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Ajit Pawar's party inducts three former corporators from BJP EVEN as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was busy conducting interviews of aspirants for the PCMC polls and inducting former corporators including those from the BJP, the NCP on Tuesday denied speculations of a tie-up with Sharad Pawar's party for which it has got the green signal from the BJP. "We did meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The issue of any tie-up did not come up... How can that issue even come up? We discussed only way ...Read More >
Thane: Two unidentified bike-borne assailants opened fire at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar contesting the Ambernath Municipal Council polls a little after midnight on Wednesday. Pawan's security guard sustained injury when shards of broken glass pierced his finger due to the impact of the bullets on the windows, police said.With just three days left for Ambernath to go to polls, the firing incident, which took place the day chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was scheduled to address a ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners going solo in the municipal corporation where each is dominant have now been laid to rest."We are trying to form a Mahayuti alliance in most ...Read More >
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back ...Read More >
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The amendment seeks to ensure that elections to zilla parishads and panchayat samitis are conducted within stipulated timelines, as prolonged legal proceedings have been causing delays. Under the existing provision in Section 14(2) of the Act, candidates whose nomination papers were accepted or rejected could file appeals before district courts. However, such appeals often remained pending for varying peri ...Read More >
Mumbai: To preserve the State's historical heritage, the Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the formation of a State-level committee to remove encroachments from forts and State-protected monuments and to prevent future encroachments. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Committee Headed by Cultural Affairs Minister The committee will be headed by Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar. The decision expands the scope of an earlier Governme ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid rising public debt and widening revenue and fiscal deficits, the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra expects at least a 600 per cent rise in state expenditure from the next fiscal with the implementation of the proposed Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB G RAM G) Bill, which seeks to replace the existing MGNREGA, if the legislation is passed by both Houses of Parliament. As per data from the state's Employment Guar ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to expand the scope of a government resolution to cover prevention and removal of encroachments at state-protected monuments on lines of similar action taken against illegal structures at forts. The proposal was cleared at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The scope of an earlier government resolution (GR) dated January 20, related to removal of encroachments at forts, has been expanded ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, challenging a sessions court order that upheld his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. The move comes as Kokate faces the imminent threat of losing his cabinet post and his assembly seat. In mounting trouble for the minister, a court in Nashik district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against him in the case. Kokate's lawyer Aniket Ni ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 17: Shiv Sena-UBT (SS-UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that seat-sharing between the SS-UBT and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls will be announced in the next two days, adding that there is no discord or confusion between the two parties. Speaking to the press, Raut confirmed that discussions for key municipal corporations, including Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune, and Nashik, are nearly complete, with an official ann ...Read More >
Nasik: Maharashtra sports minister Manikrao Kokate is likely to be arrested unless he succeeds in obtaining bail from the Bombay High Court. The Nasik district sessions court, on Wednesday, issued an arrest warrant against the NCP MLA for alleged cheating and forgery to obtain two apartments under the chief minister's 10 per cent housing quota, as reported by The New Indian Express. The sessions court, on Tuesday, had upheld the order of the First Class Magistrate's court by confirming the two ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Upholding the junior court order, the Nasik District Session court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against the Maharashtra sports minister and NCP MLA, Manikrao Kokate for cheating and forgery to obtain two apartments under the chief minister's 10 per cent housing quota. The Nasik session court on Tuesday upheld the order of the First Class court by confirming the two years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for falsifying the income proof documents to get apartments. Maharash ...Read More >
In Maharashtra's Thane district, unidentified assailants opened fire at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar, injuring a security guard. The attack, captured on CCTV, escalates tension ahead of local body polls. Security has been heightened, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend the culprits. In a startling incident late Wednesday, unidentified assailants opened fire at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar in Maharashtra's Thane district, injuring a security guard, police report ...Read More >
Ambernath: Tension gripped Ambernath after unidentified assailants opened fire at the office of BJP municipal election candidate Pawan Walekar late Wednesday night, just two days ahead of the Ambernath Municipal Council elections scheduled for December 20. About The Incident According to police, the incident occurred around 1 am at Walekar's office located in the Navin Bhendi Pada area of Ambernath West. Two unidentified persons arrived on a motorcycle and allegedly fired Six rounds towards th ...Read More >
Thane Local Body Elections: An office of a BJP candidate contesting the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra's Thane district was attacked by unidentified assailants around midnight on Wednesday. A security guard has been injured in the attack, said police. According to police, the office belongs to Pawan Walekar, a BJP candidate for the Ambernath Municipal Council polls scheduled on December 20. The CCTV cameras installed outside the Walekar's office in the Ambernath area caught the incide ...Read More >
By Amir Khan Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): As political parties gear up to stake a claim to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan warned that his party might contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections solo if no other party joins hands with them. This statement comes amid talks of possible alliances and the upcoming BMC polls. Pathan's statement, "Bihar toh sirf jhanki hai, pura Ma ...Read More >
