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Mumbai, March 31: As Ashwini Bhide, who has 31 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), takes charge as the new civic commissioner of Mumbai, she is tasked with handling key infrastructure projects, pre-monsoon preparations, and other civic issues. Her appointment comes two months after the BMC elections, in which the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance won, and a month after the administration presented the massive budget of over Rs 80,000 crore. Track record of delivering key pro ...Read More >
Mumbai: IAS officer Ashwini Bhide, known as the 'Metro Woman', has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). She is the first woman to be appointed as the head of the richest municipal corporation in Asia. The announcement regarding this was made on Tuesday. Just a few days ago, she had been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Maharashtra Chief Minister. Bhide will now head the BMC and will serve a full three-year tenure before her retirement in ...Read More >
Mumbai police have apprehended a key suspect in a massive mephedrone seizure case. Mohammed Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh was brought back from Dubai after his deportation. He is the third accused to be extradited from the UAE in this operation. The police had previously busted a drug manufacturing unit in Sangli district, seizing contraband worth Rs 252 crore. The Mumbai police have arrested a key accused in a Rs 252-crore mephedrone seizure case after his deportation from Dubai, officials said ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh, an alleged key player in the drug trafficking network operated by the Dawood Ibrahim gang, has been arrested by the crime branch and remanded in police custody till October 30, officers aware of the matter told Hindustan Times. Shaikh, an alleged associate of fugitive drug lord Salim Dola, was taken into custody by the Mumbai police crime branch shortly after his deportation from Dubai, the officers said. "Shaikh was a key link between the Dawood Ibrahim g ...Read More >
Vijayapura: The Vijayapura district administration has banned the entry of Sri Adrushya Kadasiddeshwar Swami of Kaneri Mutt in Kolhapur in Maharashtra for two months. Vijayapura DC K Anand issued an order, under BNSS Section 163, prohibiting the seer's entry into the district from Thursday to Dec 14.The move comes in the wake of a police report on the statements made by the seer at a public rally in Bilur in Maharashtra. The seer allegedly used abusive language against Lingayat seers who had tak ...Read More >
Pune: In recent days, it can be said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is more active than ever, as he is making regular visits and holding key meetings with the city BJP from time to time. Pune district, traditionally a bastion of the Pawar family from Baramati, saw a change in 2017, when two key municipal elections of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad were won by the BJP. However, both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) still hold power ...Read More >
Kolhapur: Several environmentalists have raised concerns over the public works department's (PWD) decision to plant nearly 60,000 trees alongside the highways of Kolhapur and Sangli districts. The plan includes planting non-native species like gulmohar along with a native species of kadamb tree. Environmentalists objected to the monotonous method and demanded that a mix of native plant varieties be planted.The PWD is currently running a campaign to plant such trees. So far, 11,000 trees were pla ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his 220th death anniversary at Guindy in Chennai on Sunday. The Chief Minister offered flowers to the portrait of the freedom fighter in Chennai. Dheeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on April 17, 1756. He was a Palayakkarar and chieftain who ruled the Kongu Nadu region. Chinnamalai fought against the Kingdom of Mysore, which collect ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Maharashtra government fears that increase in height of Alamatti reservoir in Bagalkot district of Karnataka from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters would result in flooding of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts owing to backwaters and there is no need for the Maharashtra government to fear flooding since its own expert committee led by retired Principal Secretary to Irrigation department Nandkumar Wadnekar ruled out flooding from the Almatti and Hipparagi reservoirs, stated Minis ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Friday dismissed Maharashtra's claim that raising the height of the Alamatti dam to 524.256 metres would cause floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. He asserted that this argument has already been rejected by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and even in the Lok Sabha. Also Read | Andhra Pradesh Government Bans Display of Political Symbols in Schools. "Sangli ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Friday dismissed Maharashtra claim that raising the height of the Alamatti dam to 524.256 metres would cause floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. He asserted that this argument has already been rejected by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and even in the Lok Sabha. Sangli and surrounding regions in Maharashtra witnessed severe floods in 1964, 1976, 1994 and 1 ...Read More >
A scuffle broke out between supporters of Jitendra Awhad and Gopichand Padalkar in the legislature. This followed a heated exchange between the MLAs. Devendra Fadnavis called for action against those involved. Awhad raised concerns about safety. Uddhav Thackeray demanded action against those who issued passes. Two people were detained. An inquiry into the issuance of passes has been demanded. Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP) came to blows in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh criticised the Maharashtra Government's decision to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur, saying that the focus should be on improving basic facilities like water, roads and public spaces. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Shaikh questioned how long the government would continue to fool people with such moves. "Rename Islampur as Ishwarpur, do everything but besides this, also work for the welfare of the city. There is no proper drinking water facility or ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Government declared the renaming of Islampur in Sangli district to Ishwarpur during the monsoon session's final day. This decision, prompted by a memorandum from the Hindutva organization Shiv Pratisthan, awaits central government approval. A Shiv Sena leader mentioned that the demand for this name change has been pending since 1986. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra Government on Friday announced that Islampur in Sangli district is being renamed as Ishwarpur. Th ...Read More >
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Camp Office under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, in which it was emphasised that the party will focus on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Parliament session. Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh and several MPs attended the meeting. Also Read | Ganeshotsav Declared 'Rajya Mahotsav': Maharashtra Government Elevates Century-Old Festival to St ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that the proposal to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur in Maharashtra reflects India's ongoing cultural renaissance. He said that it marks an effort to restore historical identities that were once deliberately erased. Speaking to the media on Friday, Shekhawat said, 'There were many of our subjects, places, history books, and incidents, which were intentionally erased, ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that the proposal to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur in Maharashtra reflects India ongoing cultural renaissance. He said that it marks an effort to restore historical identities that were once deliberately erased. Speaking to the media on Friday, Shekhawat said, There were many of our subjects, places, history books, and incidents, which were intentionally erased, or ...Read More >
THANE, July 18: A man and his two children died as their motorbike was dashed by a truck in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra.Gopal Chandanse (36), his wife and two kids were riding to their village when the truck dashed the two-wheeler from behind around 3.30 pm.They were taken to the hospital where Gopal, his son Hriday (7) and daughter Avani (9) were declared dead. Gopal's wife Meenabai (32) was injured and undergoing treatment.The truck driver fled from the spot, leaving his ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh criticised the Maharashtra Government decision to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur, saying that the focus should be on improving basic facilities like water, roads and public spaces. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Shaikh questioned how long the government would continue to fool people with such moves. Rename Islampur as Ishwarpur, do everything but besides this, also work for the welfare of the city. There is no ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Islampur city of Sangli district will be renamed as Ishwarpur, announced Maharashtra Food and Civil Supply Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday. "There has been a demand from the citizens of this area for many days in this regard. The government has approved the naming of Islampur as Ishwarpur, and a proposal is being sent to the central government," said Minister Bhujbal. He made this announcement after the state cabinet gave its approval on Thursday. Minister B ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17: Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP) came to blows inside the legislature premises on Thursday, a day after a heated exchange between the two legislators. Supporters of NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar were involved in the scuffle and came to blows briefly before onlookers separated the two groups, an eyewitness said. Speaking to reporters, Padalkar said, "I do not know anything about the inc ...Read More >
Maharashtra's minister Uday Samant announced in the assembly that the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) can act against developers who violate regulations. Registration under RERA is compulsory for developers. A specific building permission case was discussed, highlighting procedural lapses due to destroyed land records and the project's lack of RERA registration. Maharashtra is tightening its grip on real estate developers who bypass regulatory norms. Minister Uday Samant asserted that t ...Read More >
Sharad Pawar announced Shashikant Shinde as the new president of the Maharashtra NCP (SP) unit, succeeding Jayant Patil, during the party's general body meeting. Anil Deshmukh proposed Shinde's name, which was supported by Amol Kolhe and Sunil Bhusara. Patil, who led the state unit for seven years, expressed gratitude and pledged his continued support for the party's endeavors. Former Maharashtra minister and MLC Shashikant Shinde was on Tuesday named the new president of the state NCP (SP) uni ...Read More >
* A committee led by the Director General of Police will study Maharashtra's anti-conversion law * The anti-conversion law will be presented in the next state legislative session after committee review * A case was registered on December 8, 2023, regarding alleged abuses at an orphanage in Pune district Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the Director General of Police to study the la ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Jayant Patil on Monday dismissed speculation about his possible move to the BJP, stating he had neither met any leader of the saffron outfit nor had anyone from the ruling coalition party approached him. The former state minister termed as baseless media reports about his switch over. "I have not contacted any leader in the BJP, nor has anyone asked me to join (BJP). I am the state president of a party and I am surprise ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) The NCP (SP) has convened its general body meeting on Tuesday, party leaders said, amid speculation over the Sharad Pawar-led outfit's next Maharashtra unit chief. Reports in a section of media have claimed NCP (SP) Maharashtra unit chief Jayant Patil has resigned from the post and that party MLC Shashikant Shinde will take over from him. Shinde has said if he is given an opportunity, it will a turning point for him. "On July 15, all party leaders will meet to discuss the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The NCP (SP) has convened its general body meeting on Tuesday, party leaders said, amid speculation over the Sharad Pawar-led outfit's next Maharashtra unit chief. Reports in a section of media have claimed NCP (SP) Maharashtra unit chief Jayant Patil has resigned from the post and that party MLC Shashikant Shinde will take over from him. Shinde has said if he is given an opportunity, it will a turning point for him. "On July 15, all party leaders will meet to discuss the future cours ...Read More >
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