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Don't attend last rites of farmers who die by suicide: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad

India, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, stirred another controversy on Wednesday, lashing out at farmers in Maharashtra who die by suicide. Addressing the media, Gaikwad said n... Read More


Meenakshi Shinde steps down from Shiv Sena Thane post amid calls for her arrest

India, Oct. 29 -- Former Thane mayor Meenakshi Shinde stepped down as Shiv Sena's district women's wing chief amid allegations of involvement in Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar's murder. Purn... Read More


'Let animals eat their bodies': Sena MLA on farmer suicides

Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana Sanjay Gaikwad has stirred yet another controversy by urging people not to attend the last rites of farmers who die by suicide, saying they would realise... Read More


Don't attend last rites of farmers who die by suicide: Shiv Sena MLA

MUMBAI, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, stirred another controversy on Wednesday, lashing out at farmers in Maharashtra who die by suicide. Addressing the media, Gaikwad said n... Read More


Equal land for playgrounds if reservations deleted: GR

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- The state urban development department has brought out a Government Resolution (GR) that if a reservation for a playground is to be deleted, the municipal corporation or municipal c... Read More


SGNP to lose 468 trees to 8 projects; Green signal from wildlife board

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- Even as stiff opposition to the cutting of over 32,000 trees for a power plant in Karjat forced the government to pause the plan, the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Sanjay Gandhi N... Read More


State govt sets 3.5-year deadline for Metro 12A

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- The Maharashtra government has set a three-and-a-half-year deadline for the 18.40-km elevated Metro Line 12A, connecting Manpada-Katai Naka to Taloja via Kalyan Phata at an estimate... Read More


State Wildlife Board clears proposal to grant 136 ha in tiger corridor for Adani Power project

India, Oct. 27 -- Amid the huge protest against the chopping of over 32,000 trees in Karjat for a hydroelectric power project, the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) on Monday gave its assent to another ... Read More


Adani power project gets wildlife board's nod, threatens 5,152 trees in Maharashtra's tiger corridor

India, Oct. 27 -- Amid the huge protest against the chopping of over 32,000 trees in Karjat for a hydroelectric power project, the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) on Monday gave its assent to another ... Read More


Over 5,000 trees in tiger corridor to be hacked for Adani Power project

MUMBAI, Oct. 27 -- Amid the huge protest against the chopping of over 32,000 trees in Karjat for a hydroelectric power project, the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) on Monday gave its assent to another... Read More