Latest Mantralaya News & Updates

Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Technologists, policy leaders, artists, wellness practitioners and domain experts from across the private sector, government and civil society will arrive at the Mantralaya — not to attend a meeting, but to teach, share and inspire from May 4 to 8 under the Maharashtra government’s ambitious Tech-Wari 2.0 and the ‘Journey Towards Future-Ready Governance’ initiative, officials said on Friday. More than six thousand employees will participate in person and nine lakh employees…

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) In a move to bridge the communication gap between commuters and public transport drivers, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday reiterated that all licensed rickshaw and taxi drivers in the state must possess a basic working knowledge of Marathi.​ While the state government originally aimed to enforce this mandate starting May 1, 2026 (Maharashtra Day), the deadline is likely to be extended following requests from various driver unions.​The decision …

Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena-UBT president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said he had never imagined that he and the late former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar would come together, as both parties were politically opposed to each other.Showering praise on Ajit Pawar’s command over administration, Thackeray noted that he had been his pillar of support during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Speaking during the condolence motion in the Maharashtra Legislative Coun…

Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught red handed a clerk working in the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while allegedly accepting a Rs 35,000 bribe at the state secretariat, Mantralaya. The ACB official confirmed this development on Friday.The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal claimed that the clerk Rajendra Dherange was arrested in a Cabinet minister’s office, and the incident highlighted what he called “rampant corrupt…

New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has not resigned as a Rajya Sabha member and there was no such issue during her visit to Delhi. This was clarified by Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare after he, along with the party’s working president, accompanied her during courtesy meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan.Tatkare scoffed at rumours that Sunetra Pawar had r…