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Setback for Uddhav as Shinde faction wins 'Shiv Sena' name, party symbol

Following a coup by Shinde in June 2022, two factions emerged in the Shiv Sena. The party was divided between the supporters of Uddhav Thackeray and Ekanth Shinde

Delhi, Maha, Haryana, UP have most comprehensive EV policies: Report

Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have the most comprehensive electric vehicle policies with the widest range of parameters, including budget allocations, charging infrastructure and job creation, according to a new study. The study by Climate Trends, 'Analysis Of State Electric Vehicle Policies And Their Impact', assesses the comprehensiveness of EV policies of 26 states and Union territories based on 21 parameters. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Kerala, and Uttarakhand offer between three to seven of the 21 defined parameters in their policies, making them the least comprehensive, it said. Of the 26 states and UTs which have released EV policies over the last five years, 16 of them have been released between 2020 and 2022, it said. None of the eight states -- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi -- that released their policies before October 2020 are on track to meet their targets of EV ...

Maha: Governor-designate Ramesh Bais to be sworn-in on Saturday

The newly-designated Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais will take the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan here on February 18, an official said on Friday.

Our govt formed legally: Shinde; Raut asserts Uddhav faction is 'real' Sena

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Friday said his party believes in judiciary and expects that the Supreme Court will give its verdict in the case related to the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis based on merit. Sanjay Raut, a leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), however asserted that the party led by Uddhav Thackeray is the "real" Shiv Sena and truth will prevail when the apex court hears the case on February 21. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to refer pleas related to the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis triggered by the Shiv Sena's division to a seven-judge bench for reconsideration of the 2016 Nabam Rebia judgement. The 2016 judgment deals with powers of assembly speakers to decide on disqualification pleas. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said whether the 2016 Nabam Rebia judgement requires reference or not will be considered with the merits of the case on February 21. Reacting to ..

116,000 students to take SSC exams in Thane district of Maharashtra

A total of 1,16,542 students will take Maharashtra Board's Class 10 (SSC) exams in 332 centres across Thane district, an official said on Thursday. For the Class 12 (HSC) exams, 1,04,561 students will write their papers at 173 centres, said Manuj Jindal, chief executive officer of Thane Zilla Parishad. The SSC exams will be held from March 2 to March 25, while the HSC exams will start on February 21 and go on till March 21, he said. Flying squads will be deployed across the district to keep a check on copying and other exam-related malpractices, he said. The official said that there are no sensitive exam centres in the district.

Income tax 'raids': What is the difference between surveys and searches?

Not every income tax department operation is a 'raid'. Here is what the I-T Act says about 'surveys' and 'searches'

Upcoming Maha budget will take care of interest of citizens: CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government is people-oriented and the upcoming state budget will contain measures that will benefit common citizens. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds charge of the finance portfolio, will present the state budget for fiscal 2023-24 on March 9. Speaking after inaugurating the renovated Bhagwa Talao (lake) in Kalyan town of Thane district, his political turf, Shinde praised the Union Budget for the next fiscal which was presented in the Lok Sabha on February 1. "Similarly, the budget of the state government will be beneficial to common citizens and reflect their aspirations," he said. Shinde said his government, which assumed office in June last year, is public-oriented and committed to the welfare of people. "This government is yours and you are of the government. This Chief Minister is yours and you are mine," he said. Shinde said his administration's single-point programme is to make the life .

39,000 real estate agents in Maharashtra to be trained: MahaRERA official

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) will train 39,000 real estate agents from across the state to enable them to impart better services to home and property buyers, a top official from the regulatory body said on Wednesday. MahaRERA plans to complete the training, which has been made mandatory for agents, by September, said its nodal officer Sanjay Deshmukh at a session here organised for the first batch of the property agents. Four agencies, including the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), have been entrusted with the mandatory training, which will be followed by an exam, said the official. Being the middlemen between buyers and sellers of properties, agents are expected to guide both parties in the right direction, he said. Rajan Bandelkar, president of NAREDCO said the move will bring in more transparency in the working of real estate agents. A MahaRERA official said the government has also asked real estate agents to file their returns, a m

In which case were you fearing arrest? Shiv Sena (UBT) asks DyCM Fadnavis

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday took a dim view of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' claim that the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had tried to put him in jail, and asked the BJP leader in which case was he "fearing" arrest. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed that IPS officers had threatened MVA legislators to support Fadnavis and spied on them by tapping their phones. Fadnavis should explain if such "illegal" phone tapping is a crime or not, it said. Maharashtra's political culture has never seen instances of arrest of political opponents and harassment of their family members, the Marathi publication said. After the 2019 Assembly polls, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post. Thackeray later tied-up with the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress to form the MVA in the state. His government collapsed in June last year after

I never expressed wish to join BJP, says NCP leader Anil Deshmukh

NCP leader Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday denied that he had ever expressed desire to join the BJP. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule had claimed earlier that Deshmukh had inquired about whether he could join the BJP before the last assembly polls. Addressing a press conference here, Deshmukh claimed that Bawankule was quoting him out of context and he never wished to join the BJP.

Maharashtra cabinet passes resolution lauding outgoing Governor Koshyari

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday passed a resolution praising outgoing Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The cabinet led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde passed a resolution congratulating Koshyari for guiding the government take decisions in the state's interest, an official release said. Koshyari, who had come under fire over controversial remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and some other iconic figures from Maharashtra, resigned last week. While opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray welcomed his exit, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state defended him, saying some of his comments were misconstrued.

Maharashtra will chip in lion's share to India's $5 trn economy dream: CM

For achieving this goal, it was imperative for Maharashtra to become a USD 1-trillion economy with a holistic growth focussed on agriculture, industries and infrastructure development, he said

Apply for Maharashtra licence in 3 weeks, Supreme Court tells Uber

State govt asked to frame policy; officials say all cab aggregators will need licences

Quick commerce firm Zepto launches engagement programme, app for farmers

Service will Zepto digitise processes helping farmers to streamline their supplies and yields

Prez appoints 6 new governors; former SC judge S Nazeer named for Andhra

Four BJP leaders and former Supreme Court judge S Adbul Nazeer, who was part of the Constitution bench that upheld the archaeological report on Ayodhya, were among six new faces appointed as governors on Sunday. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, the resignations of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur have been accepted. BJP leaders Lakshman Prasad Acharya, C P Radhakrishnan, Shiv Pratap Shukla and Gulab Chand Kataria, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan, were nominated as governors in Sikkim, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam respectively. Koshyari was replaced by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais, while Mathur's place was given to Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig B D Mishra (retd). Retired Supreme Court judge Nazeer was appointed governor of Andhra Pradesh and Lt Gen K T Parnaik (retd) governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

International Year of Millets: 4,000kg bhagar prepared in Maha's Nashik

Four thousand kilograms of 'bhagar' (dish with barnyard millet and vegetables) was prepared on Sunday in Nashik in Maharashtra in honour of the United Nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets on a proposal by India. Chef Vishnu Manohar said 400 kilograms of bhagar (barnyard millet), 250 kilograms potatoes, 37 kg salt, 125 kg oil, 2,700 litres of water, 400 kg curd, 100 litres of milk, 100 kg peanuts, 125 kg groundnut and 12 kg cumin seeds were needed by a team of 16 cooks to prepare the dish. The 10-foot radius pan in which the dish was prepared was brought from Nagpur and weighed 1.5 tonnes, while the three ladles weighed 22 kg each, he explained. The food was given to various NGOs involved in welfare of the poor as well as medical colleges and other such units.

National Lok Adalat in Thane settles 48,988 cases worth Rs 128.07 crore

The National Lok Adalat held in Thane in Maharashtra has settled 48,988 pending cases amounting to Rs 128.07 crore, a District Legal Services Authority official said on Sunday. The most number of cases were settled under the Negotiable Instruments Act, amounting to Rs 47.32 crore, or 36.95 per cent of all cases, said DLSA secretary Ishwar Suryavanshi. "This was followed by settlements worth Rs 35.07 crore in MACT cases, Rs 12.87 crore in cases under the revenue department. The amounts were Rs 6.78 crore and Rs 4.96 crore for cases under power and water supply departments," he informed. "Of the 2,29,589 matters that were taken up at the Lok Adalat here on Saturday, 48,988 were settled. Thane led with settlements worth Rs 47.89 crore, followed by Rs 30.97 crore for Ulhasnagar and Rs 11.30 crore for Belapur," he said. The settlement included one of Rs 73 lakh between Vilas Mhatre (43) and an insurance firm in a 2014 accident case at Kalyan panel, one of the 88 panels set up as part of

Maharashtra records 16 new Covid-19 cases in a day; active tally at 82

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 16 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 81,37,280, the state health department said. The COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,421 as no fresh fatalities were reported. Maharashtra is now left with 82 active cases after 15 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recoveries to 79,88,777, it said. The case recovery rate in the state now stands at 98.18 per cent and the fatality rate at 1.82 per cent, the department said. Mumbai reported five cases, which raised the overall count to 11,54,366 while the death toll remained 19,747. With eight new cases, the tally of infections in the Mumbai division rose to 23,88,293. Nashik, Aurangabad, Latur, and Akola divisions didn't report any fresh cases while the Nagpur division logged one case, Pune division 5, and the Kolhapur division 2.

Maharashtra govt is legal, will complete its term: Deputy CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Eknath Shinde-BJP government was legitimate and will remain in power, remarks viewed as a swipe at the Uddhav Thacekray-led Shiv Sena faction which has been predicting its collapse. He said the government, which came to power in June 2022, was formed as per Constitutional norms and rules. Addressing the state BJP executive in Nashik city in north Maharashtra, Fadnavis said he was confident that the Supreme Court will rule in "our" favour, a reference to the disqualification plea filed by the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction against 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led group. Without naming the Uddhav Thackeray faction, the senior BJP leader refuted the criticism that the government was illegal and that many members (of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde) will be disqualified (by the apex court). "This message is being spread so that the remaining 10-15 MLAs (in the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp) do

Gemological Science International gets nod to import diamonds for grading

Mumbai-based Gemological Science International (GSI) Pvt Ltd has been allowed to import diamonds for certification, grading and re-export, according to an official notification. This will be the sixth agency permitted by the government for the work. The other agencies include Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Mumbai; Indian Diamond Institute, Surat; and De Beers India Pvt Ltd, Surat. "GSI Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra is added as an agency to import diamonds for certification, grading and re-export," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.