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KPIL receives orders worth Rs 2,372 Cr.

15 May 2025 | 1:37 PM

Mumbai, May 15 (UNI) Infrastructure major, Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL), along with its international subsidiaries, has secured new orders worth Rs 2,372 crore in the Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business in India and overseas markets.

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Siblings killed in Palghar as speeding trailer truck hits bike

Siblings killed in Palghar as speeding trailer truck hits bike

15 May 2025 | 12:40 PM

Mumbai, May 15 (UNI) A late-night outing turned tragic for two siblings in Maharashtra's Palghar district after their two-wheeler was struck by a speeding trailer truck, killing both on the spot, police said on Thursday.

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Minister calls for increasing number of certified surgeons in Maha

15 May 2025 | 2:39 AM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Considering the skewed ratio of the number of workers vis-a-vis the number of certified surgeons available in the state for their medical examination, Maharashtra Minister of State for Labour, Advocate Ashish Jaiswal, on Wednesday directed that the number of certified surgeons should be increased.

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Maha: Minister orders to prepare comprehensive state policy on silt removal from dams

15 May 2025 | 2:25 AM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Water Resources (Godavari and Krishna Basin Development Corporation) Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Wednesday directed that a new comprehensive state policy should be prepared by conducting a comparative study of the policies of Maharashtra vis-a-vis other states in regard to silt removal from dams.

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Maha: NCP-SP hold state-level strategy meet

15 May 2025 | 1:51 AM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) NCP-SP, under the leadership of state party president Jayant Patil, convened an important state-level meeting here on Wednesday to chalk out a comprehensive roadmap for the party’s future initiatives and electoral strategy, informed Mahesh Tapase, the chief spokesperson of the party.

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Maha: Minister Patil dismisses possibility of unity between 2 factions of NCP

15 May 2025 | 1:38 AM

Sangli, May 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of a merger between two factions of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), one led by Sharad Pawar and another by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

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Maha: Prahar leader accuses govt of EVM fraud

15 May 2025 | 12:53 AM

Satara, May 14 (UNI) Prahar organisation's leader and former minister, Bacchu Kadu, on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led state government had concealed EVM (electronic voting machine) scam in the state assembly elections through the 'Ladki Bahin' yojana.

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Maha: BJP takes out Tricolour Rally to express respect, gratitude to Indian Army

15 May 2025 | 12:21 AM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) After the success of Operation Sindoor, BJP took out a Tiranga Yatra in Mumbai from August Kranti Maidan to Swarajya Bhoomi, Girgaum Chowpatty on Wednesday in honour of the Indian Army.

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HC asks man to return his minor daughter to wife

14 May 2025 | 11:24 PM

Mumbai May 14 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a man to immediately hand over to his estranged wife the custody of her minor daughter, who was forcibly taken from her custody .

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Sena (UBT) leader Tejasvee Ghosalkar quits party

14 May 2025 | 11:00 PM

Mumbai May 14 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Wednesday quit the party citing personal reasons.

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Provide immediate aid to farmers affected by unseasonal rain: Congress' Sapkal asks Maha govt

14 May 2025 | 10:56 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshvardhan Sapkal on Wednesday demanded that the BJP-led state government should conduct loss assessments (panchnamas) due to the unseasonal rains and provide aid to the farmers.

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Minister instructs to stop registration of purchase, sale transactions of all temple lands in Maha

14 May 2025 | 10:48 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday directed that the purchase and sale transactions of all temples in the state should not be registered without the permission of the competent authority or unless there is a court order.

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Mum: FIR against youth for raping, blackmailing woman

14 May 2025 | 10:39 PM

Mumbai May 14 (UNI) Police registered an FIR against a 27-year-old man for allegedly raping, assaulting, and blackmailing a 21-year-old woman over an extended period, and later defaming her online, police said here on Wednesday.

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Maha: DyCM wishes Justice Bhushan Gavai on becoming 52nd CJI

14 May 2025 | 10:37 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde wished Justice Bhushan Gavai after he was sworn-in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on Wednesday.

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Congress to organise Tiranga Yatra across Maha on May 21

14 May 2025 | 9:30 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) The Congress party will hold a Tiranga Yatra across Maharashtra on May 21 to salute the valour of the Indian Army on the martyrdom day of former prime minister late Rajiv Gandhi, announced state party president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Wednesday.

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