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Mumbai, March 30 In response to the cooking gas shortage triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Maharashtra’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal issued a stern warning on Monday that citizens residing in areas where piped gas infrastructure is available must switch to...

Mumbai, March 28 The Maharashtra government signed 15 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in the healthcare sector at the PULSE 2026 conference here on Saturday, including three agreements that are expected to attract investments of Rs 720 crore, officials said.The other 12 MoUs are strategic...

Mumbai, March 28. Two months after the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash near Baramati, leaders of the NCP-SP and members of the late NCP leader's family paid their respects on Saturday, even as demands for a detailed investigation continued to fuel...

New Delhi, March 28 – Maharashtra Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Chhagan Bhujbal urged the Centre on Saturday to provide technical and financial support to expedite the expansion of the piped natural gas (PNG) network across the state.Bhujbal was speaking at a...

Mumbai, March 27 – The Maharashtra government on Friday released a government resolution (GR) to regularize residential encroachments that existed as of January 1, 2011, and are currently used solely for residential purposes.The government hopes to resolve the housing issues of lakhs of poor...

Mumbai, March 27 In a major policy move, the Maharashtra government has decided to regularize residential encroachments up to 500 square feet that existed as of January 1, 2011, across the state, excluding the city of Mumbai and its suburban district, a minister said on Friday.Revenue Minister...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, responding to the resolution in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, stated that the state government is committed to all-round development, asserting that work is underway across sectors including agriculture, industry...

New Delhi, March 25 In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Maharashtra government's power to withdraw or modify electricity duty exemptions granted to captive power plants.The top court, however, protected industries, including Reliance Industries Ltd, from "sudden...

Mumbai, March 25 Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) legislator Anil Parab demanded that the Maharashtra government provide clarity on the status of Special Investigation Teams (SITs) constituted over the past five sessions, and urged it to publish a comprehensive white paper detailing their...

Mumbai, March 24 – NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar launched a scathing attack on the Maharashtra government and the ruling MahaYuti alliance on Tuesday, alleging a deliberate attempt to suppress the truth behind the death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash.Initiating...

Mumbai, March 24 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the Legislature cannot assume the role of the Executive, and that directions given by the Legislature do not become the ultimate truth, as action based on those directions will take place based on the ground...

Mumbai, March 23 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday targeted the rival Shiv Sena over the "misconduct" of minister Shamburaj Desai during the election of Satara Zilla Parishad president last week and said the incident has shown the Eknath Shinde-led party its place in the...

Mumbai, March 21 – The opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said that NCP leader Rupali Chakankar's resignation as chairperson of the Maharashtra State Women's Commission was insufficient, given the escalating controversy surrounding her alleged links with a self-proclaimed...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that the process of preparing the revised development plan for the Vasai-Virar region in Palghar district is underway and will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.Minister of State for Urban Development Madhuri Misal told...

Pune, March 18 Asawari Jagdale, the daughter of a victim of the Pahalgam terror attack, received a job offer as an officer in the Pune Municipal Corporation on Wednesday, nearly 11 months after her father was killed in the horrific massacre.According to the letter, she has been appointed as an...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government announced an inquiry into alleged large-scale irregularities in a land tender process for project-affected persons in Mumbai's Malad area on Wednesday, and directed that no further action be taken until the investigation is complete.The inquiry will...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Maharashtra government announced on Tuesday that a vigilance audit will be conducted across Mumbai within 30 days to investigate irregularities in housing schemes under Development Control Regulations (DCR) 33(11) and 33(20)(b).The government said it would take action...

Mumbai, March 17 Authorities overseeing the Dharavi Redevelopment Project have issued a final notice to residents who have yet to submit documents for the eligibility survey, giving them a final 15-day window to comply.Officials said that failure to submit documents within the deadline will...

Mumbai, March 17 NCP (SP) legislature party leader Jayant Patil alleged on Tuesday that the Maharashtra government is unwilling to discuss and share information on the "widespread shortage" of LPG cylinders, despite directives from the assembly speaker.He alleged that both the state and...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that the state has become power surplus and is well-prepared to meet the rising demand from industry and data centres.Electricity tariffs will remain stable while increasing the share of green energy, Fadnavis...