Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra government stands firmly behind the Marathi-speaking population in the border areas and will leave no stone unturned to secure their just rights, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured on Wednesday. The chief minister made these remarks during a high-level coordination committee meeting on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute held at Vidhan Bhavan. The meeting saw a broad spectrum of political leadership in attendance.Key members of the high-level comm…
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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Replying to a debate under Rule 293 on the development of Mumbai and its satellite cities, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly. Adopting a defiant stance against ongoing social media trolling and allegations of corruption following a recent landslide on the Mumbai-Pune ‘Missing Link’ expressway, CM Fadnavis declared himself “abuse-proof” while defending the project as a global engineering m…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) A Shiv Sena corporator from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ramesh Mhatre, has come under scrutiny after CCTV footage purportedly showed him and several of his supporters assaulting doctors and hospital staff inside a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Kalyan.The incident, which occurred on July 6, has sparked widespread condemnation from the medical fraternity and political leaders.According to hospital officials, the incident stemmed from the treatment of a woman admitted to Shastrinag…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the ‘Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026’. The path-breaking legislation aims to grant women farmers independent legal recognition, equal rights, and direct access to all government agricultural schemes. With the passage of this bill, Maharashtra is set to become the first state in the country to accord official legal recognition and status to women farmers.The bill was passed following an extens…
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Amid political buzz over the NCP (SP) aligning with the ruling alliance, especially after the meeting between BJP MP Vinod Tawde and NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday clarified that no new party will be joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or the state’s Mahayuti alliance at present. He further said the government has no intention of breaking any party for expansion or the upcoming elections. He added that the curr…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday reviewed the state’s severe flood situation directly from his hospital bed. Despite being on intravenous (IV) saline support, he conducted a high-level meeting via video conferencing to assess the extensive damage caused by continuous heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Konkan, and Raigad.He strictly directed ministers and administrative officials to expedite rescue operations and ensure immediate relief reaches the affected c…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP, Sanjay Raut, on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, questioning the state of Mumbai’s infrastructure during the monsoon.“The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister should wear raincoats and tour the city to see the true state of India’s financial capital. They beat the drums of development, but if the people of this state want to see the extreme level of brokerage and commiss…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) A fierce war of words erupted on Monday between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and infrastructure failures in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra. The political temperature soared after Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam targeted the MNS and the Shiv Sena(UBT), alleging that the two parties “milked” the BMC for 25 years.Satam also took a direct swipe at MNS chief Raj Thackeray, trig…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has allegedly fallen into the hands of corrupt elements, leading to a complete collapse of civic life in the city following the initial spells of monsoon rain.In a scathing editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said Mumbai’s crumbling civic infrastructure has already claimed two innocent lives.In Chembur, a young schoolboy was…
Thane, July 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde was rushed to a private hospital in Thane on Friday after his health deteriorated suddenly. According to preliminary reports on Saturday, Shinde is currently under the care of a team of specialist doctors, and his condition is stated to be completely stable.Shiv Sena sources indicate that Dy CM Shinde’s health suffered due to extreme physical exertion and heavy work pressure over the past few days.O…