Mumbai, Nov 21 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to a structural consultant for his alleged involvement in the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Malvan in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. While granting bail, a single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kilor observed that there was no case made out to implicate…
Mumbai, Nov 20 (UNI) Over 58 percent of the total 9.70 crore plus voters exercised their democratic rights in the single phase Maharashtra Assembly election, that remained peaceful, except for a few incidents of clashes between political rivals till 5 pm on Wednesday. According to sources in the Election Commission, on an average 58.22 percent…
Mumbai, Nov 20 (UNI) Amidst long queues, an average 32.18 percent of the total 9.70 crore voters exercised their franchise for the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly polls in the six hours on Wednesday. According to sources in Election Commission, till 1 pm an average 32.18 percent of the voters registered their choice across the 288 Assembly…
Mumbai, Nov 20 (UNI) Polling in the 288 assembly constituencies and lone by-election in Nanded Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra state began at 0700 hours on Wednesday amid tight security to decide the fate of 4136 candidates, state electoral official sources said. Sources said polling began in all the constituencies with a positive response from…
Mumbai, Nov 20 (UNI) Enthusiastic voters lined the booths as polling began at 7 a.m. in all 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra on Wednesday. The by-election for the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency is also taking place simultaneously. For the Assembly contest, over 9.7 crore voters including more than 5 crore male, 4.68 crore female and…
Mumbai, Nov 17 (UNI) The Election Commission (EC) in Maharashtra has resolved 7,784 complaints of model code violations in the last one month and seized assets worth over Rs 557 crore by its agencies, as announced by the Office of the Chief Election Officer (CEO) on Sunday. A total of 7,820 complaints were received on…
Shirdi / Kolhapur, Nov 16 (UNI) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenge that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi should take name of Shiv Sena founder-president late Bal Thackeray in a public rally, All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Saturday that Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena and Congress party have different ideologies, but…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (UNI) Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday termed opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra as ‘vinash’ (destruction). While addressing a public rally at Chalisgaon in Dhule district, he said, “Mahayuti means ‘Vikas’ and Aghadi (Maha Vikas Aghadi) means ‘Vinash’… You have to decide whether to bring…
Mumbai, (UNI) About 9,70,25,119 voters in 288 constituencies of Maharashtra will exercise their right to vote in the Assembly election due on November 20, said the State chief election commissioner’s office on Monday. In a statement, of total 9,70,25,119 registered voters in the state, 5,22,739 are males, 4,69,96,279 females and 6,101 third genders. It stated…
Mumbai Nov 4 (UNI) Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered the immediate transfer of State Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla following complaints from political parties, including Congress party. Sources in the CS office at Mantralaya said, the EC directed the Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik…
