Maharashtra

Mumbai: The state govt has issued detailed guidelines on activities that state board schools must conduct on Saturdays under the expanded ‘Ananddayi Shanivar' programme, aimed at promoting experiential and value-based learning.According to a circular issued by the school education department, Saturdays will be reserved for activities such as parent interaction meets, cultural programmes and...

Nagpur: There are almost 12 lakh (11.88 lakh) stray dogs in Maharashtra's urban areas, with 90,757 in Mumbai alone. This information was shared in a written reply by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde in the legislative assembly on Tuesday. He was quoting a report published by the Union ministry of health and environmental welfare on the deaths due to rabies from dog bites in Maharashtra.Attacks by...

Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai KOLHAPUR: Shiv Sena neta and state tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai has said that the BJP returned to power in Maharashtra only after Eknath Shinde's rebellion in 2022. Desai, who is also Satara's guardian minister, made these remarks while addressing an event on Saturday at Marali in Patan tehsil of Satara district. His statement was...

Dy CM Shinde urges residents to support cluster redevelopment model for better housing and amenities THANE: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday urged residents to support the city’s cluster redevelopment model, highlighting its wider eligibility, larger homes, and better amenities compared to conventional rehabilitation schemes like the SRA.Speaking at an event in Thane on Saturday...

THANE: A man in Maharashtra's Thane city allegedly beat a close relative to death and caused injuries to her 14-year-old son during a heated dispute, as reported by the police on Sunday.The police took into custody a 30-year-old individual named Sanju Vilas Lokhande in the early hours of the day, charging him under sections 302 (pertaining to murder) and 307 (related to attempted murder) of the Indian...

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused that the BJP of undermining Mumbai's significance and facilitating the relocation of businesses and industries to Gujarat. While addressing a gathering of senior Shiv Sainiks, Thackeray emphasized that only Shiv Sena has the potential to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party's influence in Maharashtra.Thackeray identified an opportunity...

MUMBAI: Almost 93% of 18-19 year-olds in Maharashtra are not registered as voters according to the latest draft revision of the state’s electoral roll published on Friday. Even more worrying, the figure is lower than it was on January 5, when the last final electoral roll was published. At that time, 84.5% of 18-19 year olds were not in the voters list.The number of voters in the 18-19 years age group...

MUMBAI: On the last day of the deadline set by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde did not give any concrete assurance on granting the reservation on Tuesday. However, in his speech at the Dussera rally on Tuesday, he made the dramatic claim that he would fight for Maratha reservations till the last drop of his blood. He left the mike to walk towards the...

KALYAN: While participating in the Navratri program organized by his son Shrikant Shinde in Thane's Dombivli on Monday night, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said that the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be ready soon, after which everyone will be able to get darshan of Lord Ram.Shinde said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fulfilling the dream of Bal Thackeray who also wanted the Ram temple in...

KALYAN:Six people, including a woman, were injured in a fight between two groups over past enmity outside a temple in Dombivali on Friday evening. Two persons have been arrested after the groups traded charges in counter complaints lodged at Dombivli police station.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; }...