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Telangana CM on 2-day Maharashtra tour from June 26, to visit temple towns

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will visit Pandharpur and Tuljapur temple towns during his two-day visit to Maharashtra starting from Monday, a functionary of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) said. The BRS has been trying to make inroads into Maharashtra ahead of the state Assembly polls due next year. Rao, popularly known as 'KCR', will arrive at Omerga in Osmanabad district on Monday and will then leave for Solapur. On Tuesday, he will visit the Lord Vitthal temple in Pandharpur town of Solapur and offer prayers to the deity, the BRS functionary said. The CM will also attend a locally arranged programme in Sarkoli village of Solapur. Rao will later depart for Tuljapur in Osmanabad, where he will visit the famous Tulja Bhavani temple on Tuesday afternoon, he said. On June 15, BRS president Rao inaugurated his party's first office in Maharashtra at Nagpur as part of his ambitious plan to increase the organisation's footprint outside his home state. He had expressed

Orange alert issued for Raigad, Ratnagiri as heavy rain lashes Maharashtra

The weather department issued a 'yellow alert' for Palghar, Mumbai, Thane, and Sindhudurg

Nagpur police unearth 'task fraud', trace money trail to China; 6 held

The Nagpur cyber police probing a "task fraud" have unearthed a transaction involving the transfer of crime money to a Chinese individual through cryptocurrency and arrested six men from Mumbai, Gujarat and Rajasthan, a senior official said. Three of the six arrested men hail from Mumbai and suburban Nallasopara and the others from Rajasthan and Surat in Gujarat. The police seized 19 debit and credit cards, nine mobile phones, a laptop, and cash worth Rs 7.87 lakh. Additionally, the police have frozen Rs 37.26 lakh from the bank accounts of the accused individuals, the official said on Saturday. On the modus operandi of such a crime, Deputy Commissioner of Police (cyber) Archit Chandak at a press conference said fraudsters employ different teams to handle various tasks, including an IT team to monitor transactions and a banking team to facilitate their activities. The fraud involves promise of money for performing tasks like liking videos and giving reviews for products. Later, the

Monsoon advances till Alibag in Maha, set to hit Mumbai in 48 hours: IMD

The monsoon has advanced up till Alibag in Maharashtra's Raigad district and is likely to move further and hit Mumbai in the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Incidentally, Mumbai, where the normal date for onset of monsoon is June 11, and areas around it received light rain during the day. "The southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, some parts of East Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Uttar Pradesh, most parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, some parts of Haryana and Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh," the IMD said. The 'Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM)' now passes through Alibag, Solapur, Udgir, Nagpur (in Maharashtra), Mandla, Sonbhadra, Buxar, Siddharthnagar, Pantnagar, Bijnor, Yamunanagar, Una and Dras, it said. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon over most parts of Maharashtr

Maha govt reintroduces annual exams for Class 5 & 8, scraps 'no detention'

The Maharashtra government has reintroduced annual examinations for Class 5 and 8, which will allow schools to detain students if they fail to clear these exams in the second attempt, an official said. The state School Education Department issued a notification to this effect on Friday, which comes in the backdrop of the Centre amending the Right to Education (RTE) Act that had no failure detention till Class 8. Under the RTE 2009, schools could not detain any student until Class 8 as per the no detention policy. The notification said that the annual examination will be held at the end of the academic year of Class 5 and 8. If the child fails to pass the examination, additional guidance will be provided and re-examination will be held in two months. But if the child fails to clear the re-examination, then he or she will be held back in the same Class, it said. It, however, made it clear that no student will not be expelled from the school till the completion of elementary ...

Maha govt requested for consent to take control of Ambedkar house in London

The Centre has requested the Maharashtra government for its consent to hand over the control of Dr B R Ambedkar's house in London to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), an official said on Thursday. The file has been submitted for approval, the official in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) told PTI. The 3.1 million pound three-storey house located on King Henry's Road in north London was purchased by the state government in 2015 to turn it into a museum. In 2020, the house was converted into a museum and thrown open to public. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, lived in the house in 1921-22. The CMO official said, "The MEA has requested the state government to give consent to hand over control of Dr Ambedkar's home in London to it." The 2,050 square feet residential property in London went up for sale through an estate agent in 2014. The Federation of Ambedkarites and Buddhist Organisation (FABO) UK had written to the Indian government to urge them to purcha

Attempts being made to create Manipur-like situation in Maharashtra: Patole

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday targeted the Centre and the Eknath Shinde-led state government, saying that attempts were being made to foment unrest in the society and create a Manipur-like situation in the state. He was addressing party workers at Kalyan in Thane district. Manipur has been witnessing ethnic violence since the first week of May, in which several people have lost their lives. "Through various incidents of social unrest, an attempt is being made in Maharashtra to trigger riots and create a situation like Manipur," he said. "Incidents of social unrest are taking place one after the other in the state. If democracy and the Constitution are to be preserved in the country, then there is no alternative to the Congress. Its policies and policies show that the BJP has nothing to do with the people of the country," Patole said. The Congress worked towards strengthening the country, he said, accusing the Narendra Modi government of selling assets of

