Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) NCP (SP) Working President and MP, Supriya Sule, on Monday in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation regarding the safety of women in the state and highlighted a disturbing rise in atrocities against women, including physical assault, murder, sexual exploitation, domestic violence, and kidnapping.Sule specifically pointed to the heinous increase in the exploitation of young girls, not…
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Kalyan, April 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday expressed grief over the loss of 11 people in a head-on collision on the Kalyan-Ahilyanagar highway. “The horrific accident on National Highway-61 near Kalyan, resulting in the death of 11 people, is extremely unfortunate. I pay my heartfelt tributes to them. We share in the grief of their families. We are in constant touch with the local administration,” the Chief Minister said in his condolence message.Deputy Chief …
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) The death toll in the road accident in Mumbai’s Kalyan has climbed to 11 after two people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital, officials said on Monday. A dumper truck collided with a car in the Kalyan area of Mumbai on Monday, officials said. The accident took place around 11 a.m. on the Rayta Bridge along the Kalyan-Murbad road, authorities mentioned.According to preliminary information, the car was travelling from Kalyan when it collided head-on with a mixer tr…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil, in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, opposed the proposed sale of the seed strain of DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccines to a private company and urged the government to immediately withdraw the move. In his letter, Patil said the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation plays a significant role in vaccination and has the capacity to produce DPT vaccines. He termed the seed strain a rare and invaluable b…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Metro Line 9 on the 4.7 km stretch from Dahisar East to Kashigaon, featuring four new stations. He stated that this connectivity will significantly reduce travel time between Mumbai and Mira-Bhayandar.The government release said that Metro Line 9 is linked to Metro Line 7 (Red Line), providing a direct link to the Western Express Highway and Andheri East. Travel time that previously took…
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) The political sparring between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensified on Monday after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Tamil Nadu government of being “anti-Sanatan” and “anti-Hindu”, prompting a sharp rebuttal from DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan, who said the DMK was the only party in India that was started for the sake of Hindus who were sidelined by upper castes.Speaking to IANS, Elangovan …
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The NCP delegation comprising a Minister and MLAs, on Tuesday, submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding an expedited investigation into the tragic death of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. The delegation comprising Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare, legislators Chetan Tupe, Sulabha Khodke, Sana Malik, Saroj Ahire, Anil Patil, Shekhar Nikam, among others, urged the …
Navi Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Express transportation company FedEx announced on Wednesday that it will invest over Rs 2,500 crore in setting up a fully automated cargo hub at Navi Mumbai International Airport in partnership with the Adani Group. “The Rs 2,500 crore long-term investment by FedEx will support the proposed 300,000 sq. ft. facility, designed as a regional consolidation and redistribution hub and developed in partnership with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. (AAHL),” according to a FedEx sta…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) has addressed its concerns to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the recent firing incident outside the residence of filmmaker Rohit Shetty. The president of the association, Abhay Sinha wrote a letter to the CM, and spoke about the air of panic and anxiety that has shrouded the film fraternity in the light of multiple shooting incidents across the entertainment capital of the country.Abhay Sinha wrote, …
Pune, Feb 4 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has claimed that his mother sustained serious injuries after being “deliberately” struck by a car in Pune, and has appealed to the authorities to apprehend the accused swiftly.According to Poonawalla, an unidentified individual allegedly rammed a vehicle into his mother and fled the scene, leaving her critically injured. He stated that she is scheduled to undergo surgery soon and requested prayers for her recovery.Sharing detail…