Hebbalkar, Jarkiholi spar over inauguration of Shivaji statue
1 year, 10 months ago

Hebbalkar, Jarkiholi spar over inauguration of Shivaji statue

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, a political slugfest has ensued between Belagavi Rural MLA and Congress leader Lakshmi Hebbalkar and Gokak BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi over the unveiling of the Shivaji statue at the former’s constituency. However, Jarkiholi on Thursday,announced that he invited chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to unveil the statue as he helped release funds for the project and the development of the fort. The BJP said that Hebbalkar is trying to inaugurate the project on March 5 before the election code of conduct comes into effect, and alleged that she invited Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar and many leaders of her party from Karnataka and Maharashtra. BJP district president Sanjay Patil, who represented the constituency for two terms before Lakshmi, said the credit for developing the fort and establishing the statue must be his as he had got approved the project by pressuring then tourism minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and the present minister CT Ravi who okayed and ordered the public works department to go ahead with the project.

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Why Mahayuti, Union govts keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Cong to PM
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Mahayuti, Union govts keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Cong to PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahead of Prime Minister Modi's rallies in Maharashtra, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed three questions to him, including what is his vision to address water scarcity in Marathwada. Why is the Mahayuti and the Union Government keen on "undermining" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Ramesh asked. "Raigad was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - one of India's greatest …

Cops say sculptor was in hiding before arrest, lawyer claims he surrendered
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cops say sculptor was in hiding before arrest, lawyer claims he surrendered

Hindustan Times  

THANE: Jaydeep Apte, the sculptor responsible for making the 28-feet tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Malvan that collapsed last month, was hiding in Indore and Dhule districts prior to his arrest on Wednesday, said police. He was felicitated by BJP MLA Nitesh Rane during the unveiling of the statue “Apte was hiding in Indore and Dhule districts since …

Shivaji statue collapse: Seven teams deployed to trace sculptor Jaydeep Apte; Congress hints at corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shivaji statue collapse: Seven teams deployed to trace sculptor Jaydeep Apte; Congress hints at corruption

The Hindu  

Police in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district have pressed more than seven teams to track down sculptor and contractor Jaydeep Apte, booked over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot fort, an official said on Wednesday. After the statue collapsed, the Malvan police registered a case against Mr. Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil for negligence and other offences. Congress …

Shivaji Statue Collapse: Look Out Circular Issued For Contractor Amid Uproar In Maharashtra Politics
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shivaji Statue Collapse: Look Out Circular Issued For Contractor Amid Uproar In Maharashtra Politics

ABP News  

Police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday. Following its collapse on August 26, less than nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on the coastal fort, Malvan police registered a case against Apte …

View: L-1, mediocrity, processes and poor skills behind Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse
3 months, 3 weeks ago

View: L-1, mediocrity, processes and poor skills behind Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took the blame for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Sindhudurg district on August 26 and asked for forgiveness from the Maratha people for the great Maratha king was his revered deity. While a joint probe headed by a Naval Commodore is now trying to ascertain the reasons for an accident …

‘I Bow My Head At Chhatrapati Shivaji's Feet’: PM Modi Apologises For Maharashtra Statue Collapse
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I Bow My Head At Chhatrapati Shivaji's Feet’: PM Modi Apologises For Maharashtra Statue Collapse

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj over the collapse of 35-foot-tall statue of the Maratha warrior at Sindhudurg’s Rajkot Fort earlier this week. When the Bharatiya Janata Party designated me as the candidate for Prime Minister in 2013, the first thing I did was go to the Raigad Fort, sit in… pic.twitter.com/j4n8iDN5Rc— IANS August 30, …

Shivaji statue collapse drives a wedge among Mahayuti partners
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shivaji statue collapse drives a wedge among Mahayuti partners

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The clashes at the site of the collapsed Chhatrapati Shivaji statue and the aggressive conduct of its MP Narayan Rane and his son Nilesh Rane with opposition party workers, police and the media has not gone down well with the BJP leadership in Maharashtra. The opposition has targeted the BJP and home minister Devendra Fadnavis on this, and Fadnavis …

Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse | Engineer named in FIR reacts: ‘Worked only on the platform’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse | Engineer named in FIR reacts: ‘Worked only on the platform’

