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…
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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…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) A high-level NCP delegation on Friday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and discussed a wide range of issues, including the appointment of the legislative party leader and deputy chief minister in the wake of the untimely death of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. The delegation included party working president Praful Patel, state unit chief Sunil Tatkare, Ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif and former Minister Dhananjay Munde. This development takes place af…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) In a formal response to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday confirmed that the Black Box has been successfully recovered from the site of the tragic aircraft accident near Baramati.The Union Minister’s letter on Thursday serves as an official acknowledgment of the gravity of the incident that claimed multiple lives, including that of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Minister Naidu began his…
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Thursday, launched an initiative for speedy justice through disposal of lending cases. Under the initiative, the shortcomings in the justice delivery chain are being addressed to ensure faster justice.Priority has been accorded to speedy justice under the new criminal laws, and accordingly, pending cases in forensic science laboratories are being disposed of expeditiously, significantly accelerating the justice delivery proce…