Maharashtra: News
26 Mar 2018
Public Works Department (PWD)Maharashtra: Over 3 lakh rat-kill tablets placed in secretariat
More than three lakh poison tablets were placed in the Maharashtra secretariat in May 2016 to check the rat menace, a state Minister said on Monday, clarifying that it was not the number of rodents killed in the exercise.
26 Mar 2018
UNESCOThe man who spent decades digitally restoring the Ajanta Caves
With increasing anthropogenic and natural pressures on the iconic Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, there's a growing fear that this piece of ancient Indian culture might soon be lost for eternity.
25 Mar 2018
MumbaiInvestigate employees accused of corruption: Maharashtra govt orders BMC
The Maharashtra government has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing it to probe 2,001 of its staff accused of corruption.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaMaharashtra: Two sisters drown while swimming in canal near Malegaon
Two sisters drowned while their cousin was rescued after the three went for a swim in a canal near the Pirbaba temple in Malegaon, Maharashtra.
25 Mar 2018
Devendra FadnavisMumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fares to be priced like other trains
The fare of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be competitively priced, much like other trains of Indian Railways, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis recently told the state legislative council.
23 Mar 2018
Shiv SenaMaharashtra sex ratio has improved as per 2016 survey: Government
The sex ratio, the number of females per a thousand males, in Maharashtra has improved, said the state government on Friday.
23 Mar 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra: Over 2 lakh people have symptoms of oral cancer
The Maharashtra Government on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that over 2.6 lakh people in the state were found to have symptoms of oral cancer in a recent screening.
22 Mar 2018
NIOMore micro-plastics on Maharashtra, Karnataka beaches than Goa, reveals study
Maharashtra and Karnataka beaches contain more micro-plastics than Goa, revealed a study conducted by Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
20 Mar 2018
Devendra FadnavisRailways in talks with student protesters demanding jobs: CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis informed Legislative Assembly that railway administration has initiated talks with the student protesters in Mumbai demanding permanent jobs.
20 Mar 2018
WhatsAppMaharashtra: Class 10 History paper leaked an hour before exam
Another question paper of the ongoing school board exams has leaked, this time in Maharashtra.
18 Mar 2018
Bombay High CourtMaharashtra Human-Rights Commission wants to keep Mumbai office near CST
The Bombay HC has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government after the state human rights commission requested to be permitted to continue operating from its current office near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
16 Mar 2018
IndiaMaharashtra will ban plastic from 18 March: State Environment Minister
The Maharashtra government has decided to ban the use of plastic from "Gudi Padva", the Maharashtrian New Year, which falls on 18 March, said Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam.
16 Mar 2018
ThaneMaharashtra to spend Rs. 5.8cr on 30 vehicles for VVIPs
The Maharashtra government has announced its decision to purchase 30 vehicles collectively worth Rs. 5.84 crore for VVIPs for 15 District Collectorate offices.
14 Mar 2018
Aadhaar CardAadhaar cards found dumped in well in Maharashtra; probe ordered
A group of youth found hundreds of Aadhaar cards dumped in a well in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district.
13 Mar 2018
MumbaiFood, footwear, treatment, water: Mumbai's 'thank you' gifts for farmers
'If you ate today, thank a farmer,' the saying goes, and Mumbai followed.
12 Mar 2018
Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra farmers agitation ends as Fadnavis agrees to most demands
The week-long farmer agitation organized by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in Maharashtra finally ended in Mumbai on Monday evening after the Devendra Fadnavis government gave in to most of their demands.
12 Mar 2018
MumbaiMumbai painted red as thousands of protesting farmers assemble
Thousands of farmers from across Maharashtra have congregated in Mumbai to press for various demands.
11 Mar 2018
ThaneRed wave sweeps through Maharashtra; Farmers' agitation has crossed Thane
A wave of red has been sweeping through Maharashtra since Tuesday as 25,000 farmers wearing red caps and holding red flags started their march from Nashik. They are demanding loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Commission.
09 Mar 2018
ThaneBlasts, fire rip through chemical plants near Mumbai
At least three people died and several were injured when a series of explosions and fire ripped through a chemical plant of a pharma company in Maharashtra's Boisar, near Mumbai, late yesterday.
08 Mar 2018
Economic Survey12.9% of total households in Maharashtra headed by women: Survey
According to an Economic Survey tabled in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday, at least 12.9% of the total households in the state are headed by women.
