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From relief to resilience: State rethinks farm policies

India, April 15 -- The state has spent enormous sums - Rs.43,000 crore in the last five years - on compensating farmers for crop losses due to natural calamities, and equally large sums on two loan wa... Read More


In rare order, AMCfined rRs.r1 lakh for withholding RTI info

India, April 15 -- In a rare ruling, the Right To Information (RTI) commissioner of Konkan division has penalised an assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation with... Read More


AMC fined Rs.1 lakh for withholding RTI info

MUMBAI, April 15 -- In a rare ruling, the Right To Information (RTI) commissioner of Konkan division has penalised an assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation wit... Read More


Have farm loan waivers backfired?

MUMBAI, April 15 -- The state has spent enormous sums - Rs.43,000 crore in the last five years - on compensating farmers for crop losses due to natural calamities, and equally large sums on two loan w... Read More


After meeting Amit Shah, Eknath Shinde denies buzz of Mahayuti rift

India, April 14 -- Deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde's back-to-back meetings with union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during his Maharashtra visit have raised several ey... Read More


Beed cashes in on ash as govt reins in mafia

India, April 12 -- A significant move has been made to cut short criminal activities running rife in Beed - the ash mafia flourishing in the district's Parli tehsil has received a setback, as contract... Read More


Govt to weed out ineligible food security beneficiaries to accommodate 2.5 mn new ones

India, April 10 -- The Maharashtra government has started screening the 71.6 million beneficiaries who get subsidised foodgrains through the public distribution system with the aim of removing those w... Read More


State starts weeding out 2.5 mn ineligible beneficiaries of ration

MUMBAI, April 10 -- The Maharashtra government has started screening the 71.6 million beneficiaries who get subsidised foodgrains through the public distribution system with the aim of removing those ... Read More


Fake teacher scam: Govt suspends 1, orders criminal cases against 4 other officers

India, April 9 -- Maharashtra's school education department has recommended the suspension of one government officer and the filing of criminal cases against four others allegedly involved in recruiti... Read More


SRA to attach builders' property to recover outstanding rent

India, April 9 -- The state government plans to amend the law to allow the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) to attach the property of developers who fail to pay the rent of slum dwellers whose tenem... Read More