Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has urged the state government to rename Alibaug as 'Maynaknagri' in memory of Maynak Bhandari, who played a crucial role in the naval prowess of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The CAG has observed that the process followed by the previous Devendra Fadnavis government in connection with the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in the Arabian sea was wrong and aimed at helping contractors, Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan said on Thursday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ruled out the possibility of shifting the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial from its present location in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.

One person was killed and two injured after a speed boat carrying around 25 persons hit an underwater rock and capsized while on a trip for a 'puja' ceremony at the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on Wednesday.

The Maharashtra government has changed the height specifications of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial off the Arabian Sea, in a bid to reduce the cost of the project, reply to an RTI query has revealed.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial Committee chairman Vinayak Mete said that in the past few months, a senior team of government officials negotiated with the company on various aspects before the revised cost was finalised.

The Bombay High Court today sought the the Maharashtra government's stand on a plea against the proposed Rs 3,600 crore Shivaji memorial in the Arabian Sea.

Maharashtra government wants to raise the height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast from 192 metres to 210 metres, reportedly because it wants to surpass a Buddha statue coming up in China.

As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...

A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue just off Mumbai's coast has divided the city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the Rs 3,600 crore grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on board a hovercraft in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a day's visit to Maharashtra to lay the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The prime minister will also lay foundation stone for the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to Maharashtra today, where he will lay the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune. Prime Minister Modi will land in Mumbai at 11:30 AM and leave for MIDC Patalganga in neighbouring Raigad distric...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Maharashtra today where he will lay foundation stones for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune.

Maharashtra government has received all the necessary clearances from all authorities concerned for setting up of a huge statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj off Arabian Sea in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has urged the state government to rename Alibaug as 'Maynaknagri' in memory of Maynak Bhandari, who played a crucial role in the naval prowess of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The CAG has observed that the process followed by the previous Devendra Fadnavis government in connection with the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in the Arabian sea was wrong and aimed at helping contractors, Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan said on Thursday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ruled out the possibility of shifting the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial from its present location in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.

One person was killed and two injured after a speed boat carrying around 25 persons hit an underwater rock and capsized while on a trip for a 'puja' ceremony at the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on Wednesday.

The Maharashtra government has changed the height specifications of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial off the Arabian Sea, in a bid to reduce the cost of the project, reply to an RTI query has revealed.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial Committee chairman Vinayak Mete said that in the past few months, a senior team of government officials negotiated with the company on various aspects before the revised cost was finalised.

The Bombay High Court today sought the the Maharashtra government's stand on a plea against the proposed Rs 3,600 crore Shivaji memorial in the Arabian Sea.

Maharashtra government wants to raise the height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast from 192 metres to 210 metres, reportedly because it wants to surpass a Buddha statue coming up in China.

As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...

A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue just off Mumbai's coast has divided the city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the Rs 3,600 crore grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on board a hovercraft in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a day's visit to Maharashtra to lay the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The prime minister will also lay foundation stone for the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to Maharashtra today, where he will lay the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune. Prime Minister Modi will land in Mumbai at 11:30 AM and leave for MIDC Patalganga in neighbouring Raigad distric...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Maharashtra today where he will lay foundation stones for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune.

Maharashtra government has received all the necessary clearances from all authorities concerned for setting up of a huge statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj off Arabian Sea in Mumbai.