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MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi has been sent on leave to ensure an impartial probe into allegations of police misconduct during the Zilla Parishad presidential election. Ministers Shambhuraj Desai (Shiv Sena) and Makarand Patil (Nationalist Congress Party) had alleged the local police manhandled them during the poll held on March 20 to elect the Satara ZP president. Maharashtra legislative council deputy c ...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 >
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 >
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 >
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/Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that upcoming elections to the 29 municipal elections wherever possible, will be contested jointly. However, in Pune, there will be a friendly fight in Pune as the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) and the BJP will contest the elections independently. "Ajit Pawar and we cannot contest the elections together in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Both of us understand politics well enough to know that if we contest together, it b ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After a delay of nearly three years, the State Election Commission has finally announced dates for Maharashtra's long-pending civic body elections, which have been overdue since 2022. Polling will be held on January 15 for 29 municipal corporations, 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis, with results scheduled for January 16.The elections to key urban bodies such as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Pune and Thane are being seen as more than routine local contests, ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results 2025: The assembly election outcomes in the state have showcased the power of silent groundwork over loud rhetoric. While political parties sparred in high-decibel campaigns, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worked behind the scenes, orchestrating a network of grassroots engagements that set the stage for the historic performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in particular and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in general. The Sangh's strategy was meticulous. T ...Read More >
Pune: Large parts of Pune will experience a complete water supply shutdown on Thursday (30th October), as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) undertakes crucial repair and maintenance work on key water pipelines. According to the PMC's Water Supply Department, the shutdown is required for repairing leaks in the main water pipeline supplying from Parvati Water Works to Lashkar (Camp) Water Station, as well as maintenance work on the Bhama Askhed water project line. Officials have stated that th ...Read More >
Pune: After constant criticism by the opposition parties and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar in the alleged connection in the sale of land belonging to the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust (SHNT) Jain Boarding House in Model Colony, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol spoke with the media on Thursday and clarified the matter and reiterated his non-involvement. Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol said, "Before the indefinite hunger strike bega ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah told BJP workers on Monday to ensure a "triple engine government" in the state by winning the upcoming local body polls. Amid the BJP's tussle with its ruling alliance partners over seat-sharing in civic polls, Shah reminded the party workers that the BJP had formed the government on its own after contesting the 2014 assembly election separately. During his two-day visit to Mumbai, Shah has reportedly discussed issues related to the alliance with Shiv Sena ...Read More >
In a letter to Shah, Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmaker Sanjay Raut questioned the acquisition and the Mumbai civic body's "high-speed" approvals. He claimed the land was reserved for residential purposes. Raut said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) leased the land in 1902 during the British era. He added that the Maharashtra State Co-operative Finance Corporation had 54% of the land, and four members of a family had 46%. Raut said the corporation applied for a renewal when the lease ended in ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday laid the foundation for the new state BJP headquarters, a 10-storey building to be constructed on a 1,378-square-metre plot at Marine Lines. The Opposition, however, has trained its guns on the BJP, raising questions on the land acquisition and the prompt approvals given by the BMC for its transfer. SPREAD OVER 55,000 square feet, the office will house a 400-seat auditorium, six meeting rooms, a conference hall, a four-storey parking facility, res ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asked BJP workers to ensure that the Opposition is wiped out during the ensuing local body polls in a manner that they are "not seen even with the help of binoculars." Speaking to party workers after laying the foundation stone of Maharashtra BJP's new office building near Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai, Shah asserted, "we have proved that the politics of family-run parties will no longer work in this country. It is the pol ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing tussle between the BJP and Shiv Sena before the civic polls in Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde paid a visit to New Delhi to meet PM Narendra Modi. The deputy CM maintained that he had gone to convey Diwali greetings and discuss certain infra projects but his visit is significant, coming as it does amid the dispute between the two ruling parties over seat-sharing in Mumbai, Thane and other civic bodies and the war of words unleashed by politicians from both parties against eac ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has claimed that Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, during his time in the undivided Shiv Sena, had attempted to bring Uddhav and Raj Thackeray together. Shinde believed that a rapprochement between the Thackeray cousins was essential to counter the BJP's growing influence, Raut claimed. "In order to bring two cousins together, Shinde along with Pratap Sarnaik (now a Shiv Sena minister) had gone to meet Raj Thackeray 10-12 years ago witho ...Read More >
