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The existing Directorate of Information Technology will be upgraded into a Commissionerate for Electronics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence, according to an official statement. A dedicated Information Technology cadre will also be established, with permanent posts at the state secretariat, Mantralaya, commissionerate, and district levels, aimed at enhancing IT, AI, and digital governance across the state. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Resilient Development Programme (MRDP), designed to enhance the state's disaster management system, will receive Rs 165 crore in external assistance from the World Bank. Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of a new Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence department, a major restructuring of state power utility Mahavitaran, and a World Bank-supported programme aimed at strengthening disaster-response mechanisms. The Maharashtra Resilient D ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major push towards digital governance and technological advancement, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of a dedicated Department of Electronics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Viksit Maharashtra 2047 Vision The move is aimed at accelerating the state's "Viksit Maharashtra 2047" vision by strengthening policy-making, implementation and monitoring of t ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Mumbai has arrested a Class I officer posted at Mantralaya for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 6.37 lakh. According to the ACB, the complainant was granted authority by the village's Sarapanch to oversee the approval of government funds for the development of basic amenities in his village. The official submitted an application to the state government to sanction funds under the minority welfare schemes for the village's infrastructure de ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major administrative reshuffle, Maharashtra government on Tuesday initiated transfers of 10 senior IAS officers. Lokesh Chandra, who was Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in the Chief Minister's Office, replacing Ashwini Bhide, who has been posted as BMC commissioner.Vikas Chandra Rastogi, who was ACS (Agriculture), has been posted as ACS (Financial Reforms) in the Finance Departm ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe was transferred by the Maharashtra government on Tuesday, his 24th posting in 21 years of career in bureaucracy. Considered an upright civil servant, Mundhe was among several IAS officers who were transferred by the government. These included Ashwini Bhide, Vikas Chandra Rastogi and Lokesh Chandra, officials said. Mundhe, currently Secretary in the Divyang Kalyan Department at Mantralaya, Mumbai, was transfe ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major administrative reshuffle, the Maharashtra government, on Tuesday, transferred 10 bureaucrats, government officials said. Lokesh Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1993 batch and Chairman as well as Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister in Mumbai. Ashwini Bhide, an IAS officer of 1995 batch and Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, h ...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 >
Leaders accuse both the SEC and the ECI of failing to maintain transparency and allowing manipulation of voter dataIn a rare show of unity, Maharashtra's opposition leaders came together on Tuesday to raise serious allegations of large-scale irregularities in the voter lists for the local body elections. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray jointly led the charge, accusing both the State Election Commission (SEC) and the Election Commi ...Read More >
Heavy rains over the past two days have caused rivers and streams in Maharashtra's Beed district to overflow, leaving dozens stranded in flood-hit villages. According to officials, 44 people across six villages remain trapped by floodwaters -- 11 in Kada, 14 in Shobha Nimgaon, seven in Pimpalgaon Gaon, six in Pimparkhed, three in Dhanora and three in Dongargan. Flooding has also affected 16 medium and 126 small irrigation projects in the district and damaged thousands of hectares of standing c ...Read More >
According to BMC, the incident was reported by the A ward control room at 11.30 am after a pipe leak resulted in the bursting of a 600-mm water pipeline on the Madam Cama Road. Mumbai witnessed a major pipeline leakage on Friday at Churchgate's Madam Cama Road, opposite the Mantralaya building, on Friday that resulted in traffic disruption and suspension of water supply in the area. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) announced diversion of several bus routes due to the forma ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile pictur ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 19 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress chief Harshawardhan Sapkal on Saturday held Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responsible for the scuffle between the supporters of two MLAs on the state legislature complex premises, and demanded his resignation as a form of penance. Addressing a press conference here, he also questioned the BJP-led government over the passage of the special Public Security Bill, seeking to know whether the law would apply to Bajrang Dal and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ...Read More >
Congress MLA Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government make a formal statement in the assembly on an alleged "honeytrap" racket targeting state officials in Thane, Nashik and Mantralaya (secretariat) in Mumbai. IMAGE: Congress MLA Nana Patole. Photograph: ANI Photo Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde replied that the government has taken serious note of the allegations in this regard and strict action will be taken against the culprits after a probe. Speaking in the ass ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced a major transformation for Mumbai's suburban railway system, stating that all local trains will soon be upgraded to fully air-conditioned (AC) coaches, similar to metro trains, without any increase in passenger fares. Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis emphasized the urgency of modernizing Mumbai's overburdened local trains. "There was a recent accident involving a suburban train. Many of these trains lack door ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Football Federation have congratulated Inter Kashi on being adjudged the I-League Champions following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS has partially upheld an appeal by Inter Kashi Football Club (Inter Kashi FC) against Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Namdhari FC, Real Kashmir FC, and AIFF. CAS has ruled that the AIFF shall declare Inter Kashi FC as winners of the I-League 2024-25. After an unsuccessful first procedure i ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after the brawl between the supporters of BJP legislator Gopichand Padalkar and NCP-SP legislator Jitendra Awhad in the lobby of Vidhan Bhavan in Maharashtra, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar said on Friday that visitors will not be allowed into the Vidhan Bhavan from now onwards during the Legislative session. In his statement, Speaker Narwekar said, "The behaviour of MLAs in the last few days is a matter of concern, we need to follow the Constitution seri ...Read More >
On Thursday, supporters of NCP (SP) MLA and BJP legislator came to blows. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Visitors barred from Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan during assembly sessions * Only ministers, legislators, personal secretaries, and officials allowed entry * Ethics committee to be formed within a week to oversee member conduct Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mumbai: A day after supporters of two MLAs clashed in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan premises, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Congress MLA Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government make a formal statement in the assembly on an alleged "honeytrap" racket targeting state officials in Thane, Nashik and Mantralaya (secretariat) in Mumbai. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde replied that the government as taken serious note of the allegations in this regard and strict action will be taken against the culprits after a probe. Speaking in the assembly, Patole claimed he had all the ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 15: In a defining moment for Indian luxury jewellery, Zoya- India leading luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group--unveils a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with globally acclaimed British designer and curator Alice Cicolini, marking the first international creative partnership for an Indian luxury jewellery atelier. Born out of deep mutual admiration of Indian craft, the capsule pays homage to enamel--one of India most poetic art forms in luxury. Ins ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15: In preparation for Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav) on August 27, 2025, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will operate 5,000 additional buses between August 23 and September 7 to manage the surge in passenger traffic towards the Konkan region. The announcement was made by Transport Minister and MSRTC Chairman Pratap Sarnaik after a high-level review meeting held at Mantralaya on Tuesday, July 15. Recognising the cultural and emotional importance of Ganeshot ...Read More >
Pune: Property registrations across Maharashtra have remained steady despite the ready reckoner (RR) rate hike on April 1, with an average of 3.7 lakh registrations per month in the first quarter of the current financial year and monthly revenue collections crossing the Rs 4,000 crore-mark in both May and June.Officials attributed this stability to sustained demand despite increased transaction costs because of revised property valuations.The RR rate hike -- averaging 3.9% across categories and ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adj ...Read More >
Mumbai: After a recent police case against bike taxis illegally operating in the city, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik, while waiting outside Mantralaya on Wednesday, asked a senior official of the department if bike taxis were completely off roads. He was informed that there were no bike taxis operating in Mumbai. But when the minister personally booked a bike on the Rapido Bike Taxi app under an alias, within 10 minutes, the bike arrived at Shaheed Babu Genu Chowk near Mantralaya."I ca ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 2: Union Minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday virtually ruled out the potential alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins, claiming such a scenario would render Uddhav politically irrelevant with Raj Thackeray replacing him as the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader. The Thackeray cousins are "hosting" a "victory rally" on July 5 after the BJP-led Maharashtra government on Sunday scrapped two GRs on the introduction of the Hindi language in primary schools amid the mounting backlash against ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 2 (PTI) Union Minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday virtually ruled out the potential alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins, claiming such a scenario would render Uddhav politically irrelevant with Raj Thackeray replacing him as the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader. The Thackeray cousins are "hosting" a "victory rally" on July 5 after the BJP-led Maharashtra government on Sunday scrapped two GRs on the introduction of the Hindi language in primary schools amid the mounting backlash a ...Read More >
Mumbai: To bring discipline to urban traffic and avoid unnecessary congestion on roads, the Urban Development Department must amend its policy to strengthen the parking system, said Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik. He emphasized the importance of introducing an integrated parking system in metropolitan cities. Minister Sarnaik was speaking at a meeting of municipal commissioners from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), held at Mantralaya. The meeting included officials such as A ...Read More >
PUNE: In a move towards resolving transport operators' growing concerns over the e-challan system, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has directed officials to constitute a dedicated committee to look into the matter. The committee will include officials, domain experts, and representatives from transport associations, and is expected to submit its report within a month. Sarnaik issued the instructions during a high-level meeting held on Thursday at Mantralaya which focused on reforms in t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 27 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik has said the government is committed to addressing the grievances of transport operators, who have threatened to go on strike from July 1 to protest against the e-challan system for traffic violations. The minister on Thursday directed officials to form a committee and submit a report within one month concerning the transporters' strike threat. Transporters in Maharashtra, including private bus and truck operators, have called for an ind ...Read More >
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