BJP on Tuesday emerged as a major gainer in the first phase of municipal council polls in Maharashtra, winning 851 seats across 164 urban local bodies, making inroads into the traditional strongholds of Congress and NCP. Elections were held for 3,705 seats spread over the 147 municipal councils and 17 nagar panchayats, of which results have been announced for the […]
» Read moreTwo real estate agents, who surreptitiously tried to convert their old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for the new Rs 2,000 notes, were arrested by the Navi Mumbai crime branch on Friday. Two others with them were also arrested. The police seized around Rs 1 crore worth of old notes from the accused. The two other men arrested, who […]
» Read moreFollowing the widespread outrage over the death of a newborn when a private hospital refused to accept payment in discontinued currency, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday issued strict instructions to all private hospitals to accept cheques from patients for emergency treatment. The government has also said patients and their relatives can call toll-free hotline 108 for help if they […]
» Read morePune: Two days after the demonetisation of high-value notes, a rag picker in Pune came across a bag full of Rs. 1,000 notes today, summing up to Rs. 52,000. The rag picker, an elderly woman, chanced upon the cash in a plastic bag. She immediately alerted her supervisor, who in-turn informed the police. Police said the incident took place in […]
» Read moreBJP leader Jayawantiben Mehta, who was a junior minister in the Vajpayee government from 1996 to 1999, passed away here on Monday after a brief illness. She was 78. Ms. Mehta rose in the BJP ranks to become a corporator, legislator and an MP who defeated the late Murli Deora from South Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, […]
» Read moreThe importance and need of a digital platform for smooth administration, the Maharashtra government is making several efforts to use social media to convey its decisions and messages quickly. The government has asked all District Information Officers (DIOs) to start operating individual Twitterhandles, the Director General Information and Public Relations (DGIPR) Brijesh Singh said here.
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