
Crompton greaves to take Jalgaon electricity distribution charge from 15th August:
State Electricity Distribution Company’s privatised vendor Crompton Greaves would take charge of distribution process from 15th August. It has already initiated its processes and administrative setup in Jalgaon for distribution outlay, resource development for Jalgaon city’s two urban and rural divisions each. Key challenges for Vendor are to reduce electricity distribution losses and thefts and focus on collections. The urban division has around 18 Crores revenue and has good revenue collection and this would be major service area. Amongst other challenges include improving service quality during downtimes, sudden failures, natural calamities and required service aspects. State’s earlier mantra and known theme that one would get immediate response and support once called to Electricity board office has vanished in last 7-8 years in-spite of the fact that every electrician and support staff’s official remuneration has almost doubled.
Jalgaon district has around 1.50 Lakh customers in residential, industrial and farmer category and this new franchising contract is valid for next 10 years and is for 750 square kms periphery of Jalgaon district.

Political parties initiates equations for upcoming council elections:
Jalgaon district’s many councils are undergoing term elections in December 2011 and district administration has already initiated its efforts and background preparations in the reference. Administration has urged all councils to revert with detailed new block based structure as per State’s new order to conduct council elections. Political parties have started their ground work for candidate search, campaigning raw data collection and such works. Key challenges for political parties at this stage includes gathering key points for promotion of their parties, putting up vision plan, gather masses and supporters to execute mass promotion to reach bottom neck of society.

District medicine dealers association election on 28th June:
Jalgaon district medicine dealers association 3-years term election is being conducted on 28th June for 17 seats. There are 4,994 voters for this election in district. Process begins with nomination filling from 14th June, acceptance until 15th June, and scrutiny in evening and 17th June as last date for withdrawal. Voting is on Friday, 28th June from 8am until 4pm. This process would also accompany election of Jalgaon Taluka medicine dealers’ association 3-years term for 7 seats and has 1,165 voters for it. The cash rich association has key challenge of triggering association’s growth in reference to overall community related projects and patients friendly approaches and effective health awareness campaigns.

• Saint Muktabai Ram Palakhi to move today towards Pandharpur for Ashadhi
  
• Mission engineering admission – DTE announces likely schedule beginning from 20th June, Colleges from 15th July

12th June:
Bhusawal thermal power station’s new project likely to begin functioning from this month end:
DeepNagar based Bhusawal thermal power station based new 1,000MW new electricity generation unit’s 500MW electricity generation unit is likely to begin its functioning from this month end. This new project faced many a jolts on the execution front and has come up from all and would begin its electricity generation first phase from this month end. This project was proposed to complete its setup and initiate execution by January-2010. Proposed addition in electricity availability is likely to benefit Khandesh a lot in reference to availability of power.

District banana Railway shipment to begin from 21st June:
District banana producers have decided to reinstate banana shipment to northern India beginning with 21st June in this month. There has been a big gap of around 78 months in shipment through railway following lowered amount of demand from the zone. Both Nimbhora and Raver would include this season’s first shipment to Northern India.

Maharashtra State exam council Scholarship exam results – district scores 70.27%:
State exam council Pune yesterday made an online result announcement of its pre secondary scholarship exam. Jalgaon district’s 30,880 students appeared for this exam and out of this 23,151 have cleared the same with 70.27% passing percentage. Jalgaon district’s Suvarna Raman Patil and Shubhangi Dhondu Gavali have topped in rural zone wherein Jagruti Bharat Patil, Ganesh Gurudev Patil, Rahul Champalal Rathod, Vikas Bapurao Patil, Shailesh Hiralal Patil, Shubham Rajendra Patil, Sujata Walmik Patil, Neha Sunil Patil, Samadhan Rajendra Pawar and Mayur Ramesh Marathe have scored 296 out of 300 marks have achieved second rank.

• District banana producers await Government decision on availing aid to cyclonic winds affected farms
• Railways Mumbai side traffic disrupts following derailment in Igatpuri zone – many trains cancelled, few diverted, traffic normalises in midnight
• Chopda government hospital inaugurates Tele-medicine facilities
  

08th to 11th June:
Corporation general body meeting on 17th June – to discuss availing its lands on B.O.T basis:
Jalgaon city municipal corporation general body is meeting on 17th June to discuss various topics on its agenda. Amongst major topics include availing corporation owned T.B. sanatorium land to private developers on build, operate and transfer basis for construction of Corporation hospital. It also plans to avail B.O.T. basis development of sports complex in Mohadi Shivar in its 12 acres land. Meet has 12 topics on agenda including these two topics. Administration plans to put clause of recovery of deposits in case the developers fail to develop land in 5 years’ time span.

