Maharashtra

06 Dec

Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to CM Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka

Business CorrespondentPoliticalkarnataka, Maharashtra

Nationalist Congress Party head Sharad Pawar on Tuesday offered Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai a day or 24hrs to stop attacks in Karnataka on trucks with Maharashtra registration numbers, or else, he warned, ‘we won’t be able to withstand patience.' The chief was speaking to a press conference on the reignited border disagreement between the two states over the city of Belagavi, which is at present a part of Karnataka. Maharashtra govt. claimed over the city because it has a good number of Marathi-speaking population. On the other hand , the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) issued a notice it…

29 Nov

Adani Group won Dharavi redevelopment project with Rs 5,069-crore bid

Business CorrespondentBUSINESSAdani Group, Maharashtra

Adani Group has attained the tender for the redevelopment of Mumbai's Dharavi area, one of the largest slum clusters in Asia. The Maharashtra govt. concerned officials, on November 29, offered the financial tender for the Dharavi redevelopment project. Three companies namely Adani Realty, DLF and Naman Group had submitted proposal for the redevelopment of Dharavi and rehabilitation of slum dwellers. With the selection of the successful contestant, the redevelopment of Dharavi will finally start now, after multiple failed attempts since the last 15 years. The conqueror of worth Rs 20,000-crore project is planned on the basis of the highest initial…

25 Nov

‘Women look good even if they don’t wear anything’: ‘SLIP OF TONGUE’ of Baba Ramdev in front of Amrita Fadnavis

Business CorrespondentHealth, PoliticalMaharashtra

For the last few days, there has been a surge of anger in Maharashtra due to moot statements made by Yoga guru Ramdev Baba over women regarding their clothing. While the cases of statements made by Abdul Sattar of Eknath Shinde group to Supriya Sule of NCP are yet active, Baba has stated a new disputed comment. Baba's tongue slipped while talking at a yoga program in Thane, Maharashtra. He said, "women look good in sarees, they look good in salwar suits, in my eyes they look good even if they don't wear anything." Interestingly, he made this statement in…

10 Sep

19 dead in Maharashtra during immersion of Lord Ganesha idols

editorIndiaMaharashtra

At least 19 people lost their life, 14 of them due to drowning, in the extraordinary incidents that took place during the immersion of Ganesh idols in different parts of Maharashtra, police said on September 10. He said two men and a woman drowned in the pond while burying idols in the Yavatmal district. In Ahmednagar district, two people died in separate incidents of drowning in Supa and Belvandi, he said, while two others died in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon district.He also said One person each died in rural areas of Pune, Dhule, Satara and Solapur cities. Four men and women…

09 Jul

Maharashtra: Heavy rains cause flooding in several areas, red alert in Mumbai till Tuesday

editorIndiaMaharashtra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday reported moderate rainfall over Mumbai city and suburbs and predicted heavy (64.5 to 115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) at isolated places in the financial capital. . The IMD additionally expected a chance of occasional gusty winds of 40-50 kmph over the coastal city. The IMD had issued a red alert in Mumbai from 1:00 pm on Friday for the next 24 hours. Severe inundation was recorded in several parts of the metropolis on Wednesday. On Tuesday, floods were seen in Dadar and Sion, while Powai Lake overflowed. Heavy…

07 Jul

Could Sena MPs be next? After backing to Murmu by one, voices suggest more trouble for Uddhav Thackeray

editorPoliticalMaharashtra

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena should be subsequent looking at unrest from its parliamentary wing. A day after one Sena MP requested Uddhav to declare aid for the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, a rebellion MLA on Wednesday claimed that 12 out of the party’s 18 MPs would quickly be a part of the Eknath Shinde-led faction, a declare not denied by way of party sources.

01 Jul

Dia Mirza appreciate Uddhav Thackeray for caring about ‘people, planet’, Vivek Agnihotri asks ‘Planet Bollywood?’

editorEntertainment, PoliticalMaharashtra

Dia Mirza took to social media to react to the news of Uddhav Thackeray's resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister late on Wednesday. Dia thanked to Uddav Thackeray for 'caring for people and the planet. However, Kashmir File director Vivek Agnihotri was quick to respond to Diya's tweet. In reply, Vivek asked Dia if she would have mentioned 'Planet Bollywood'. Uddhav Thackeray, 62, resigned on Wednesday night, minutes after the Supreme Court refused to abide by Governor Koshyari's order for his authority to look into the Assembly on Thursday. After her resignation, many people including Bollywood stars expressed support for her…

27 Jun

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tried to resign twice, Sharad Pawar stopped him: Sources

editorPoliticalMaharashtra

According to sources, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray wanted to resign on Monday, June 27. The Chief Minister wanted to announce this decision through social media at 5 pm today.According to the source, NCP chief Sharad Pawar convinced Uddhav Thackeray not to resign as Maharashtra Chief Minister. The chief minister tried to resign for the second time but was understandably opposed by politician Sharad Pawar. Last week, Uddhav Thackeray had said that he was ready to quit as Chief Minister if the rioting Shiv Sena MLAs wanted it. The Maharashtra chief minister also claimed that he was ready to drop…

26 Jun

15 rebel Sena MLAs get Y+ security from Centre amid threat but Shinde missing on list

editorPoliticalMaharashtra

The Center on Sunday provided 'Y Plus' security to 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs amid a review by Shiv Sena workers amid vandalism of their offices and property in the Shinde camp. However, rebel chief Eknath Shinde was not included in the protection cowl list. Y category security consists of 8 personnel which may include one or two commandos and policemen. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has also been deployed at the house of Dadar MLA Sada Sarvankar after he joined Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs in Guwahati. Uddhav Thackeray's supporters said those who left the…

24 Jun

Rebel Eknath Shinde Claims Fifty MLAs Back Him, Forty From Sena

editorPoliticalMaharashtra

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde today told NDTV that more than 50 MLAs are supporting him in his revolt against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. "Around forty of them are Shiv Sena," Mr Shinde, who is camping in BJP-ruled Assam, told NDTV in an extraordinary interview. “Those who trust our function will be part of us. We want to carry forward Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology, those who like it will come," Mr Shinde said, insisting the rebels had not left Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Mr Shinde, 58, also said that Kru Thackeray's move to file a disqualification petition in opposition…