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Thackeray plans outreach programme, warns other state leaders against ‘dictatorship’

Following Friday’s ECI verdict that conveyed the name Shiv Sena and the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction, Thackeray also said that he has been receiving calls from leaders of other political parties – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and NCP chief Sharad Pawar -- who expressed solidarity with him

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Published on Feb 21, 2023 02:13 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

You too can face what happened to us, Uddhav tells other parties

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray cautioned all political parties to “open their eyes”, in the wake of the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotting the Shiv Sena party name and its bow-and-arrow election symbol to the group led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde

Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray interacts with the North Indian community, at Andheri in Mumbai on Sunday. (PTI)

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Published on Feb 20, 2023 01:09 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Open your eyes, you may face what happened to us: Uddhav warns other parties

His remarks came two days after the poll panel delivered a big blow to Thackeray by recognising the Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. He termed the central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as the “wolves” of PM Modi. (PTI)

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Published on Feb 20, 2023 01:05 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

₹2,000-crore deal so far to purchase name, symbol of Shiv Sena: Sanjay Raut

Raut’s allegations came two days after the Election Commission of India allotted the Shiv Sena party name and its election symbol to the group led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut speaks to the media on Election Commission allotting the Shiv Sena name, bow-and-arrow symbol to the Shinde faction, in Mumbai on Sunday. (ANI)

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Published on Feb 20, 2023 12:34 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha and Yogesh Naik

Uddhav camp prepares list of new names and symbols for BMC polls

Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray faction has started preparing a list of names and symbols under which they could contest the Mumbai civic polls in case the Election Commission (EC) doesn’t allow it to retain the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) name and the flaming torch symbol, people aware of the matter said

Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray interatcs with the North Indian community, at Andheri, in Mumbai, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI02_19_2023_000366A) (PTI)

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Published on Feb 20, 2023 12:29 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Can Shinde stake claim on Shiv Sena’s strength — the network of shakhas?

Mumbai: After the Election Commission of India (ECI) awarded the name Shiv Sena and the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to the Shinde-led faction, the new dispensation has set its eyes on the properties, purse, people and shakhas belonging to Shiv Sena (UBT), to establish absolute control

Mumbai, India - February 17, 2023: Sena Bhavan wears a deserted look after the Election Commission of India (ECI) gives the verdict in favour of Eknath Shinde faction, at Dadar, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, February 17, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 19, 2023 01:52 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

CM Shinde to set up state level committee on OPS

MUMBAI: A day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde backed the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) at a function of teachers’ association in Sindhudurg district, he took a step forward and announced that his government will constitute a state level committee to discuss the financial, legal and administrative aspects of the scheme

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Published on Feb 18, 2023 01:34 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Shinde goes against Union govt stand, assures OPS in Sindhudurg

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his government would consider implementing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)

Mumbai, India - June 30, 2022: Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis interact with the media before the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 17, 2023 02:42 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Shinde-BJP alliance turns Shivaji Jayanti into a grand political event

Mumbai BJP has organised the Shiv Aarti event across the 227 wards of BMC. Chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will attend the annual Shiv Jayanti function at Shivneri Fort in the morning

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Published on Feb 17, 2023 12:50 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Fadnavis alerts state ministers about El Nino effect

Mumbai: Maharashtra government is alarmed over the predictions that El Nino could affect monsoon in India

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Published on Feb 16, 2023 02:25 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

In Thane, rift between BJP and Shinde-led BSS widens

Recent complaints by two BJP MLAs—Sanjay Kelkar from Thane and Mihir Kotecha from Mulund—on the projects being pushed by CM Eknath Shinde have raised eyebrows in political circles and are being seen as an indication that not everything is hunky-dory in the BJP-BSS alliance

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Published on Feb 14, 2023 01:25 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Mission 150: BJP chalks out plan to win BMC polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set a target of winning 150 out of 227 seats in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. The party has also decided to encourage Shiv Sena (UBT) faction workers to join the BJP

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Published on Feb 13, 2023 01:18 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Congress MLC Pradnya Satav attacked

On Thursday, Satav spoke to the media and alleged that the attack was aimed to threaten her to leave politics.

