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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: Maharashtra

Tiffs with ally BJP, optical wins & ground-level cadre challenges — 1 yr of Shinde rebellion

A year on, CM Eknath Shinde-led faction says work of building new organisation on ground remains slower than expected. Meanwhile, clashes between Sena & BJP have become apparent.

After ‘Shinde-over-Fadnavis’ ad, Sena in damage-control mode. New ad shows CM & deputy as a team

Shinde’s Shiv Sena issued an ad Tuesday that cited a survey to claim more Maharashtrians wanted Shinde as CM than they did Fadnavis, a former CM. It had sparked talks of a rift.

‘People want Shinde over Fadnavis as CM’ — BJP ally Shiv Sena flexes muscle with front-page ad

Ad in several newspapers, using numbers from a Zee News-Matrize survey, also hails CM Shinde and PM Modi as “dream team loved by all”, sparking reactions from BJP and opposition parties.

Communal conflict in Maharashtra again, ‘social media post on Tipu Sultan’ stokes protest in Kolhapur

A day earlier, stonepelting was reported in Ahmednagar. With these two incidents, Maharashtra has seen nine incidents of communal conflict in 4 months.

How Uddhav is rebuilding his Sena for 2024 after Shinde’s defection blow

Eknath Shinde's 2022 rebellion was carried out with the support of 40 MLAs, who parted ways with Uddhav Thackeray. Thirteen of Sena's 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha also joined the Shinde faction.

Could riverfront development boost flood risk? Rs 5,500-cr project behind Pune’s ‘Chipko moment’

RFD project in Pune spans across 44 km of riverside stretch. PMC official says open spaces like parks & heritage structures will be integrated with proposed riverfront.

‘Pungiwala’ to ‘patriot’ — how Thackeray & Kejriwal went from rivals to friends with common foe

Delhi CM Kejriwal & Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray put up united front against BJP in press conference, a far cry from Sena's caustic criticisms of AAP in its early years.

Maharashtra farmers making money with carbon credits. They’re climate champions, not victims

A farmer can earn upto Rs 65,000 per acre per year from forest harvest & carbon revenue. They now earn just Rs 10,000 through paddy cultivation.

Maharashtra’s centuries-old stepwells to get a facelift, could be tapped as water source

Maharashtra culture department forms committee to conserve & document ancient water structures across the state. The plan is to first focus on 75 stepwells to mark 75th year of Independence.

Hindutva vs Hindutva, us vs them — what’s fuelling incidents of communal unrest in Maharashtra

The state has witnessed at least 7 incidents of communal violence in the past 3 months, as multiple parties and organisations compete to claim the Hindutva agenda.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.