Urban Maharashtra declared open defecation free

President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed a function organised to declare urban Maharashtra Open Defecation Free (ODF) today (October 1, 2017) in Mumbai.  President Ram Nath Kovind addressed a function held to declare urban Maharashtra open defecation free. Hailing Maharashtra govt for their exemplary work towards cleanliness, President said that, with the declaration of urban Maharashtra open defecation free, almost half of Maharashtra has become open defecation free, since 49 percent population in Maharashtra lives in urban areas. Declaring urban Maharashtra as ODF, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that there is a need to change mind-set towards open defecation. To achieve that goal, the state government has launched ODF Watch, asking people to use toilets and avoid open defecation.

President said that the declaration of 'ODF' Urban Maharashtra is particularly relevant for the state as 49 per cent of Maharashtra’s people live in urban areas. ‘Smart Cities’, he said, also require ‘Smart Sanitation’ and ‘Smart Waste Management’. The President added that it was a matter of great satisfaction that the Government is focusing on sustainability of this successful campaign. The ‘OD Watch’ monitoring will be useful in alerting people and helping them quit old habits and not relapsing to open defecation. He hoped that just as the state has been successful in realising the goal of 'ODF', it would also realise the goal of 'Managing 100 per cent Waste'. The President said that tomorrow is Gandhi Jayanti and Maharashtra has paid a befitting tribute to Gandhiji by declaring urban Maharashtra Open Defecation Free today.

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Maharashtra Swabhiman Party by Narayan Rane

Narayan Rane today floated his own political outfit in the name of the Maharashtra Swabhiman Party. He had resigned from the Congress and the Maharashtra Legislative Council on 21st September. At a press conference held in Mumbai, Mr. Rane said his party will work relentlessly for the upliftment of the farmers, women, downtrodden and backward classes. Mr. Rane started off with the Shiv Sena and went on to become the revenue minister and then briefly the chief minister. He then became the leader of Opposition.

Narayan Rane today tweets "माझ्या नविन पक्षाचे नाव आहे  "महाराष्ट्र स्वाभिमान पक्ष" and  महाराष्ट्र राज्याचे, राज्यातील सर्व जनतेचे गतिमान विकास होण्यासाठी घटनेच्या अधीन राहून सर्वतोपरी प्रयत्न "महाराष्ट्र स्वाभिमान पक्ष" करेल"

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President inaugurates Shirdi airport

President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the Shirdi airport in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on 1st October 2017.  The President also flagged off the inaugural flight of Alliance Air from Shirdi to Mumbai. The flight will take around 45 minutes.  Besides Alliance Air, two other Airlines will be operating flights between Mumbai and Shirdi. The airport will initially have four flights to Mumbai and one each from Delhi and Hyderabad. After inauguration, the President said, this infrastructure development will create new employment opportunities. 

President also inaugurated the Centenary Celebrations of Samadhi of Shri Saibaba at the famous Sai Mandir at Shirdi. The President also attended a function in Mumbai where Urban Maharashtra was declared as open defecation free.

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Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra

Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra an initiative providing job opportunities to unemployed youth in Mumbai. There are various schemes like farmers weekly market, farmers mobile market and mother’s Tiffin, under this Yuva Rojgar Kendra.

These products will be made available with the help of mobile vans all over Mumbai and the information about the location of the vans is made available through an app. This app was also launched by the Chief Minister.

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Maharashtra govt planning to relocate tigers from Vidarbha region to sanctuaries

Maharashtra government is planning to relocate tigers from Vidarbha region to the sanctuaries elsewhere where their population is smaller, including the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR). State forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the Legislative Assembly that the government had set up a committee to examine this issue, and a decision will be taken based on its recommendations. 

The STR, located in the Sahyadri ranges in western Maharashtra, has only seven tigers at present. The forest minister said that the government is considering relocating the tigers in sanctuaries in Vidarbha to other places. He informed house that the government has set up a committee to examine trans-location proposal. It will also consult experts from the Centre and submit its report in 2-3 months. He also said that most deaths of tigers happen due to territorial fights owing to over-population.

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Kasaav gets Best Feature Film in 64th National Film Awards

Marathi movie "Kasaav" about depression was declared the best feature film at the 64th National Film Awards 2016 on 7th April 2017 while Akshay Kumar won the best actor award for his portrayal of a patriotic naval officer in "Rustom". The awards, which were spread out in different languages, saw Bollywood movies like "Pink", "Neerja" and "Dangal" score in key categories.

"Neerja", directed by Ram Madhvani, was named the best Hindi film. It is the 1986 hijacking incident during which flight attendant Neerja Bhanot was killed by terrorists while saving passengers. Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Pink", a female-centric court room drama, won the award for best film on social issues. Producer Shoojit Sircar dedicated the award to his team and Bachchan, saying it would not have been possible to make the female-centric drama without the actors support. The jury, headed by Akshays frequent collaborator, filmmaker Priya

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Sumit Mullick appointed as Maharashtra Chief Secretary

Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick was on March 1, 2017 appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. He will succeed Swadheen Kshatriya, who was due for retirement on January 31, but was given a month's extension. Mullick, a 1982 batch IAS officer is Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) and currently serving as the Chief Protocol Officer in the General Administration department. Mullick is the senior most bureaucrat in the state after Kshatriya and will retire in April 2018. Mullick (58) is the third Dalit to reach the highest post in the state’s bureaucracy after PG Gavai (1979-82) and JP Dange (2009-11). Mullick was the Additional Chief Secretary of the protocol department - a post that he will continue to hold as full additional charge till further orders. Kshatriya attained a prestigious post retirement posting as Maharashtra’s first Chief Commissioner of the Right to Services, a post he is expected to hold for another five years.