“I was brutally attacked at Kasbe Dhawanda village in Kalamnuri. An unknown person attacked me from behind. It was a serious attempt to injure me and there is a threat to my life. An attack on lady MLC is an attack on Democracy,” tweeted Satav. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 10, 2023 01:00 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

How the state is planning to bring millet back on our tables

In order to make its branding exercise a success, the state government has allocated ₹250 crore to reverse the trend, even as experts have demanded a minimum support price (MSP) for millet and making the native grains available through public distribution system (PDS) to stoke its demand

Mumbai, India - February 09, 2023: With the aim to create awareness and increase production and consumption of millets, United Nations, at the behest of the Government of India, declared 2023 the International Year Millets (IYM). Commercial sex workers of Kamathipura take part in a rally organised under the leadership of Swati Pandey, Postmaster General, India Post, Mumbai Region, to create an awareness about the importance of millets in their diet, at Nagpada, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, February 09, 2023. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 10, 2023 12:48 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader alleges stone pelting at Aaditya’s car in Aurangabad

Leader of opposition in legislative council, Ambadas Danve, on Wednesday wrote to the Director General of Police complaining lapses in security of Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray who is on a statewide tour as part of his Shivsanvad Yatra

Pune, India - March 2, 2020:Aaditya Thackeray (Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra) during the MCCIA International business summit at JW Marriot, SB road in Pune, India, on Monday, March 2, 2020. (Photo by Milind Saurkar/Hindustan Times) (Milind Saurkar/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 09, 2023 01:03 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

SC judgement on rebel MLAs should come before EC order, says Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that the Election Commission of India (EC) not give its verdict on which faction of the Sena was entitled to the original name and party symbol till the Supreme Court gave its judgement on the disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs, including CM Eknath Shinde

Mumbai, India - February 08, 2023: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray alongside Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai, addresses a press conference at Matoshree, Bandra, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, February 08, 2023. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 09, 2023 12:49 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Worli is the new epicentre of Sena (UBT) and BJP-BSS war

Felicitation of Shinde-Fadnavis in Worli Koliwada is however a flop show One of the highlights of the 2019 assembly elections was the entry of Aaditya Thackeray into electoral politics

Mumbai, India - February 07, 2023: CM Eknath Shinde felicitated by Koli community of Worli Village, at Worli Sports Club, Worli, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 07, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 08, 2023 12:42 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

Shinde targets Aaditya’s constituency; 2 ex-corporaors switch loyalty in one week

A confident Aaditya, however, told reporters in Nashik that there would be no cabinet expansion as the government would fall soon. He was responding to a question about the ongoing case of disqualification of Shinde and other rebel MLAs in the Supreme Court

On January 30, Santosh Kharat (picture) joined Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (BSS). Four days later, another former corporator, Mansi Madhukar Dalvi, was welcomed to the party by Shinde at a function on Saturday. Meanwhile, when Aaditya was busy preparing the next leg of his Shivsanvad Yatra from Nashik district on Monday, BSS inducted a group of local leaders and office-bearers from the rival faction into the party fold. (HT Archives)

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Updated on Feb 07, 2023 12:40 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

Want white paper on fixed deposits of BMC: Aaditya

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MShiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2023 12:32 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Govt turns Mumbai civic budget into a political statement

STRAP: Budget document cites ‘instructions of CM-DCM’ Mumbai: For the first time in the history of the BMC, its annual budget document has attributed several proposals and schemes to the chief minister and deputy chief minister of the state, with the words ‘As per the directions/instructions of the CM-DCM’

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 12:22 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Shinde eyes NCP ex-corporators to strengthen Thane bastion

