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TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Praveen Pardeshi is Fadnavis’s go-to-IAS officer, whose clout has only grown post retirement

Pardeshi was also Fadnavis’s right-hand man during his previous stint as CM. He is now the new chief economic adviser to Maharashtra CM—a position created especially for him.

1 lakh houses numbered as Dharavi survey in final stages, but 3 neighbourhoods pose challenge

Under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, officials aim to finish surveying 1.2 lakh homes by July, but industries & communities raise fresh concerns over relocation & eligibility.

Amid row over his link to Beed sarpanch murder accused, Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde resigns

Nationalist Congress Party MLA Dhananjay Munde resigned citing health reasons. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has accepted his resignation & forwarded it to the Governor.

How CM Fadnavis wants to strengthen his home minister credentials with special focus on Gadchiroli

This comes as law & order incidents in state put focus on department. Fadnavis govt plans to bring in investment of over Rs 60,000 crore & set up an airport in district.

Nagpur to Ratnagiri, Maharashtra is expanding smaller airports to boost connectivity, investment

Maharashtra govt has plans to expand capacity at 10 small airports & build new airports, including in Gadchiroli. Work at Amravati & Shirdi airports likely to be completed by 31 March.

The reproductive theory of nationalism & ‘Maha’ confusion

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Anxious residents to warring parties, why Dharavi project is one of biggest talking points this election

As the two-decade-old Dharavi redevelopment project stumbles to take off, it has once again become a key bone of contention between Mahayuti & MVA ahead of Maharashtra's assembly polls.

With reading rooms in gardens & beaches, there’s a ‘Village of Poems’ in the works in Maharashtra

Ubhadanda village has identified spaces inside private residences where it can set up libraries filled with poetry books. Maharashtra govt has set aside Rs 1.94 cr for project.

How alleged sexual assault of 2 minors at Badlapur school led to clash between protesters, police

Police have arrested cleaner accused of sexually assaulting two minors at private school in Badlapur; govt suspended 3 police officers after protesters alleged laxity in filing FIR.

Bahirats vs Maharashtra govt: How a Pune family fought 60 yrs for land illegally taken over by state

In rap to Maharashtra govt for dragging its feet in legal battle, SC has said it must increase compensation for 24-acre plot or its 'Ladli Behna, Ladli Bahu schemes' would be stopped.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.