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MUMBAI: A front-page advertisement issued by the Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde in newspapers across The ad featured pictures only of PM Modi and Shinde, leaving out deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and claimed a survey had revealed more people in the state preferred Shinde for the CM's post than Fadnavis. The ad said a survey had found 30.2% of the people in Maharashtra preferred the BJP and 16.2% wanted the Shiv Sena, thus 46.4% trusted the Sena-BJP alliance to bring about the state's development. It went on to state that 26.1% preferred Shinde as CM and 23.2% wanted Fadnavis for CM. Shinde Sena firefights as fresh row erupts amid power tussle A newspaper ad depicting CM Shinde and PM Modi released by the Shiv Sena has kicked up a political storm in the state. BJP leader Praveen Darekar said the Sena's ad "was not right", and Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Sena alleged Shinde's camp had forgotten Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Shinde clarified, saying "Dy CM Fadnavis and I are trying to take the state forward with overall development, taking the cabinet along." He said, "People of the state have chosen me and Devendra Fadnavis, the survey shows... The people have thanked us, regardless of the photo. We are in people's hearts, even if a photo is there or not, it doesn't matter. The Sena-BJP alliance has been fashioned by Balasaheb's ideology. This is an ideological alliance, not for selfishness or a chair and for getting something for myself." However, the row came amid repor...

A week after mid-day pushed for Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) outside the It was during a station audit series done three years ago that mid-day had highlighted issues at Ambernath station. Following this, the railways had begun work on improving the station layout internally. The SATIS will now lead to improvement of the overall surroundings around the station premises. ADVERTISEMENT SATIS is basically all about mass dispersal of passengers outside the station. The stations tend to get crowded with every train arriving and hence this comprehensive plan was mooted to decongest this traffic. It includes development of everything around the station to facilitate quick and uncluttered movement. The Ambernath station sees a daily footfall of about 2 lakh The project was sanctioned in the 153rd meeting of the MMRDA held at Mantralaya on Thursday. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is implementing the Extended Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP) in the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is spread over 6,328 sq. km. and consists of nine municipal corporations viz. Greater Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayandar and Panvel; and nine municipal councils viz. Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badalapur, Matheran, Karjat, Khopoli, Pen, Uran, Alibaug and Palghar, along with more than 1,000 villages in Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts. ...

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi was on Monday discharged from the hospital. Manohar Joshi was admitted to the PD Hinduja Hospital on May 22 after he reportedly suffered a brain haemorrhage, the ANI reported. "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi was discharged today. He is semiconscious, in a stable condition," the PD Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai said in an official statement. ADVERTISEMENT Maharashtra former CM Manohar Joshi discharged from hospital; he is semiconscious, in a stable condition: PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai He was admitted to the hospital on 22nd May after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. After days of being admitted in the ICU, Manohar Joshi was on June 5 shifted from the ICU. Joshi (85), a former Lok Sabha speaker, was admitted to the P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre. On May 23, upon hearing about Manohar Joshi being admitted to the hospital, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray rushed to Hinduja Hospital to meet him. Manohar Joshi is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena. Manohar Joshi was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to the year 1999. Manohar Joshi was also the speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to the year 2004. He became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition came to power in 1995. Manohar Joshi is said to be one of the prominent leaders of Shiv Sena. He is also said to be one of the closest associates of Sh...

Amid growing tensions within Maharashtra’s ruling parties, the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Deputy CM and State BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on June 13 cancelled his visit to Kolhapur district citing ‘medical reasons’. Friction arose between the ‘Mahayuti’ (translated ‘grand alliance’) partners after a newspaper advertisement placed by the Shinde-led Sena cited a survey which claimed Mr. Shinde was more preferred as the State’s CM than Mr. Fadnavis. Leaders from the Shinde camp scrambled to downplay any differences between their party and the BJP over the survey while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) pooh-poohed the government’s survey, saying it was “laughable” that the Shinde camp had deployed an agency to conduct a survey obviously favourable to them. “There are no differences between the BJP and the Shiv Sena. Mr. Fadnavis has cancelled his visit owing to medical reasons. We were all present at the state cabinet meeting today where we discussed government schemes and how they can benefit more people,” said Deepak Kesarkar, who is spokesman for the Shinde camp and Guardian Minister of Kolhapur. At the same time, Mr. Kesarkar said that if there had been a mistake while given the advertisement, “it could be corrected.” The full-page advertisement with the flaming headline “Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra” featured a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi chatting amicably with Mr. Shinde. There were no p...

An advertisement put out in regional and national newspapers by the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra chief minister Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (File) The full-page advertisement was run with a headline ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’ and it carried a survey report that projected Shinde as more popular than deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The BJP had projected Fadnavis as the face of the state unit of the party in the previous election of 2019 through similar advertisements. The advertisements in Marathi with the pictures of Modi and Fadnavis was run with the slogan ‘Deshat Narendra, Rajyat Devendra (Narendra for nation, Devendra for the state). The latest advertisement said, “According to the election surveys, 30.2% of citizens of the state prefer BJP, while 16.2% prefer Shiv Sena led by Shinde. This shows 46.4% of people trust the ruling alliance for the development of the state.” “According to the surveys done for the chief minister’s position, 26.1% of the population desire to see Shinde as the CM, while 23.2% give preference to Fadnavis. Thus, 49.3% of the state population wish to see a strong ruling alliance for the state’s leadership,” it added. However, reacting to it, BJP’s state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that 2024 polls will tell who is more popular. “Such advertisements or surveys have no value, as the people of the state decide who is more popular. The advertisement does not bear any sig...

A day after Uddhav Thackeray's resignation as the Maharashtra CM, the BJP and Shiv Sena rebels led by Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde staked their claim to form the next government in the state. In a surprise development, however, Fadnavis said that Eknath Shinde will be the new CM of the state and he will not be part of the ministry but "support it from outside" instead, but later agreed to join the cabinet. Stay tuned for more updates. The rebellion in the Shiv Sena not only led to the collapse of the 31-month-long MVA government and the unceremonious exit of Uddhav Thackeray, but also raised question marks about his hold over the party and the very existence of his political outfit, which is being accused of losing its hardline Hindutva identity following a tie-up with the NCP and Congress. • 15:41 The BJP, which is expected to stake claim to form the next government in Maharashtra soon following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister, will be holding a series of meetings here on Thursday to decide the future course of action, where party's state in-charge C T Ravi will remain present, party sources said. Read More • 10:35 Amid the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Goa BJP leaders and supporters on late Wednesday congratulated former chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis by posting his popular catchphrase "mi punha yein" (I will come back again) on social media. His catchphrase had became popular during his ...