Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the second-largest city in the Vidarbha region after Nagpur.
The ancient name of Amravati is 'Udumbravati' and the city came into existence at the end of 18th century. Pohara and Chirodi hills surround the eastern part of the city.
Amravati experiences a tropical wet and dry climate with hot summers and mild to cool winters.
The city has three railway stations, namely, Amravati Railway Station, New Amravati Railway Station and Badnera Junction Railway Station. It also has an airport that is operated by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). The city also houses Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (founded in 1983) and also a number of colleges affiliated with the University of Nagpur.
Among the landmarks in the city are the temple Ambadevi, Melghat Tiger Reserve, the temple of Shri Krishna, Sant Gadge Baba Samadhi, temple of Shri Venkateshwara Swamy among others. Amravati also has two lakes, namely, Chhatri Talao and Wadali Talao.
This special report focuses on a massive farmers' protest in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, led by former MLA Bachu Kadu, which resulted in the blockade of the Nagpur-Hyderabad highway (NH 44). A key demand is for an unconditional loan waiver, with a farm leader stating they will 'continue to protest and they will not back out until the demand of unconditional farm loan waiver is met with them.' The agitation began with a tractor march from Amravati and caused a 25-kilometre traffic jam. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's government has appealed for talks, sending Senior Minister Chandra Shekhar Bawankule to negotiate. However, the farmers remain firm, threatening to march to Mumbai and block railway lines, creating a tense standoff with the administration over loan waivers and crop loss compensation.
This special report tracks Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha, set to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada on the night of October 28, 2025. According to IMD Director at Amravati, Selassamil, residents should brace for severe weather as ‘gale winds will be of 90 to 100 kmph, with maximum of 110 kmph wind speed.’ The cyclone has already led to the cancellation of six flights between Chennai and Visakhapatnam and is expected to bring extremely heavy rainfall to coastal districts from Nellore to Vijayanagaram. Authorities have issued warnings for a storm surge of over one meter, potential landslides, and flooding, with NDRF and SDRF teams deployed for rescue and relief operations. The impact is also anticipated in Odisha, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu.
In Amravati, Maharashtra, four EVMs were allegedly moved at night, causing controversy and commotion.
The Modi government has unveiled a major infrastructure plan for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, pivotal states in the BJP's 2024 Lok Sabha victory.
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BJP MP from Maharashtra's Amravati Navneet Rana challenged AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and his younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi, saying that if the police are withdrawn for 15 seconds in Hyderabad, no one would know as to where both these brothers would vanish.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be produced in court today as his Enforcement Directorate custody in the liquor policy case ends. The probe agency will seek a 7-day extension of Kejriwal's custody for further interrogation. In an apparent dispute within the Mahayuti alliance, senior Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) leader Anandrao Adsul opposed Navneet Rana's candidature from the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra, stating that she was getting into the "well of death" (maut ka kuan). The opposition alliance in Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, is also facing internal trouble as Congress opposes some candidates from the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction for the Lok Sabha polls.
With rains still inundating the northern parts of the country, a cloudburst struck Kota Nullah in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Saturday morning, causing significant damage to the Doda-Kishtwar road and leading to a flood-like situation in the area on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, heavy rains in the past 10 days resulted in at least 16 fatalities in rain-related incidents. Nearly 4,500 houses were also damaged due to the incessant downpours, according to officials' reports on Sunday. In Karnataka, particularly in Chikamagalur, heavy rainfall was observed. Additionally, the water level in the Godavari River, which had previously receded, surged once again, prompting concerns over potential flooding.
Umesh Kolhe, a pharmacist from Amravati in Maharashtra who had shared social media posts backing BJP leader Nupur Sharma, was murdered by “radicalised Islamists of Tablighi Jamaat”, as per the NIA chargesheet filed in a court.
After the murder of chemist Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe in Amravati on June 21, others who backed suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma got threatening calls that they would be beheaded.
