Mumbai, (UNI) The Maharashtra government has decided to carry out third-party check of samples of medicines supplied through the state’s medical goods procurement authority, a minister said on Wednesday. Taking part in a review meeting of his department, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Aambitkar directed that samples of medicines supplied through the Maharashtra…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajitdada Pawar on Wednesday wished the people of the state on the occasion of the New Year. Chief Minister Fadnavis, in his message, stated that a new Maharashtra is to be created. Progressive Maharashtra has to be made more dynamic. Expressing the…
Kolhapur, (UNI) In a tragic incident, three brothers from Pune, including a lawyer, drowned in Paroli Bandhara (weir) on the Chitri River, near Ajara Tehsil town in the district, on Sunday evening. According to sources in Ajara police, the deceased, identified as Philip Anton Kuntinho (40), Loyd Poskon Kuntinho (35) and Adv Rozirio Anton Kuntinho,…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (UNI) Veteran Shiv Sena leader Satish Pradhan who was first mayor of neighbouring Thane city, passed away on Sunday at a hospital here due to age-related health issues, his family members said. He had played a key role in formation of the Shiv Sena alongside Bal Thackeray in 1966. Pradhan was also…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of a flat in Thane that was registered in the name of a close associate of Iqbal Kaskar, an official said here on Tuesday. The flat, located in Neopolis Tower, Kavesar, was under provisional attachment since April 2022. This action is part of their…
Parbhani, Dec 23 (UNI) Congress’ Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday visited the family of Somnath Suryawanshi, a young man from Parbhani who died in police custody, and spent around 20-25 minutes interacting with them. Accompanied by other Congress leaders, he gathered all the details about the incident and…
Nashik, Dec 19 (UNI) At least 20 passengers were injured after a bus of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) rammed into a tractor near Dasvel village on the Taharabad-Pimpalner road in Baglan taluka of the district. The MSRTC bus was coming to Nashik from Navapur on Wednesday night when it hit the tractor from…
Nagpur, (UNI) To ensure comprehensive, inclusive, and accelerated development of the state, focus has been placed on key sectors such as health, rural road transport, skill development, and bamboo projects through the Maharashtra Institute for Transformation (MITRA), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Tuesday. Fadnavis urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to extend substantial…
Mumbai, (UNI) Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan has expressed grief over the demise of legendary Tabla maestro Padma Vibhushan Ustad Zakir Hussain in the United States. In his message on Sunday, the Governor said, “The news of the passing of the legendary Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain is shocking. A devoted disciple and son of…
Nagpur, Dec 15 (UNI) Senior NCP (AP) leader Dhananjay Munde who was inducted in the Maharashtra government on Sunday as a Cabinet-rank minister, is known as the firebrand, aggressive, studious and prominent face of OBC from Marathwada in the party. In just-concluded Assembly election, he has won from the Parli assembly constituency with the second…
