Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) In a move towards administrative austerity, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday entered ‘action mode’, ordering the immediate cancellation of previously approved foreign tours for state ministers and high-ranking civil servants. Based on the CM’s directives, previously approved foreign tours for ministers and bureaucrats have been suspended, and international collaborations will be handled via virtual platforms to reduce government spending and s…
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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) Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar said on Wednesday in the State Assembly that the state is taking comprehensive steps toward the conservation of the state’s historic forts. A dedicated Fort Conservation Authority will be established to manage forts with UNESCO nominations and to preserve unprotected (uncovered) forts, the Minister added.Minister Shelar said that there are 54 forts under the Central government and 62 protected by the state. “Registration…
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 …
Buldhana, March 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Tuesday said that the kind of disturbing discourse triggered by the fraud self-styled godman Ashok Kharat case is not good for Maharashtra. He demanded additional support for the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the formation of a task force, and strict action against the accused to bring the case to a conclusion.“Around Diwali, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had received information about th…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) NCP (SP) Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday termed the alleged manhandling of Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai during the election of the Satara Zilla Parishad president and vice president as an “unfortunate” and “tragic” incident for the state.“It has nothing to do with the police themselves. Instead, it is the strength of the ‘invisible power’ lurking behind the police that forced them to act. The police would not do something like this o…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT legislator Anil Parab on Monday slammed the BJP-led Mahayuti government over the alleged manhandling of a minister during the election of the president and vice president of the Satara Zilla Parishad held last week. “If ruling ministers and workers are being beaten in this state, what protection will you provide to ordinary citizens as a government?” he asked.Parab targeted the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), saying: “Today, the Bharatiya Janata Par…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday witnessed dramatic scenes after Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe ordered the immediate suspension of Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi following allegations that police personnel manhandled and injured Satara Guardian Minister Shambhuraj Desai during the election to the posts of Satara Zilla Parishad President and Vice President.“It is a long-standing tradition of this House that the word of a member, and espe…
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 11 (IANS) Maharashtra government has launched a massive crackdown on drug trafficking, adopting a “Zero Tolerance” policy against the narcotics menace. The stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has already been invoked in 14 different cases, announced Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Kadam, during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. He was responding to a query raised by member Shashikant Shinde. Other members, including Satej P…