Articles by Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Opposition spreading rumours, Ajit made us stronger: CM Shinde
Shinde was speaking at a function of the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ (government at your doorstep) initiative in Parbhani, Marathwada region. “Opposition is busy spreading rumours. A few months ago, they used to claim that the government would fall. Instead, Ajit Pawar joined as the deputy chief minister and made the government stronger than before,” Shinde said
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:43 AM IST
‘BRS’ is ‘B team’ of BJP, coming to divide anti-BJP votes in state, says Uddhav
For the last few months, the BRS has been trying to increase its presence in Marathwada, which shares a border with Telangana.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Old ties for UBT; money ties for Shinde shakhas
Ear to the ground, HT visits shakhas across Mumbai to find out how the Shinde-Thackeray split is affecting the fabled primary unit of the Shiv Sena
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Can forgive mistakes but will not spare sinners, says Uddhav
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has readmitted former Shirdi MP Bhausaheb Wakchaure into the party, saying they can forgive mistakes but not sinners. Thackeray also indicated that former union minister Anant Geete would be the party's MP face in Raigad.
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 01:21 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Sheetal Mhatre, family forged signatures to get property: Uddhav camp
Shiv Sena (UBT) alleges that Sheetal Mhatre and her family acquired property by faking signatures and using the name of a deceased person.
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
MHADA given powers to redevelop ‘dangerous’ cessed buildings
The Maharashtra government has authorized the MHADA to undertake redevelopment of dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai if the society and owner fail to appoint a developer within six months. MHADA has also been authorized to take over redevelopment projects that have been delayed for more than two to three years. This move aims to resolve the issue of redevelopment of dangerous cessed buildings and delayed redevelopment of cessed buildings in the city.
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:38 AM IST
CM orders to complete eligibility process for mill workers housing in three months
Mumbai CM Eknath Shinde orders completion of mill workers housing eligibility process in 3 months, repairs to 5,000 homes for lottery distribution.
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 12:10 AM IST
Deputy CMs ‘vie’ for Adar Poonawala’s investment
The award ceremony to felicitate the “best industrialists of Maharashtra” was held at the JIO World Convention Centre at BKC on Sunday. The state government conferred the Udyog Mitra award comprising ₹15 lakh, a trophy and a citation on Adar Poonawala at the hands of Governor Ramesh Bais
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Deadlock in redevelopment of 388 old MHADA buildings ends
The government of Mumbai has decided to introduce a new formula to incentivize builders to redevelop dilapidated MHADA buildings. This move will allow flat owners to get bigger houses and require MHADA to redevelop buildings that fail to attract builders.
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Serious patients suffer as after five years, ESIC hospital resumes but only with OPD
he Marol hospital shut down in 2018 following a fire. For the last five years, employees have been paying their contribution towards the ESIC scheme (which provides free medical treatment and facilities to labourers covered under it) from their salary but have been forced to go to other ESIC hospitals, which, they claimed, cost them in terms of time and transport money
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Thackeray begins review of ground situation in 48 LS seats
In meetings held at his Bandra residence, ‘Matoshree’, Thackeray reviewed Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon and Raver, four Lok Sabha constituencies in North Maharashtra. On Thursday, he will review Ahmed Nagar, Nashik and Dindori. Over the next two days he will review eight constituencies in western Maharashtra.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:59 AM IST
BJP MLA Narayan Kuche wins costliest MHADA flat in Mumbai
Narayan Kuche, a BJP MLA, won Mumbai's most expensive flat, priced at ₹7.57 crore, in the MHADA lottery. He plans to take a loan to pay for it.
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 11:57 PM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
State forms 11-member committee of legislators to rehabilitate 15K slum dwellers of SGNP
The state government of Mumbai has formed an 11-member committee, headed by forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, to expedite the rehabilitation process of 15,000 slum dwellers living in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The committee will identify locations for rehabilitation and assign agencies for the same. The committee is dominated by BJP legislators, with 8 out of 11 members appointed from the party. The government has also appointed one member each from both factions of Shiv Sena. The committee will submit recommendations for the rehabilitation process.
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Jalgaon MLA threatens journalist, his supporters beat him up
Supporters of Shiv Sena MLA Kishore Patil in Mumbai thrashed journalist Sandeep Mahajan following a dispute over a news article. Journalist associations have condemned the incident and demanded action on Patil. The Shiv Sena spokesperson said the incident occurred due to constant negative reporting. The Congress party criticized the government for failing to maintain law and order.
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Mangalgaur competitions emerge as new political battlefield to woo women voters
Shiv Sena UBT and BJP in Mumbai are organizing competitions of 'Mangalgaur', a festival celebrated by newly married women, to woo women voters. The idea has been inspired by the success of the Marathi film 'Baipan Bhari Deva', which revolves around a Mangalgaur competition. The parties are offering cash prizes and sarees to the winners. The next festival targeted by the parties is Dahi Handi. These events are seen as political campaigns to attract women voters, who make up around 50% of the electorate.
