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Abhijit Mulye

Tribals should be allowed to execute their land rights: Maharashtra governor

Some of the tribals had written to the Governor against the harassment after which the latter had assured them that he would visit the area soon to assess the situation himself.

04 Feb 2020

We stopped ideological infiltration, says Maharashtra minister after BJP slams nixing of camp

The University of Mumbai had organized a two-day training camp for 30 administrative officers at the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini campus

03 Feb 2020

Panel report on Aarey car shade not binding on government: Aaditya Thackeray

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had last month appointed a four-member committee under Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Manoj Saunik to explore alternative locations to shift the Metro car shed.

29 Jan 2020

Mumbai 24x7 proposal cleared by Maha cabinet, stakeholders welcome decision

"The decision doesn’t apply to pubs and bars... So, pubs and bars would be open only till 1.30 am as is the rule now," said Maharashtra tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray

22 Jan 2020

Mumbai diary: New aquarium at Aarey

The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to focus on the public health system.

14 Jan 2020

JNU violence akin to 26/11 Mumbai terror strike: Uddhav Thackeray

Sunday evening saw several masked intruders barge into JNU campus and create havoc among students, assaulting them with sticks, metal rods and stones.

06 Jan 2020

Maharashtra cabinet: Sena-Congress meet drags on, portfolio announcement ‘today’

NCP chief Sharad Pawar had said that the portfolio allocation had been finalised around a week ago and that the youth have been given preference.

03 Jan 2020

Unrest within Shiv Sena as MLAs threaten to quit after failing to land cabinet berths

Though the Congress and NCP said that the unrest has been contained, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut wrote a Facebook post which led to a new row.

01 Jan 2020

Mumbai Diary

Almost two-third of the tunnel for the city’s first 38 km long underground metro line is complete.

01 Jan 2020

Resentment in Maha Vikas Aghadi over Cabinet expansion as Congress MLA's supporters vandalise party office in Pune

Supporters of Sangram Thopte, the Congress MLA from Bhor had staged demonstrations on Monday when it was revealed that Thopte was not included in the state cabinet.

31 Dec 2019

Navi Mumbai International Airport likely to take two more years to complete

While the reluctance of the project-affected people to vacate the land required for construction of airstrip has stalled the work on one hand, the economic slowdown too is affecting the project.

30 Dec 2019

BJP throws Citizenship law bait to woo back Sena in Maharashtra

Shelar’s comments came a day after Sena’s minister Eknath Shinde indicated that the tri-party MVA government is likely to block implementation of CAA in Maharashtra.

15 Dec 2019

After blaming top brass, BJP dissidents in Maharashtra now target ‘imported’ leaders

The state BJP is currently conducting region-wise review meetings in an effort to analyse the reasons behind the party’s lower tally compared to the 2014 election.

14 Dec 2019

'Saviour' BJP ready to bail out Shiv Sena if it implements Citizenship Act in Maharashtra

"The Shiv Sena shouldn’t shun its core ideology and change its stand under pressure from the Congress. The Citizenship Act is in the interest of the nation as well as Maharashtra," said a BJP leader.

14 Dec 2019

Mumbai Diary: Women to pilot Central Railway’s first AC local

After the success of AC local on the Western Line of Suburban Mumbai, the Central Railways is also planning its first AC local service from mid January.

14 Dec 2019

Richard Branson meets CM Thackeray over Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project

Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One had stunned all by announcing the project when Devendra Fadnavis was the state’s chief minister and had promised to get the project going by 2020.

12 Dec 2019

Maharashtra police IG Abdur Rehman resigns over Citizenship Amendment Bill

Rahman, a member of the Indian Police Service, has been working for more than twenty-one years at different positions in Maharashtra.

12 Dec 2019

BJP confident of containing ‘unease’ even as Munde, Khadse plan to float a front

While Munde had skipped crucial party meetings over past few days, Khadse has met NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena president and CM Uddhav Thackeray over past two days.

11 Dec 2019

Maha BJP chief echoes Sena's Manohar Joshi, says both parties must join hands again

“It is not that Shiv Sena will never go with the BJP again. Uddhav Thackeray will take the right decision at the right time,” said ex-Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi.

11 Dec 2019