08 Mar 2018
Laxmi AgarwalAcid attack survivors take to ramp to celebrate womanhood
Their faces and bodies may bear the ugly scars of acid attack, but their determination to overcome the stigma and have a dignified existence hasn't been dented.
07 Mar 2018
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)Maharashtra government reduced the height of Shivaji statue, alleges Congress
Maharashtra government has reduced the height of warrior Shivaji's statue, to be constructed off Mumbai coast, alleged opposition Congress party and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
07 Mar 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra: Sale of gutka to become non-bailable offense with 3-year-imprisonment
The Maharashtra Government has told the Legislative Council that sale of gutka -banned in the state- would be made a non-bailable offense.
06 Mar 2018
Navi MumbaiMuch-awaited Navi Mumbai airport Phase-I to be ready by 2019
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the construction of one terminal building and a runway of the much-awaited Navi Mumbai international airport will be completed by 2019 end.
06 Mar 2018
IndiaNashik: Retired Army jawan shoots self with father's rifle
A 42-year-old retired Army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at a village in Maharashtra's Nashik district, the police said today.
06 Mar 2018
ThaneMaharashtra couple arrested for trying to sell four-month-old son
Police arrested a married couple from Thane district when they were trying to sell their four-month-old son for Rs. 6 lakh to a woman representative of an Udaipur-based orphanage.
04 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiMaharashtra entrepreneur earns Rs. 12L/month just by selling tea
Who would have thought that selling tea can be lucrative business? Now an entrepreneur in Maharashtra has proved people wrong.
01 Mar 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra to start helpline for women in distress
The Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) is launching a special counseling helpline on March 8 for women in distress.
01 Mar 2018
PuneMaharashtra: Jail awaits those who propagate virginity test
The uber-patriarchal custom of having young brides tested for virginity in the Kanjarbhat community has attracted attention of the state government, which has directed the Maharashtra police to take action on suo motu basis.
01 Mar 2018
Narendra Modi2019-LS elections in sight, Modi meets BJP-CMs to take stock
PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah have begun planning in earnest for the upcoming assembly polls and the big gun, 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
27 Feb 2018
Shiv SenaDue to absence of Marathi translation, Opposition boycotts Governor's speech
In a huge embarrassment to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Opposition parties yesterday staged a walk-out during Governor C Vidyasagar Rao's speech as there was no Marathi translation available.
25 Feb 2018
CelebrityJuhi Chawla flags concerns about 5G mobile technology
Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, a radiation awareness campaigner, has flagged concerns about 5G mobile phone technology, saying it shouldn't be implemented without analyzing potential harmful effects of radio frequency radiation on humans' health.
25 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiAll 37 police stations in Satara now 'SMART': Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday declared Satara as a "smart" police district, based on the 'SMART' policing concept announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
24 Feb 2018
Devendra FadnavisMumbai: Just pay Rs. 182 and become someone's padman/padwoman
Taking a cue from recently released film 'PadMan', Women & Child Development ministry has launched 'ASMITA scheme' portal, through which one can pay just Rs. 182.40 for a year's supply of sanitary napkins for women and girls of rural Maharashtra.
23 Feb 2018
Shiv SenaCongress, NCP to contest upcoming polls together against BJP
In a bid to defeat the BJP-led NDA government in Maharashtra, estranged allies - the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday announced that they will jointly contest the upcoming polls in the state.
22 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: No license for shops defying plastic ban
To get new or renewed licenses by local civic bodies for shops, malls, and other commercial establishments, they will have to follow the State's proposed ban on plastic bags and thermocol goods.
21 Feb 2018
PuneMeet the girl behind Maharashtra's 1% employment reservation for orphans
In January, Maharashtra became the first Indian state to give 1% reservation in jobs to orphans who don't have any documentary proof validating their socio-economic standing.
21 Feb 2018
MumbaiBullet train terminus in Mumbai to come up at BKC
The Mumbai terminus of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train corridor will reportedly come up at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
20 Feb 2018
MumbaiNavi Mumbai to get India's first gems, jewellery park
Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to set up India's first gems and jewelry park in Navi Mumbai.
20 Feb 2018
IndiaMaharashtra signs Rs. 35,000cr deal with India's first individual aircraft-maker
The Maharashtra government has inked a Rs. 35,000cr deal with India's first individual aircraft maker Amol Yadav to set up an indigenous factory in Palghar.