Manasi Phadke

State gives into teachers demands, private unaided schools to get 20% aid

The state cabinet on Tuesday also decided the aid will be gradually scaled up to 100% in five phases of 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%

State to keep an eye on old bridges after Mahad disaster

After Mahad mishap, state plans system to keep a check on dilapidated bridges

After identifying the most precarious bridges in the state, it will appoint one official to monitor each of these structures during the monsoon

State to allot land for Delhi-Mumbai corridor soon

State to start land allotments for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor

The Maharashtra government plans to start the first phase of land allotments in Shendra industrial park, the state’s first smart city on the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), from September-end.

SoBo to get cheaper homes with revamp of BDD chawls

SoBo to get cheaper homes with revamp of BDD chawls

The project will be given a floor space index (FSI) of 4 or an additional construction area of 55% of the area required to rehabilitate the existing tenants, whichever is more

Shiv Sena flays state’s proposed internal security act, says it will throttle democracy

The Shiv Sena has slammed the government’s move, saying it’s worse than the Emergency imposed during the Indira Gandhi-reign in 1975.

State green body goes through 220 proposals in four days

HT Exclusive: State green body goes through 220 proposals in four days

The list of projects cleared by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) includes two new Metro lines for Mumbai, which will add 42.1km to Mumbai’s meagre metro rail network

Eye on civic polls, Shiv Sena to use festivals to target BJP

Eye on civic polls, Shiv Sena to use festivals to target BJP

With the Mumbai civic elections just six months away, the Shiv Sena plans to capitalize on two of Mumbai’s most popular festivals to campaign for the polls, primarily targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) beginning with South Mumbai, an area where both parties have an equally strong foothold.

Shiv Sena targets BJP for bad roads in Nagpur

Shiv Sena targets BJP for bad roads in Nagpur

With the Nagpur civic body headed to polls in 2017, the Shiv Sena decided to target its ally for corruption in road works by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation

Cheap homes: Govt takes on cheats

Cheap homes: Govt takes on cheats

As part of its ambitious housing-for-all mission, the Maharashtra government plans to create a database of all beneficiaries by storing their biometrics and Aadhaar card details to ensure that the benefit of the state’s scheme for low-cost housing is redeemed only once

Green min finds basic flaws in Mumbai’s coastal road plan

The Rs12,000-crore coastal road along the city’s western coast will connect south Mumbai and Malad and is being positioned as a project that could change the way Mumbai commutes

Hair stylist Jawed Habib to help Maha skill development

As part of its skill development initiative, the Maharashtra government will rope in well-known hair stylist Jawed Habib whose beauty and wellness firm Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd will train state’s youth.

Case against contractors for shoddy work on Pune dam

This is probably the first time a contractor is being booked for inferior work. There have been instances where they have been booked for inflating costs.

State to auction its land to build roads and dams

Maha govt to auction its land to build roads and dams

A panel of senior bureaucrats will frame the policy that will decide how vacant plots of land can be used to fund the state’s infrastructure plans