When Shinde was MVA minister he did not remember morality: Supriya Sule

"Now those (Eknath Shinde) who are making allegations were in the previous government for two and a half years, then they did not remember morality," she said

Lupin signs MoU with Maharashtra govt to combat rising prevalence of CVD

Collaboration to enhance healthcare services, ensure timely diagnosis, and improve accessibility of healthcare services

KCR trying to expand base in Maharashtra, will not succeed: Ajit Pawar

Referring to the hoardings of BRS in Maharashtra he said that when there is inflation and unemployment, the money is spent on banners and advertisements

Shiv Sena (UBT) wants UN to declare June 20 as 'World Traitors Day'

This is to commemorate the treachery on the original Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde (now, Chief Minister) and 40 MLA perpetrated last year

MLC Manisha Kayande leaves Uddhav's party, joins Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Manisha Kayande, who was dismissed from post of Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson earlier, joined the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction in Mumbai on Sunday evening

Massive fire erupts in godown in Maharashtra's Pune, dousing ops underway

A massive fire broke out in a godown located in the Gangadham area of Pune, on Sunday

Smoke erupts at Hotel Trident Nariman Point, fire dept says 'false alarm'

A smoke was reported at Hotel Trident Nariman Point in Mumbai, on Sunday

Chandrapur police design mobile toilet for women cops on bandobast duty

The police in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have specially designed and dedicated a mobile toilet facility for women personnel who are on bandobast duty, an official said on Friday. Considering the health and hygiene issues faced by women in the district's police force, Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardesi came up with the project under which an unused police van was redesigned into a mobile toilet by the motor vehicle wing of the department, the official said. "The 'she van' has two toilets, a washroom and a fan. Women personnel face difficulties during bandobast duty and some of them don't drink water. Hence, they face health and hygiene issues," Pardesi told PTI. The mobile toilet will be made available in the district for women personnel during bandobast, he said. The "she van" was dedicated to the department in a recently held programme.

Focus on work, do not let media set agenda: Fadnavis at legislators' meet

After a war of words between the BJP and ally Shiv Sena over a newspaper advertisement, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cautioned on Friday against deviating from the agenda of nation building. Fadnavis was speaking at the inauguration of the first National Legislators Conference organised by the MIT-School of Governance and attended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, presiding officers of assemblies and nearly 2,000 legislators from across the country. "I have seen that often the media decides the agenda for us. We are so desperate to appear in the media that we forget our own agenda," he said amid a row over the newspaper advertisement that projected Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a more popular leader in the state than his deputy. Fadnavis urged the legislators attending the conference not to deviate from the agenda of law making and contributing to the progress of the nation. He said democracy took root in India centuries ago and continues to thrive even today

Electric cables catch fire on under-construction Metro line-4 in Thane

A minor fire erupted in the electricity cables attached to the pillars that are part of the under-construction Metro rail route at Ovala Naka in Thane city of Maharashtra, an official said. Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred on Thursday evening, said Yasin Tadvi, the disaster control officer of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). "Electrical cables on a pillar at Ovala Naka signal caught fire around 7.45 pm. Soon after being alerted, a fire brigade team and other personnel rushed to the scene and doused the fire within half an hour," he said. The incident occurred on the Metro line-4 route between Wadala in Mumbai to Kasarvadavali. This fully-elevated 32.32 km-long corridor is currently under construction. The cause of the fire is being investigated, he said.

iPhone maker Foxconn to start making electric vehicles in India: Report

The company is keen on setting up its plant in Maharashtra but due to some challenges, it may consider Tamil Nadu as its auto manufacturing hub

Pre-monsoon surveys find 256 dangerous buildings in Maharashtra's Raigad

A survey conducted by 11 municipal councils and five nagar panchayats in Raigad in Maharashtra ahead of the monsoon has found 256 dangerous buildings in the district, an official said on Thursday. Three municipal councils, namely Khalapur, Shrivardhan and Pali did not carry out surveys, he added. "The collector had ordered carrying out of such surveys. There are 50 dangerous buildings in Uran, 36 in Khopoli, 29 in Pen, 23 in Mahad and 17 in Alibag. A total of 73 buildings are in very dangerous condition," he said. "The most dangerous category includes 25 buildings in Alibag, 13 each in Mahad and Pen. Now, notices will be issued to those occupying such structures to save them from any untoward incident," he added. Incidentally, on August 24, 2020, a building collapse in Mahad in the district had killed 16 persons, leaving 45 households without shelter.

Maha CM Shinde announces Rs 500 cr for concretisation of bus stands

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation will be given Rs 500 crore for concretisation of its bus stands, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a function here to mark the 75th anniversary of the MSRTC, he said the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) will provide Rs 250 crore to the public transporter to make its bus stands pothole-free in the first phase. "(There will be a) Complete concretisation of bus stand flooring. Not a single dust particle should be visible," Shinde said, while also stating that MSRTC must provide clean toilets on bus stands. "There are potholes on bus stands. Water and mud accumulate in potholes and passengers face a lot of trouble," he said. Shekhar Channe, vice chairman and managing director of MSRTC, told PTI that the corporation has around 580 bus stands across the state and the funds will be used mainly to concretise these stands. The corporation has already submitted a proposal to the Industries