Chopda on top in cotton cultivation in district:
Jalgaon district’s pre-season cotton cultivation process has completed on around 69,480 hectares land and agricultural department has estimated around 75,000 hectares area for cotton in this season to that of 60,000 hectares in last year. Chopda Taluka is on top of chart with 13,100 hectares under cotton cultivation followed by Dharangaon on second and Bodwad on lowest of chart with 560 hectares area under cultivation.

Cyclonic winds causes losses worth Rs. 9.50 Crores:
Cyclonic winds during last week have badly damaged district’s standing crop. Bhusawal division has reported winds followed by heavy raining in Bhusawal, Yaval, Raver and MuktaiNagar Taluka. Primary estimates of losses have revealed damages of around 9.49 Crores standing crop. Sudden winds have badly affected ready standing crop in the region in last fortnight. Administration or State is yet to initiate any action for the same.

• Banana exports facilitation centre reopens in Savda after 3months span – to process 3/4 tonnes banana every day
  
• NMU applies Semester pattern education for Arts and Commerce stream second year curriculum
  
• District health department urges citizens for Monsoon health awareness – requests dry day once a week to keep waterborne diseases away
  
• JDCC Bank to extend loan limits to Rs. 5 Lakhs to that of 3 lakhs now – sends proposal to State for approval
  
• District tops in education for all drive in division, scores second rank in State
  
• MHT-CET Exam result on 14th June, admission process from 20th June
  
• District team selected for State T-20 competition
  
• Centre announces cotton rates for 2011-12 – to avail Rs. 3,300 for high quality cotton thread, raises cost by Rs. 300 per quintal to that of last year
  
• Corporation ward#61 by-election – 7 candidates in fray for the seat

07th June:
Kharip cultivation planning in Khandesh:
Khandesh region’s around 15.50 Lakh hectares based area is under cultivation for upcoming Kharip cultivation. Cotton remains on most preferred crop list with around 5.80 Lakh hectares land in Jalgaon and 1.50 Lakh hectares in Dhule followed by grains and sugarcane in rest priority. All 3 districts have received first lots of pesticides and fertilisers.

Cyclonic winds damages banana worth Rs. 15 Crores in district:
Jalgaon district farmers have harsh time around with badly struck cyclonic winds rounds during last week. This has led to severe damages to standing banana crop in Bhusawal, Muktai Nagar and Raver Taluka with primary estimate of around 15 Crores. Muktai Nagar based Uchanda, Pimpri Nandu, Shemalde, Purnad and alike 13 villages based 500 hectares based banana cultivation has flattened due to cyclonic winds followed by rains.
Raver Taluka based 235 hectares farms on Tapi River banks have been worst affected in 14 villages. Bhusawal based Dahakali, Manpur, Kathoda have also recorded troubling damages to banana crop.

Jain sports academy win All India T-20 cricket competition:
Jalgaon based Jain sports academy has defeated Banglore Pepsi-XI team in All India Pepsi trophy T-20 cricket competition conducted by Ahmed Cricket academy Bangalore. Team secured clean victory of 6 wickets in finals. Jalgaon player Ghanshyam Chaudhari won man of the match award and also won best bowler of the tournament award along with team player Kunal Falak winning man of the series award scoring 216 runs in all in 7 innings.
Pepsi-XI batted first and scored 60 runs in 18.4 overs and could not sustain on Ghanshyam bowling. Ghanshyam took 6 wickets along with Mehul chipping 3 valuable wickets. In response, Jalgaon achieved the target in 5.5 overs loosing 4 wickets.

• District schools to reopen by 15th June
  
• Corporation to reconsider LBT on grains – urges traders confederation to submit review proposal
  
• Electricity woes in Bhusawal – 18 hours power outages in city panics citizens

06th June:
Raining splashes region – 5 killed in various incidences:
Khandesh region witnessed Monsoon season’s first splash with medium to heavy raining throughout all areas beginning by 2.30pm in afternoon. Lightning killed 5 in various incidences throughout region. Farmers have expressed satisfaction on pouring during mid Rohini Nakshatra. The first pouring raining opened up district, corporation and councils much hyped disaster management plans and work done in the reference.

Saint Muktabai Lord Rama Palakhi in district from 14th June:
Jalgaon district’s rural deity Lord Rama temple trust’s annual Saint Muktabai Ram Palakhi would move towards Pandharpur for Ashadhi Ekadashi on 14th June from Jalgaon. It would move on 13th evening from temple and will be at Appa Maharaj Samadhi temple on that night and then move towards Pandharpur. It would remain in Pandharpur for 5 days for Ashadhi.

