Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) On the birthday of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra Urban Development Department on Wednesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) to implement the ‘Urban Challenge Fund’ initiative across all 423 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state. Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde announced that development projects worth Rs 44,800 crore will take shape through this scheme, paving a new path toward financial self‑reliance for cit…
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New Delhi/Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A tweet by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has sparked widespread political discussion after he publicly thanked Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, for the ongoing agitation over the NEET paper leak case. In a post on the social media platform X, the Rajya Sabha MP credited the Chief Justice for giving fresh momentum to public protests across the country. He remarked that the credit for the massive protest goes to “just one person, Hon’ble Surya K…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) In a bid to provide relief to farmers, the Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday cleared modifications in the Punnyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmukti Yojna 2026, a massive Rs 36,585 crore scheme benefiting 56 lakh farmers across the state. For nearly 13 lakh farmers covered under the 2019 scheme, the restrictive cap of Rs 50,000 has been abolished, extending complete loan waiver benefits up to Rs 2 lakh, said the government rel…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, approved the establishment of a massive international-grade agriculture market at Dapchari in Palghar district. The Cabinet has approved the free transfer of 558.43 hectares of land belonging to the Dapchari Dairy Project in Palghar district to the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB). This land will be used to develop an international-grade ultra-modern terminal market…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) legislator Rohit Pawar said on Saturday that the Maharashtra government’s decision to scrap the restrictive terms and conditions previously tied to the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Loan Waiver Scheme is a major victory for the collective struggles of farmers, organisations, and political leaders across the state. At the press conference, Pawar said that the state government on June 2 had announced a massive Rs 36,…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) In a significant move toward enhancing transparency, speed, and accountability in the functioning of the Maharashtra Legislature, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated a state-of-the-art digital dashboard designed for real-time tracking of various pending parliamentary motions. The dashboard will provide instant updates on the status of pending parliamentary matters, including starred and unstarred questions, calling-attention motions, half-hour discussio…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) In a major move to modernise the state’s post-mortem process, Maharashtra is set to introduce high-tech advancements, including ‘non-invasive post-mortem’ (virtual autopsy) technology, in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the Legislative Council during Question Hour. He said the government has launched comprehensive measures to ensure post-mortem reports are delivered on time, successfully slashing the backlog of pending reports over the last two to three ye…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The ongoing Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges on Wednesday as the Opposition aggressively targeted the ruling MahaYuti government over recent monsoon-related crises. After four days of relentless downpours across Mumbai and Pune — which resulted in fatal tree-fall incidents in the state capital Mumbai and a landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ project — the Opposition launched a scathing attack on the state administr…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced that tribal families holding land under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) will be issued independent land registry documents, a move expected to benefit over two lakh families across the state.Announcing this in both Houses of the state Legislature, the Minister said eligible beneficiaries will now receive separate Satbara Utara (7/12 extract) entries through newly introduced Form 7E and Village Form 12E…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Traffic has been severely impacted on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway due to a massive landslide near the Missing Link project area. The administrative machinery is currently working on a war footing to clear the debris. In light of the situation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to citizens to avoid traveling on the Mumbai–Pune route unless absolutely necessary.CM Fadnavis, who reviewed the ongoing debris removal work and also the situation due to incessant rai…