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Dr. Mahesh Sharma attending the Maharashtra International Tourism Mart

Delhi News Agency — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 05:24:29 +0000

Mumbai:-Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma attending the Maharashtra International Tourism Mart, CM Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin calling on the PM, Narendra Modi

Delhi News Agency — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:08:00 +0000

Mumbai:-His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Religious Head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Mumbai today. PM recalled his long and warm association with Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the former Religious Head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, who had passed away last year. His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin appreciated the Prime Minister’s efforts to take India forward, and pledged the community’s support to his initiatives. PM suggested that the Dawoodi Bohra community, which is present in about 400 districts of the country, should initiate Swachhta Abhiyaan competitions among schools in these districts, and award the best performing schools through the creation of laboratories or computer resources. Dawoodi Bohra community, which was traditionally a trading community, but has now made great progress in the manufacturing sector, also pledged its support to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Prime Minister.
Dawoodi Bohra community has expressed keenness to establish a smart city in Mumbai. The Prime Minister offered all support in this initiative. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, who was present on the occasion, also assured all support to the venture. PMalso asked for suggestions from the Dawoodi Bohra community for the forthcoming Union Budget, given their vast experience, particularly in bringing about positive results in the health and education sector. Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Vidyasagar Rao, was also present on the occasion.

Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra’s 27th CM; PM Modi

Delhi News Agency — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:05:31 +0000

Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis was on Friday sworn-in as Chief Minister of the first BJP government in Maharashtra at a grand ceremony where Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray made a last-minute appearance, raising the possibility of a rapprochement between the saffron parties.44-year-old Fadnavis, a third time MLA and the second Brahmin to occupy the top post in the state, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at the Wankhede Stadium in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, several Union ministers and veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi among others

Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states including Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan), Anandiben Patel (Gujarat), Manohar Parrikar (Goa), Raman Singh (Chhattisgarh) and Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana) and those governed by allies including Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) and Parkash Singh Badal (Punjab) also attended the event.Top industrialists along with other eminent personalities, including from Bollywood, and Fadnavis’ banker wife Amruta, were present at the packed venue when seven Cabinet Ministers and two Ministers of State also took oath.

Former ally Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, whose party had decided to boycott the event citing “constant humiliation” by BJP ahead of government formation, attended the event along with his wife after a last-minute call by BJP President Amit Shah.With 121 BJP MLAs in a House of 288, Fadnavis is heading a minority government that has been asked to prove majority in two weeks. Sharad Pawar’s NCP with 41 MLAs has already declared unconditional outside support to the new government.

Cabinet Ministers who were sworn in are Eknath Khadse, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Vinod Tawde, Pankaja Munde — all members of the BJP’s state Core Committee–, Prakash Mehta, Chandrakant Patil and Vishnu Savara. The Ministers of State are Dilip Kamble and Vidya Thakur. Governor Rao has given Fadnavis 15 days from the day of being sworn in to prove his majority in the Assembly.BJP’s strength in the House has come down to 121 after the death of its MLA Govind Rathod, but it has claimed support of all seven independents and some from smaller parties.

NCP has said it will abstain from voting during the floor test if Sena were to sit in the opposition. This will help the Fadnavis government to sail through.However, taking 63-member Sena on board is still the best option available to Fadnavis to reach the magic figure of 145.