The civic elections are likely to be held over the next couple of months. While, Mumbai will be the battleground, where Shiv Sena has ruled for close to three decades, Thane will not be ignored. It is Shinde’s stronghold but the Thackeray faction feels it has strong sympathisers, given its special bond from the past. It is here that Shiv Sena won its first municipal election

Shinde is looking to make good of the differences between members within the NCP camp and it is believed that some of them are already in touch with him. The theory got credence when former corporators, Najib Mulla and Hanumant Jagdale, did not attend Pawar’s meeting on Wednesday. (Deepak Salvi)

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Published on Feb 02, 2023 12:16 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

State gets its song in ‘Jai jai Maharashtra majha’ celebrating its spirit

Mumbai The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday designated ‘Jai jai Maharashtra majha’ as the state song

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Published on Feb 01, 2023 01:18 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha and Niraj Pandit

Somaiya-versus-Parab fight intensifies, spills over on streets of Bandra East

Somaiya, who has been haranguing Parab about his ‘illegal office’ in Gandhinagar, a MHADA housing society at Bandra East, announced on Twitter that it had been demolished by the authorities and that he would visit the place on Tuesday.

Somaiya and Parab have been locked in a head-on collision for a long time now. The former BJP MP earlier accused Parab of illegal construction in Ratnagiri as well, citing a resort at Dapoli. Parab, on his part, denied any connection with it. The ongoing tussle is likely to intensify in the run-up to the civic polls, as the BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) lock horns in the bitter fight to win India’s richest civic body. (Vijay Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 01, 2023 01:07 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Ball in ECI court as both factions submit replies over ‘real Shiv Sena’ claim

The battle over the original name and election symbol of Shiv Sena reached a decisive stage on Monday with both factions submitting their replies to the Election Commission of India (ECI)

Bal Tahckeray statue at Regal Cinema, in Mumbai.(PTI)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2023 04:55 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

PM made ₹2 lakh-crore provision for state: Shinde

While speaking at the four-day program of ‘Global agriculture Expo, 2023’ organised at the Dongre hostel ground in Nashik, Shinde said that all the proposals that are sent to the central government by the state were given instant approval.

A big controversy was stoked after major investment projects that were supposed to come to Maharashtra went to Gujarat in the run-up to the state assembly elections held last year. This had brought major backlash for the state government that is being ruled by Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (BSS) and BJP as the latter is in power at the centre and in Gujarat. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 30, 2023 12:49 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Saffron rallyists rail against ‘love jihad’, mouth anti-Muslim lines

Mumbai : On Sunday morning, a sea of saffron-capped agitators were seen on the streets of Dadar, raising saffron flags and demanding a state law to curb alleged cases of ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion

The rally, which commenced from Shivaji Park in Dadar, ended at Kamgar Maidan in Parel. Slogans like ‘Jo Hindu hit ki baat kahega, vahi Maharashtra pe raj karega (Only those who speak of Hindu interests will be allowed to rule Maharashtra) rent the air (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 30, 2023 12:47 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

MSEDCL proposes nearly 40% hike in power tariff from April

Mumbai: The state-owned Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has proposed a 30%-40% tariff hike for residential and commercial consumers

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Published on Jan 28, 2023 12:39 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

War over Bal Thackeray’s political legacy intensifies

On Tuesday, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadanvis reiterated that the Sena (UBT) leader was not the sole claimant of the late supremo’s legacy

Since Uddhav Thackeray broke the alliance with BJP and formed the government with Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the ruling party at the Centre has been accusing him of betraying Hindutva and Bal Thackeray’s political legacy, which among other things, was built on anti-Congress politics. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 25, 2023 01:10 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Thackeray-Ambedkar join hands ahead of BMC polls

Nation first and fight against dictatorial politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are the main objectives of the alliance, claimed both Thackeray and Ambedkar

Mumbai, India - January 23, 2023: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar along with party leaders announce their alliance during a press conference, at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, Dadar (East), in Mumbai, India, on Monday, January 23, 2023. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 24, 2023 01:11 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

