Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned on Tuesday that strict action would be taken against those violating the prescribed noise limits for loudspeakers at places of worship and if rules are not followed, the use of loudspeakers at that particular place of worship would be permanently disallowed.
The Maharashtra government’s capital expenditure on development works especially for asset creation is estimated to reduce to 11 per cent of gross state domestic product (GSDP) at Rs 93,165.52 crore in 2025-26 against 13 per cent at Rs 1,09,031.48 crore as per the revised estimate for 2024-25.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar tabled a Rs 7.20-lakh crore Maharashtra Budget for fiscal year 2025-26 in the state assembly on Monday, allocating Rs 36,000 crore to implement the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, which was mentioned in its election poll manifesto.
The initiative is not just about oranges—it’s about rewriting Vidarbha’s agricultural narrative. The region, unfortunately, has seen thousands of farmer suicides over the years.
Amid the political row in Maharashtra over the Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi praising Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that it was not only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but the people of the state as well as the country which echoed the same sentiment that the tomb/grave of the Mughal ruler should be demolished.
As unseasonal rains and hailstorms lashed different parts of Maharashtra, at least 13 persons were killed in lightning-related incidents and one due to drowning, across the state in the past 48 hours, officials said here on Monday.
There is also a bench at this station, half of which is in Maharashtra and the other half is in Gujarat.
This is Shinde's first visit to the temple town since being sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister in June last year.
Earlier, IMD predicted that light rainfall is likely in some districts of Madhya Pradesh in the next 24 hours, which will bring some relief to the residents of the state from the heat.
As soon as the information about the incident was received, the Wangaon police reached the spot, took the body in their possession and sent it for post-mortem.
