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Patil silent on Bavdhan garbage plant issue in PMC meeting
Last month, Patil supported citizens’ demand and threatened to launch an agitation against PMC and openly criticised municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale for failing to implement the decision reportedly taken over a year ago to move the plant
Published on Apr 30, 2025 07:20 AM IST
Chandrakant Patil miffed with PMC for not shifting garbage processing plant from Sus Road to Nande Chande
Earlier on Thursday, Patil called a meeting with PMC solid waste management department officials at his residence during which he found that the administration had not shifted the garbage processing plant
Published on Apr 04, 2025 06:32 AM IST
Maharashtra polls: In BJP bastion Kothrud, Chandrakant Patil locked in triangular contest
Patil’s key challengers this time are former MLA Chandrakant Mokate of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate Kishor Shinde
Updated on Oct 31, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Politicos scramble to file nominations on ‘auspicious’ Thursday
Cabinet ministers Chandrakant Patil and Dilip Walse Patil, and Harshvardhan Patil are filing their nominations for the upcoming state assembly elections on Thursday on the occasion of Guru Pushyamrut yog
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Pune’s Patil, Misal, Shirole among others in BJP’s first list
There is no anti-incumbency against our candidates. Our candidates have performed well during their tenure, and that is why they were given tickets based on merit, said Chandrashekhar Bawankule, BJP state president
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Rift widens in BJP Kothrud unit; Balwadkar says “will have to consider other options”
Balwadkar has accused Kothrud MLA and state cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil of isolating him within the party
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Chandrakant Patil accepts felicitation from gangster Gajya Marne, draws criticism
Marne is known for operating in Kothrud considered his bastion while Patil represents the assembly segment in Maharashtra
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Strict action against educational institutions taking fees from girls from lower income families
Patil’s directions are in keeping with the 100% waiver of academic- and examination- fees for female students coming from families with an annual income of less than ₹8 lakh announced earlier by the state
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 10:49 PM IST
Disabled students from Deepstambh felicitated for success in competitive exams
Patil was speaking at a programme held by the Deepstambh Foundation’s Manobal Institute to felicitate its many students with disabilities for their outstanding performance in various competitive exams
Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:53 PM IST
BJP leader's advice to Uddhav Thackeray after Sena (UBT)'s LS poll performance
The Shiv Sena (UBT) contested 21 out of 48 seats winning nine seats. The Congress contested 17 seats and won 13. The NCP (SP) won eight seats.
Published on Jun 11, 2024 03:21 PM IST
Chandrakant Patil’s remark on Sharad Pawar was wrong: Ajit Pawar
Speaking at Shirur on Thursday, Ajit said that Patil should not have made the statement against his uncle during campaign in Baramati.
Updated on May 10, 2024 02:50 AM IST
Poll body orders action against Mahayuti leaders
Poll body has asked Pune district collector and deputy election officers to act on a complaint filed by NCP (SCP) against Ajit Pawar, Mangesh Chavan and Chandrakant Patil for violation of model code of conduct
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
Chandrakant Patil asks workers to work hard to win Solapur, Madha seats
Patil met party leaders like MLA Samadhan Awtade and former minister Laxman Dhobale at Mangalwedha and attended a meeting called by Shiv Sena Solapur district head Shivajirao Sawant
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 06:46 AM IST
No change in grant of college participating in cluster university: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil said that when participating in a cluster university, the grant of a college will not decrease and there will be no change in its academic and financial discipline
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 06:06 AM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah to unveil Maratha warrior Bajirao Peshwa’s statue at NDA
Higher education minister Chandrakant Patil visited NDA to review work on Bajirao Peshwa statue. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil the statue on the NDA campus.
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 10:59 PM IST
Chandrakant Patil suggests reforms in NAAC; writes to union education minister
Recently, with an aim to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in colleges across the state, the Higher and Technical Education department had made NAAC accreditation mandate. Those unable to will face action from the department which recently came up with a three-step formula to act against such institutions
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 08:04 AM IST
Chandrakant Patil reviews Pune Metro Line 3 project
Outgoing Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil has assured support for the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority's Metro Line 3 project. The 23.2-km-long route will have 23 stations, with 16 currently under construction. The line is expected to alleviate traffic issues in the city and provide last mile connectivity for passengers.
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 05:04 AM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
Conduct surveys to increase international aviation in future: Chandrakant Patil
Patil was speaking at a review meeting held at Pune Airport, Lohegaon, along with officials from various government departments
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Ajit Pawar replaces Chandrakant Patil as Pune District Guardian Minister
With Pawar replacing Patil, there is apprehension within the local BJP unit even though Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers from Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad celebrated the announcement made by the chief minister’s office (CMO)
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 05:22 AM IST
Chandrakant Patil to felicitate COEP alumni with Abhiman Award
Dr Pramod Chaudhari, chairman of the Board of Governance, Prof SD Agashe, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of COEP Tech, Bharat Gite, president of the Alumni Association, Dr Sujit Pardeshi, secretary, and others will be in attendance
Published on Sep 11, 2023 11:53 PM IST
Make ₹40 crore provision in PMC budget to improve civic issues in Wagoli: Patil
Pune district minister Chandrakant Patil has instructed PMC officials to allocate ₹40 crore to address water, drainage, streetlight, and traffic issues in Wagholi.
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:03 PM IST
Complete civic work at auditoriums by August: Pune district guardian minister to PMC
Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil has instructed the administration to address complaints of civic apathy at 14 municipal auditoriums in the city by August. The Balagandharv Rang Mandir is facing severe water shortages and issues related to maintenance and upkeep. Officials have been instructed to talk to actors and list problems by the end of June, with work to be completed by the end of August.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:55 PM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
Deccan Queen’s track count covers 93 years
On June 1, 1930, Deccan Queen was the first deluxe train introduced by the railways to serve two important cities, Pune and Mumbai, and was aptly named after Pune, which is also known as Queen of Deccan
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 08:48 PM IST
Chandrakant Patil meets Kothrud residents to discuss issues
Following the meeting, some citizens raised the issue of public vehicles using an internal road in Mahatma society
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 10:38 PM IST
PMC approves ₹61.83-cr for laying water pipelines in Sus, Mahalunge
The work of 24x7 water scheme is underway in the city but while approving the project, 34 merged villages were not part of the scheme
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 11:48 PM IST
PMC puts BBPP road plan on hold?
Except the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), all political parties have extended support to citizens opposing the planned road
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 11:21 PM IST
Chandrakant Patil instructs MIT Kothrud to speed up multilevel parking work
Pune guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday directed the institute to speed up the work on multilevel parking so that students could park their vehicles inside the institute
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:37 PM IST
NCP slams rapper’s ‘vulgar’ song filmed on SPPU campus
Pawar on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis regarding an incident of video shooting of a rap song with allegedly objectionable and abusive lyrics
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 11:04 PM IST
Mumbai varsity stokes row after Maha minister gets duplicate degree within 1 day
The Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction alleged that Patil acquired the copy of his missing degree certificate from the university within hours by misusing his position without following the required procedure
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:37 AM IST
Remarks on Sena’s role in Babri Masjid demolition leave Patil isolated in BJP
Two leaders of the BJP in Maharashtra have distanced themselves from the state's higher education minister Chandrakant Patil's comments that Shiv Sena workers were not present during the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar called it Patil's opinion, adding that the BJP did not want to indulge in a credit race regarding the Ram Janmabhumi movement. Patil's comments were called an insult to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and he later retracted his statement.
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:02 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai