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Former Maharashtra minister and head of the Prahar organisation, Bachchu Kadu, courted controversy yet again after urging farmers in Paturda village of Buldhana district to take extreme measures instead of committing suicide, including attacking legislators. Addressing farmers, Kadu questioned, "If cotton gets a price of Rs 3,000, what will you do? You'll say you'll commit suicide. Hey, instead of committing suicide, kill someone, slash a legislator, then there will be no need to think about su ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former MLA Bachchu Kadu has ignited a controversy with his provocative remarks urging farmers to kill MLAs instead of resorting to suicide. The statement has drawn strong criticism with Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat urging Kadu to stop inciting farmers. Kadu's remarks came during a farmers' conference in Paturda village in the Buldhana district, where he 'advised' them to target legislators instead of committing suicide, including targeting legislators. Kadu, who heads the Prahar ...Read More >
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be generated using unauthorised websites. Continuing the opposition's charge of fake and dubious entries in the voters' list, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be created using unauthorised websites. "We have been voicing our concerns about how fake voters are getting added to the list. There are websites where a fake Aadhaar card with totally wrong details can be ...Read More >
Shimla: Debt-ridden Himachal Pradesh govt has gifted a hike in salaries and allowances of chief minister, cabinet ministers, vidhan sabha speaker and deputy speaker, and MLAs, besides pension of former MLAs, just days ahead of Diwali.The move -- expected to impose an additional recurring expenditure of nearly Rs 24 crore per year on the state exchequer -- comes after the state govt notified amendments to three key Acts following the governor's assent. The assembly passed the three bills -- Salar ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the BMC polls in the city, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde transferred pending rent of nearly Rs 17.7 crore to 883 families of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project in Magathane on Tuesday.The Devipada Cooperative Housing Society redevelopment project, which is coming up on a 30,287 sq m Mhada plot, has been stuck for a long time, and the total rent owed to the affected slumdwellers is around Rs 46 crore, said SRA officials.When the builder deposited Rs 17.7 crore to ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said he was amused to see the BJP, which not so long ago criticised him on "culture and safety" over the policy of "Mumbai 24/7", has re-issued a govt resolution (GR) allowing shops and establishments to remain open 24/7. Thackeray said the policy was in place since Jan 2020, and the BJP's leaders had criticised it then. He said he was wondering what made the BJP change its mind.The state labour department on Wednesday issued fresh directio ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], October 2 (ANI): Puducherry Lt Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy offer a floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Thursday. The 156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated today by the Puducherry government. Lieutenant Governor Kailashnathan garlanded Gandhi's statue at Gandhi Square on Beach Road. The event featured interfaith prayers and Gandhian kirtans. Following this, to commemorate the birth anniversary ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: Political observers suggest that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is on the verge of a fracture in Navi Mumbai and Thane with both parties likely to contest the municipal elections in the two cities separately. The divide between the allies has deepened amid mutual allegations as the civic elections approach.Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and industries minister Uday Samant recently launched a fierce attack on BJP's Airoli MLA Ganesh Naik ahead of the elections.The Shinde-Naik rivalr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced to conduct special summary revision (SSR) in Nuapada assembly seat on priority keeping in mind impending assembly byelection following the death of sitting MLA Rajendra Dholakia earlier this week. An ECI press note said re-arrangement and modification of polling stations will be done by Sunday while draft electoral roll will be published on Monday. People can file their claims and objections between Sept 15 and Sept 29. Final elec ...Read More >
Mumbai: As the official time for the Elphinstone Bridge's closure -- Friday midnight -- crept closer, preparations began on multiple fronts. To enforce the closure, over 250 police officers were deployed at both ends of the bridge late in the evening. On the other side, residents of the 19 buildings to be affected by the demolition and reconstruction prepared to gather and stop the closure, unsure if they would be successful again for the third time since April. However, before they could atte ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 13 (ANI): A delegation from the International Potato Centre (CIP), Lima, Peru, arrived in Tripura to explore collaboration opportunities with the state government's horticulture department and local farmers. Recognising Tripura as one of the most promising states in the country's potato industry, the delegation praised the remarkable innovations and research that strengthened potato cultivation in the region. Also Read | US Labels India a 'Central Pillar' ...Read More >
Speaker Thomas A. Sangma announced the result, stating, "Since only one nomination paper was received and found valid, I hereby declare Limison D. Sangma as having been elected as deputy Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly." Chief minister Conrad K. Sangma and leader of Opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma escorted the new deputy Speaker to his chair in a ceremonial gesture, symbolising bipartisan goodwill. In his address, Limison thanked his party, the chief minister, and the people of Raksa ...Read More >
Ameet Satam, a three-term MLA, has been appointed as the new president of the Mumbai BJP unit, as announced by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. This decision precedes the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Fadnavis expressed confidence that Satam's leadership will enable the BJP to regain control of the BMC, building on the party's recent successes in Mumbai. Three-term MLA Ameet Satam has been chosen as the new president of the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uni ...Read More >
