Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, on Thursday, told the state Assembly that the state government will urgently seek permission from the Union Wildlife department to pump out water from the Lonar lake in Buldhana district, where rising water levels have submerged several temples and restricted access for devotees. The Lonar lake is a Ramsar site and a National Geo-heritage. A meeting will be held on Friday to obtain the necessary approval from the Union Wildlife dep…
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Sunday expressed joy after meeting former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.The meeting came on the eve of a likely discussion in Lok Sabha on an Opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla over alleged bias and partisan approach against the opposition.Without sharing any details about the agenda of the meeting with Dhankhar, the Shiv Sena-UBT leader uploaded pictures of their interaction on social media….
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday thanked leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for extending their support to party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. Polling is scheduled for March 16, while the last date for filing nominations is March 5.After attending the press conference addressed by state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who announced the party’s support to Sharad Pawar, S…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday announced its four candidates from Maharashtra for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections. The party has strategically focussed on organizational influence and “social engineering.”The most notable name on the list is Vinod Tawde, the BJP National General Secretary and Bihar incharge. This nomination marks Tawde’s return to active parliamentary politics after being away from the legislative fray since 2019.Alongside Tawde, the party has renomina…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil on Friday said that to address the recurring cycle of debt, the state government has established a high-level committee on October 30, 2025. The committee is tasked with recommending both short-term and long-term measures to free farmers from the “debt trap.”In a written reply to a question raised by members Shiv Sena-UBT leader Bhaskar Jadhav, BJP leader Prashant Thakur and others, the minister informed the state Assembly th…
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 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to impose an immediate week-long halt on private construction activities, citing worsening air quality and what he described as Mumbai being “engulfed in terrible smog”.In a strongly worded letter addressed to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, Thackeray raised concerns over deteriorating environmental conditions and ongoing urban development projects, calling for urgent…
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) Amid the controversy involving Galgotias University over a Chinese robotic dog showcased at the India AI Impact Summit, Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday termed the incident a “major lapse” and said the government would decide on further action after the summit concludes. Interacting with reporters, Paswan said it was completely wrong for a university to display a product and falsely claim ownership of it. “This is a major lapse. A university displaying something inco…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Artificial intelligence dominated political discourse on Tuesday as leaders from various parties weighed in on its impact on jobs, education, and governance at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, with some highlighting its transformative potential while others raised concerns about risks and preparedness.Shiv Sena-UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said fears of job losses due to AI mirror earlier anxieties during the advent of computers and the internet, stressing the need for res…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The split was inevitable following the West Bengal Pradesh Congress leadership’s loud silence over the Communist Party of India (Marxist) state chief’s repeated overtures at another unity before the upcoming Assembly polls.It also underscores again the attempt of an Opposition alliance as unfeasible, grandly proclaimed less than three years ago as the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.West Bengal will thus witness a multi-cornered contest, …