Maharashtra doubles honorarium of Emergency-era prisoners

Maharashtra doubles honorarium of Emergency-era prisoners

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis introduced the ‘Gaurav Yojana’ policy during his first term as CM in 2018 to provide a monthly honorarium to such individuals. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maharashtra cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), doubled the monthly honorarium given to individuals from … Read more

Maharashtra Minister bats for MNS-BJP alliance after Raj Thackeray meets Fadnavis

Maharashtra Minister bats for MNS-BJP alliance after Raj Thackeray meets Fadnavis

Sanjay Shirsat | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday (June 12, 2025) urged Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to join the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, a statement that came shortly after Mr. Raj met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. The meeting, held at a hotel … Read more

देश के कई राज्यों में लगातार बढ़ रहे कोरोना वायरस के केस, गुजरात में 183, महाराष्ट्र में 86 नए मरीज

देश के कई राज्यों में लगातार बढ़ रहे कोरोना वायरस के केस, गुजरात में 183, महाराष्ट्र में 86 नए मरीज

देशभर में एक बार फिर से कोरोना संक्रमण के मामले धीरे-धीरे बढ़ने लगे हैं. कई राज्यों में एक्टिव केस की संख्या में बढ़ोतरी देखी जा रही है. स्वास्थ्य विभाग द्वारा जारी ताजा आंकड़ों के अनुसार, हरियाणा, गुजरात, महाराष्ट्र, उत्तराखंड और पश्चिम बंगाल समेत कई राज्यों में नए मरीज सामने आए हैं. हरियाणा में इस समय … Read more

Maharashtra to give basic military training to students from Class 1

Maharashtra to give basic military training to students from Class 1

In a first-of-its-kind move, Maharashtra will begin providing basic military training to school students starting from Class 1, state school education minister Dada Bhuse announced on Monday. The initiative aims to foster patriotism, discipline, and physical fitness amongst children from an early age. According to Bhuse, retired army personnel will take charge of training the … Read more

Maharashtra sees a surge in COVID cases with 86 new cases reported, 6 dead

Maharashtra sees a surge in COVID cases with 86 new cases reported, 6 dead

Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu With the surge in COVID cases, the Public Health Department of Maharashtra confirmed 86 new cases of COVID on Wednesday (May 28, 2025), raising the total cases to 521 across the State from January. Meanwhile, six patients, who had underlying health conditions, died of COVID. One patient died … Read more

Southwest monsoon to reach Maharashtra soon, conditions favourable for 2 to 3 days: IMD

Southwest monsoon to reach Maharashtra soon, conditions favourable for 2 to 3 days: IMD

Thunderstorm lights up the sky above the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus during pre-monsoon rains, in Mumbai, on May 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The southwest monsoon is likely to advance to Maharashtra soon, as the climatic conditions are favourable for the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday (May … Read more

Congress leader writes to President, seeks action against Maharashtra CS, DGP over protocol violation during CJI’s felicitation 

Congress leader writes to President, seeks action against Maharashtra CS, DGP over protocol violation during CJI’s felicitation 

The CJI had himself expressed displeasure over the absence of senior officials of Maharashtra Government during the ceremony on May 18 | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader and former Maharashtra president of the party Nana Patole has written a letter to the President of India seeking action against senior officials of Maharashtra government for the … Read more

In a first, Maharashtra approves scientific study on serial killers in State prisons

In a first, Maharashtra approves scientific study on serial killers in State prisons

The model of the prison study is said to be based on the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto   The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) approved the implementation of the Criminology Research Project “RUDRA” (Research Unit for Detection and Resolution of Anomalies in Criminals) in all the prisons … Read more

Opposition slams Maharashtra government over claims of good performance

Opposition slams Maharashtra government over claims of good performance

Opposition criticizes CM Fadnavis’s 100-day report, citing rising farmer suicides and failure to address rural distress. File | Photo Credit: PTI The opposition on Thursday slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s claims that the State has performed well since he took over as the Chief Minister of the State, citing, the persisting issues such as farmers … Read more