Devendra Fadanavis

"Lapses In Avni Killing Will Be Probed": Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The killing of tigress Avni was a sad incident and any procedural lapse in it would be probed, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday.

No Senior Cop To Look After "Highly Sensitive" Aurangabad, Says Shiv Sena

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Monday May 14, 2018

The clashes between two groups in Aurangabad last week that killed two people were "communal" and "pre-planned", the BJP's ally in Maharashtra Shiv Sena has said in its mouthpiece Saamana. The Shiv Sena criticised the home department, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, over not appointing a senior police officer for Aurangabad, a city cons...

"Devendra Fadnavis Government Good For Nothing": Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today lashed out at the Maharashtra government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying it was "good for nothing", and demanded a separate home minister for the state.

Over 24,000 Maharashtra Government Officials Applied For Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 20, 2018

More than 24,000 government officials were among over one lakh ineligible applicants for the Maharashtra government's crop loan waiver scheme, a scrutiny has found.

Maharashtra Farmers Call Off Protest As State Agrees To Demands: 10 Points

Mumbai News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday March 12, 2018

The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra has agreed to the demands of thousands of protesting farmers who have been pouring into Mumbai for the last two days. The government has given its acceptance in writing, said state minister Chandrakant Patil, after a delegation of farmers met government representatives this afternoon. Mr Fadnavis said...

Actor Juhi Chawla Flags Concerns About 5G Mobile Technology, Writes To Maharashtra Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 25, 2018

Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, a radiation awareness campaigner, has flagged concerns about 5G mobile phone technology, saying it shouldn't be implemented without analysing potential harmful effects of radiofrequency radiation on human health.

Warnings About Mumbai Pub Building Ignored, "Nothing Illegal" Said Civic Body BMC

Mumbai News | Friday December 29, 2017

Mumbai's civic body had been warned just months ago about deadly violations in the four-storey building at Kamala Mills where a fire at a rooftop restaurant left 14 dead. The politician who claims to have complained to the agency about the Trade House building says he was told that there was "nothing illegal".

As Rain Paralysed Mumbai, People Slept In Offices, Homes Of Colleagues

Mumbai News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 30, 2017

As Mumbai was pounded yesterday by heavy rain that was 29 times more than usual, many spent the night in their offices or homes of friends and strangers - wiser since the horror of July 26, 2005. Their only consolation was that today's a holiday for schools, colleges and offices

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' Chopper Crash-Lands In Latur. We Are Safe, He Tweets

India News | Reported by Sandeep Phukan and Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 25, 2017

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had a narrow escape this afternoon when his helicopter crash-landed in Latur moments after take-off, after getting entangled in wires. Mr Fadnavis said he and everyone else were safe because of the "blessings of 11 crore people of Maharashtra".

Congress Slams Maharashtra Government Over Petrol Surcharge Hike

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 19, 2017

The Maharashtra government this week increased the surcharge on petrol by Rs 2. The state government took the decision just four weeks after it hiked petrol price.

IIT Bombay Teams Awarded In 'Transform Maharashtra' Campaign

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Tuesday May 2, 2017

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay students are awarded for their solutions on socio-economic challenges for 'Transform Maharashtra' campaign.

IIM Nagpur Students Join Chief Minister's Initiative To 'Transform Maharashtra'

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Tuesday May 2, 2017

Indian Institute of Management Nagpur (IIM Nagpur) students joined 'Transform Maharashtra', an= initiative by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to promote inclusive governance.

BMC Election Result 2017: Now, Mumbai's Turn To Spurn Congress, Wipe-Out In City Election

Mumbai News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday February 23, 2017

The Congress today was unable to cut short its trend of losing important elections - it downsized its share considerably in the municipal corporation that runs Mumbai, accruing 31 seats (according to leads at 6 pm), down from 52. Sanjay Nirupam, the head of the party in Mumbai, offered to resign, accepting responsibility for the skimpy result.

Eye On BMC Elections, Uddhav Thackeray Fires At PM Narendra Modi: 'Have Your Kundli Too'

Mumbai News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday February 11, 2017

His eyes firmly set on the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections later this month, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray picked on PM Narendra Modi's warning to Congress to behave and targeted the BJP, saying he too had "horoscopes" of the Prime Minister and BJP president Amit Shah.

Goa Elections 2017: BJP Releases Manifesto, Focus On Jobs, Tourism

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Sunday January 29, 2017

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis today released the BJP manifesto for the Goa Assembly elections. He promised that it will make the state "unemployment free" in five years if voted to power again. The manifesto was released in presence of his Goa counterpart Laxmikant Parsekar, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik and other party leaders....