The plant started operations after Supreme Court vacated a stay granted by Gujarat High Court on pooling of LNG prices to make fuel affordable to the power plant.
A crucial meeting of the Congress Legislature Party to choose Goa's next chief minister got underway in Panaji on Thursday.
The mortal remains of the social reformer were consigned to flames at Tatwajnana Vidyapeeth, Ghodbunder in Thane district.
The government plans to operate a second unit of Dabhol project on naphtha from May to partly tide over the massive electricity shortages in Maharashtra during summer.
One of the major recommendations of the group is that the Planning Authority will allow buildings height till 70 metres, but those above that height would have to be subjected to a Committee of Technical Experts.
The Shiv Sena-BJP combine has accused Sushilkumar Shinde of furnishing wrong information and misleading the legislature.
GAMES-TOURISM Tourism industry asked to cash on C'Wealth Games New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) With over one lakh foreigners expected to throng the city during Commonwealth Games, tourism industry must gear up to reap the benefits, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said today.
"Today, I have the information of 10 blasts. A total of 13 bombs were placed there. I will not go into details where they were kept and all. Two persons have been injured -- 50-year-old Dorji and Bala Sanga (30)," Shinde told media persons.
It will be held in Nanded on Saturday at 11am.
Maharashtra government will focus on biotechnology and building a brand image for the state, even as it is planning to increase the information technology infrastructure to bridge the digital divide.
R S Sharma has decided to go on leave from Friday.
Immediately after the meeting, the commissioner went to Ramtek, the official residence of Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal.
The former Maharashtra minister and staunch Congressman was 85.
Top Maharashtra politicians on Thursday called on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and sought Rs 6,000 crore assistance for an ambitious infrastructure development project for Mumbai.
Anna Hazare had leveled allegations of corruption against four Maharashtra ministers.
The Maharashtra government has decided to cut entertainment tax on live shows such as western music, dance programmes, exhibitions and fashion shows.
State-run Power Finance Corporation on Thursday awarded the 4,000 MW Sasan and Mundra ultra mega power projects to the two successful bidders Lanco Infratech and Tata Power respectively.
The meeting, scheduled for late afternoon, will also be attended senior armed forces officers.
The beleaguered Dabhol power plant is unlikely to be restarted this month as was earlier expected
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, which emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Krishnapatnam, will be awarded the contract in a few days.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, which emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, will be awarded the contract in a few days, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday.
PGCIL planned to take a loan of about $2 billion (Rs 8,350 crore) from World Bank and $1 billion (Rs 4,150 crore) from Asian Development Bank, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Promising Indian tennis ace Karan Rastogi says though he didn't play a game in the Davis Cup match against New Zealand, all the same it was a great learning experience.
In an attempt to provide relief to Mumbai commuters, the Maharashtra government may consider introducing the state-of-the-art skybus project in the metropolis.
Chinese film Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, will begin the sixth International Film Festival of Mumbai (IFFM), from November 20-November 27.
The formula was proposed by private institutions.
'It is apparent that they have been planned and executed by anti-national forces,' the Congress chief said in her condolence message.
Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi and Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde performed the dhwajarohan (flag-hoisting) ceremony at Ramkunda on the banks of Godavari River.
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