• Junior college admission process begins in region
  
• District Police issues high alert in district amidst Delhi turnout
  
• Raver Tahsil administration new building to be setup at cost of 4 Crores

05th June:
Jalgaon airport work completes a year span:
Jalgaon district’s biggest awaited dream of its airport is on its flags of getting into practical with full pace work in progress by Airport authority of India. The project was inaugurated by Her Excellency Pratibhatai Patil a year ago on 13th June 2010 would now complete its one year of works in the week ahead. Jalgaon airport has budget of Rs. 325 Crores and has received 61 Crores grant in first phase of its work. The 120 acres land based Airport would kick forward new arena of growth for Jalgaon with its likely starting up of first commercial flight from November-2011.
Authority has completed around 1,700 meters of runway work and last layer would be posted soon. Currently the runway electrification work is in progress and the first terminal building work is in pace with passenger amenities, apron and taxi way works. MIDC is in process to allocate another 100 acres land in Kusumba zone to AAI for the work as per its request for availing additional facilities like second terminal, night landing and alike facilities.

• District Collectorate democracy day on Monday, 06th June
• Maharashtra talent search exam for class III result announced – Sangli based student tops with 286 out of 300 marks
• Jalgaon ICAI conducted conference on e-filling of income tax returns today at M.J.College
• District’s 9 village Panchayat to undergo election on 26th June

04th June:
Everonn education announces CBSE School in Jalgaon:
Everonn education limited has floated its expression of interest for opening up of its CBSE pattern school and had urged property owners having 4-7 acres of clear title land for partnership based venturing of its schooling brand ‘Kenbridge Schools’. The Expression of land requirement also consists of 52 other locations in State with Dhule, Nandurbar and Aurangabad also included.

Banana yields reduces in Girana dam belt:
The Chalisgaon Taluka, once upon a time famous destination for good banana yield is witnessing sharp decline in produces seeing last 5 years graphs for various reasons. Majority of farmers have moved towards other cash rich crops like cotton and fruit farms. Chalisgaon Taluka having Girana River crossing had most of River bank areas as high yield zones.
However lowering dam storages, rising fungal infections on banana have drastically reduced farmer’s inclination towards banana and Taluka having 186,000 hectare irrigable land now has merely 365 hectare banana crops.

State’s new block based Council election structure to change election equations:
Maharashtra State Government has announced major change in Council/ Corporations election structure. It has changed earlier ward based election system to block based structure and now every block will have 4 candidates winning from it. This new equation has changed structures of political equations, independent candidatures and above all 4 candidates will have common sign that would likely trigger the much desired growth in wards.
Jalgaon district’s 12 councils would soon undergo term elections and the new equation would combine 4 wards in one block and candidates will have to file combined nominations and campaigning. This new equation would most likely make new stable and more focussed equations of healthy corporation/ council level progress.

Standing banana crops worth 1.50 Crores damages in Chopda Tahsil:
Chopda Taluka based Wadhoda, Mohida and Anvarde region yesterday witnessed cyclonic winds with heavy wind flow causing damages to standing ready to pick banana crop in around 50-60 hectares farms. This also took off electricity poles, trees in the region. This is second such major damage to banana crop in region with earlier Yaval based Hingonga village facing same or more intensity of losses. Dozing administration is yet to announce any action and compensation for the same.

• Traffic jam woes citizens in evening times on highway crossings
  
• District employment exchange reports – 93,000 unemployed youth in district, majority includes HSC,SSC and ITI candidates
  
• Humid climatic conditions woes region – heavy raining awaited to ease climate
  
• Jalgaon’s junior chess player Pratik Patil wins seventh round of international grandmaster chess competition being conducted at Orissa
  
• Jalgaon’s Kiran Lohar wins bronze in national taekwondo competition in 46-50kg weight category at Jammu

03rd June:
Career Fair 2011 starting from today:
Lokmat and Sandip Foundation organised 'Career and Education Fair 2011' was inaugurated at 9:30 am today at Khandesh Central. The fair will be scheduled from 03rd to 05th June, 11. It has been co-organised by Raisoni Group, Godavari foundation and Chetna's Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. The fair will have different Seminars, Group discussions and other related activities on Engineering, IIT, Management level topics.

• Jalgaon's Arjun Sharma came with flying colours in IIT Exam
• District to get around 10,000 houses in Indira Awas scheme

02nd June:
Raining in district:
Whole Jalgaon district continue to witness humid climatic condition with cloudy to sunny intervals in between. Amalner Taluka’s many areas have reported cyclonic winds followed by raining. Lightning took lives of 2 animals in Patonda and many locations in city faced power outages for hours and highway traffic on some areas in Amalner got disrupted following fall of trees.

