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Green activists protest as Maha govt decides to move project back to Aarey

According to environment activists, the forest not only provides fresh air to people of the city, but it also a key habitat for the wildlife, including some endemic species

Maharashtra Assembly session from today; Shinde govt's floor test on Monday

The new Shiv Sena-BJP Maharashtra government will face the floor test on July 4 during the special two-day session of the Legislative Assembly beginning today

Fadnavis was in the loop, took Dy CM post to honour PM Modi's call: Report

"Devendra was aware of every development that was happening in Maharashtra and without him and his sharp political acumen this could not have really happened

Mumbai metro line 3 cannot start until car shed is prepared: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis said that Mumbai metro line 3 cannot be started until the car shed is prepared and land proposed by the previous MVA govt for the purpose is disputed

Raj Thackeray lauds Fadnavis, says he has set an example of party loyalty

MNS chief Raj Thackeray said Devendra Fadnavis has set an example of party loyalty and commitment by taking over as deputy chief minister of the state despite being the frontrunner for the top post

Decision on Maharashtra cabinet expansion after floor test: Rebel Sena MLA

There has been no discussion yet on cabinet berths or distribution of portfolios to rebel MLAs, Kesakar claimed.

Shinde-Fadnavis will bring Maharashtra back on road of development: Scindia

Accusing the MVA of corruption, he said, "Maharashtra always has immense potential. But the last (MVA) govt was acting like a speed-breaker, which resulted in the state lagging behind in development."

Dy CM Fadnavis absent at Maharashtra BJP's celebration, to skip exec meet

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would not be attending the BJP's national executive meeting in Hyderabad, a party source said and was also conspicuously absent from a celebration

What happened with Fadnavis was not 'unexpected': Maharashtra BJP chief

There was nothing unexpected about Devendra Fadnavis becoming Deputy Chief Minister in the new government in Maharashtra, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said on Friday. In a dramatic sequence of events a day before, Fadnavis, a former chief minister, announced that rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde would be the next CM while he would stay out of the government. But later, he took oath as Shinde's deputy. "I am aware that many people were shocked by the events yesterday. But there was nothing unexpected in what happened with Devendra Fadnavis," Patil told reporters here. "BJP decided to support Shinde for CM's post for taking the Hindutva ideology ahead. But Shinde himself asked Fadnavis to join his cabinet. So Fadnavis asked our leaders in Delhi for permission," he said. "You need a truly large heart to work under a person who was your junior earlier," Patil said, praising Fadnavis. Shinde was a minister when Fadnavis headed the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government in the

Fadnavis missing at BJP's celebration of return to power in Maharashtra

A close aide of the former chief minister said he was busy holding meetings at his residence ahead of the two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature from July 3.

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Shinde-Fadnavis govt seek to shift car shed to Aarey, revive Jalyukt scheme

In their first cabinet meeting, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis took the first step towards relocating the metro car shed to Aarey Colony

Shinde-Fadnavis govt orders building of metro car shed in Mumbai's Aarey

After Eknath Shinde sworn in as new Maharashtra CM and Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy, the state government directed that the metro car shed be built in Mumbai's Aarey colony, said sources

Shinde holds first cabinet meet; 2-day special assembly session from July 2

Shinde told officials in the meeting that development projects need to be expedited

Eknath Shinde takes oath as CM of Maharashtra, Fadnavis as deputy CM

Fadnavis had sprang a surprise when he announced that Shinde will be the next CM. His announcement defied expectations that he would return to the post with the support of the Shinde faction

Maharashtra: PM Modi congratulates Shinde, Fadnavis on becoming CM, DyCM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis on taking as Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively

Fadnavis will be part of new Maharashtra Cabinet, says BJP chief Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Devendra Fadnavis would be part of the new Maharashtra Cabinet led by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde will be sworn in as Maharashtra CM at 7:30 pm today: Fadnavis

'After the swearing-in ceremony today, we will have a cabinet expansion and Shiv Sena and BJP leaders will take the oath. I will stay out of the government,' says BJP's Fadnavis

BJP set to stake claim in Maharashtra, Fadnavis eyes CM post for 3rd time

The stage is set for the return of a BJP-led government in Maharasthra with Thackeray resigning as chief minister shortly after the Supreme Court declined to stay the floor test called by Guv Koshyari

Fadnavis, Shinde will decide next course of action, says Maha BJP chief

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned a day before a scheduled floor test in the state Assembly