Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar said that their primary objective is to bring the Mahayuti alliance to power with a majority, and the decision on the Chief Minister will be taken later. “But one thing is certain—the Chief Minister will be from Mahayuti,” he said. Mr. Pawar, who … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg district and attend the programme marking Navy Day 2023 celebrations on December 4. He will also witness the ‘Operational Demonstrations’ by the Indian Navy’s ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces from Tarkarli Beach in the district. The Navy … Read more
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said signs of the Portuguese regime should be wiped out, with the State having been liberated from its rule more than 60 years ago. “We need to start afresh,” Mr. Sawant said during an event on June 6 and hailed Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for stopping the destruction … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy CM at the premises of Maharashtra Bhavan in Mauritius. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A 12-feet statue of Maratha warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was unveiled in Mauritius’s Maharashtra Bhavan on Friday to mark the strong bond between the two nations. Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was joined by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister … Read more
Bhagat Singh Koshyari. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Expressing regret for not apologizing over the controversial statements made by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the descendants of the 17th century Maratha King have asked strict action and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him from the post. While BJP MP … Read more
The Maharashtra government is now seeking the World Heritage Site tag for the Raigad fort Raigad Fort: On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind visited the Raigad Fort in Maharashtra and paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Located in the Raigad district at an altitude of 2,851 feet, the hill fort of Raigad is at a … Read more
The nominations have been accepted in the Tentative Lists that UNESCO considers for giving tags of World Heritage Site. Image: IE In order to seek the World Heritage Site tag for 14 forts in the state, the Maharashtra government has prepared and submitted a tentative “serial” nomination for these sites. All 14 of them belong … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called for naming the under-construction Mughal museum in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj citing the name of the Maratha warrior will “invoke a feeling of nationalism and self esteem”. “How can our heroes be Mughals?” the chief minister said during a review meeting of developmental projects being … Read more