BJP leaders have expressed worries that the Maharashtra Bandh called by Dalit organizations and some political parties in the state could be part of a political conspiracy by opposition parties to achieve a caste-based polarization in the state similar to what was seen in Gujarat. An election fought on caste-related factors and divisions is BJP’s […]
Largely along expected lines, the two warring allies within the Maharashtra government — the BJP and the Shiv Sena — are now reported to be wooing Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party. Shiv Sena head Uddhav Thackeray met with Pawar ten days ago, said CNN News18, and was reportedly told by the veteran politician to […]
Even as states race to denotify state highways as ‘urban roads’, Maharashtra, home of roads and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, managed to get 65% of all sanctioned upgrades of state highways into national highways last year. According to year-end data prepared by the roads and highways ministry, 8,002 km of state highways in the state […]
A total of 308 people died in police custody in the three years from 2013 to 2015 — including 75 in Maharashtra — but not a single policeman was convicted in any case related to custody deaths in the country during those years, data from the home ministry showed. On an overall level, Maharashtra led in […]
BMW announced the dates of its experience tour to be held in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra on the 28th and 29th of this month. The venue will be Hotel Sayaji in old Pune-Bangalore Highway added the company. Participants will be allowed to test drive and know more in detail about the BMW models, services and […]
With a share of almost 17%, Maharashtra has emerged as the top state in terms of attracting investments in the hotels and tourism industry across India, noted a just-concluded study by apex industry body ASSOCHAM. Maharashtra has attracted investments worth over Rs 15,500 Cr of the total outstanding investments worth over Rs 93,400 Cr attracted […]
The Maharashtra government may likely to generate over Rs. 10,000 crores (approx) revenues in its coffers due to Kumbh Mela, scheduled after 12 years in Nashik, reveals an ASSOCHAM latest assessment. The Maha Kumbh, starting from 14 July in Nasikh will generate additional employment opportunities for over 4.5 lakhs workforce in sectors such as airlines […]
Kerala is the only state in which the population of scheduled caste sections has fallen in India between 2001 and 2011, according to the latest census numbers. In Kerala, which has arguably the highest living standard in India, scheduled caste population fell by 2.7% in the ten years to 30.4 lakh from 31.2 lakh in […]
