New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The meeting of Opposition parties under the banner of the INDIA bloc concluded this evening, with a broader consensus on redrawing electoral as well as political strategy and pursuing a “united and spirited” fight against the BJP-led NDA government. The INDIA bloc allies, after holding wide-ranging discussions and deliberations, zeroed in on five key decisions to sharpen their campaign and strategy in taking on the NDA dispensation over multiple pressing issues, includin…
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Pune, June 2 (IANS) A public spat has erupted between political leaders and the police in Pune over the city’s crime situation, after Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule termed it the “capital of criminals” and sought that Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar be sent on forced leave.Responding to Sule’s allegations, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar issued a detailed 9-page letter, offering a point-by-point rebuttal. In the letter, Kumar presented official statistics to back his c…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) The Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, which served as the political bedrock for the Mahayuti alliance’s decisive victory, is currently navigating its most critical governance phase. Having successfully delivered immediate political dividends, the scheme is undergoing an aggressive mid-course correction driven by immense fiscal pressures, changing its trajectory from an “all-inclusive handout” to a highly rationalised targeted assistance programme.The fiscal archit…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of Women and Child Development Aditi Tatkare on Monday clarified that no application of any beneficiary has been rejected under the government’s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. She explained that information regarding applicants who do not meet the age and income criteria has been received from the respective departments. Additionally, details of applicants with vehicle registrations from the RTO and those already benefiting from other…
Pune, May 30 (IANS) NCP-SP Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Saturday, amid the raging protest over the hooch tragedy in which 16 persons died after consuming illicit liquor, demanded that the Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar should be sent on a compulsory leave. She claimed as per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ report, Pune has emerged as the top city for crime in Maharashtra and ranks fifth across the country, saying that the law and order situation in Pune has completely col…
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra unit President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Thursday announced that all misunderstandings within the party have been resolved. He stated that party leaders and workers will soon embark on a joint statewide tour aimed at building a robust organisational structure and driving extensive expansion. Tatkare was addressing a press conference in Delhi.Regarding the party’s National Executive, Tatkare informed that the revised lette…
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP-SP President Shashikant Shinde on Wednesday firmly squashed the rumours of a reconciliation, reunification or merger with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction. He said that the question of a merger is entirely closed and that no such discussions are on the table.”There is absolutely no discussion regarding a merger. The topic is completely over,” he added.During a high-level meeting of the NCP-SP faction on Wednesday, the party leadership explicitly ruled out any …
Pune, May 8 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) working president Supriya Sule on Friday remarked that if Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar becomes the Chief Minister, she would be the first person to garland her. However, she added, “Who will be in which party during the 2029 elections? That will only be known in 2029.”She was responding to a statement made by Nationalist Congress Party youth leader Jai Pawar that the people of Baramati wish to see Sunetra Pawar…
Pune/Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The horrific sexual assault and brutal murder of a four-year-old girl, allegedly by a 65-year-old man in Bhor’s Nasrapur area of Pune district on May 1, has sparked massive outrage across Maharashtra. While Chief Minister Fadnavis vowed death penalty for the Nasrapur minor’s rapist and killer, the Opposition parties in the state criticised the government over the law and order situation in the state.The minor girl, who had come to Nasrapur for her summer holidays, was…
Pune, May 2 (IANS) NCP(SP) MP, Supriya Sule, on Saturday condemned the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl and said that she is in constant touch with the administration and the Maharashtra government, adding that efforts are underway to ensure justice for the victim. The Baramati Lok Sabha MP said that she talked to Pune Rural Superintendent of Police and he has assured that “strictest possible action” will be taken against the accused.In a chilling reminder of the growing insecurity being fac…