Thackery brothers meet over lunch at Matoshree ahead of BMC polls

Mumbai, Oct 11 (UNI) Ahead of the civic polls in the state specially for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray visited Matoshree, the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and had a lunch together this afternoon, stirring fresh speculations about a political alliance between the two cousins. Raj…

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Uddhav threatens Maharashtra-wide stir if Fadnavis fails to waive off farmers’ loans

Mumbai, Oct 11 (UNI) The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena today threatened Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that farmers all across Maharashtra will hit the streets and launch an agitation if their loans are not completely waived off. Earlier this week, the Fadnavis government had announced a compensation package of Rs 31,628 crore for farmers who suffered…

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Uddhav hints at tie-up with Raj

Mumbai, Oct 2 (UNI) Dropping broad hints of a possible Shiv Sena (UBT)- MNS alliance, Uddhav Thackeray said he and cousin Raj Thackeray have “come together to stay together.” “People keep asking whether Uddhav and Raj will unite, what else did we do on July 5?” he said, referring to their joint opposition to the…

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Former President Kovind attends RSS chief’s annual Shastra Pooja

Nagpur, Oct 2 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today performed the traditional “Shastra Pooja” (weapon worship) at its headquarters in Nagpur as part of the annual Vijayadashami celebrations. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, who was the chief guest for the occasion, accompanied Bhagwat during the rituals. union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Chief…

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IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai

Mumbai, Sep 22 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the city and its surrounding regions. After intermittent but intense showers over the past few days, weather officials have forecast widespread rainfall across Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and other parts of the Konkan belt throughout the day. According to the IMD,…

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Deputy CM Shinde directs airlift of 40 stranded villagers in Beed floods

Beed (Maharashtra), Sep 15 (UNI) Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed immediate airlift operations for 40 villagers stranded amid flood waters in Ashti Pathardi taluka of Beed district. During his visit to the State Emergency Operation Centre around noon on Monday, Shinde instructed officials to deploy National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) helicopters from Nashik…

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