Aarey

Supreme Court Extends Order Banning Further Tree Felling In Aarey Forest

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim order that had stayed the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony area for setting up of a metro car shed.

Uddhav Thackeray Ordered Us Against Cutting Trees For Memorial: Sena MP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

A senior Shiv Sena leader on Monday claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister and party president Uddhav Thackeray has given "oral orders" against felling of trees for the proposed memorial of his late father and Sena founder Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad.

Priyanka Chaturvedi Takes On Amruta Fadnavis Over "Hypocrisy" Charge

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday December 9, 2019

A war of words erupted between Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on social media on Sundayover media reports that the Uddhav Thackeray government was planning to cut down around 1,000 trees in Aurangabad to build a memorial for late party founder Bal Thackeray.

"Hypocrisy," Says Amruta Fadnavis On Sena Plan To Cut Trees For Memorial

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday called the ruling Shiv Sena a "hypocrite" after media reports emerged that a memorial for the party patriarch late Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad would require felling of some 1,000 trees.

Haven't Stayed Any Infrastructure Project Except Aarey Car Shed: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

No infrastructure project has been halted in Maharashtra and a stay has been ordered only on construction of the Metro rail car shed in Aarey Colony, a green lung of the metropolis, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

NCP Leader Seeks Relief For Bhima-Koregaon Accused From Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday December 4, 2019

A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader today asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to withdraw the "false cases" filed against Dalits in the Bhima Koregaon violence, just like he had done for those protesting deforestation in Mumbai's Aarey Colony.

Will Withdraw Cases Against Aarey Protesters, Says Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday December 1, 2019

Two days after putting the brakes on the construction of a Metro car shed project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today announced that cases filed against green activists who protested against the chopping of trees to make room for the controversial structure will also be withdrawn.

Uddhav Thackeray Orders Review Of Metro Car Shed Work In Mumbai's Aarey

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday November 29, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a stay on the construction of a controversial Metro car shed project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony on Friday, in one of his first policy decisions after assuming power in the politically crucial state the previous day.

Shiv Sena Critique Indicates Trouble For PM Modi's Bullet Train Project

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday November 27, 2019

PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe jointly laid the foundation stone for the bullet train project in September 2017. Japan is providing India with a loan of Rs 88,000 crore for the project at a minimal interest of 0.1 per cent

Top Court Extends Ban On Felling Trees In Mumbai's Aarey Colony

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim order by which it had stayed further cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for setting up the Metro car shed.

Aarey Case: Construction Can Continue, But No Tree Cutting, Says Supreme Court On Aarey

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 21, 2019

The Metro car shed project in Mumbai's Aarey colony can continue, but the freeze on tree cutting will remain, the Supreme Court said today. The court also asked for a White Paper on the issue, seeking details on the trees cut, transplanted and those that survived the transplant.

Aarey Issue Is Tussle Between Humans And Environment: Aaditya Thackeray

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said that the Aarey issue was not just a tussle between his party and the BJP, but a fight for the environment.

Prohibitory Orders Lifted From Mumbai's Aarey Colony: Police

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The prohibitory orders imposed in Mumbai's Aarey Colony in view of protests over cutting of trees for a metro car shed were lifted on Tuesday, police said.

Blog: Aarey Kon Re? Aaditya Thackeray Writes On Sena's Tough Call In Green Row

Blog | Aaditya Thackeray | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The Shiv Sena being the only party to not have changed its stance on the issue of supporting Aarey as a forest, I found it weird that it was targeted by a couple of political parties through troll armies online.

Rohit Sharma Bats For Trees In Mumbai's Aarey Colony

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 8, 2019

Rohit Sharma said nothing was worth cutting down trees for in Mumbai's Aarey Colony as that part of the city is "slightly greener" and there's a "slight difference in temperature" because of Aarey Colony.