Nagpur, Sep. 16 : Poor weather conditions and an untimely rainfall witnessed in the Vidharbha region this year have created problems for the orange producers in Nagpur.
The worst affected have been the people growing the famous Nagri Oranges. Despite the large fields being full of orange trees, there are almost no fruits available this year. Fruits have either fallen off the trees or not grown at different places here.
These orange growers and farmers are faced with a dilemma of arranging fruits for the market and regular buyers ahead of the upcoming Diwali festival. Usually, before Diwali, at least one harvest is already supplied.
Nagpur, Sept 6 : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here this morning on a two-day visit to Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
After reaching Nagpur by a special flight, the President will fly to Achalpur in Amravati District for laying the foundation stone of Finlay Mills.
After an overnight stay at Amravati, the president will flag off a twice-a-week Amravati-Mumbai train on Sunday afternoon and lay the foundation stone for modernization of Amravati Railway Station.
Nagpur, June 25: Shiv Sena activists staged a protest march here on Tuesday against the Maharashtra Government's failure to provide seeds and fertilizers to farmers in the state.