Articles by Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Clamour for Ladki Bahin scheme sparks hope of Mahayuti’s revival
The portal has crashed multiple times and the government is flooded with complaints about poor internet connectivity in rural areas and queues outside offices
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 08:53 AM IST
CM Shinde announces sops for mandals, devotees ahead of Ganesh festival
CM Eknath Shinde announced toll waivers, free fire brigade, ambulance services, and parking for Ganesh mandals. Residential tax rates will be applied
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Deadlock in redevelopment of 388 old MHADA buildings continues
Ten months after a notification for redeveloping 388 old MHADA buildings, 27,373 flat owners still await a government resolution, stalling redevelopment efforts.
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 09:24 AM IST
Clarify stand on Maratha reservation, activists tell political parties
Maratha reservation politics is intensifying, affecting all parties. Activists demand clarity on reservation stance, challenging leaders in rallies and meetings
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 08:42 AM IST
Mahayuti's Ladki Bahin scheme fallout: Payments to other projects put on hold
According to the government estimates, 2.45 crore women will be eligible for the scheme which will cost the state ₹46,000 crore per annum
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 09:01 AM IST
Mahayuti plans mega event for Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme launch
The main celebration is expected to take place in Pune, with simultaneous public gatherings across all districts where the event will be screened live
Published on Aug 09, 2024 05:14 PM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) wants more seats than Congress to ‘shut up BJP,’ says Uddhav
Sena contested 21 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, the highest number in the MVA coalition, as it had won 18 seats in the 2019 polls as the undivided Shiv Sena
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 08:40 AM IST
MVA seat-sharing talks to focus on 134 seats lost in 2019, allies to retain 154
The decision was taken during a meeting of MVA leaders at the Shiv Sena (UBT) headquarters Shivalay at Nariman Point on Wednesday
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Mahayuti woos Vidarbha with 88,575 cr river-linking project
Mumbai: State cabinet approves ₹88,575 crore Wainganga-Nalganga river linking project to irrigate 3.7 lakh hectare in Vidarbha; expected to aid BJP in upcoming elections.
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 07:40 AM IST
State to spend ₹300cr on 50,000 youths for publicity
Mahayuti govt to appoint 50,000 'Mukhyamnatri Yojanadoots' for scheme publicity with ₹300 crore expenditure. Each to get ₹10,000 for 6 months.
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 07:08 AM IST
‘Let allies decide’: Uddhav Thackeray on being MVA’s CM face
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he would have no problem in becoming the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi’s chief ministerial candidate
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 08:51 AM IST
At 2,515 villages, Maharashtra’s eco-sensitive area up 17%; 333 hamlets in MMR
The number of eco-sensitive villages in Maharashtra as per the earlier draft notification, published in 2022, was 2,133. This has now gone up by 382
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 08:56 AM IST
AAP to contest all 36 assembly seats in Mumbai
AAP to contest Maharashtra assembly elections on its own, fielding candidates in all 36 Mumbai seats. Open to MVA seat-sharing proposal.
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 08:08 AM IST
‘Free power to farmers an eyewash, will only benefit MSEDCL’
Pratap Hogade, chairman of the State Power Consumers Association, said that free power to consumers was nothing but a political gimmick and an eyewash ahead of the assembly elections
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Raut claims CM gets 40% kickback for infra projects; Sena denies charge
Raut levelled the allegations in his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, in an article titled ‘Mumbai to be gifted but to whom? Battlefield of Dharavi’
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 07:12 AM IST
After anti-refinery protests, Nanar villagers to unite against bauxite mining project
The Maharashtra government had allocated the project to Goa-based Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Pvt Ltd following an auction in May 2019. However, the project has been in cold storage for multiple reasons
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:00 AM IST
‘Either you will remain or I will’: Uddhav declares war on Fadnavis
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray also challenged BJP, saying that the MVA had cut down Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrogance in the Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Maratha-OBC reservation: Uddhav Thackeray puts ball in Modi’s court
On Tuesday, a delegation of the Maratha Kranti Thok Morcha, one of the several Maratha activist groups, reached Kala Nagar to meet Thackeray, but the police restricted them. The agitators then raised slogans demanding Thackeray clarify his stand on the Maratha-OBC reservation matter
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Fadnavis tried to target sons of Uddhav, Ajit Pawar with ‘dirty politics’: Anil Deshmukh
The former Maharashtra home minister also named Jan Surajya Shakti party leader Samit Kadam as the mediator who had approached him, allegedly on behalf of Fadnavis, to sign affidavits impleading Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Ajit Pawar and Anil Parab in various cases three years ago
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:16 AM IST
BJP old-timer CP Radhakrishnan replaces Bais as governor of Maharashtra
Radhakrishnan, who was named Maharashtra governor on Sunday, was born on May 4, 1957, in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Cost of Bandra-Versova sea link escalates by ₹6,788 crore in six years
Bandra-Versova Sea Link faces a cost escalation of ₹6,788 crore due to deadline extensions and additional works, bringing the total cost to ₹18,120 crore
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 08:33 AM IST
State tightens grip over Ladki Bahin Yojana, Oppn fumes
The Mahayuti government expects the scheme, announced during the state budget, to be a game-changer in the run up to the polls, likely to be held in September-October
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 07:36 AM IST
At least 7 dead as heavy rains wreak havoc across Maharashtra
IMD has issued a red alert for Friday in three districts – Satara, Ratnagiri and Raigad.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 04:43 AM IST
Registrations for Mahayuti's Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme cross 1 crore mark
Connectivity issues that were hampering the registration process have now been resolved, administrative officials informed the state cabinet on Tuesday
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 08:41 AM IST
State suffers setback of ₹253 cr from Turf Club’s 91-acre lease of racecourse
The Royal Western India Turf Club’s (RWITC) “good gesture” of handing over the 120-acre land parcel of Mahalaxmi Racecourse to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), for constructing a park along the lines of London’s Hyde Park and New York’s Central Park, has been rewarded by the ruling Mahayuti
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Uddhav Thackeray launches ‘Shiv Sampark campaign’ ahead of assembly poll
Additionally, as part of the campaign, a Bhagwa Saptah (saffron week), will be observed from August 4 to August 11, to reach out to the voters
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:48 AM IST
DRPPL seeks 541 acres across Mumbai to rehabilitate ineligible Dharavi residents
After the opposition from residents of concerned areas and questions raised by social groups and political parties about the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRPPL)’s demand for 1,250 acres of land across Mumbai
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Former CS Manoj Saunik appointed as next MahaRERA chief
The state government on Tuesday appointed former chief secretary of Maharashtra, Manoj Saunik, as the next chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA). Saunik will succeed the current chairman and his close friend, Ajoy Mehta, whose term ends in September 2024
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Mahayuti government launches Warkari pension initiative
The Mahayuti government has announced a new initiative to provide pensions to senior citizens participating in the age-old tradition of Wari or Dindi pilgrimages to Pandharpur
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Maharashtra government’s medical education department to outsource recruitment of 6,830 officers
Maharashtra govt outsources recruitment for 6,830 medical education posts to private agencies before state polls. Savings of 20-30% expected.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:02 AM IST