Ralegan Siddhi

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday met anti-corruption crusader and social activist Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, some 120 kilometres from here, and said the latter's views and demands on the farm sector will be communicated to the centre.

Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday began ''maun vrat'' (vow of silence) at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, seeking speedy justice in the Nirbhaya case and in cases of heinous crimes against women.

The 81-year-old anti-graft crusader has been on hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar, over 240 kilometres from here, since Wednesday.

Social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday, warned that if the Narendra Modi government did not fulfill its promises, he would return his Padma Bhushan.

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan and senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Sunday met social activist Anna Hazare who is on a hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar.

Social activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike on Friday entered the third day with his doctor stating that the 81-year-old's blood pressure and blood sugar levels had "significantly" increased.

Social activist Anna Hazare Tuesday put off his proposed hunger strike over various demands including appointment of Lokpal, saying the government had taken certain steps that had shown a "ray of hope".

Anna Hazare said last week that he is firm on his decision to sit on a hunger strike from today. The reason for his fast, he says, is the government's inaction over setting up of anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal'. Mr Hazare, who has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his plan to sit on hunger strike, claims that the BJP-led gov...

As the most famous resident of their village continued his indefinite hunger strike in Delhi, people in Anna Hazare's Ralegan Siddhi on Monday replicated actor Dharmendra's protest atop a water tank in the iconic film "Sholay", to support the social activist's demands.

Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Maharashtra, is facing acute drought and weather officials say that it has received lowest rainfall in the state this year. Ralegan Siddhi has remained water sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015. The village’s water sufficiency dates back to another drought in 1972 when social act...

A man allegedly tried to commit suicide inside social activist Anna Hazare's office in Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra, police said today.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Kumar Vishwas and Sanjay Singh today met social activist Anna Hazare to brief him on the salient features of anti-corruption legislation Janlokpal Bill tabled in Delhi Assembly by the Arvind Kejriwal government.

Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter, after which a police complaint was filed today.

Social Activist Anna Hazare, today, sold his 8-year-old Mahindra Scorpio in an auction at his home-town Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra. Sold at Rs. 9.11 lakh, the SUV is bought by Anna Hazare's close associate Atul Lokhande from Ahemdnagar.

The eight-year-old SUV used by social activist Anna Hazare during various agitations, including Jan Lokpal movement, was today sold in an auction at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district.

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday met anti-corruption crusader and social activist Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, some 120 kilometres from here, and said the latter's views and demands on the farm sector will be communicated to the centre.

Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday began ''maun vrat'' (vow of silence) at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, seeking speedy justice in the Nirbhaya case and in cases of heinous crimes against women.

The 81-year-old anti-graft crusader has been on hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar, over 240 kilometres from here, since Wednesday.

Social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday, warned that if the Narendra Modi government did not fulfill its promises, he would return his Padma Bhushan.

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan and senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Sunday met social activist Anna Hazare who is on a hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar.

Social activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike on Friday entered the third day with his doctor stating that the 81-year-old's blood pressure and blood sugar levels had "significantly" increased.

Social activist Anna Hazare Tuesday put off his proposed hunger strike over various demands including appointment of Lokpal, saying the government had taken certain steps that had shown a "ray of hope".

Anna Hazare said last week that he is firm on his decision to sit on a hunger strike from today. The reason for his fast, he says, is the government's inaction over setting up of anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal'. Mr Hazare, who has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his plan to sit on hunger strike, claims that the BJP-led gov...

As the most famous resident of their village continued his indefinite hunger strike in Delhi, people in Anna Hazare's Ralegan Siddhi on Monday replicated actor Dharmendra's protest atop a water tank in the iconic film "Sholay", to support the social activist's demands.

Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Maharashtra, is facing acute drought and weather officials say that it has received lowest rainfall in the state this year. Ralegan Siddhi has remained water sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015. The village’s water sufficiency dates back to another drought in 1972 when social act...

A man allegedly tried to commit suicide inside social activist Anna Hazare's office in Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra, police said today.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Kumar Vishwas and Sanjay Singh today met social activist Anna Hazare to brief him on the salient features of anti-corruption legislation Janlokpal Bill tabled in Delhi Assembly by the Arvind Kejriwal government.

Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter, after which a police complaint was filed today.

Social Activist Anna Hazare, today, sold his 8-year-old Mahindra Scorpio in an auction at his home-town Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra. Sold at Rs. 9.11 lakh, the SUV is bought by Anna Hazare's close associate Atul Lokhande from Ahemdnagar.

The eight-year-old SUV used by social activist Anna Hazare during various agitations, including Jan Lokpal movement, was today sold in an auction at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district.