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…
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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday warned the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction against making public statements suggesting that the apex court was delaying the hearing of petitions relating to the Shiv Sena split.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde camp as the official Shiv Sena, along with a petition filed by Sunil Prabhu challeng…
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…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) on Thursday received a setback after the party’s chief spokesperson and former MP Anand Paranjpe joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. It was a “ghar wapsi” for Anand Paranjpe after a 14-year hiatus.He was inducted into the party fold in the presence of Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party Leader Shrikant Shinde, along with state ministers Dadaji Bhuse and Uday Samant.Anand Paranjpe, who began his career with Shiv Sena, …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Union Rural Development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to launch the ‘Grih Pravesh’ of over five lakh completed houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Maharashtra’s Satara district on Friday. The Union Minister will also hand over house keys to six PMAY-G beneficiaries, including the beneficiary associated with the completion of the 3 croreth house under the scheme.The event, to be held at the Sainik School Ground in Satara, will als…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Simhastha Kumbh Mela at Nashik-Trimbakeshwar was an opportunity for the state to set an ideal example of public service, adding that funds would not be a problem for its successful organisation.He announced a fund of Rs 5 crore for each Akhada to ensure all facilities for the Akhadas, Rs 15 lakh each for smaller institutions, payment of electricity bills of Akhadas through the authority, and compensatio…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra political landscape is abuzz following a late-night meeting between NCP State President, Sunil Tatkare, and NCP (SP) President, Sharad Pawar, at the latter’s ‘Silver Oak’ residence on Tuesday. While Tatkare has officially called the meeting a courtesy call over Sharad Pawar’s health concerns, rival factions and political observers are reading between the lines.Amid speculation over the meeting, NCP (SP) legislator, Rohit Pawar, held a press conference on W…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) In a major step towards building Mumbai’s next-generation underground mobility network, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has achieved a major engineering milestone in the Orange Gate underground road tunnel project, one of the city’s most strategically important east-west connectivity corridors. The MMRDA has successfully completed approximately 250 metres of underground tunnelling using advanced Slurry Shield Tunnel Boring Machine technolo…
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the state was ready to act as a reliable partner in strengthening ties between India and Vietnam. He reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to deepening cultural, economic, and people-to-people relations with Vietnam.Addressing the India-Vietnam Business Forum during Vietnamese President To Lam’s one-day visit to Mumbai, Fadnavis invited Vietnamese entrepreneurs to invest in Maharashtra.Chief Minister Fa…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) After e-KYC correction deadline ended last month, around 1.88 crore women are eligible for the Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra. The state government had extended the deadline for correction in e-KYC process for the Ladki Bahin scheme till April 30, officials said on Monday “After the deadline end as per the data with Women and Child development department, around 1.88 crore women submitted the application for completion of process. In February, last payout for Ladki Bahin …