Connect with us
Thursday,23-January-2025
Breaking News

Maharashtra

Narayan Rane resumes ‘Yatra’ with a bang, slams Shiv Sena for his arrest

Published

on

Narayan-Rane

Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane on Friday resumed his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ — abruptly suspended after his arrest, magisterial custody followed by bail on Tuesday — and launched a vigorous attack on the Shiv Sena, which retaliated in equal measure.

Simultaneously, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis were closeted in a private meeting in Mumbai, sparking off political speculation of a possible truce between the now-warring ex-allies.

Continuing to breathe fire aggressively despite a soar throat, Rane said that the Disha Salian case has not yet ended and threatened to “expose” the Sena ‘bit-by-bit’ over the coming days.

“What did they achieve by arresting a Union Minister like this,” Rane asked in an apparently anguished voice, adding that after his health improves, he would again hammer the Shiv Sena.

Hitting back, Shiv Sena Lok Sabha group Leader Vinayak Raut — who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Rane’s dismissal from the Union Cabinet — said even his party “would unmask Rane” on various issues including the suspicious death of his distant relative Ankush Rane in April 2009.

The party’s newspapers, ‘Saamana’ and ‘Dopahar Ka Saamana’ had on Thursday demanded to know “who was responsible for the disappearances of persons like Shridhar Naik, Ramesh Govikar, Satyavijay Bhuse and Ankush Rane (Narayan Rane’s distant cousin)” and demanded a fresh probe into these cases by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

“Even Fadnavis has raised many issues in the past… All we have to do is to order a re-investigation into these cases,” warned Raut, accusing the BJP of foisting Rane only to “corner the Shiv Sena by hurling false allegations”.

Undeterred, Rane attacked the ruling MVA government, saying it has done nothing for the people of the state in the past two years, no aid has yet reached the flood-hit people of Konkan and western Maharashtra, while the farmers and ordinary folks continue to suffer.

The central minister assured that he would take up the cause of the (coastal) Konkan people, especially the mango, cashew and other cultivators who lost heavily due to the recent floods, with the Centre and try to get maximum help for them.

Rane’s ‘Yatra’ had come to a grinding halt on Tuesday after his sudden arrest midway, from his camp in Sangamner, in connection with the ‘slap slur’ against the CM Thackeray, which sparked off huge protests all over the state and counter-protests by the BJP.

He was taken to Raigad and produced before the Mahad Court Judicial Magistrate First Class S.S. Patil, who upheld his arrest as “justified”, sent him to Magisterial Custody for 10 days till September 4, and later granted him conditional bail the same night.

This has made him the first Union Minister to be arrested in the past 20 years, and only the third in the country so far, after the Chennai Police in 2001 nabbed DMK’s Murasoli Maran and T.R. Baalu, both former Union Ministers in the government of the late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Maharashtra

We will take initiative on the problems of Mumbai University – Ambadas Danve

Published

on

Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve said that the government will take initiative regarding the vacant posts of teachers in Mumbai University, enrollment of colleges, and pending development works by MMRDA. Today he visited the Kalina campus and took stock of the problems and current situation of the students.

Delay in development works of the university

An agreement was signed between Mumbai University and MMRDA for the beautification of the Kalina campus and construction of buildings for educational purposes. But this work has not been done till now and concerns were raised about the completion of these works.

Issue of safety of students

Every day five to six thousand students visit the Kalina campus, but incidents of attacks on female students are increasing due to outside elements. Also, the Bit Chowki near the main entrance was demolished in the name of widening the road, which increased the threat to the safety of girl students, this issue was raised by Senate member Sheetal Devrukhkar-Sheth.

Issue of cancellation of teacher recruitment

Instead of improving the quality of education, the decision to cancel the teacher recruitment is proving to be harmful for the students, Senate member Milind Satam reported.

Challenge to the international recognition of the university

Despite getting international recognition, the students are facing problems due to the problems of Mumbai University, which is unfortunate, said Ambadas Danve. Students from all over the country and abroad come here to study, so it is important to solve these problems, he said.

Vice Chancellor Dr. Ravindra Kulkarni, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. Ajay Bhamare, local MLA Vilas Potnis, Senate members Sheetal Devrukhkar-Sheth, Milind Satam, Kisan Sawant, Param Yadav and other dignitaries were present in this meeting.

Danve resolved to raise voice with the government on the problems of the university and play an active role in the interest of the students.

Continue Reading

Maharashtra

‘Water Grid’ project for Marathwada: Gulabrao Patil

Published

on

Mumbai: The ‘Marathwada Water Grid’ scheme is being implemented to permanently solve the water shortage in Marathwada and ensure robust water supply. Under this project, 11 major dams of Marathwada will be connected through pipelines and drinking water will be provided to cities and villages across the region. Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Gulabrao Patil gave information about the project and said that this project will provide sustainable water supply to Marathwada.

The cooperation of global level banks will be taken to implement this scheme, Patil said. A review meeting was held with representatives of global banks in the ministry regarding this project. Many important officials including Principal Secretary of Water Supply and Sanitation Department Sanjay Khandare, Member Secretary of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Abhishek Krishna, Chief Executive Officer of ‘Mitra’ Praveensinh Pardeshi, Director of Jal Jeevan Mission Abhiyan E Ravindran, and Secretary of Water Resources Department Sanjay Belsare were present in this meeting.

Long-term water supply to Marathwada will be ensured through this project. Along with this, as per the advice of the central government, the project will be set up and implemented by taking loans from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and New Development Bank. The implementation of the project will be coordinated by the ‘Mitra’ institution, as told by Minister Gulabrao Patil.

The ‘Mitra’ institution has taken the initiative to discuss the project further and coordinate with the concerned banks. Patil expressed confidence that the project will significantly help in solving the water problem of Marathwada.

Continue Reading

Maharashtra

The state government is preparing to bring private kindergartens under its control

Published

on

Mumbai: The lack of educational facilities, midday meals for children, and proper implementation of government schemes in private schools running in the streets of the state has increased the concern of parents. As a measure against this, the School Education Department has started preparing a new manual to bring private schools under government control.

According to the new National Education Policy, pre-primary education for children between 3 and 6 years of age has been considered important, and it is proposed to include private schools in this policy as well. Currently, many schools running in the streets are running without any manual and are out of the control of the local administration. It has been assured that a suitable educational environment will be created for the children under this new rule of the Education Department.

Under the new regulations, educational curriculum for children will be implemented in the balwadis, along with midday meals and appropriate schemes for the physical and mental development of children. This is expected to provide quality education to the children.

It has not yet been decided which department will control these balwadis – the School Education Department, the Women and Child Welfare Department, and the Integrated Child Development Services Department. However, it is believed that this decision will reduce the anxiety of parents and improve the educational quality of children.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending