Tag: Maharashtra

14 Shiv Sena MLAs suspended for One year in Maharashtra

14 Shiv Sena MLAs 300x200 14 Shiv Sena MLAs suspended for One year in MaharashtraReports have said that a total of 14 MLAs were suspended which includes 13 MLAs of the Shiv Sena and one of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Maharashtra legislative assembly for a year after they stalled proceedings.

The declaration of their suspension was made on Friday.

It is said that the members were protesting the state government’s collapse to get rib of the culprits who stole a 1.50 kg gold idol of Lord Ganesh from the Diveagar temple in Raigad district last Saturday. One security official was also killed in hat incident. Read more

Naxal Attack: 15 CRPF Jawans killed in Maharashtra

naxal attack 300x201 Naxal Attack: 15 CRPF Jawans killed in MaharashtraWith a landmine blast, this time suspected Naxalites attacked on CRPF jawans, killing 15 personnel dead and many injured near Pushtola in Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra on Tuesday.

The blast was triggered while the troops belonging to the to the CRPF’s 192 Battalion were moving from Pushtola to Gatta in a bus. It is said that they were dominating the area for some specific operational information when bus hit a landmine fitted by Naxalites, died them on-the-spot, CRPF officials source said.

However Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra borders Andhra Pradesh is one of the major Maoist isolated area. Thereby, any relief and rescue to reach the area immediately is more difficult. Read more

Civic polls started peacefully in Maharashtra

Maharashtra civic polls 300x256 Civic polls started peacefully in MaharashtraAs per the latest news, polling for 10 municipal corporations allover the Maharashtra state, including Mumbai, has been started peacefully today morning under a tight security.

Meanwhile, the polling will be very special for 1,244 candidates, as it will decide their future in the state today.

The elections are taking place in Thane, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Ulhasnagar, Pune, Nashik, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur and Mumbai Municipal Corporation, where a triple contest will be on between the Congress-NCP combine, Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI association and the Raj Thackeray-led MNS.

Further, around 2.02 crore voters will today vote for 10 civic bodies in the state. In total of 227-seat Mumbai Corporation, the polling is a severely tough job. Read more

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