Chandrapur: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday said that poaching of tigers in Chandrapur could not have taken place without the support of local people. Thackeray, who was here to collect facts regarding poaching of tigers said that "It is impossible for any outsider to lay traps in deep forests without help from local people. It is the local people responsible for the act". Talking about tiger conservation,...
02:59 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Mumbai: Over 6000 villages in 15 districts of Maharashtra are drought affected, and while the state government has announced extra funds for the areas, the government's plan to send 25 MLAs on the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Board tour to Europe at such a time has met with severe criticism, particularly from MNS Chief Raj Thackeray, whose party sent out a letter requesting the MLAs to cancel the planned trip. Said...
08:01 AM, May 04, 2012
Shirdi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare embarked on a new innings demanding a strong Lokayukta Bill in Maharashtra. For the next five weeks, Hazare will tour his home state. The insipid response to his December, 2011 agitation in Mumbai, the failure of the Anna factor in the Assembly polls, apparent cracks within Team Anna, even health worries haven't deterred Hazare. Anna Hazare has embarked on a new innings in a state...
11:35 PM, May 01, 2012
Mumbai/Aurangabad: In a snub to Anna Hazare, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Thursday refused to meet him days after he questioned the relevance of the Gandhian's anti-corruption crusade. Anna Hazare is in Mumbai to mobilise support for a strong Lokayukta among political parties and had met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Thackeray's estranged nephew and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) leader Raj Thackeray among other political leaders. Anna Hazare, who had...
10:15 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Mumbai/New Delhi: Team Anna appeared to be divided on Raj Thackeray on Thursday with Anna Hazare praising the MNS Chief saying his work "appeals" to him and its key member Prashant Bhushan disapproving his politics. After meeting Raj in Mumbai, Hazare lauded the leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) for initiatives like conducting examination for party candidates to contest the civic body polls held in February. The Gandhian said Raj's work...
09:10 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Mumbai: The institution of Lokayukta in Maharashtra should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission and free from government interference, Anna Hazare said in Mumbai. Anna, who is in Mumbai to meet political leaders to muster support for a strong Lokayukta legislation in the state, was speaking to reporters after meeting Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray in Dadar. Raj has expressed his willingness to support a strong and...
04:25 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Mumbai: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that he would like to see Maharashtra Day celebrated in Bihar in the same way as Bihar Day is being celebrated in Mumbai. While addressing a crowd here late on Sunday, Nitish Kumar thanked the Maharashtra government for a well-organised cultural celebration of Bihar Day in Mumbai. "The people of Bihar have always been treated with respect in Maharashtra. This festival...
12:34 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Mumbai: Visiting Mumbai after settling of a controversy stoked by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday invited India Inc to invest in his state, touting the industrial policy announced by his government last year. "The state offers tremendous business opportunities in sectors such as solar energy, education, healthcare etc," Nitish Kumar told the industrialists. "The Chief Minister urged the industry captains to...
09:11 PM, Apr 15, 2012
Mumbai: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrived in Mumbai on Saturday evening to attend centenary celebrations of his state, a day after MNS chief Raj Thackeray withdrew his threat to disrupt the event slated for Sunday. Kumar will be the chief guest at the 'Bihar Shatabdi Samaroh Utsav' being organised at 'Somaiya Ground' in a city suburb on Sunday evening. Kumar landed at the airport here from Patna amid tight...
08:24 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Mumbai: Lauding the developmental work undertaken by Nitish Kumar in Bihar after he took over as Chief Minister, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at his estranged nephew MNS President Raj Thackeray for opposing Kumar's visit in Mumbai and then back-tracking. "The role of the "natwarya" (veteran actor) to first oppose and then not to oppose has been exposed. The delicious 'vada' (a local snack) has...
04:49 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Mumbai: In a turn of events, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has decided not to protest against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's visit to Mumbai. "I spoke to Nitish Kumar on the phone and the matter is settled," Raj said. Sources say that Nitish Kumar has also invited Raj Thackeray to visit Bihar. Earlier on Thursday, Raj Thackeray had dared Nitish Kumar to celebrate Bihar Divas in Mumbai on April 15....
04:01 PM, Apr 13, 2012
This came after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he did not need a visa to enter Mumbai. ...
10:40 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Nashik: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday dared Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to celebrate "Bihar Divas" in Mumbai. Addressing a rally at Idgah maidan in the powerloom town of Malegaon, 90 km from here, this evening, Raj said "I thought that Nitish Kumar was a nice person who was developing his state." But Raj said, referring to Kumar's statement that 'I don't need visa to come to Mumbai', "let...
12:39 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Patna/Mumbai: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday remained unfazed over the reported threat by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to disallow Bihar divas celebrations in Mumbai, saying no one can stop him from attending the event and he did not require a "visa" to travel there. "There is no hurdle for me to go there. Can go to any part of the country, don't need any type of visa for...
10:45 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Mumbai: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has said he does not give importance to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, started by cousin Raj Thackeray, and neither do the people of the state. "I don't give much importance to MNS, neither do the people... What matters at the end of the day is the work one does, not what analysts say," Uddhav said in an interview to the New York Times....
04:36 AM, Apr 04, 2012
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