Amid the heavy rain in Pune, the District Fire Brigade has rescued 70 people who had been stranded in the flood waters in the Nimbjanagar area of the city following heavy downpours. Visuals show the officials of the Pune Fire Brigade conducting rescue and relief work in the city that […]
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde appeals to people to “Move to safer places” as continuous rains hit state
As the state of Maharashtra faces the effects of continuous rainfall, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday took stock of the situation in the state. CM called the Raigad collector and told him to help all flood-affected people and assured him of all help. Traffic has been halted at Tamhini […]
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Maharashtra Congress backs Anil Deshmukh on his allegations against Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Thursday backed Anil Deshmukh’s allegations that Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has asked him to implicate Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray. Former Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh had been arrested by the ED in 2021 in an alleged money laundering case and had spent […]
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Maharashtra: District Collector Suhas Diwase reacts on allegations made by IAS Puja Khedkar in Pune
Pune District Collector (DC) Suhas Diwase reacted to the allegations of harassment made against him by probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar. On the allegations made, he said, “I have not received any complaint copy yet so there is nothing to respond to on the allegations.” Additionally, Washim’s police station’s officers […]
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Maharashtra: 7 male and 5 female Maoists dead in Gadchiroli Naxal attack
An encounter between security forces and Naxals in Wandoli village on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border has resulted in the death of 12 Naxal cadres including 5 women. One Divisional Committee member, Laxman Atram, in charge of the Tipagad Dalam, has been identified as one of the dead Naxal. Further identification of […]
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Maharashtra: NCP leaders return to Sharad Pawar faction after resigning from Ajit Pawar camp
Several Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders and corporators returned to the Sharad Pawar camp a day after resigning from the Ajit Pawar faction on Wednesday. At Sharad Pawar’s residence in Pune, the former NCP’s Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief, Ajit Gavhane, was among the leaders who joined his faction. Three other senior […]
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Maharashtra: FIR filed on IAS Pooja Khedkar’s parents for threatning farmers in Pune
A case has been filed against IAS Pooja Khedhkar’s parents, Manorma Khedkar and Dilip Khedkar for allegedly threatening farmers with a pistol. Pune Rural SP Pankaj Deshmukh spoke about the case to ANI and said that the accused are on the run, and we have been trying to contact them, […]
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Maharashtra CM cast vote for Legislative Council elections in Vidhan Sabha
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde voted for the Legislative Council elections in Vidhan Sabha on Friday. Earlier today, Congress wrote a letter to election officials and demanded to restrict BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad accused in a firing incident not cast his vote in MLC elections. “Gaikwad is in judicial custody […]
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Maharashtra: Seat-sharing talks in Maha Vikas Aghadi underway, Congress likely to field candidates on maximum seats
As the Maharashtra assembly elections are slated to be held later this year, discussions on seat-sharing in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance consisting of the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SP, and the Shiv Sena (UBT) among others are underway. The Maharashtra assembly polls are scheduled later this year to […]
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Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde orders removal of Rajesh Shah, father of accused in Worli hit-and-run case from Shivsena
After the key accused in the Worli hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was arrested by the Mumbai Police, Rajesh Shah, father of the accused has been removed from the post of the Deputy leader of Shivsena. His removal from the post came after instructions from the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath […]
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Maharashtra: Two youth from Karnataka drown in Kolhapur; one body retrieved
The body of one of two youth from Karnataka’s Nipani town who drowned in the Dudhganga river basin at Kalammawadi dam in Kolhapur has been retrieved, officials said on Tuesday. The drowning incident took place on Monday morning. According to Krushna Sorate, Kolhapur Disaster Response Force (KDRF) in-charge, the body of one of the youth was […]
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Maharashtra govt postpones underground parking construction at Deeksha Bhoomi following public protests
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the state government has decided to postpone the construction of an underground parking facility at Deeksha Bhoomi, a significant site in Nagpur. The decision follows widespread public protests against the project. “Rs 200 crores were sanctioned by the state government for […]
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“Not only from Pune, drug suppliers will be uprooted from Maharashtra”: CM Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said that strict action will be taken against those who are behind the malicious intent of “ruining the youngsters through drugs” and asserted that the drug suppliers would be uprooted from entire Maharashtra. While speaking with the reporters, Shinde said, “All the drug suppliers, structure […]
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“Budget resolves to give new direction to Maharashtra”: CM Shinde
Terming the state budget as “revolutionary,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that this budget in a true sense empowers women, youth, and farmers through various schemes worth Rs 1 lakh crore. He said that this budget is revolutionary and would make the future of weaker sections, farmers, and youth […]
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Maharashtra Congress suspends two leaders for anti-party activities
The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday suspended two of its leaders, Vijay Devtale and Asawari Devtale, from the party for six years for allegedly taking part in anti-party activities during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Both the leaders hail from the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. According to an official letter addressed […]