This is my government, Maharashtra villagers say in makeover campaign
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s BJP government is seeking an image makeover — just like the party’s government at the Centre changed its messaging after Rahul Gandhi’s “suit-boot sarkar” jibe. Faced with criticism about its performance at the three-year mark, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s...
Are few contractors being favoured? Disturbing Mr. C.M.! Please intervene
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Maharashtra Nagpur - Mumbai Super Expressway which is known to be Chief Minister Fadnavis' flagship infrastructure is under fire again. This project worth a whopping Rs 46,000-crore has seen two Builder lobbies, the National Highway Builders Federation (NHBF)...
Farmer suicides rise alarmingly in state – is there any solution in sight?
Figures do not matter any more - facts do. And they paint a very frightening picture. Let us digress for a bit here. What is the ONE thing that human beings all over the world HAVE to do to survive? Whether we...
Oppn’s mentality ‘pro-builder’: Devendra Fadnavis
Nagpur: "The State government has taken a decision to regularise the illegal construction works that were done till December 31, 2015. The decision has been taken, taking into consideration the problems of the common people. But some people are accusing...
Chaitanya Kidnapping Case : CM felicitates Nagpur cops, another accused still at large
Nagpur: Ever since Nagpur police have timely tracked and freed 14 years old Chaitanya Ashtankar from the clutches of kidnappers they have been receiving praises from all quarters. And the latest to pat their backs is none other than the...
Timirathun Tejakade : Power packed performances by jail inmates steal CM’s heart
Nagpur: It was a perfect symphony of performance and pure intent, a kind display of perseverance and reform, and a live demonstration of how a jail inmate can be transformed to become a main stream citizen. Adding to the delight,...
Fadnavis backs off on Vidarbha promise, passes buck to Centre
File Photo: Ashish Deshmukh leader of Saprate Vidarbha took out a rally (padyatra) from Shahid chouk, Itwari Nagpur Nagpur: In a major setback to the separate Vidarbha aspirations of hordes of leaders and people, the state government backed off on...
Fadnavis bemoans opposition stance of “playing politics” over Farmers’ crisis
Nagpur: " When the state is reeling under an unprecedented four years' continuous deficit rainfall and famine conditions; when all parties irrespective of their differences should come together to assure suffering farmers' of their support, it is regretful that the...
Should alcohol be banned in Maharashtra ?
Mumbai/Nagpur: Bihar on Thursday joined the States that have banned liquor, with newly elected Chief Minister Nitish Kumar prohibiting sale and consumption of alcohol from April 1, 2016. But experts feel the decision should be "participatory" and not a "political...
High talks, Low Gravity #Nagpur fetches Less, State in a Mess!
Nagpur: On October 30, 2014 the much hyped BJP-Sena government sworn in Maharashtra, after the conditional political wedding of both the allies. The political drama that surrounded the government formation clearly revealed that it was a ‘marriage of compromise’. However,...
Ambedkar’s work will be projected globally: Fadnavis at Deekshabhoomi
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on thursday announced to turn the historic Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, where Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism, into a world-class monument. Addressing a gathering of followers of the late Dalit leader at Deekshabhoomi on the occasion of...