Nagpur: With the state's local body elections approaching fast, cracks appear to be widening within the Mahayuti alliance as indications emerge that the BJP and Ajit Pawar-led NCP may not contest together in several districts, including Nagpur. A local NCP leader reportedly urged deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to join forces with his uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP faction to 'show BJP its strength' rather than be sidelined in the seat-sharing process. "All indications suggest that the BJP is unlikel ...Read More >
Eknath Chitnis was handpicked by Vikram Sarabhai to develop the country's space programme and played a key role in establishing the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). Veteran space scientist Professor Eknath Vasant Chitnis passed away in Pune on Wednesday. He was 100. Among the pioneers of the country's space programme, Chitnis had played a key role in establishing the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). Handpicked by Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space programme, Chitn ...Read More >
Mumbai: Expressing confidence that BJP on its own would cross the 100-seat mark in the 227-strong BMC in the upcoming civic elections, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the party won't stake claim to the mayor's post simply on the basis of strength. "I shall not insist that the mayor is from BJP even if we have the numbers. The mayor could be from the [Eknath] Shinde group," he said.He said BJP will form an alliance with Shiv Sena in four of the nine municipal corporations in Mumbai Metropol ...Read More >
Speaking to the media during a Diwali interaction at his official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai, CM Fadnavis also took aim at the Opposition over concerns regarding the electoral rolls. "As far as I know my party... Delhi is still far away. I will continue as Maharashtra CM till 2029," CM Fadnavis said, brushing off speculation about a possible move to national politics, the PTI reported. CM Fadnavis stated that the existing coalition of the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NC ...Read More >
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (IANS) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced he will continue in his current post until 2029, downplaying any immediate role in national politics."As far as I know my party....Delhi is still far away. I will continue as Maharashtra CM till 2029," Fadnavis said when asked about his role in national politics.He made it clear that the current ruling dispensation -- comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday flagged off the trucks of the Adharsocial Trust carrying sweets and other festive items for the Indian Army personnel stationed at border areas on the occasion of Diwali. Social worker Shankar Eknath Chakankar of the Adharsocial Trust stated that this is a unique initiative taken by the government to offer a sense of homeliness to the jawans posted at the borders. He mentions that the sweets a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Maharashtra government has issued a gazette notification to rename the Aurangabad railway station to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station. The government's move comes two years after the name of Aurangabad city was renamed to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The government's move coincided with the ongoing preparations by ruling MahaYuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi for the local and divic body elections. The BJP-led MahaYuti government issued a gazette notificat ...Read More >
Uddhav Thackeray criticized Devendra Fadnavis as a helpless chief minister. He alleged rampant corruption under Fadnavis's watch. Thackeray also attacked the BJP for creating divisions and failing on national issues. He defended his party's Hindutva. Thackeray dismissed Ramdas Kadam's remarks. He urged the Centre to provide financial aid to Maharashtra women. Thackeray called for expanding the Shiv Sena UBT network. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday dubbed Devendra Fadnavis a ...Read More >
The two factions of the Shiv Sena will hold simultaneous Dussehra rallies in Mumbai today ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena will hold its annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, Mumbai at 5 pm * Eknath Shinde's faction will hold its Dussehra rally at NESCO Centre, Goregaon at 6 pm * Both rallies are major public mobilisations ahead of the Mumbai civic elections Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai: In a ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has decided to shift the venue of their Dussehra rally from Azad Maidan, which is muck-ridden, to NESCO in Goregaon East. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has chosen to hold its Dussehra rally on Thursday at Shivaji Park, which is also waterlogged due to recent rains. This year's rally is crucial as both parties prepare for a showdown in the upcoming Mumbai civic polls. Speaking at a press conference, Shinde said he had shifted the venue to NESCO, which will only be atten ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Maharashtra govt on Tuesday sanctioned Rs2,215 crore as relief for farmers whose crops were devastated by relentless unseasonal rains. However, opposition parties and farm activists denounced the package as grossly inadequate and demanded that the state immediately declare a "wet drought" and grant higher compensation.The relief, announced by CM Devendra Fadnavis after a cabinet meeting in Mumbai, comes as heavy rains continue to lash the state, damaging crops on an unprecedented sca ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uddhav Thackeray for opposing India's participation in the Asia Cup 2025 cricket match against Pakistan. The criticism came after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) staged a protest in Mumbai, linking the match to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which was allegedly sponsored by Pakistan. Shiv Sena spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP Naresh Mhaske questioned Mr. Thackeray's credibility on matters of national secur ...Read More >
Thane, Sept 13 (PTI ) The Shiv Sena on Saturday slammed Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's opposition to the India-Pakistan cricket match and claimed that the two countries had played the game amid tense relations when the Congress was in power. Sena's reaction comes after Thackeray stated that playing a cricket match with Pakistan is an insult to national sentiments, as Indian soldiers are sacrificing their lives on the borders. "UBT (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) had no moral right to oppose ...Read More >
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