Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for the long-delayed biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) from 17 Local Authorities’ Constituencies. The polling is scheduled on June 18, and the counting of votes will be conducted on June 22. According to a press note, the ECI has outlined a swift timeline for the entire electoral process, which must be completed before late June. The notification will be issued on May 25, t…
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Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has plunged into a quiet but fierce battle for institutional supremacy. At the absolute centre of this storm is Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister and newly-minted NCP National President, Sunetra Pawar. Having recently won the high-stakes Baramati Assembly bye-election to secure her legislative legitimacy, she now faces a far more complex domestic battlefield.Party insiders confirm she is increasingly caught in a structura…
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for the long-delayed biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) from 16 Local Authorities’ Constituencies. The polling is scheduled on June 18, and the counting of votes will be conducted on June 22.According to a press note, the ECI has outlined a swift timeline for the entire electoral process, which must be completed before late June. The notification will be issued on May 25, th…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Maharashtra government announced a significant reduction in the Value Added Tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel, effective from May 15 and applicable until November 14, 2026. The state Finance Department issued a notification lowering the tax rate to 7 per cent, down from the previous 18 per cent.This 11-percentage-point cut is intended to provide temporary relief to airlines and help stabilise surging airfares during the peak summer travel season.Finance Department sources sa…
Satara, May 15 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced the release of the Centre’s share of Rs 8,368.50 crore for Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin for the financial year 2026-27 at a function where he inaugurated the Griha Pravesh ceremony of 5 lakh completed rural houses in the state. In his address, the Union Minister said, “Maharashtra has done remarkable work in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Aw…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Political parties and farmer groups on Friday staged a protest near Mantralaya in south Mumbai, demanding immediate help for mango and cashew growers from the Konkan region. As farmers marched towards Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ official residence, Varsha Bungalow, the protesters were stopped by the police and detained.State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who participated in the protests, criticised the government’s “repressive tactics”, saying that…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Maharashtra Government on Friday reduced value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent, offering relief to airlines grappling with rising operational costs amid global uncertainties and higher fuel prices.According to a notification issued by the state finance department, the revised VAT rate came into effect from May 15 and will remain applicable until November 14, 2026.The move marks an 11-percentage-point reduction in VAT on j…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday criticised the BJP-led government at the Centre for its handling of the current economic and fuel crisis while labelling the administration the “Gharkombda Bhushan” (Stay-at-Home) government.The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, claimed that the self-serving policies have bankrupted state-run cooperative oil and gas giants like ONGC. While these essential companies struggle,…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Thursday granted administrative approval for four access-controlled expressway projects in Vidarbha, totalling 547 km, to connect Maharashtra’s eastern and western borders through high-speed corridors. He instructed officials to ensure swift progress and timely completion of the projects.These projects are the Nagpur–Gondia Expressway, Bhandara–Gadchiroli Expressway, Nagpur–Chandrapur Expressw…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that while his former colleagues Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare are capable leaders, the current leadership of their party may have a different assessment of them.“I don’t have to comment on the happenings in the other party. But both Patel and Tatkare have worked with me for several years and have undertaken several responsibilities. Therefore, I know their capabilities very well. Maybe the leadershi…