Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) While Pune district has secured the highest overall allocation in the District Annual Plan (DAP) for the 2026-27 financial year, Nagpur — the home district of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — has recorded the most significant funding increase.According to the Maharashtra Budget presented by Fadnavis last Friday, Nagpur has consistently recorded the highest growth in allocations over the past three years. For the coming fiscal year, Pune, Nagpur, and Mumbai suburban dis…
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking through the rail network, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway has seized 43 kilograms of narcotics worth Rs 12.82 lakh in two separate operations conducted in Nagpur and Kalaburagi earlier this month. Railway authorities said the operations exposed a narcotics smuggling syndicate operating through train routes.According to a press release issued by Dr Swapnil Nila, the seizures were made during targeted su…
New Delhi/Gwalior, March 7 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday wrote to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, requesting that major cities in his parliamentary constituency of Guna in Madhya Pradesh be connected to the proposed ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’.The ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’, also referred to as the ‘Nagpur–Bhopal–Gwalior Green Corridor’, is a major proposed 746-km expressway in Madhya Pradesh designed to connect Betul to Morena, passing t…
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) MasterChef India on March 6 saw Nagpur’s brother duo, Vikram and Ajinkya Gandhe, lift the trophy after being declared as the winners of the reality show. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor stated that the “contestants aren’t just showcasing their skills, but also representing their states, their hometowns, and their culinary heritage with pride.”Talking about being a part of MasterChef India, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor shared, “Over the years, MasterChef and I have shared a long-standin…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has set an ambitious target to increase the gross income of the industrial sector in the state from $123 billion to $1,500 billion by 2047.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while presenting the annual Budget for 2026–27, said the state’s new Industry, Investment and Services Policy–2025 proposes to raise the share of the industry sector in the state economy to 30 per cent by 2047.According to the Budget, Maharashtra currently tops the country…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Mahayuti government on Friday announced loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers, fulfilling the promise made during the 2024 Assembly elections. While presenting the state Budget in the Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojana’ for farmers with overdue crop loans as of September 30, 2025.Under this scheme, eligible farmers will receive a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh.Additionally, an in…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) In the Maharashtra State Budget 2026-27, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday outlined a major shift in urban governance, projecting that 70 per cent of the state’s population will live in urban areas by 2047 and contribute nearly 80 per cent of Maharashtra’s GDP.The state aims to expand the Metro network to 1,200 km and the expressway network to more than 6,000 km. Key projects in Mumbai include Metro Line 11 (Wadala to Gateway of India), a fully underground cor…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday presented the state budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 7,69,467 crore in the state Assembly. He also announced a crop loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers along with a host of measures to boost agriculture, infrastructure and social welfare.The budget estimates a revenue deficit of Rs 40,552 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 1,50,491 crore. The government has projected revenue receipts of Rs 6,16,099 crore ag…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Maharashtra continues to hold the fifth position in the country regarding per capita income. Notably, Gujarat has maintained its lead over Maharashtra.According to the Economic Survey for 2025-26, the revised figures for 2024-25 state that Maharashtra’s per capita state income stands at Rs 3,17,801. For the current financial year 2025-26, the per capita income is projected to reach Rs 3,47,903. This is a preliminary estimate, and the final figures will be confirmed in the …
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly witnessed stormy scenes on Thursday as opposition parties clashed with the government over a massive explosion at SBL Energy Limited in Raulgaon, Nagpur district. The blast, which resulted in the deaths of 18 workers led to an aggressive showdown, culminating in a walkout by the opposition.State Labour Minister Akash Fundkar informed the House that the state government has officially shut down the facility.He stated that FIRs have been …