District’s 13,000 students likely to miss admissions:
Jalgaon district’s around 13,000 students are likely to face difficulties in admission to first year of college. The statistics have been announced on basis of H.S.C. 2011 result having 63,536 students passing wherein region only has 49,345 seats for first year in colleges affiliated to north Maharashtra University.
NMU has 113 affiliated colleges in Khandesh and CET result would lead another 1,000 odd taking admission in other streams. The rest 13,191 students may find too tough to get admission following limitation in seats. Jalgaon district current has 56 granted and non-granted colleges, Dhule has 34 and Nandurbar has 23 Colleges. District has first year arts stream intake of 25,300 seats, commerce with 9,530, science with 9,405, Law with 500 in granted category along with 2,000 seats in arts, 360 in commerce, 900 in Science and 80 in Law in unaided Colleges category.
NMU has announced starting up of distance education from this year and has urged students to opt this if and as they plan education externally doing their work.

District to get around 10,000 houses in Indira Awas scheme:
Jalgaon district has received approval for 9,815 houses construction under Indira Awas scheme. The project has reservation of 3% for handicapped and rest 97% for scheduled castes and minority and beneficiaries. Jalgaon has received approval of another 300 houses under Rajeev Gandhi housing scheme. Government avails hefty grants of Rs. 68,000 per eligible person under the scheme living below poverty lines and the rest can be taken by beneficiary through housing loan. This includes Amalner – 1,189, Chopda - 1,146, Jamner – 1,002, Chalisgaon – 844, Jalgaon – 738, Raver – 638, Dharangaon – 615, Bhusawal – 611, Parola – 526, Pachora – 516, Erandol – 449, Yaval – 448 and Bodwad for 240 houses construction.

Rajwad based teacher receives national award:
Rajwad (Parola) based primary school teacher Pakija Patel has been nominated for national level best teacher award for her outstanding contribution to education and social reforms. She would receive this award in ceremony on 05th September by hands of her Excellency President of India. Prize money comprises of Rs. 25,000 cash, silver medal and certificate. She has earlier received Dadoji Konddev best teacher award, ZP best teacher award, national integrity fellowship and Savitribai Fule women honour award.

• Banana rates dip down further – touches Rs. 375 per quintal with Rs. 16 difference factor
  
• District basketball team selection for State competition at Jilha Peth Mitra Mandal ground
  
• District team moves for State Atya-Patya competition

01st June:
CBSE SSC result 2011:
The Central board of secondary education yesterday announced its result for SSC 2011 exam on its website. Jalgaon district’s schools have shown phenomenal results with 95% passing percentage. Rustomjie international School based student Vaibhav Pradeep Bhosale secured first rank in exam with 97.08% followed by Gunjan Ganesh Patil from same school securing 97.06% as second and St. Joseph school student Mokshada Hemant Mahajan and Komal Premshankar Agrawal securing third rank with 97%. Jalgaon city’s 326 students from 4 CBSE affiliated schools appeared for exam and all have succeeded in good scoring.
Chalisgaon based Sanjivani Walmik Rajput has secured 100% marks in the exam from St. Joseph English secondary School Chalisgaon and has topped in whole Khandesh. Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Chalisgaon and Nandurbar based CBSE affiliated schools have shown 100% passing result in this year.

Monday’s cyclonic winds damages banana worth Rs. 2 Crores:
Monday, 30th May ran cyclonic winds have badly affected standing banana crop in Hingona of Yaval Tahsil in around 125 hectares standing crop area. It also took off shelters of many temporary shades and the total losses have mount to Rs. 2 Crores as per government officials estimates. Farmers have demanded administration’s immediate attention to issue and are looking for flat grants of around Rs. 50,000 per acre to assist on this. The assessment further reports damages more than 50% ratio to 138 farmers wherein below 50% ratio farmers are just 23.

Bhusawal’s Nagesh Kharare wins bronze in boxing:
Bhusawal based Nagesh Arjun Kharare has won bronze medal in 44th national youth boxing competition in 56kg category conducted at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. He was amongst 12 boxers from State and was only one to achieve the medal. With this he has now qualified in national team for international competition and would soon participate in practise and training sessions.

• MCA under-16 cricket competition: Jalgaon defeats Satara by one inning and 38 runs
  
• Corporation extends LBT returns filling till 15th June – cancels notices issued earlier amidst traders pressure
  
• Association of management of unaided private medical and dental colleges announces its CET results – details on its website
  
• ZP General body meeting on 04th June