Surendra P Gangan is Senior Assistant Editor with political bureau of Hindustan Times’ Mumbai Edition. He covers state politics and Maharashtra government’s administrative stories. Reports on the developments in finances, agriculture, social sectors among others.
Articles by Surendra P Gangan
Maha to SC: Recall order de-notifying OBC seats
The Maharashtra government on Monday filed an interim application in the apex court asking it to recall its December 15 order
Published on Jan 18, 2022 12:17 AM IST
32 tigers found dead in 2021; forest authorities plan relocation of big cats
The state forest authority has planned a massive exercise of relocating tigers after 32 big cats were found dead in the year 2021
Updated on Jan 16, 2022 01:05 AM IST
Covid cases make a move towards rural areas
The surge of Covid cases has now shifted to the rural and semi-urban parts from big cities like Mumbai. Cases in Central, north Maharashtra and Vidarbha, the regions with the dominant rural population
Published on Jan 15, 2022 11:03 PM IST
Maha still has 11.19 million unvaccinated residents
Maharashtra still has 11.19 million unvaccinated residents, a majority of whom are in the age group of 18 to 45 years according to data compiled by the state health department
Published on Jan 15, 2022 12:32 AM IST
Maharashtra seeks 9 million jabs, urges Centre to make vaccination mandatory
Maharashtra on Thursday urged the Centre to allot additional stock of 9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to end the shortage of jabs
Published on Jan 14, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Govt employees to work in shifts
Employees of the Maharashtra government have started working in two shifts to reduce footfall in the Mantralaya as part of the state’s efforts to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
Published on Jan 13, 2022 12:18 AM IST
For third day in a row, state reports more than 40k cases
After the sharp reaction from gymnasium operators in the state, the state government revised its notification issued on Saturday to allow gymnasiums and beauty salons to operate at 50% of capacity
Published on Jan 09, 2022 10:27 PM IST
In Saamana, Shiv Sena’s surprise attack on Mamata Banerjee’s TMC over Goa polls
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC Goa push will benefit the BJP, and questioned TMC and AAP’s source of funds to secure support from established Goa politicians.
Updated on Jan 09, 2022 01:36 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
No restrictions yet, state records over 36k cases
The state deferred releasing a notification on the restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic even as the state added 36,265 Covid cases on Thursday
Published on Jan 06, 2022 11:47 PM IST
State’s Mission 3,000 a failure
As of December, state’s augmenting oxygen production has increased only by 350 MT — that’s a shortfall of nearly 2,000 MT of the required target
Published on Dec 16, 2021 11:11 PM IST
‘No elections if OBC quota absent’
Government to file affidavit in SC to allow polling in OBC reserved seats; BJP calls for SEC to stop elections
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:38 AM IST
Legal opinions divided on SC staying OBC reservation
Chief secretary Debashish Chakrabarty held a review meeting on Tuesday to examine the options available to the government in the wake of the SC order on OBC reservation
Published on Dec 07, 2021 11:19 PM IST
Supreme Court stays OBC reservation Ordinance
Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Ordinance that would have permitted up to 27% political reservation to candidates from Other Backward Class (OBC) communities
Published on Dec 07, 2021 01:06 AM IST
Param Bir Singh suspended for dereliction of duty
The Maharashtra government has suspended former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh from service for alleged dereliction of duty and initiated disciplinary proceedings against the officer facing charges of extortion and corruption.
Updated on Dec 03, 2021 04:54 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Reduction in excise costs state ₹1,700 crore; MVA in dilemma over reducing VAT on fuel
While the state government is under tremendous pressure for the reduction of the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel, the state is also in a fix over the losses it incurred due to the Central government’s decision of reducing central taxes on fuel last month
Published on Dec 02, 2021 11:36 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray discharged from hospital after surgery
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired two cabinet meetings and those related to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 online from his hospital bed.
