Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A case has been registered at Chembur Police Station against a former municipal corporator for allegedly contesting elections using a fake caste certificate and defrauding the government as well as the public. Based on a complaint, Chembur Police have registered a case against former corporator Ramesh Kamble under IPC Sections 193, 199, 406, 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, and 471 for forgery, cheating, and criminal breach of trust. Further investigation is underway.Acc…
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Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Following their alliance for the BMC elections earlier this month, the Thackeray cousins, including Shiv Sena-UBT president Uddhav Thackeray and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, will share a public platform once again on January 23, the birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.This year is particularly significant as it marks the beginning of Bal Thackeray’s birth centenary year (100th year).This event is their first major joint appearance sin…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The OBC Bahujan Party, led by Prakash Shendge, on Monday officially joined forces with the Congress. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal announced that the “ideological alliance” will jointly contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.The elections to 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis are slated for February 5, with counting on February 7.Addressing a press conference, Sapkal welcomed the move, s…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Monday clarified that since the Shiv Sena and BJP contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections under ‘Mahayuti’, the Mayor of Mumbai will be installed from the alliance.He further stated that in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, and all other locations where they fought the elections together, a Mahayuti Mayor will be appointed.As no single party secured a clear majority in the BMC electi…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) As the dust settles on the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the political arena in Maharashtra is buzzing with anticipation over one crucial question — who will be the next Mayor of Mumbai? While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party, the suspense continues as political leaders await the official reservation lottery, which could change the entire game.The Urban Development Ministry has confirmed that the mayoral post r…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Popular television actress Rupali Ganguly on Saturday congratulated the BJP and its Mahayuti allies on their win in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, calling the mandate a reflection of Mumbai’s faith in development and faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Rupali took to X, “Mumbai has made its choice loud and clear! Warm congratulations to BJP and Mahayuti on the BMC win. Our CM @Dev_Fadnavis ji’s vision continues to guide Mahar…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Mumbai BJP chief and legislator Ameet Satam on Friday said that the victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti in the BMC elections is a win for the Marathi people, and also a win for Mumbaikars.”It is a victory of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a victory of the revolutionary transformation brought in Mumbai by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis under PM Modi’s leadership,” Satam said.Speaking to reporters, Satam said that this is a victory of the tireless eff…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) In a sharp reaction to the emerging trends of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday levelled serious allegations against the BJP and the ruling Mahayuti alliance.Raut claimed that the numbers being displayed in the media and by official channels are an “illusion” created to demoralise the opposition.Raut asserted that the BJP is intentionally spreading a false narrative of a “sweep” to create a psychological…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday termed the BJP-Shiv Sena combine’s performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections as a massive mandate for development.CM Fadnavis was speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters after participating in the celebrations over its stellar performance in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra in the civic body elections.The celebration was attended by BJP state president Ravindra Chavan and Mumbai…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) The BMC elections saw a fairly good turnout of Bollywood celebrities who were seen stepping out to cast their votes.While most prominent faces were seen exercising their democratic rights, a few film personalities gave the civic exercise a miss this time.Among the notable names who were seen absent at the polling booths were megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan. The Bachchan bahu and global icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also seemed to have given the ele…