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Modi to perform ground breaking for Shivaji statue
Mumbai, Dec 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he felt honoured for getting the opportunity to perform ‘bhoomipujan’ (ground breaking ritual) for a grand statue and memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji during his day-long...
Maharashtra, Indian Railways to collaborate for rail projects
Mumbai, April 22 The Indian Railways and Maharashtra government will form a special purpose vehicle to take up nine major railway projects in the state worth around Rs.23,000 crores, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced here on Thursday.The SPV...
Maharashtra’s 55,000 chemists join all-India strike
Mumbai, Oct 14 Around 55,000 retail chemists and pharmacists in Maharashtra joined the day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), demanding a ban on online sale of medicines, an official...
Maharashtra joins 300 million workers in all India strike
Mumbai, Sep 2 Maharashtra joined a staggering 300 million workers in the government and private sector, the financial sector, banks and financial institutions, and the farming community across the country for a day’s token strike protesting what...
Six states to discuss conservation of Western Ghats, livelihood
New Delhi, July 7 Environment and forest ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will meet here on Tuesday to discuss conservation of biodiversity of the Western Ghats and ways to provide adequate livelihood security...
Vodafone spends Rs.1,050 crore on Maharashtra, Goa operations
New Delhi, May 27 Vodafone India has invested over Rs.1,050 crore on ramping up network, distribution and retail presence in Maharashtra and Goa circles between April 2014-March 2015, the company said in statement on Wednesday. Vodafone has expanded...
New device converts diesel into household fuel for rural India
Bengaluru, April 15 Diesel, which is normally used in automobiles, buses, trucks and even railway engines and is considered “dirty”, has been turned into a clean fuel for cooking and lighting in rural areas courtesy a device developed at...
Maharashtra gives toll relief to light vehicles
Mumbai, April 10 The Maharashtra government has decided to scrap toll for light motor vehicles and state transport buses at 53 toll tax plazas in the state, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here on Friday. Besides, 12 toll plazas in the state...
Maharashtra to scrap Local Body Tax
Mumbai, March 19 Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday announced the scrapping of the contentious Local Body Tax (LBT) while presenting in the state assembly a Rs.198,000 crore budget for 2015-16 that has a deficit of Rs.3,070...
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi unveiling the plaque to inaugurate the Appasaheb Pawar Auditorium of Agricultural Development
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi unveiling the plaque to inaugurate the Appasaheb Pawar Auditorium of Agricultural Development Trust, in Baramati, Maharashtra on February 14, 2015. The Governor of Maharashtra, C. Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister of Maharashtra,...
BJP to send Rajnath, Naidu as observers to Maharashtra, Haryana
New Delhi, Oct 20 The BJP decided to send senior party leaders Rajnath Singh to Maharashtra and Venkaiah Naidu to Haryana to take a decision on the chief ministerial candidates in the two states. Briefing reporters after the BJP’s parliamentary...
‘India’s software technology exports rising 8 to 10 percent yearly’
Agartala, Sep 29 India’s exports from the Software Technology Parks (STP) across India are rising at a pace of 8 to 10 percent annually and would further increase in the upcoming years as the industry spreads across the country, a senior sector...
Days before poll, Maharashtra’s two main alliances break up
Mumbai, Sep 26 In a day of fast political developments, Maharashtra’s two main alliances – the BJP-Shiv Sena and the Congress-NCP – Thursday broke up over differences in seat sharing, setting the stage for multi-cornered contests in...
With heavy investment, Maharashtra set to become global auto-hub
Mumbai, Aug 29 Maharashtra is on way to become the global auto-hub with four companies investing Rs.11,510 crore in Pune, officials said Thursday. The state government Thursday signed agreements with Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra for investments...
73 killed in Maharashtra’s worst landslide disaster
Pune, Aug 2 The overnight toll in Maharashtra’s worst landslide disaster in Malin village of Pune district went up to 73 Saturday morning with no reports of finding survivors, a top official said here. “We have recovered 73 bodies so far…...
Maharashtra to launch Buddhist circuit tourism soon
Mumbai, June 25 After Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra will have its own Buddhist circuit tours with 25 major destinations, in a bid to attract more tourists to the state, a top official said here Tuesday. The Buddhist circuit has been finalised...
Of Rapes & Hangings: STATES PUT INDIA TO SHAME …
Of Rapes & Hangings STATES PUT INDIA TO SHAME By Insaf Where is India heading with reports of rapes and hangings hitting headlines every other day? In this week alone news from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh should...
Maharashtra polls in three phases
Mumbai, March 5 Maharashtra will elect 48 Lok Sabha members over three days in April. The first lot of votes will be cast in 10 constituencies in eastern Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region April 10. These constituencies are Akola, Amravati, Buldana,...
Power retail tariff to rise in 5 states : ICRA
New Delhi, Feb 25 Power retail tariff rates will rise in Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan, ratings agency ICRA estimates after the central regulator last week allowed power companies to increase rates for power sold to discoms. “The...