Published on Dec 02, 2021 12:21 PM IST
Post 26/11, BMC’s focus: in-house capacity building, communication
The November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks prompted state and civic authorities to identify and tackle loopholes in security, communication, and disaster response, a process that has, according to senior officials, evolved over the last 13 years
Updated on Nov 26, 2021 11:55 PM IST
Eeshanpriya MS and Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Without an alternative, parties wait for CM’s recovery for key policy decisions
Uddhav Thackeray carried over the decades-old tradition of not handing over charge to his deputy or other senior ministers and now parties wait for the CM’s recovery for policy decisions
Updated on Nov 23, 2021 12:46 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan and Swapnil Rawal
MLC election: BJP selects North Indian face with eye on civic polls
With an eye on keeping the support of the North Indian vote bank intact for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to woo the community by picking Rajhans Singh as its candidate for the legislative Council biennial polls that is to be held on December 10
Published on Nov 22, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Congress likely to lose a seat in upcoming MLC elections
BJP is expected to retain its Dhule-Nandurbar MLC seat, though retaining the Nagpur one may be a herculean task because of the reduction in the number in the district council
Published on Nov 21, 2021 12:22 AM IST
Maharashtra to withdraw farm laws in winter session
The Maharashtra government is expected to withdraw the farm laws that were tabled in the monsoon session in the ensuing winter session
Published on Nov 19, 2021 11:47 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Sameer Wankhede part of plot to kidnap Aryan: Nawab Malik
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Malik said the NCB’s raid on Goa-bound cruise ship Cordelia on October 2 was “a plot to kidnap Aryan Khan for ransom, of which Mohit Bharatiya Kamboj was the mastermind.”
Updated on Nov 08, 2021 12:35 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Nawab Malik claims BJP leader behind Aryan Khan’s ‘kidnapping & ransom’ plot
Malik on Sunday said that his cabinet colleague and Congress leader Aslam Shaikh and a few children related to the ruling party leaders were invited to the Cordelia cruise ship party with the intention of framing them
Published on Nov 07, 2021 02:03 PM IST
Festive cheer: Stamp duty and registration collections see ₹550 crore jump in October
Stamp duty and registration collections reported in October was ₹3,221 crore as against the monthly estimate of ₹2,667 crore
Published on Nov 04, 2021 09:15 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra gets ₹3,054 towards GST compensation; pending dues still over ₹19,000 crore
Even as Maharashtra received the highest chunk — ₹3,054 crore of the ₹17,000 crore — released by the Centre to states towards the goods and services tax (GST) compensation on Wednesday, the pending compensation with the Centre is still more than ₹19,000 crore
Published on Nov 03, 2021 10:17 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra: Backed by 2 ruling parties, Congress wins Deglur bypoll
The Congress defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate by 41,933 votes to retain the Deglur constituency bypolls in Nanded district, results of which were announced on Tuesday.
Published on Nov 02, 2021 09:00 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Congress candidate leading in Maharastra’s Deglur assembly bye-elections
The Congress party’s Jitesh Antapurkar was leading in Maharastra’s Deglur assembly bye-polls by over 6,000 votes after the fifth round of counting. The BJP’s Subhash Sabne polled 12,077 votes and Antapurkar 18,247 votes
Updated on Nov 02, 2021 12:52 PM IST
Pained that my family is being harassed: Former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh
Anil Deshmukh said the allegations levelled by Param Bir Singh against him are baseless. The former Maharashtra minister also said it was not true that he was evading the probe by the central agencies
Published on Nov 02, 2021 12:21 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Deglur bypoll sees 63% turnout; result on November 2
The Deglur bypoll, which is a fight for prestige between the three ruling parties and the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saw a turnout of 63.33%. he counting will be held on November 2.
Published on Oct 31, 2021 02:38 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra to propose 15% rise in seats in municipal corporations based on projected population
With the Census 2021 set to be delayed due to the pandemic, the state government is proposing to increase the number of seats in municipal corporations by 15%, by amending the respective Acts in proportion to the projected rise in the population.
Updated on Oct 24, 2021 09:14 PM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai