Maharashtra: Hoteliers seek reduction in power tariff
AURANGABAD: Hoteliers in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district have demanded reduction in electricity charges collected from hotels in the state. They said the tariff levied on the hotels should be brought on par with other industries. “Hotels in Maharashtra pay Rs 18.50 per unit of electricity. Hotels were given the status of industry 21 years back. But […]
Ajit Pawar reviews progress of Pune Metro Rail project
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar reviewed progress of the Pune Metro Rail project on Friday morning, a district official said. Pawar, who is also Pune district’s guardian minister, visited the Wheel Park depot in Kothrud and inspected ongoing construction of a metro tunnel at Shivajinagar at 6 am, he said. The NCP […]
Amitabh Gupta takes charge as Pune police commissioner
PUNE: Senior IPS officer Amitabh Gupta, who had courted a controversy by allegedly facilitating travel of DHFL scam accused Wadhawan brothers during lockdown in Maharashtra, on Sunday took charge as new commissioner of police, Pune. His new posting had drawn attention when the Maharashtra government on Thursday transferred over 50 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. […]
GST compensation due to states at Rs 1.51 lakh crore, Maharashtra leads
NEW DELHI:The GST collection during April-August declined on account of COVID-19 induced lockdown, and the compensation due to states stands at over Rs 1.51 lakh crore, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said on Monday. The provisional GST compensation due to states/UTs for 2020-21 was highest for Maharashtra at Rs 22,485 crore, followed […]
Kangana Ranaut leaves Mumbai for home state, calls her analogy about POK bang on’
NEW DELHI: Actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday left Mumbai for her home state Himachal Pradesh, saying she has been terrorised with “constant attacks and abuses” and declaring that her analogy comparing the city with Pakistan occupied Kashmir was “bang on”. The actor, whose comments triggered a spat with Maharashtra’s ruling Shiv Sena, arrived in the […]
Maharashtra government raises circle rates by average 1.74 per cent
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Friday increased the ready reckoner rates of properties by an average 1.74 per cent. The new rates will come into effect from September 12, an official statement from the office of the Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps said. Ready reckoner rate, also known as circle rate, […]
Bipin Kumar Singh takes charge as Navi Mumbai top cop
THANE:Senior IPS officer Bipin Kumar Singh has taken charge as the new police commissioner of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. Singh succeeded Sanjay Kumar, who has been appointed as the new Additional Director General of Police (Training and Special Squads). Talking to reporters on Friday, a day after taking charge, Singh said maintaining law and order […]
Calibrated measures to regain momentum in real estate sector, affirmed by Jitendra Awhad
NEW DELHI: Today on a webinar with NAREDCO was Housing Minister of Maharashtra,Jitendra Awhad, addressed the serious concerns of the ailing real estate sector. The long due issues regarding ease of doing business, quick and digitization of approvals, rationalization of ready reckoner rates, suspension of section 18 read with 19{4} RERA act for two years, […]
Indrayani sales supplies cartridges to Maharashtra CM and Deputy CM
NEW DELHI: Karan Jain, CEO of Indrayani Sales Pvt Ltd (or ISPL) Group (providing under the brand name ‘Print It’) supplies cartridges as charity to the offices of Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister at Mantralaya of Maharashtra. Jain comments, “During these difficult times of lockdown and economic recession in the context of spread of […]
Home delivery of liquor in Maharashtra from today
NEW DELHI: The home delivery of liquor in Maharashtra will start from May 15, an order issued by the state excise department on Wednesday said. The state government had on Tuesday allowed home delivery of liquor to avoid crowding at shops amid the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. However, as the shop owners had sought some more time […]
Maharashtra Congress bears travel expenses of 27,865 migrants
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Congress has borne the travel expenses of nearly 27,865 migrant workers and sent them back to their native places, state party president Balasaheb Thorat claimed on Tuesday. Arrangements are being made to send 24,000 more migrant workers from Maharashtra to their native states, Thorat said. “So far, the Maharashtra Congress has […]
Some states unwilling to take back migrants from Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Saturday expressed concern over the stand taken by several states to not take in migrant workers who were stranded in Maharashtra due to the COVID-19 lockdown. In a statement, Thorat, who is also the state Congress president, alleged that arbitrary decisions taken by many states regarding migrant […]
16 migrant workers crushed to death by goods train in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: At least 16 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, police said. While 14 of them died on the spot, two of them later succumbed to injuries which took place at 5.15 am under the Karmad Police station […]
IFSC body in Gujarat will globally discredit Mumbai: Sharad Pawar to Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s decision to station the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Authority at Gandhinagar in Gujarat will not only cause financial damage to the country, but also bring “international discredit” by undermining the importance of Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar warned here on Sunday. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra […]
Uddhav Thackeray speaks to Narendra Modi as he awaits governor’s decision
NEW DELHI: As the decision about his appointment to the legislature as governor’s nominee hangs fire, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, sources claimed. Thackeray spoke to Modi on phone and told him that attempts were being made to create political instability in the state, sources told […]
Maharashtra should consider reducing ready reckoner rates by 40% for two years: Devendra Fadnavis
NEW DELHI: After a series of webinars with various state officials of the Government of India and Maharashtra, NAREDCO gets former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, to address the queries of the real estate and guide them through these challenging times. Fadnavis has always guided the industry during his tenure as Chief Minister, now […]