Pune, May 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, launched a direct offensive against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday, claiming they had “missed the link” to Maharashtra’s progress. He asserted that the current Mahayuti government has not only restored that link but has provided a high-speed corridor for the state’s future.He was speaking at the inauguration of the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project on expressway. The project is set to eliminate chronic traffic congestio…
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Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) In a major administrative overhaul aimed at bolstering law and order, the Maharashtra government on Monday transferred nine Indian Police Service officers. Key districts, including Satara, Sangli, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, and Jalgaon, will see new leadership following today’s transfer order. The government stated that these strategic appointments are intended to streamline police administration and enhance the efficiency of the state’s security apparatus.Tushar Dosh…
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 7 (IANS) A major illegal abortion and sex determination racket has been busted in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, with four persons, including two nurse sisters, arrested and the alleged mastermind absconding, officials said on Tuesday.The legal action was carried out in the Satara area of the city by a joint team of the municipal corporation’s health department and the police, leading to the closure of an illegal facility allegedly operating for a long time.According to o…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sparked a heated debate following his recent remarks in the Legislative Council, where he stated that directives from the Speaker or Chairperson are not “final” or “divine words (Brahmavakya)”.It labelled this stance as a matter of “political convenience”, pointing to contradictions in the government’s previous positions.The Thackeray camp in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday said the recent elections for the posts of president and vice president of Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) elections have pulled back the curtain on the internal friction within Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti transforming what was meant to be a display of political solidarity into a scene of physical violence and chaos. “What was supposed to be a standard democratic process devolved into a ‘comedy drama’ reminiscent …
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday informed the state Assembly that discussions will be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers over the demand to consider first-floor slum dwellers for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes in Mumbai. He was responding to questions raised by several members that many residents in Mumbai have been living on first floors of slum structures for decades, and excluding them would ma…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) To make revenue administration accessible, the Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced the establishment of 11 new Additional Collector offices across the state. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule made the announcement in the Assembly, calling it a major stride toward decentralising power and delivering faster, more efficient services to the common man.With the state’s population surging, remote areas facing geographical challenges, and administrative workloa…
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…
Satara (Maharashtra), Feb 11 (IANS) A Social Security Officer of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Maharashtra’s Satara district has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment along with a fine in a bribery case, officials said on Wednesday.The Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act cases, Satara, on Tuesday convicted Swapnil Jadhav, who was posted as Social Security Officer (SSO) at ESIC, Satara, at the time of the offence.According to the Central Bureau of I…