About Sumit Mullick:

• Mullick's first posting was that of an Assistant Collector in Nagpur.
• It was in 1989 when Mullick first bagged a posting in Mumbai as the Additional Collector (Urban Land Ceiling) before being deputed to the Sangli Collector’s post.
• He has also previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (2002), and was later appointed as the Secretary to former Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal (2003).
• As a secretary in Mantralaya, Mullick has handled various portfolios including school education, social justice and special assistance, excise, the general administration.
• Since 2009 he had been handling the post of the state’s Chief Protocol Officer. In 2013 he was elevated to the Additional Chief Secretary rank.
• Besides his administrative prowess, Mullick has a published novel to his credit. His book, Unkindest Cut, which was released in 2013, had ended up creating quite a stir (said to be of the time he was secretary to the Governor) but the novel was fictional.
• The bureaucrat who claims his hobby is writing has a Bachelors of Arts degree in History.
• He has an MBA degree from IIM (Bangalore) and also has a post graduation degree in Economics and Development Studies from the Wales University.

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Maharashtra approves cloud seeding project

Maharashtra Government has approved a Rs.250 crore Cloud Seeding Programme to experiment whether cloud seeding produces sufficient rain. Seeding is a technique which involves spraying chemicals into clouds. Under this programme the weather scientists will fly Aeroplanes loaded with Silver Iodide and Dry ICE over clouds. 

• The programme is coordinated by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
• Under this programme, weather scientists using aircrafts will spray chemicals (silver iodide) over clouds clouds hovering above Solapur district, a rain shadow region of Western Ghats in the state. 
• This will be the first controlled experiment to quantify the extent to which clouds form water drops large enough to make rain. 
• In this experiment, scientists will fly two aircraft and spray silver iodide and dry ice on 100 clouds and compare them with 100 unseeded clouds. 
• Ground radar will be used to track the clouds and verify which ones contributed rain.

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MPSC Sales Tax Inspector Main Exam 2015 Answer key

MPSC has issued the Final Answer Key for MPPSC Sales Tax Inspector Main Examination-2015- Paper-1 and Paper 2.

• MPSC Sales Tax Inspector Main Examination-2015- Paper-1- Final Answer key
• MPSC Sales Tax Inspector Main Examination-2015- Paper-2- Final Answer key

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Nashik Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Nashik Municipal Corporation Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Nasik MC Seats = 42/122 
BJP  Win / Lead = 21 Seats
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 15 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 2 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 1 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 0 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 1 Seats

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Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Pimpri-Chinchwad MC Seats = 45/128 
BJP  Win / Lead = 16 Seats
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 2 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 1 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 26 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 0 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 1 Seats

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Solapur Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Solapur Municipal Corporation Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Solapur MC Seats = 46/102 
BJP  Win / Lead = 22 Seats
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 12 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 4 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 2 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 0 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 6 Seats

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Nagpur Municipal Corporation Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Nagpur MC Seats = 35/151 
BJP  Win / Lead = 22 Seats
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 0 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 9 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 2 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 0 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 2 Seats

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Pune Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Pune Municipal Corporation Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Pune MC Seats = 80 /162 
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 7 Seats
BJP  Win / Lead = 48 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 3 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 1 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 20 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 1 Seats

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Thane Municipal Corporation Results Live 23 February 2017

Thane Municipal Corporation Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total Thane MC Seats = 56/131 
BJP  Win / Lead = 6 Seats
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 25 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 1 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 16 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 4 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 4 Seats

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BMC Results Live 23 February 2017

BMC/ Mumbai Election Results Live Today, 23 February 2017, Party wise results/leads: 
Total BMC Seats = 1/92 227 
Shiv Sena Win / Lead = 90 Seats
BJP  Win / Lead = 57 Seats
Congress  Win / Lead = 20 Seats
MNS  Win / Lead = 7 Seats
NCP  Win / Lead = 11 Seats
Others / Independent  Win / Lead = 7 Seats

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Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle, Sujata Mehta take oath as Members, UPSC

Air Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle, AVSM, VSM took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday. The oath was administered by Prof. David R. Syiemlieh, Chairman, UPSC. He was born on 15.02.1957. He has done M.Sc., MBA and M. Phil from National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and National Institute of Defence Studies, Japan. He has rich and varied experience in Command and Staff appointments during the 39 years of service in the IAF. His forte is Flying Operations, Pre-commissioning Military Training & Education, Infrastructure development, Counter Intelligence, Capacity Building of Training Institutions, Defence Civilian Personnel Management, Cyber Security and Aviation Safety. He is the recipient of two Presidential Awards:- Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. Ms. Sujata Mehta, IFS 1980, took the affirmation of office and secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission. The oath was administered by Chairman, UPSC.

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MPSC Recruitment 2017 for 188 Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector

Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued recruitment notification to conducting Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector  Preliminary Examination-2017.
Job Post: Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector
Total Post: 188 Post
Pay Scale: ₹ 9,300-34,800 + Grade Pay ₹ 4,300
Age: 18 to 38 Years
Qualification: Three Years Diploma in Auto Mobile Engineering or equivalent qualification from Govt. Recognized Institute / University.
Selection Process: Preliminary Examination and Main Examination.
Application Fee: ₹ 373/- for General Candidates; ₹ 273/- for Reserved category candidates. The fee can be made through Online Payment Mode / SBI Challan.
How to Apply: Eligible Interested candidates are required to Apply Online through Maharashtra MPSC Online Portal on or before 19/02/2017.
Last date: 19th February 2016

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