Speaking during the 24-hour marathon discussion in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Pooja Pal credited the chief minister for the action against Atiq Ahmed. Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal on Thursday lauded Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for his "zero-tolerance policy" against mafias, crediting him for "providing justice" in the murder of her husband, former BSP MLA Raju Pal, who was killed by gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. Speaking in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Pooja Pal expr ...Read More >
Mumbai Aug 8 ( UNI) In an initiative to ensure the greater availability of theatres for Marathi films, Maharashtra's Minister for Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar today directed the formation of a joint committee to study the challenges faced by single-screen cinema halls across the state. Several organisations including associations of theatre owners and operators, artists, and film producers had submitted a memorandum to Shelar seeking government assistance, grants and policy support for single ...Read More >
Nagpur: The decision to shift agriculture minister and NCP(Ajit) MLA Manikrao Kokate on Thursday over 'rummy-in-the-House-row' and assigned sports and youth welfare, minority development and waqf portfolio, was taken jointly after a discussion with deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday. He termed it as a move to uphold accountability in governance. Kokate was shifted in the wake of growing public outrage over his conduct and controversial remark ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax ...Read More >
MLA Raju Kage had threatened resignation over lack of project progress Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has approved the release of Rs 50 crore in development grants for each MLA, following weeks of internal discussions and mounting pressure from party legislators who had complained of fund shortages. The move comes after a series of one-on-one meetings that several Congress legislators held with state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, where they expressed concern over the lack of financ ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to MLAs announcing that Rs 50 crore will be allocated to their assembly constituencies for the development work. There has been discontent among the legislators, including those from the ruling Congress, about lack of fund allocation for development work in their constituencies. "Under the Chief Minister's Infrastructure Development Programme announced in the State Budget for the year 2025-26, a special grant of Rs 50.00 crores will be allocate ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to MLAs announcing that Rs 50 crore will be allocated to their assembly constituencies for the development work. There has been discontent among the legislators, including those from the ruling Congress, about lack of fund allocation for development work in their constituencies. "Under the Chief Minister's Infrastructure Development Programme announced in the State Budget for the year 2025-26, a special grant of Rs 50.0 ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to MLAs announcing that Rs 50 crore will be allocated to their assembly constituencies for the development work. There has been discontent among the legislators, including those from the ruling Congress, about lack of fund allocation for development work in their constituencies. "Under the Chief Minister's Infrastructure Development Programme announced in the State Budget for the year 2025-26, a special grant of Rs 50.00 ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: A controversy has erupted in Navi Mumbai's Seawoods area after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) raised objections over a BJP public relations office displaying its signboard entirely in Gujarati. The office, located in Sector-42, is reportedly associated with Gujarat MLA Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja. Upon receiving complaints from locals, MNS city secretary Sachin Kadam, along with division secretary Appasaheb Jadhav, deputy division president Santosh Tekawade, and other par ...Read More >
Mumbai: A total of 420 schools are running illegally in Maharashtra capital Mumbai of which 103 have been penalised and 47 have been permanently shut, Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse has said. Bhuse was replying to a question by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The Minister said that of the 420 schools in Mumbai division running unauthorisedly, cases have been registered with the police against 126 schools. The remaining cases are under investigation, ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More >
Mumbai: The assembly was briefly adjourned on Tuesday after a ruckus broke out over delayed redevelopment of around 10,000 slums on defence land in Bandra East.Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Varun Sardesai, who raised a calling attention motion, said the issue has been pending since 2017 and pointed out delays in getting an NOC from the defence ministry as well as in transferring the land to the state govt. Seeking a time-bound solution, he said the state govt was only giving bureaucratic replies, with offic ...Read More >
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde has urged Shiv Sena legislators and ministers to adhere to discipline amidst scandals involving party members. Incidents include an MLA assault and a viral video of a minister with cash. Shinde warns against power abuse and highlights the need for restraint and accountability. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has stepped in to restore order within the Shiv Sena amidst public backlash over recent controversies involving senior party members. In a party meeting held on ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strong and clear message, Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked the party ministers, legislators and office bearers to strictly follow party discipline and not compel him to take action. "In the past few days, certain incidents have taken place. People don't point fingers at you -- they point at me for what you do. They ask me: 'What are your MLAs up to? You all are my people. We are one family. Your disrepute is my dis ...Read More >
Mumbai: The enforcement Directorate has earlier this week submitted a prosecution complaint against Rohit Pawar, grandnephew of Sharad Pawar and MLA from the Karjat-Jamkhed constituency. The money laundering case against Pawar is filed in connection with the role of his firm in Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam. The complaint against Pawar is submitted by ED at the time when the economic offence wing, which had probed the predicate offence, wants the case to be closed. EOW's plea is being ...Read More >
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