BJP-BSS can’t fight election without my father’s photo: Uddhav Thackeray

Four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the BJP’s campaign for the forthcoming civic polls in Mumbai and Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray chose the birth anniversary of his father, Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, to launch his battle to retain power in Mumbai’s civic corporation

Mumbai: Shivsena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray with family members and Party leaders after paying tribute to Bal Tahckeray statue on his birth anniversary, at Regal Cinema, in Mumbai, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_23_2023_000380B) (PTI)

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Published on Jan 24, 2023 01:07 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray cautioned all political parties to “open their eyes”, in the wake of the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotting the Shiv Sena party name and its bow-and-arrow election symbol to the group led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde

His remarks came two days after the poll panel delivered a big blow to Thackeray by recognising the Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena.

Raut’s allegations came two days after the Election Commission of India allotted the Shiv Sena party name and its election symbol to the group led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde

Mumbai: After the Election Commission of India (ECI) awarded the name Shiv Sena and the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to the Shinde-led faction, the new dispensation has set its eyes on the properties, purse, people and shakhas belonging to Shiv Sena (UBT), to establish absolute control

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his government would consider implementing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)

Mumbai BJP has organised the Shiv Aarti event across the 227 wards of BMC. Chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will attend the annual Shiv Jayanti function at Shivneri Fort in the morning

Mumbai: Maharashtra government is alarmed over the predictions that El Nino could affect monsoon in India

Recent complaints by two BJP MLAs—Sanjay Kelkar from Thane and Mihir Kotecha from Mulund—on the projects being pushed by CM Eknath Shinde have raised eyebrows in political circles and are being seen as an indication that not everything is hunky-dory in the BJP-BSS alliance

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set a target of winning 150 out of 227 seats in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. The party has also decided to encourage Shiv Sena (UBT) faction workers to join the BJP

On Thursday, Satav spoke to the media and alleged that the attack was aimed to threaten her to leave politics.

In order to make its branding exercise a success, the state government has allocated ₹250 crore to reverse the trend, even as experts have demanded a minimum support price (MSP) for millet and making the native grains available through public distribution system (PDS) to stoke its demand

Leader of opposition in legislative council, Ambadas Danve, on Wednesday wrote to the Director General of Police complaining lapses in security of Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray who is on a statewide tour as part of his Shivsanvad Yatra

Felicitation of Shinde-Fadnavis in Worli Koliwada is however a flop show One of the highlights of the 2019 assembly elections was the entry of Aaditya Thackeray into electoral politics

A confident Aaditya, however, told reporters in Nashik that there would be no cabinet expansion as the government would fall soon. He was responding to a question about the ongoing case of disqualification of Shinde and other rebel MLAs in the Supreme Court

htmumbai@hindustantimes

Mumbai The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday designated ‘Jai jai Maharashtra majha’ as the state song

Somaiya, who has been haranguing Parab about his ‘illegal office’ in Gandhinagar, a MHADA housing society at Bandra East, announced on Twitter that it had been demolished by the authorities and that he would visit the place on Tuesday.

The battle over the original name and election symbol of Shiv Sena reached a decisive stage on Monday with both factions submitting their replies to the Election Commission of India (ECI)

While speaking at the four-day program of ‘Global agriculture Expo, 2023’ organised at the Dongre hostel ground in Nashik, Shinde said that all the proposals that are sent to the central government by the state were given instant approval.

Mumbai : On Sunday morning, a sea of saffron-capped agitators were seen on the streets of Dadar, raising saffron flags and demanding a state law to curb alleged cases of ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion

Mumbai: The state-owned Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has proposed a 30%-40% tariff hike for residential and commercial consumers

On Tuesday, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadanvis reiterated that the Sena (UBT) leader was not the sole claimant of the late supremo’s legacy

Nation first and fight against dictatorial politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are the main objectives of the alliance, claimed both Thackeray and Ambedkar

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