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Who is Raghunathdada Patil and why does KCR want him?
KCR has inducted the farmer leader in his attempt to expand his party's footprint in Maharashtra. Will it give Patil's political career a shot in the arm?
Published on Aug 09, 2023 09:48 AM IST
MSRDC collected ₹120.84 crore in toll on two highways in six months
Car owners in Mumbai and surrounding areas have paid ₹120.84 crore in toll for using the Eastern and Western Express Highways in the first half of 2023, according to data from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. The toll is for the flyovers and bridges across the city, not the highways themselves, said Radheshyam Mopalwar, managing director of MSRDC, in response to a demand from a local politician to stop charging motorists for using the highways. Toll rates for cars are ₹40 for one way.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Aaditya demands end to toll collection on Eastern and Western Express Highway
Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray has called on the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to stop collecting toll on the Eastern and Western Express Highways, as their maintenance has been handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Thackeray argues that it is unfair to charge toll when the BMC is already responsible for repairs and maintenance. He has written a letter to the BMC chief on the matter. Thackeray also claims that MSRDC is still collecting revenue from advertising hoardings along the highways, which should now go to the BMC.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
State warns Aarey tabela owners to clear ₹24-crore dues or lose licences
The state government in Mumbai has warned cattle farm owners in Aarey Colony that their licenses will be cancelled for not paying dues of ₹24 crore ($3.4 million). The farm owners have requested concession in interest and penalty amounts, claiming the government made errors in calculating the total amount. There are currently 505 license holders with over 16,000 animals in 32 cattle farms on 240 acres of land in Aarey. The government levies license fees and water charges to these farm owners.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Sena (UBT) slams Dy CM for remark on anti-Barsu refinery protest
While the Shiv Sena (UBT) termed the comments as ‘anti-Maharashtra’ and an ‘insult to the people of Konkan’, the anti-Barsu refinery committee demanded that either Fadnavis should prove his allegations or should tender an apology.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Govt hospitals to get generic medicine stores
Mumbai: Under the Centre’s ‘Jan Aushadhi’ (generic medicine) scheme, the state government on Monday decided to start round-the-clock generic medicine shops on the campus of government hospitals run by the public health department
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
MVA puts up show of unity ahead of PM’s Pune visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pune on Tuesday and amid questions on the opposition unity, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday shared the dais with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Mungantiwar announces action against DB Realty for delay in rehabilitation scheme in SGNP
The state forest department in Mumbai will recommend cancelling the tender of DB Realty for not implementing a slum rehabilitation scheme in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Probe to discover Nirav Modi’s links to proposed industrial unit site in Rohit Pawar’s constituency
Industries Minister Uday Samant has announced an inquiry to determine if fugitive Nirav Modi is one of the landowners at a proposed industrial site in Maharashtra. BJP MLC Ram Shinde raised concerns about the ownership of the land, suggesting that people like Nirav Modi may have acquired it at cheaper rates and now want to sell it to the government at higher prices. NCP MLA Rohit Pawar had previously staged a sit-in demanding an industrial estate in his constituency.
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Won’t succumb to pressure, will fight till I win: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray said splitting opposition parties by using ED and CBI were not the examples of good political culture
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 03:26 PM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Thackeray predicts BJP’s defeat in 2024, says sun even set on British empire
Shiv Sena (UBT) party president Uddhav Thackeray stated in his podcast that 2024 will be a turning point for India, and compared traitors to crabs. He also criticized the BJP and expressed concern over the Manipur situation. Thackeray called for responsible voting in the future.
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray talks of BJP’s ‘sunset’ in YouTube podcast
In an interview on the YouTube podcast ‘Awaaj Kunacha’, Thackeray spoke on various issues such as Manipur, future of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Opposition alliance against BJP
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:19 PM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
State orders SIT probe into irregularities in desilting and widening of Mithi river
The state government will set up an SIT to probe alleged irregularities in the expenditure of ?1,160 crore on the Mithi river desilting project. The move is seen as an attempt to target Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena. An MLC from the BJP claimed that despite the large amount of money spent, the project remains incomplete. The Shiv Sena responded by sarcastically suggesting that the government should investigate and raid those involved in corruption. The industries minister announced the SIT inquiry and assured the relocation of affected residents.
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
9,459 child deaths in tribal areas in a year
The report showed that despite spending crores of rupees on nutritious meals and other such schemes, 37,292 children died in the last four years in the 16 districts, including Nandurbar, Dule, Jalgaon, Nashik, Thane, Palghar, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur, Amravati, Yavatmal, Raigad, Ahmednagar and Pune
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Dharavi Redevelopment Project: State issues Letter of Award to Adani Group
The Maharashtra government has issued a Letter of Award to Adani Properties for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, following the approval of their bid. Adani Properties will need to complete various tasks within specified timeframes as part of the project. The government has allocated ?100 crore, while Adani Group will contribute ?400 crore.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha