Maharashtra News Live Updates: BMC’s annual Budget to be tabled today

04 Feb, 23 : 06:00 PM

Shiv Sena's Saamna attack after MVA wins 3 of 5 MLC seats says educated people rejected Fadnavis-Shinde in Maharashtra

In a scathing attack on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government for its drubbing in recently held MLC polls in the state, Saamna, the official newspaper of the Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction said that the educated people have rejected the ruling alliance of BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction).

04 Feb, 23 : 05:40 PM

Mumbai: Brothers duo booked for duping people

The Dahisar police have booked two brothers and arrested one for allegedly defrauding several people in Mumbai and its surrounding cities by booking villas, hotels, and resorts online for picnics and parties.

04 Feb, 23 : 05:26 PM

Maharashtra: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for beating farm worker to death in Latur

A court in Maharashtra's Latur district sentenced a man to life imprisonment for beating to death a labourer working in his farm.

04 Feb, 23 : 05:02 PM

Satyajeet Tambe made serious allegations against Congress

Satyajit Tambe made a serious allegation that the wrong AB forms were issued by the state office a day before the filing of the application form for the Nashik graduate. Satyajit Tambe also alleged that the AB form issue was not small and it was the party's ploy to defame my family by giving the wrong form and defaming Balasaheb Thorat.

04 Feb, 23 : 04:37 PM

Mumbai: Police arrests man for running fake call centre to cheat Indian and US citizens

A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly operating a fake call centre to cheat citizens of India and the United States of America on the pretext of providing help in foreign exchange, currency and commodity trading matters, a Mumbai police official said.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 04:18 PM

Maharashtra: Police arrests four persons for illegal storage of hazardous chemicals in Thane

Police have arrested four persons from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly storing hazardous chemicals worth nearly Rs 44 lakh without permission, an official said. The arrest was made following a raid conducted on February 1, he said.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 04:05 PM

NCP leader Ajit Pawar says friction arose with Prithviraj Chavan as he had no experience of Maha politics

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said that the reason for the discord between him and then Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was that the latter had no experience of the state’s politics.

04 Feb, 23 : 03:45 PM

Pune: PMC to receive Rs 135 crore from Central govt to make city pollution free

The Central Government allocated Rs 135 crores to the Pune Municipal Corporation as part of the 15th Finance Commission to make Pune pollution-free. The central government's nationwide clean air initiative now includes 131 cities in India.

04 Feb, 23 : 03:31 PM

Aaditya Thackeray must resign from Worli Assembly, challenges Ashish Shelar

Accepting Aaditya Thackeray's challenge, BJP leader Ashish Shelar remarked on February 4 that Thackeray should resign first and then they can see who wins. Shelar's remarks came after the Thackeray scion challenged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the legislators who joined him in his revolt.

04 Feb, 23 : 03:15 PM

Maha CM Eknath Shinde says frank dialogue necessary between writers and government

Maharashtra state chief minister Eknath Shinde said a frank dialogue between the writer community and government is necessary for society’s well-being.

04 Feb, 23 : 02:59 PM

Mumbai: Police lathi-charge protesting women candidates outside Dahisar fire station

Many young women aspirants who were disqualified due to height requirements were outraged and protested during a recruitment drive for women in the Dahisar fire brigade. 

04 Feb, 23 : 02:27 PM

Pune police arrest gang cheating youths with fake appointment letters of railway jobs

Pune police caught a group that defrauded over Rs 11 lakh by providing a joining letter with a fake signature and an Indian Railways logo to obtain a railway job.

04 Feb, 23 : 02:13 PM

Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at scrap godown in Bhiwandi, no casualties reported

A major fire broke out at a scrap godown in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra’s Thane district in the early hours of Saturday, but nobody was injured in the incident, a civic official said.

04 Feb, 23 : 02:10 PM

BMC Budget 2023: Approx 990 km of roads have been concretised till January

BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) budget 2023-24 | Approx 990 km of roads have been concretised till January while orders have been given to concretise 210 km of roads.#Mumbai

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2023

04 Feb, 23 : 01:50 PM

Maharashtra: Village panchayat decides to provide accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh in Latur

In a bid to increase the revenue, the authorities of a village in Maharashtra’s Latur district have decided to provide accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh to those villagers who completely pay off their tax charged by the local panchayat.

04 Feb, 23 : 01:36 PM

BMC Budget 2023: BMC, Asia's richest municipal corporation

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented the Budget for the year 2023–2024 on February 4. Everyone's attention was drawn to this financial budget. The budget of Mumbai, known as the financial capital of the country, is equally high.

04 Feb, 23 : 01:20 PM

Pune: Twist in Kasbapeth, MNS candidates to be announced on Monday

The BJP has announced candidates for Kasba and Chinchwad. Hemant Rasne has been fielded from Kasba by the BJP, while Vaishnavi Jagtap, wife of late MLA Laxman Jagtap, has been fielded in Chinchwad.

04 Feb, 23 : 01:01 PM

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says Budget's main focus is growth, Mumbai should be liking proposals

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said growth is the main focus of the budget for FY24 presented by her recently.  The budget proposals establish both fiscal consolidation and growth, especially inclusive growth, Sitharaman said during her maiden interaction with stakeholders outside the national capital since presenting the budget on February 1.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 12:48 PM

BMC Budget 2023: Municipal budget presented in just 18 minutes, see what Mumbaikars got

The main budget of Brihanmumbai Minicipal Corporation (BMC) for 2023-24 of Rs 52,619.07 crore was presented at the municipal headquarters. Compared to last year budget this year's budget increased by 14 percent. This year for the first time in the financial year of the BMC, the commissioner presented the budget in 15-18 minutes. It takes five hours to present the same budget. The presentation of the budget started at 10.30 am, it ended exactly on 10.48 am.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 12:39 PM

Pune: BJP announces candidates for Kasbapeth, Chinchwad bypolls

Bypolls will be held on seats that fell vacant after the deaths of Kasba assembly constituency MLA Mukta Tilak and Chinchwad MLA Laxman Jagtap in Pune. The BJP is trying to ensure that this byelection is held unopposed.

04 Feb, 23 : 12:19 PM

BMC Budget 2023: Approx 990 km of roads have been concretised till January

BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) budget 2023-24 | Approx 990 km of roads have been concretised till January while orders have been given to concretise 210 km of roads.#Mumbai

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2023

04 Feb, 23 : 11:57 AM

BMC Budget 2023: Token provision of Rs 200 crore for creating pedestrian facilities
 

This year Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporationwill map the Footpath facilities for all major roads of more than 9 meter width and wherever footpath is found to be absent or not in good shape, new CC footpath with smooth walking quality and international surface designs will be constructed in fast track mode. A token provision of Rs 200 crore has been kept for creating pedestrian facilities.

04 Feb, 23 : 11:45 AM

BMC Budget 2023: BMC announces Mumbai clean air initiative to work towards three broad goals

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its Budget 2023-24, has announced the Mumbai Clean Air Initiative that will work towards three broad goals curb pollution concentration, initiate a multi-level monitoring strategy for the city and decentralise planning and community health awareness to reduce personal exposure.

04 Feb, 23 : 11:39 AM

BMC Budget 2023: BMC allots Rs 2792 crores for Mumbai sewage disposal project

The long-pending Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project has been allocated Rs 2792 crores in the budget. The total cost of the project is around Rs 30000 crores.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 11:35 AM

BMC budget estimates

04 Feb, 23 : 11:33 AM

NCP leader Ajit Pawar says warned Uddhav Thackeray about rebellion but he failed to act

Nearly eight months after the split in the Shiv Sena, which eventually led to the collapse of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar claimed that then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was warned about a rebellion brewing in the ranks but he failed to act on it.

04 Feb, 23 : 11:20 AM

BMC Budget 2023: Rs 27,247 crore allocation for city's infrastructure

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief IS Chahal in his budget speech said, has allocated Rs 27,247 crore for capital expenditure that is spending on development projects for betterment of the city infrastructure like roads, storm water drains and water projects. For the first time in the history of BMC capital expenditure is more than revenue.

04 Feb, 23 : 11:14 AM

BMC Budget 2023: Air purifiers at five locations

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will install five air purifiers in five most crowded areas such as Dahisar Toll Naka, Mulund Check Naka, Mankhurd, Kalanagar Junction and Haji Ali Junction.
 

04 Feb, 23 : 11:06 AM

BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal unveils Rs 52,619.07 crore budget 

BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) budget 2023-24 | The Budget estimate for the financial year 2023-24 is proposed to be Rs 52,619.07 crores which is 14.52% higher than the Budget estimate for 2022-23 which was Rs 45,949.21 crores.#Mumbai

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2023

04 Feb, 23 : 11:00 AM

Court rejects MNS chief Raj Thackeray's discharge plea in 2008 case

A local court in western Maharashtra's Sangli district rejected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's plea seeking discharge in a 2008 case related to a protest organized by his party's workers.

04 Feb, 23 : 10:47 AM

Higher antibodies in those vaccinated with precaution dose: Survey

The second phase of the sixth sero survey in Mumbai has shown that persons who have received precaution doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have significantly higher antibodies than those who took two doses of the vaccine, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

04 Feb, 23 : 10:30 AM

Record allocation of Rs 13,539 crore for railways in Maharashtra will have good impact, says Railway minister

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the record allocation of Rs 13,539 crore for railways in Maharashtra will have a very good effect. Addressing a press conference through video link from Delhi, Vaishnaw said that the allocation in the 2023-24 Budget for Maharashtra was 11 times the average allocation between 2009 to 2014.

04 Feb, 23 : 10:16 AM

Maharashtra and Japan’s Wakayama province renew MoU to strength cooperation between two sides in area of tourism

Maharashtra and Japan’s Wakayama province renewed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strength cooperation between the two sides in the area of tourism, food processing and also wrestling.

04 Feb, 23 : 10:04 AM

NCP leader Ajit Pawar says warned Uddhav Thackeray about rebellion but he failed to act

Nearly eight months after the split in the Shiv Sena, which eventually led to the collapse of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar claimed that then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was warned about a rebellion brewing in the ranks but he failed to act on it.

04 Feb, 23 : 09:40 AM

Massive fire breaks out at dumping ground in Navi Mumbai, no casualties reported

A massive fire broke out at Turbhe dumping yard in Navi Mumbai on Friday evening. The fire broke out at 7.30 pm. Seven fire tenders are at the spot.

04 Feb, 23 : 09:20 AM

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders inquiry into CRZ nod for golf course

The chief minister has directed the urban development department and environment department to inquire into complaints by environmentalists against permissions given to a golf course on two wetlands in Navi Mumbai.