Pune, Dec 16 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said that the Congress failed to raise the issues related to farmers and unemployment, and could not highlight the lopsided development under the BJP government. Talking to reporters here Chavan conceded that the Grand Old Party was facing problems. He blamed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for both the houses of the state legislature not having leaders of opposition. "It is in the CM's hands, but it seems they ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has set an ambitious target of winning more than 150 seats in the January 15 elections to the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), party leaders said on Tuesday. Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam stressed the ruling alliance was working with a clear focus on crossing the 150-seat mark in India's largest civic body. "Our discussions are aimed at ensuring Mahayuti candidates win across all 227 wards, with a clear ob ...Read More >
Messi landed in Kolkata at 01:30 local time. Thousands lined the roads and congregated outside his hotel to catch a glimpse of him. The day began with the meet-and-greet ticket holders first up from 09:00 to 10:30. Then the day took a strange twist. A 70ft statue of Messi lifting the World Cup was unveiled by the former Barcelona icon. But he was not present - it was a virtual unveiling. He was on a video screen and pressed a button on a remote control. At this point a blue sheet dropped to ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP-led Mahayuti has set an ambitious target of winning more than 150 seats in the January 15 elections to the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar declared on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, the senior BJP leader asserted Mumbai would have a Marathi mayor post-polls, which are being held after a delay of nearly four years. "We have finalised the Mahayuti formula and even the numbers. Our target is to win 150-plus ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) India is set for a power-packed presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Swiss ski resort town of Davos next month with four union ministers including Ashwini Vaishnaw and Shivraj Singh Chouhan set to join five CMs and over 100 CEOs from the country. K Ram Mohan Naidu, Minister for Civil Aviation, and Pralhad Joshi, Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Consumer Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution, will also be part of the Indian delegation at the five-d ...Read More >
Pune: After Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified that there would be no alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) in the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, Ajit Pawar's NCP faction appears to be isolated. In this situation, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has reportedly instructed his party's local senior leaders to explore the possibility of forming an alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) to counter the BJP. This has created curio ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has declared its strong resolve to unfurl the saffron flag atop the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the upcoming civil polls, has stepped up its attack on the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, claiming that the Marathi Manoos has chosen an auspicious moment to defeat the party and end its 25-year rule in the civic body. Maharashtra Minister for Cultural Affairs and BJP in-charge of the BMC elections, Ashish Shelar, took to X ...Read More >
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the quest for knowledge and information is driving people to read books even in the age of smartphones and technology. He said the Pune Book Festival has given a new direction to the reading culture and opened up new avenues. Fadanvis inaugurated a book, 'Guinnessgatha', written by Rajesh Pandey, Chief Organiser of the Pune Book Festival. The festival is organised by the National Book Trust (NBT). Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnav ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The upcoming elections to the 29 Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), slated for January 15, are set to witness a fierce contest among major political parties, including the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT), Congress, Ajit Pawar-led NCP, NCP(SP) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The elections pose a significant test for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ...Read More >
An awkward moment unfolded at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium when sections of the crowd booed as Tiger Shroff and Ajay Devgn were felicitated during Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour event. The reaction appeared to stem from fans' impatience, as many had gathered primarily to see the football legend. Football legend Lionel Messi recently attended an event at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday in Mumbai. The event was also graced by Bollywood actors Tiger Shroff and Ajay Devgn. While fans cheered for the actor ...Read More >
Elections for Maharashtra's civic bodies, pending since 2022, will finally be held on January 15. Elections will be held for 29 municipal corporations, 32 district councils, and 336 panchayat samitis. The votes will be counted the next day. Here are the top 10 points in this big story: * Politically, elections for the Brihanmumbai Corporation and other major cities like Pune and Thane are considered the most important, since they are expected to determine the political direction of the state. ...Read More >
MUMBAI: With the State Election Commission on Monday announcing January 15 as the date of the BMC polls, political activity in the city has intensified, with all major parties holding high-level meetings to finalise strategies and chart their campaign plans. The buzzword being flung around this time by almost all the contenders appears to be "development". The Shiv Sena (UBT), which has held power in the BMC for five consecutive terms, said that it remained confident about voters backing its re ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that Pune's Kondhwa area will soon be connected to the city's Metro network, improving connectivity with other parts of the city. He also assured that the long-pending Katraj-Kondhwa road project would be completed at the earliest. Fadnavis said approval has been granted for the Shivajinagar-Yewalewadi Metro corridor, while the Swargate-Katraj Metro line will be extended up to Kondhwa. The proposed corridor, for which a detailed project ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday reacted to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's remarks on seat-sharing in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, saying any stand taken by the Chief Minister would have been made after due consideration and would be final for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "If the Chief Minister has said this, he must have said it after careful consideration. The Chief Minister ...Read More >
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