A senior official of the Maharashtra education board was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for accepting a bribe from a contractor in Navi Mumbai.
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set to appoint the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A selection committee is expected to submit three shortlisted names on Wednesday, following an extensive search process that reviewed approximately 5,500 applications. This move comes after the Trust acknowledged that donation theft had harmed its image, aiming to ensure superior management and restore devotee faith.
Across India, Gen Alpha students (born between 2010 and 2024) are increasingly taking to the streets to protest against poor school infrastructure, lack of teachers, and unhygienic conditions, leading to some significant wins and drawing attention to the declining state of public education.
'...because that protects their aviation industry.' 'The Boeing 787 is one of the most widely-flown wide-body aircraft in the world, and Airbus is running neck-and-neck with Boeing.' 'Airbus is not going to let an opportunity like this pass.' 'If a software problem with the 787 is confirmed, they will use it to increase their own orders.'
A preliminary inquiry suggests electric firecrackers caused a devastating nightclub fire in Goa, resulting in 25 deaths. The incident has exposed illegalities and lax enforcement of safety rules.
The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Friday announced that Thursday, January 15, will be a public holiday in areas falling under the 29 municipal corporations where polling for civic elections will be held, an official said.
Only Mumbai and parts of Vidharbha were spared.
Several cities in Maharashtra, including Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli, were affected due to power breakdown.
Maharashtra State Electricity Board chairman Ashoke Basak was aware that prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi's phone conversations were tapped.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Monday said it has bagged a Rs 599 crore (Rs 5.99 billion) contract for setting up a 250 MW thermal power plant in Beed district of Maharashtra.
'In any aviation emergency, the first rule is aviate -- fly the aircraft.' 'The fact that the commander's voice is not on the recording simply means he was focused entirely on flying. It does not imply anything more than that.'
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the energy portfolio, held a meeting with trade union representatives and later said the government had no intention to privatise state-run power utilities.
'There'll be extended periods where things aren't working in your favour. But if you believe in the cause profoundly, then you simply persevere.'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement between Maharashtra State Electricity Board and the Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Corporation.
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted an appeal filed by Enron promoted Dabhol Power Corporation challenging a Bombay high court order
Angry over irregular power supply, irate farmers on Tuesday ransacked the Maharashtra State Electricity Board office in Kalvan in Nasik district.
A detailed assessment and internal inspection of the Dabhol power plant equipment by concerned parties including NTPC, GE India and Bechtel is necessary to ascertain the time frame for restarting it.
Union Power Minister\n\nP M Sayeed said power reforms would be made rural-centric
Decks have been cleared to restart the controversial Dabhol Power Project in Maharasthra as the company's US promoters withdrew all legal proceedings against the state and the central government before the arbitration panel in London.
The Supreme Court has asked the various parties in DPC to come out with the modalities about fixing interim tariff for sale of electricity by DPC to MSEB.
The electricity board lost Rs 1,111.35 crore owing to irregularities.
Mumbai was spared due to the immediate islanding by the Tata Power Company and was ensured power supply by TPC and Reliance's BSES.
