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November 13, 2025 4:33 PM

Nashik civic body to issue Rs 400 crore bonds for Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) in Maharashtra plans to issue bonds worth Rs 400 crore ($48 million) to fund its 25% share of infrastructure projects for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027. The issue will include Rs 200 crore in Clean Godavari Municipal Bonds for sewage treatment and another Rs 200 crore in Green Bonds for water supply schemes, Municipal Commissioner Manisha Khatri told reporters. The Clean Godavari bonds are expected to be launched by the end of November. “The proceeds wi...

March 31, 2025 2:11 PM

Education system is being Indianised: Maha CM Fadnavis says Sonia Gandhi should support NEP

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday lauded the New Education Policy (NEP), saying that it represents the "Indianisation" of India's education system. His statement comes in response to criticism from Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who accused the Centre of pushing its "three core agendas—centralisation, commercialisation, and communalisation" through the NEP in an opinion piece published in The Hindu. Reacting to this, CM Fadnavis said...

February 28, 2025 4:04 PM

Accused in Pune bus rape case arrested, detailed investigation underway: CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the accused in the Pune bus rape case has been apprehended and that the police will conduct a detailed investigation based on technical and forensic evidence. “The probe will reveal the sequence of events and further details,” he said. “The police have arrested the accused, who was in hiding. However, they managed to locate him using various technologies. Soon, the entire incident will be revealed. The Police Commissioner h...

January 2, 2025 11:05 AM

Maharashtra: 11 maoists surrender in Gadchiroli, CM Fadnavis confident Naxalism will end soon

Eleven Maoists, including a senior leader, surrendered in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who spent New Year’s Day in Gadchiroli. The group, comprising eight women and three men, included two couples and carried rewards exceeding ₹1 crore in Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh authorities had also announced bounties for them. Among the surrendered was Tarakka, a 34-year veteran of the Maoist movement and leader of the Dandakaranya Zonal Committee. The Maharashtra govern...

December 4, 2024 5:21 PM

Maharashtra Governor invites Fadnavis to form govt, swearing-in on Thursday in presence of PM Modi

Leaders of the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra – BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, and NCP President Ajit Pawar – met Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday to stake their claim to form the state government. Shinde and Pawar presented their letters of support for Fadnavis as the chief minister, after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party. Following this, the Governor formally invited the Mahayuti alliance to form the government....