Chief Minister opens Ellora-Ajanta festival, declares tourism directorate in...
AURANGABAD : Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday evening inaugurated the much-awaited Ellora-Ajanta International Festival at Ellora and declared that the state government has decided to start a...
View ArticleMarathwada – A pawn in statehood game
Have votaries of Marathwada as a state underestimated the feeling ordinary people have for Maharashtra? Nobody wants Marathwada to break away from Maharashtra except a clutch of intellectuals,...
View ArticleThe fake mistake
Some years ago, the Maharashtra Tourism Department Corporation (MTDC) had a brainwave - build replicas of Ajanta and Ellora to reduce crowding at the real heritage structures. Now, Rs 125 crore and two...
View ArticleStir for revival of cash-strapped MJP
AURANGABAD: Five water supply schemes in the region, including one that provides water to the world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves, are likely to get disrupted due to the protest of the...
View ArticleDeclare Bibi Ka Maqbara a no fly zone: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) heritage conservation committee on Tuesday observed that 300 metre circular radius of Bibi Ka Maqbara - a Mughal era tomb built in the 16th...
View ArticleLand acquisition in Bidkin nears finish
Aurangabad: The district administration is in the process of completing phase II of land acquisition in Bidkin as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). About 897 hectares of land will be...
View ArticleRevenue Earned from Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (Ministry...
(Source: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India) LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES IDENTIFIED/PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR CENTRAL PROTECTION Sl. No. Name of Monument/Site State Action Taken 1....
View ArticleDespite Make in Maharashtra push, modest Rs 2,650-cr outlay for industry
Despite its zealous thrust on industrialising the state under its ambitious ‘Make in Maharashtra’ mission, the government’s allocation for the industries sector in its 2016-17 budget was comparatively...
View ArticleConversion of Heritage Sites into Tourist Spots in Maharashtra (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for protection, conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites in the country which have...
View ArticleFull text of Budget 2015-16 speech
Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget of the Union for the year 2015-16. 2. I present this Budget in an economic environment which is far more positive than in the recent past. When other...
View ArticlePetroleum dealers demand oil depot
Aurangabad: Aurangabad MP Chandrakant Khaire on Thursday stressed on co-ordination among senior officers of all the three state-owned oil marketing companies for setting up an oil depot here at the...
View ArticleChamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture delegation to accompany...
AURANGABAD: In line with the initiatives 'Make In India' and 'Make In Maharashtra', launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, to help promote businesses in...
View ArticleCCEA approves development of Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area in DMIC
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved the construction of trunk infrastructure components and landscaping for...
View ArticleMaharashtra postpones SAARC tourism summit till August
The monsoons, the government believes, would provide relief in the region that is reeling under drought. The Maharashtra government, which was asked to hold the country’s first SAARC Tourism Summit in...
View ArticleCity MP pushes for bypass to Daulatabad
AURANGABAD: A memorandum demanding a 3.5km bypass passing through Daulatabad village to ease traffic movement near Daulatabad Ghat and protect the heritage monuments enroute to the ongoing four-lane...
View ArticleINTACH to develop Mughal Gardens
AURANGABAD: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is planning to develop the famed Mughal Gardens that have lost sheen over the years at Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, Bani Begum and...
View ArticleOver 3 lakh people will get employment at AURIC: CM Fadnavis
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) - a Smart and Integrated Industrial City (SIIC) that is first of its kind and the most advanced township in the country - is all set to have its...
View ArticleShendra infrastructure work in Bidkin to start in September
Aurangabad: Keeping the pace of development of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project in Aurangabad, the infrastructure development work would also begin in Bidkin by September. According to...
View ArticleSoon travel from Aurangabad to Mumbai in four hours
AURANGABAD: With major plans to give a boost to the industrial sectors in Marathwada and Vidarbha, the state government is focusing initially on two fronts - infrastructure development and water. The...
View ArticleTenders to be floated soon to develop two smart cities: Government
MUMBAI: The Centre has identified two places — Dholera in Gujarat and Shendra-Bidkin in Maharashtra — for developing them as smart cities along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in the first...
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