Chaitanya Marpakwar

Ministers in new MahaYuti govt have begun foreign tours. After CM Devendra Fadnavis traveled to Davos in Switzerland to attend World Economic Forum in Jan, now Ports & Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane heads to Netherlands on a ‘study tour’ for 5 days with MMB officials. https://t.co/UvS7nuAMPZ

Opposing new passenger jetty coming up at Radio Club near Gateway of India, Colaba residents have started an online petition saying it threatens heritage, eliminates last remaining open space and will worsen existing issues of traffic congestion & hawker encroachment. https://t.co/zzj0hQWVxe

Despite objections & allegations, BMC floats tenders for setting up ₹150 crore tunnel laundry to wash garments from its hospitals again. This time in Mulund. It scrapped tunnel laundry project in Sewri in 2022 after allegations of corruption & irregularities. @mihirkotecha https://t.co/Mg7qzKEnw5

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray slammed BJP govt over Waqf Amendment Bill saying govt will take over Waqf lands. BJP has its eyes on Waqf lands. Uddhav opposed Waqf Bill saying he was against seizure of Waqf lands and lands being given to businessmen friends of BJP. https://t.co/3itYfrgIn3

With the state facing a massive financial crunch, the govt has formed a high level committee for regularising encroachment on govt lands and monetizing them by leasing them out in tier 2 and 3 cities to generate income for local bodies. https://t.co/bX1uU0NcFB

With finances in the red, the state govt has pulled the purse strings for public works like roads, bridges and other infra projects saying it is necessary to limit the number of newly sanctioned works. https://t.co/VEPUSgKWob

State govt has issued orders that all files will be routed through DCM Eknath Shinde now before going to CM Devendra Fadnavis. Earlier files were sent to DCM Ajit Pawar as Finance Minister and to Fadnavis even when he was the DCM and then to CM. Now new orders have been issued… https://t.co/ZoufaMoWNW

Stare govt has issued orders that all files will be routed through DCM Eknath Shinde now before going to CM Devendra Fadnavis. Earlier files were sent to DCM Ajit Pawar as Finance Minister and to Fadnavis even when he was the DCM and then to CM. https://t.co/2ZYF93Mep4

The state cabinet on Tuesday cleared the proposal to allow e-bike taxis in cities and towns that have a population of more than 1 lakh. E-bike taxis can take a maximum 15 kilometer distance. https://t.co/yx9hpTDqqn

Even though state’s finances are in the red, there was a scramble to get GRs issued over the long weekend before the financial year ended. 300 GRs allocating funds to various departments were issued on March 31. Between Saturday & Monday, over 500 new GRs were issued. https://t.co/0uVHZyIJwF

With the Maharashtra state govt in the red, it has issued directions to all departments to make sure they close or consolidate some of existing schemes before proposing new schemes or programmes to the state cabinet. https://t.co/r3LKvX9HSa

NCP (SP) upset over appointment of Congress MLA Vijay Waddettiwar as Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (PAC). NCP SP MLA Rohit Pawar said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) would get LoP in the Legislative Assembly, Congress LoP in Council and NCP SP Chairperson of PAC. https://t.co/QHxbApmCLh

SP MLA @rais_shk speaking in the Legislative Assembly, claimed 210 incidents of hate speech were reported against minorities in Maharashtra in 2024 but no cases have been registered against ruling party netas including Ministers who have made provocative & hate speeches. https://t.co/m1z0X7OPTa

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray slams BJP and PM Modi over saugat-e-Modi kits for Muslims for Eid. Uddhav says it’s not saugat-e-Modi but saugat-e-Satta (power) and BJP has abandoned Hindutva. https://t.co/EFNA1hvaCn

A day after state ports and fisheries minister Nitesh Rane wrote a letter to the BMC commissioner regarding the reclaimed land for Mumbai’s Coastal Road project, he clarified that his letter to the civic body was misinterpreted. @NiteshNRane https://t.co/RQDx0B6SJy

CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said in the Legislative Assembly that the woman accused of trying to extort money from  Rural Development Minister Jayakumar Gore, who was arrested by laying a trap last week was directly in touch with NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule and MLA Rohit Pawar. https://t.co/EFsnX71fFa