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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Announces Toll Waiver For 2 Weeks Ahead Of Ganesh Chaturthi
Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has announced a waiver in the toll collection for two weeks. The toll waiver will reportedly be applicable on Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Bangalore and also on State Public Work Department roads. The move is expected to benefit a large number of people travelling from the Konkan region to Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The same was pleaded by the opposition parties during the monsoon sessions… read-more
Tags: Ganesh Chaturthi, Konkan, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Eknath Shinde
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Supreme Court Refers Shiv Sena V/S Shiv Sena Plea To Larger Bench
Hearing the Shiv Sena V/S Shiv Sena case, the Supreme Court referred the case relating to the claim over Shiv Sena to a constitution bench. On August 23, the Apex Court also asked the Election Commission, not to pass any order regarding the plea of Eknath Shinde over the symbol, until August 25. The larger constitutional bench will consider the plea of Uddhav Thackeray over party claims on August 25.
Tags: Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray, maharashtra politics, Supreme Court
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Maharashtra CM Goes Devotional, Announces Pro Govinda League
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde took a day out and witnessed a Dahi Handi celebration organised by a legislator- Geeta Jain in Bhayandar, on August 19. Furthermore, during the devotional day out, Shinde announced first pro-Govinda League (PGL) saying, "We have declared Dahi Handi as an adventure sport and the inaugural edition of the PGL will be held in Bhayandar,” Besides, CM also attended a couple of Dahi Handi celebrations.
Tags: Maharashtra CM, Eknath Shinde, dahi handi, Pro-Govinda League, Bhayandar
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Maharashtra Govt Announces Collective Singing Of National Anthem At 11 AM
Under the Swarajya Mahotsav, amid 76th Independence Day celebrations, the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Governemnt announced a collective singing of the national anthem at 11:00 am on August 17. The tourism and cultural affairs secretary Saurabh Vijay issued the government resolution in this regard and asked for the people of Maharashtra to unite and sing "national anthem" across the State. participation is mandatory for government and… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra Govt, Eknath Shinde, National Anthem, Educational Institute, Swarajya Mahotsav
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Maharashtra Cabinet To Approve 44% Hike In Metro 3 Colaba Bandra Cost
After Cabinet expansion, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde will hold its first cabinet meeting and likely to approve Rs. 33,405.82 crore from Rs 3,136 crore, a rise of Rs 10,269.82 crore for metro project. The 44% hike in the budget will be for Metro 3 Colaba Bandra SEEPZ project, on August 10. Reason behind cost escalation is that Metro 3 stations have to accommodate eight coaches, besides expensive labour-accomodation charges.
Tags: Metro, Mumbai, Maharashtra Cabinet Meeting, Eknath Shinde, Cost Surge
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CM Eknath Shinde Says Maharashtra Govt Assigned 11,199 Crore For Tribal Community Welfare
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on August 10, said the state government has set aside Rs. 11,199 crores for tribal development and welfare for the fiscal year 2022-23. Shinde also stated that his government planned to bring them into the mainstream by offering educational, social, and economic opportunities. Shinde was virtually addressing Adivasis… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra Government, Eknath Shinde, tribal community, Welfare
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18 MLAs Sworn In Under Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena Cabinet In Maharashtra
The enlargement of the Shiv Sena cabinet saw the swearing-in of 18 MLAs as ministers on August 9. There are nine MLAs on the list from the BJP and nine from the Shiv Sena group, which is led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. This expansion comes about a month after the Sena group led by Eknath Shinde overthrew the Uddhav Thackeray-led… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra , Cabinet, Eknath Shinde, MLAs, expansion
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde To Visit Nanded
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde is scheduled to visit Nanded district, on August 8. The visit comes following Shiv Sena's Nanded chief Umesh Munde and several others were expelled for allegedly indulging in "anti-party" activities. Notably, Shinde attended the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by PM Modi, on August 7. Eknath Shinde revolted against the Uddhav Thackeray government last month, and became the CM after Thackeray resigned from his office.… read-more
Tags: Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena, Anti-party activities, Nanded, Maharashtra
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SC Directs EC To Hold Decision Over Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena Symbol Plea
The Supreme Court, which reviewed the plea of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, over symbol battle, asked the Election Commission not to take any decision for now on the Eknath Shinde faction's plea. The bench led by CJI NV Ramana directed the EC to hold the decision regarding the symbol grant on Shinde's plea until next hearing. The bench would take a call regarding the Maharashtra political crisis on August 8.
Tags: Shiv Sena, Supreme Court, Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray, Election Commission
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Shiv Sena Pune Unit Chief Arrested Over Attack On Shinde's MLA
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Pune unit chief Sanjay More and five others were arrested for attacking an MLA from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena. On August 3, police blamed More and five unidentified people for the alleged attack on Uday Samant's car, in Pune. The assistant commissioner of police (Swargate division), Sushama Chavan confirmed the arrest after the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs filed an FIR for the attack.
Tags: arrested, pune police, Shiv Sena MLA, Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde
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