varsha gaikwad

Mumbai's new Mrinal Tai Gore flyover extension faced immediate social media backlash over its road surface quality. Despite public criticism and political opposition questioning the ₹248 crore project's shoddy appearance, the BMC clarified that the mastic asphalt surface, while initially patchy, is technically sound and designed for durability and safety.

Maharashtra's ambitious Maharashtra House project in Stuttgart remains shut, sparking criticism from the opposition. Inaugurated 1.5 years ago, the facilitation center for skilled migrants has not become operational. This highlights a significant gap between government announcements and project execution.

Opposition leaders have demanded a stay on the auction of a prime Worli plot housing a BMC testing laboratory, alleging it's a 'gifting' to favoured builders for commercial exploitation. Concerns are raised over restrictive eligibility conditions and allegations of a multi-crore scam, with calls for a transparent auction policy.

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday appointed senior Congress leader and Dharavi legislator varsha gaikwad as the president of Mumbai Congress in place of Bhai Jagtap.

State woman and child welfare minister varsha gaikwad on Sunday said the Aurangabad district had set an example by winning ISO certification for as many as 701 anganwadis.

Maharashtra school education minister varsha gaikwad on Tuesday said she has tested positive for coronavirus.

Transgender activists, who say crime against the community is massively underreported, have approached the state government for an “end to brutality”.

The state government has decided to draw an action plan to curb child begging instances in the city.

The state government has set up a committee to look into the running of night schools. In May 2017, the state had issued a circular disallowing regular teachers from teaching in night schools. Only surplus teachers were allowed to teach in night schools.

School education minister varsha gaikwad affirmed in the legislative council that there has been no SSC examination paper leak. She, however, said there are massive malpractices underway with the question paper being leaked between the time that it is distributed among students at 10.

With class 10 and 12 students writing exams from their own schools and colleges, the number of exam centres has gone up by three fold, said school education minister varsha gaikwad. The number of SSC exam centres has gone up from 5,042 to 21,349. HSC centres have jumped from 2,943 to 9,613.

Maharashtra Education Minister varsha gaikwad on Saturday announced the school reopening date through Twitter. After much speculations, the date has been finally announced by the government via official notification.

he state’s school education minister varsha gaikwad said HSC and SSC results can be expected by mid-July and end of July, respectively. Usually, HSC results are announced by May-end, and SSC two weeks after that.

A day after students protested in Mumbai and other parts of the state demanding online board exams, school education minister varsha gaikwad said the decision to hold exams offline has been taken as per suggestions of an expert panel.

The state government, however, refuted these reports, which mostly came from locals and legislators, saying that the deaths were due to various critical ailments

varsha gaikwad, Mumbai Congress president, urged the civil aviation ministry to declare areas affected by the Mumbai airport runway funnel zone as 'infrastructure affected.' Redevelopment of over 6000 buildings has stalled due to height restrictions, impacting residents' livelihoods. Gaikwad stressed the need for a special redevelopment policy to address these issues while ensuring airport safety.

Under the scheme, a rape victim would be eligible for compensation of Rs 2 lakh and in rarest of rare case, it can be increased to Rs 3 lakh, a state government official said.

During the tour Gaikwad visited remote villages in Chikhaldara and Dharni blocks of Melghat.