Maharashtra Government

Stir against Local Body Tax to continue, says traders association

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Even as a section of traders in Maharashtra have agreed to call off their prolonged agitation against the Local Body Tax (LBT), Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) on Tuesday said the protest would continue till the government announces a...

Sharad Pawar attacks Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jehan encounter

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 19, 2013

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today attacked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter was "proud" of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter episode which has seen several of the state's top...

How Sanjay Dutt spent his first night in jail

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night after returning to prison reading spiritual books. The Maharashtra Government authorities are yet to decide if he should be kept at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai or if he should be shifted elsewh...

The curious case of the missing Arunachal Pradesh

Reported by Yogesh Damle; Written by Saurabh Gupta | Wednesday May 15, 2013

While Arunachal Pradesh continues to be a key area of dispute between India and China, the state is not even a part of the country, according to the Maharashtra government's education department.

Mumbai traders' strike continues for second day

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Banking activities in Mumbai remained paralysed and most businesses were shut too Tuesday, day two of the indefinite strike called by over 1.5 million traders and manufacturers to protest the Maharashtra's government's local body tax (LBT) in lieu of...

Maharashtra top cop takes on state government, alleges political interference

Reported by Saurabh Gupta; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 4, 2013

After being stripped of powers to transfer police officers of lower ranks by the Maharashtra government, the state's Director General of Police has objected to what he calls political interference, and is said to be considering quitting, according to...

Government auditor's (CAG) report says funds bungled in flagship rural employment scheme

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday April 23, 2013

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA. The government's auditor has pointed out shortcomings in implementation and said work was abandoned mid-way in m...

Adarsh Housing scam commission submits its final report

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2013

Two years after it was set up, the two-member commission, which inquired into the Adarsh Housing Society scam, submitted its final report to Maharashtra government today.

Crores spent, but where are the dams? Auditor slams Maharashtra government

Reported by Tejas Mehta; Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Thursday April 18, 2013

As farmers in Maharashtra are being battered by drought, a new stinging report by the state's auditor blames the government for grossly mishandling irrigation projects.

Suresh Kalmadi indicted for irregularities in Commonwealth Youth Games

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government ...

In Goa, transporters threaten to stop supplies over Entry tax row

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2013

Goa could face shortage of essential commodities with the transporters from the markets of Belgaum in Karnataka and Kolhapur in Maharashtra threatening to stop supplies from tomorrow if the entry tax imposed by the state government on the border was ...

Pakistan training women for 'fidayeen' attacks, says Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil

Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013

The Maharashtra government today said Pakistan-based terrorists were training women as 'fidayeen' (suicide) attackers, possibly to strike important cities including Mumbai and Pune.

Sharad Pawar refutes allegations that politicians diverting dam water in Maharashtra

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Sunday April 14, 2013

Days after the Bombay High Court ordered the Maharashtra government to release water to the Ujani dam in Solapur, Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said the decision earlier to not release water was ri...

36 Mumbai policemen suspended for allegedly taking bribe

Rashmi Rajput | Thursday April 11, 2013

In an unprecedented move, the Maharashtra government has suspended 32 policemen for allegedly accepting bribe from a person, who caught the act on camera. The suspended policemen were attached to Nehru Nagar Police Station in Kurla, central Mumbai.

Victory for Solapur farmer: court directs Maharashtra government to release water into dam

Saurabh Gupta, Tejas Mehta | Wednesday April 10, 2013

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have ridiculed Prabhakar Deshmukh, the farmer from Solapur district who had been protesting for two months demanding that the state government release water into the Ujani Dam, but the Bombay High Co...