Mumbai: “I don’t know whether I will be here tomorrow,” he said at an event in Goa, days before his unexpected passing. “We all have to go someday. That time comes in the life of everyone. But before that time comes… we have to think… am I able to do what I want to do? Have I made the effort?”In Vishwanath ‘Nana’ Patekar’s case, the legacy bears out the effort. His screen presence...
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The contractors told Rahul Gandhi that the state govt gave out contracts way beyond the budget provision when Shinde was CM and now the state was heading into bankruptcy Mumbai: Contractors from Maharashtra met Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over pending payments of Rs 1 lakh crore from the state govt. They blamed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde for rolling out tenders far...
Mumbai: The Congress has announced a list of 40 star campaigners who will campaign for the party in the upcoming civic elections in Maharashtra. the name included Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, Mohammed Azharuddin, Imran Pratapgarhi and actor Raj Babbar. Former MP Priya Dutt, Mukul Wasnik and former chief minister Prithaviraj Chavan are...
PALGHAR: A 27-year-old worker was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a colleague and dumping his body in a water tank at a company premises in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said.The accused, Asaram Rakesh, was taken into custody within hours of the incident, which occurred at an industrial estate in the Vasai area on Monday, an official said.According to police, Rakesh had a dispute...
PUNE: The fate of 57 local bodies in Maharashtra - 39 won by Mahayuti, 17 by MVA, and one by others - awaits SC's verdict on Jan 21 as these are among the 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats where the combined quota for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes exceeds 50%.Acting on several petitions challenging the breach of quota limit, the apex court on Nov 29 said the...
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance asserted dominance in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region following local election victories THANE/NAVI MUMBAI: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance’s decisive local election victory on Sunday reinforced its political dominance in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) after the 2024 assembly elections.BJP trumped deputy CM Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena in its bastions of Ambernath and...
PUNE: Even as BJP emerged as the single largest party in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections across the state, Congress managed to halt BJP’s juggernaut in several municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Vidarbha. In Maharashtra’s sugar bowl of western Maharashtra, BJP battled its own Mahayuti alliance partners as Congress and NCP (SP) struggled to retain hold.BJP made inroads...
Mumbai: Thanking the people of Maharashtra for BJP's resounding victory in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections on Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadanvis said: "I had predicted that 75% of the nagar presidents will be from the Mahayuti and the results endorse it. Nearly 3,300 corporators are from the Mahayuti. Once again, BJP is the number one party with 48% of the nagar presidents,"...
Ambernath: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday addressed a massive BJP rally in Ambernath, a stronghold of Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, sending out a strong political message ahead of the December 20 municipal council polls. The election has turned into a prestige battle, particularly between BJP and Sena, which are contesting separately despite being allies at...
Firing at BJP Candidate’s Office in Ambernath Ahead of Civic Polls THANE: A shocking firing incident was reported at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar in Ambernath, just three days before the Ambernath Municipal Corporation elections, triggering panic and intensifying political tensions in the area.The incident occurred at around 12.15 am on Wednesday in the Navin Bhendi Pada area of...