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Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Monday that it was the state government that asked Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards in its Vantara facility and added that 25 big cats have already been sent there.Speaking in the legislative council during the...

Thane, March 20 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday that animals like monkeys and wild boars would be made available to carnivores, including leopards and tigers, in their natural habitats in sufficient numbers so that predators do not enter urban areas in search of food...

Mumbai, March 18 The state legislative assembly passed the Wildlife Protection (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday, with the government asserting that it would not lead to the issuance of permits for hunting wild animals, including leopards.The bill aims to facilitate better...

Thane, March 17 Manda Mhatre, the BJP MLA from Belapur in Navi Mumbai, was admitted to a hospital after she suffered a heart attack, sources said on Tuesday.Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Mhatre via video call after learning about her condition and enquired about her health...

Mumbai, March 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray urged Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik to open Mumbai's first mangrove park at Gorai as soon as possible.Thackeray wrote to Naik that the decision to establish the park was made when he was the Minister of Environment in the...

Mumbai, March 8 Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad alleged on Sunday that the Maharashtra government was extending repeated concessions to a prominent conglomerate despite claiming financial strain due to welfare schemes.In a statement on X, Gaikwad said it was not the government's...

Palghar, March 7 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Saturday that the state government plans to develop an international-level port at Satpati in the Palghar district, which would benefit fishermen and boost the local economy.He was speaking after launching the first phase of the...

Mumbai, March 7 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to the Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation center, located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik have said.The forest department made the decision to...

Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation centre, located in Jamnagar in neighboring Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.The decision was made by the forest...

Mumbai, February 27 The Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana, the flagship scheme of the Maharashtra government that provides Rs 1,500 per month to eligible women, is creating conditions that are leading to injustice in other departments, BJP minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.However, the scheme...

Palghar, February 19 As many as 12 million trees will be planted in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, according to Forest Minister and district guardian minister Ganesh Naik, who announced this on Thursday.He was speaking after inaugurating the Global Konkan Festival and the Palghar Mini...

Mumbai, February 15 Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde challenged BJP minister Ganesh Naik to contest against him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, further intensifying the long-standing rivalry between the two political families.Shinde, the son of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and a...