Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that amendments to the Women’s Reservation Bill were necessitated to ensure the timely implementation of the law, as delays in conducting the Census had disrupted the delimitation schedule.“As everyone knows, the Census process was delayed, and because of this, the delimitation schedule was also disturbed. In such a situation, women’s reservation could have been delayed to 2034 or even 2039. Had there be…
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Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) In a major move providing significant financial relief to Mumbaikars, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal to increase the property tax waiver limit for residential homes. Under the new resolution passed unanimously by the municipal body, the exemption limit has been raised from 500 square feet to 700 square feet.This decision is being viewed as a major “gift” to citizens from the newly-formed Mahayuti alliance and the city’s new Mayor.The e…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) In a significant move to improve living conditions of the city’s police force, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer Iqbal Singh Chahal as Chairman of the Mumbai Police Housing Township Project.The appointment, announced through an official notification dated January 21, 2026, will take effect on February 1, 2026, immediately after Chahal’s retirement from active service on January 31.Chahal was one of the frontrunners for the post of stat…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday clarified that Printing Auxiliary Display Unit (PADU) machines will be kept ready for use only if technical difficulties arise during counting of votes cast through Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) voting machines in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.The SEC said PADU will not be used as a standard procedure and would be utilised only in exceptional cases involving technical glitches.The BEL v…