Manasi Phadke is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times. She covers politics and governance in Maharashtra with a special interest in urban development issues.
Articles by Manasi Phadke
Licence to chill: Soon, relax in beach shacks, on deck chairs along Konkan coast
The state government finalised a policy to grant licenses for shacks and beach beds on the Konkan coast
Published on Sep 22, 2017 09:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Shiv Sena threatens to pull out of Maharashta government again
Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday met the party’s legislators and parliamentarians at his Bandra residence, Matoshree, during which the elected representatives said that it is high time that the party withdraws support, party leaders said.
Updated on Sep 19, 2017 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Tribals, farmers in Gujarat and Maharahshtra who will lose land protest bullet train project
Tribals and farmers affiliated to 24 organisations across Maharashtra and Gujarat have joined forces to oppose the Modi government’s proposed showpiece projects
Updated on Sep 14, 2017 12:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra government to completely ban plastic bags by next year
The ban on the plastic bags below 50 microns was imposed by the government after the 2005 deluge that claimed several lives in Mumbai and its suburbs.
Updated on Sep 14, 2017 12:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra agrees to give BKC land for bullet train, but wants Centre to first check 2 other plots
The state has suggested two alternative plots: behind Dhirubhai Ambani International School at BKC and at Dharavi
Published on Sep 13, 2017 10:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Mangroves policy cleared by Maharashtra government to create jobs for 50 villages
The state cabinet has set aside a budget of Rs 15 crore for 2017-18 to implement the policy in 50 villages across the coastal districts
Published on Sep 13, 2017 01:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra asks its mayors, corporators to keep check on open defecation
The state government has asked urban local bodies to organise ‘good morning’ and ‘good evening’ teams to visit spots frequently used for open defecation and report any occurrence to the state urban development department.
Published on Sep 12, 2017 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Shiv Sena sets Dussehra deadline for farm loan waiver in Maharashtra
After a massive agitation in June, the state government announced a Rs34,000-crore package to waive off farm loans, claiming it would benefit nearly 89 lakh farmers.
Published on Sep 12, 2017 10:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
83% of those who got Maharashtra govt scholarship for poor picked without income criteria
The BJP-led state government amended norms in June 2015 to scrap the maximum Rs6 lakh annual family income criteria for students who get admission in any of the top 100 universities
Published on Sep 09, 2017 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra government grants more incentives to families to be hit by Navi Mumbai airport
The state cabinet decided to relax the cut-off date of September 2013 for the project-affected families to be eligible for rehabilitation
Updated on Sep 08, 2017 09:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra minister’s daughter gives up govt scholarship after controversy
Besides the minister’s daughter, the list also included social justice secretary Dinesh Waghmare’s son, Antariksh Waghmare, and joint director, technical education, Dayanand Meshram’s son, Sameer.
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 11:21 PM IST
Mumbai, Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Foreign education scholarship: Minister’s daughter says no; dept secy says son won’t withdraw application
Shruti Rajkumar Badole conveyed her wish to withdraw her application in an email to the social justice and special assistance department on Thursday.
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 08:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Taxpayers’ money to fund Maharashtra minister’s daughter’s foreign education?
BJP minister Rajkumar Badole’s daughter, Shruti Badole, will pursue a Doctorate in Philosophy in Astronomy and Astrophysics for three years at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra minister’s daughter, secretary’s son get state scholarship to study abroad
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 09:04 AM IST
Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
PM Modi’s cabinet expansion similar to shuffling a pack of cards, says Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena said there have been some shocking decisions in Sunday’s cabinet expansion such as the elevation of Nirmala Sitharaman to the defence ministry, handing over railways to Piyush Goyal
Updated on Sep 04, 2017 10:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Quality of roads will decide toll contractors’ payments in Maharashtra
The contractors are paid compensation as the state government has waived toll on smaller vehicles, as promised by the ruling BJP during the elections.
Published on Sep 03, 2017 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
BJP hasn’t informed Shiv Sena about Cabinet reshuffle, says Uddhav Thackeray
The Shiv Sena chief said his party is not power-hungry
Updated on Sep 03, 2017 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Shiv Sena expects second cabinet berth in latest reshuffle of union cabinet
So far, senior BJP leaders have not had any official discussions with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on the subject.
Published on Sep 01, 2017 02:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke
Mumbai building collapse: In a first, green corridor created for NDRF to reach site faster
The green corridor was not planned in advance
Published on Sep 01, 2017 10:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Mumbai rains: Govt, civic officials had enough time to prepare but failed miserably
Mumbai recorded 315.8mm in the 12 hours from 8.30am on Tuesday, less than half of the 644 mm that fell in 12 hours during the deluge of July 26, 2005, which saw a total of 944 mm rainfall. But the effect was devastating.
Updated on Aug 30, 2017 07:55 AM IST
Mumbai, Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke
Arun Jaitley credits current narrative of nationalism to Bal Thackeray
The two leaders shared a stage on Saturday evening in Mumbai, speaking at the release of a compilation of a hundred interviews of Bal Thackeray in the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece publication, Saamana.
Published on Aug 20, 2017 01:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Mira-Bhayander becomes new battleground for old allies BJP, Shiv Sena
As many as 509 candidates are in the fray for 95 seats of Mira-Bhayander corporation, polling for which will be held on August 20. As of now, the BJP and the Sena are jointly ruling the 95-member civic body
Published on Aug 19, 2017 01:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra CM vows stable govt till 2019, Shiv Sena tries to unsettle it
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said his party has started preparations for the next election and hopes to at least double its strength of elected representatives. The party currently has 63 legislators in the state assembly and 18 parliamentarians
Published on Aug 19, 2017 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
After votes, BJP trumps Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh poll spending too
The Akhilesh Yadav-led party spent Rs129.87 crore as compared to BJP’s Rs175 crore in the January-March polls,
Updated on Aug 19, 2017 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke
Uddhav Thackeray to check if Sena workers helped farmers in Maharashtra’s rural areas or not
Thackeray will chair a meeting of ministers, party leaders, deputy leaders and heads of districts at the party headquarters at Shiv Sena Bhavan on Wednesday at noon.
Updated on Aug 18, 2017 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Why does Mumbai need ₹2,000-crore road, tunnels under SGNP? Environment ministry asks BMC
The 5.96-km Goregaon-Mulund Link Road will involve building twin tunnels of three lanes each under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Updated on Aug 17, 2017 09:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Shiv Sena attacks Modi’s I-Day speech: ‘Soldiers can break guns, hug Kashmiris, govt can do away with Article 370’
In an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, Saamana, the Sena said Modi’s stand on Kashmir has left not only the Sena, but the entire country speechless.
Updated on Aug 16, 2017 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra scraps Pune SRA provision which made multi-storey slums eligible for rehabilitation
The state government had put in the provision when it finalised SRA rules in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad on September 11, 2014
Published on Aug 16, 2017 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
2 Chinese firms bid for Rs10,700-crore revamp of BDD chawl in Mumbai’s Worli
The Rs10,700-crore redevelopment project will unlock around 52 acres at Worli in south Mumbai
Updated on Aug 15, 2017 09:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
Maharashtra may split up Shivaji memorial project to lower cost
The state may float five tenders simultaneously
Published on Aug 13, 2017 09:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manasi Phadke, Mumbai
