Maharashtra onion farmers buy 250 tractors in a single day
NEW DELHI: Major automobile makers have reported double digit declines in domestic passenger vehicle sales but this hasn’t stopped onion farmers in a Maharashtra tehsil from buying as many as 250 tractors in a single day. The purchase happened on the first day of Navratri, despite the onset of the festive season failing to lift […]
ECI appoints two special expenditure observers for Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: In exercise of the powers conferred on it under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 20B of The Representation of the People Act 1951, the Election Commission of India today appointed two ex-Indian Revenue Service officers – Madhu Mahajan (ex IRS 1982) and B Murali Kumar (ex IRS 1983) as Special Expenditure […]
Maharashtra, Haryana assembly polls on October 21
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held on October 21, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. Counting of votes in both the states will be held on October 24, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said at press conference here While the term of 288-member Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, […]
Congress-NCP to fight 123-125 seats each in Maharashtra: Prithviraj Chavan
NEW DELHI: The Congress and NCP will fight about 123-125 seats each and leave 41 constituencies for smaller allies in the upcoming state polls, former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday. He added that seats may be swapped based on consensus between the two major opposition parties. “Talks are on the with the […]
Shiv Sena may settle for 135 seats, but wants BJP to include smaller allies
NEW DELHI: If a Shiv Sena leader is to be believed, the party may agree to contest 135 of the total 288 seats in alliance with the BJP for the Maharashtra Assembly polls but wanted the senior NDA partner to accomodate the smaller allies. The Sena was reportedly adamant on contesting 144 seats and also […]
India, ADB sign $200 million loan to improve rural connectivity in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $200 million loan to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra State to improve road safety and better connect rural areas with markets and services. The signatories to the loan agreement for the Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement […]
Maharashtra: 322 agitating gram sevaks relieved of duties
NEW DELHI: Around 322 gram sevaks (village level workers), who were on strike in Maharashtra’s Akola district over their various demands including pay hike, have been relieved of their duties, an official said on Sunday. The gram sevaks were agitating since August 22, paralysing work of the local administration and hampering the implementation of various […]
Ex-Union minister Khan, BJP leaders Soundararajan, Koshyari, Dattatreya appointed governors
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Tamilisai Soundararajan were appointed as Governors of Maharashtra and Telangana on Sunday. Former Union minister Arif Mohammed Khan and BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya were appointed as Governors of Kerala and Himachal Pradesh, respectively, according to an official statement. Fifty-eight-year-old Soundararajan, the former Tamil Nadu BJP chief […]
BJP appoints in-charges for poll-bound Maharashtra, Jharkahnd
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Friday appointed Bhupendra Yadav and Om Prakash Mathur as the election in-charges of Maharashtra and Jharkhand respectively. These leaders would be playing an important role in the party organization during the election time. Elections are due in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Haryana this year while Delhi will […]
BJP will change Maharashtra’s face if voted to power again: Devendra Fadnavis
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that if the BJP is voted to power in the Assembly polls again, it will change the face of the state in the next five years through development. Fadnavis was in Nagpur as part of his month-long ‘Maha Janadesh Yatra’, which began from Amravati on […]
Maharashtra mulls framing policy to set up solar projects
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government is contemplating to prepare a policy wherein vacant plots and agriculture land will be taken on lease to set up solar energy projects. An Energy Department official said that many people have evinced interest in leasing out their land for a period of 30 years to set up solar projects. The […]
Maharashtra government doubles minimum wages of workers
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday doubled the minimum wages of workers employed in shops and establishments across the state. Talking to reporters, Labour Minister Sanjay Kute said the decision will benefit nearly one crore workers employed in 10 lakh shops and establishments in the state in 67 different types of employment. “As per clause […]
For MSME, Maharashtra govt gives Ramdev land reserved for BHEL Plant
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Maharashtra government has invited Yoga guru Ramdev, the promoter of Patanjali group, to set up a unit on an unused chunk of land in Latur district, originally reserved for a BHEL plant, for which a stamp duty waiver is being offered, according to sources. It is likely that a soybean processing […]
Maharashtra okays Rs 4.24 lakh crore annual credit plan
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday approved Rs 4.24 lakh crore annual credit plan for the year 2019-20. The approval was given during the 143rd State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting here, which was attended by state ministers Chandrakant Patil, Deepak Kesarkar, senior central and state officials, RBI officials and bankers. A statement […]
Maharashtra cabinet clears 29 km Thane metro project
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday cleared a 29-kilometre metro line for Thane which will be implemented by the Maha Metro on behalf of the Thane Municipal Corporation. A statement from the Chief Minister’s office said the project will take four years to be completed and will be built at a cost of Rs 13,095 […]
Maharashtra to give 10 per cent quota to EWS in jobs, education
MUMBAI: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Maharashtra government has decided to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to those who are economically weak in the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted a graphic that said families, whose collective annual income is less than Rs 8 lakh — through sources such […]