Hindustan Times  

A structural engineer, who was named in an FIR registered over collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Fort Rajkot in Maharashtra's Sindhudurga on Wednesday claimed that he was not the structural consultant for the project and had only worked on the platform. The Congress has also asked prime minister Modi if he will apologise for the statue of …

Shivaji statue collapse: Amid opposition flak, Fadnavis' ‘Navy oversaw…’ defense
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shivaji statue collapse: Amid opposition flak, Fadnavis' ‘Navy oversaw…’ defense

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday clarified that the statue of Maratha icon Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj which collapsed in Sindhudurg district a day ago, was not built by the state government. Malvan: A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, erected by the Navy and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, collapses at Rajkot Fort. Fadnavis said those …

Shivaji statue in Malvan unveiled in December collapses due to ‘strong winds’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shivaji statue in Malvan unveiled in December collapses due to ‘strong winds’

Hindustan Times  

A 35-foot statue of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Malvan, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December last year, collapsed on Monday, seemingly due to strong winds. 35-foot Shivaji statue in Malvan collapses due to ‘strong winds’ The incident caused major embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state and central governments, even as the Opposition sought …

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Slaying Afzal Khan To Be Inaugurated Next Year: Lodha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Slaying Afzal Khan To Be Inaugurated Next Year: Lodha

News 18  

A statue depicting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj slaying Afzal Khan at the base of Pratapgad Fort is nearing completion and will be inaugurated next year, said state minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Thursday. On the 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, I visited Pratapgad. The decision to create this statue was made to inspire future generations with the legacy of …

A Row Over Installation Of Statue In Mysuru City
1 year ago

A Row Over Installation Of Statue In Mysuru City

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A row has erupted over installation of a statue of late seer of Suttur Mutt Shivarathri Rajendra Swami at Gun House Circle in Mysuru City on Friday night by seer followers and of all of a sudden, installation of a life size statue of late seer has drawn flak from a member of erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi …

Shivraj Unveils Shankaracharya Statue
1 year, 3 months ago

Shivraj Unveils Shankaracharya Statue

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday unveiled the grand 108 ft-high statue of Adi Shankaracharya, the eighth century philosopher who is credited with restoring glory of ‘Sanatan Dharma’, on the picturesque hillock of Mandhata in Omkareshwar under Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh. Religious fervour marked the occasion with around 300 noted Vedic scholars of the country …

Akhilesh Yadav to unveil Kanshiram’s statue in Rae Bareli
1 year, 8 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav to unveil Kanshiram’s statue in Rae Bareli

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will unveil a statue of Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshiram in Rae Bareli on Monday four years after the two parties joined hands after years of acrimony and contested the 2019 national polls together before parting ways again months later. He said Yadav will also address a public gathering in Rae Bareli, which is also …

MES to purify Shivaji statue
1 year, 9 months ago

MES to purify Shivaji statue

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi : The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti said unveiling the statue of Shivaji twice by the Congress and BJP was an insult to the Marathas since no Maratha rituals were followed. Alleging that no Maratha rituals were followed to dedicate the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji which was unveiled recently at Rajhunsghad in Belagavi, the pro-Maharashtrian Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti has decided to …

Slugfest over inauguration of Shivaji statue
1 year, 9 months ago

Slugfest over inauguration of Shivaji statue

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, a political slugfest ensued between the BJP and Congress over the inauguration of the 20-feet Shivaji statue installed at Rajhunsghad in Belagavi. The unveiling of the Shivaji statue has become a prestige issue for Congress legislator Lakshmi Hebbalkar and Ramesh Jarkiholi. The unveiling of the Shivaji statue has become a prestige issue for Belagavi …

Shiva statues with QR code, 108 pillars, a lake: PM Modi inaugurates Ujjain's Mahakal corridor
2 years, 2 months ago

Shiva statues with QR code, 108 pillars, a lake: PM Modi inaugurates Ujjain's Mahakal corridor

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh’s tourism sector received a major boost on Tuesday evening with the ‘Mahakal Lok’ project in Ujjain as phase-I of the project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Rs 850-crore Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Development Project will provide the best amenities for those visiting the shrine and offer them a seamless, sublime experience. The first phase of the …

Clashes over the unveiling of Shivaji statue in Nizamabad, BJP says AIMIM and TRS workers pelted stones, section 144 imposed
2 years, 9 months ago

Clashes over the unveiling of Shivaji statue in Nizamabad, BJP says AIMIM and TRS workers pelted stones, section 144 imposed

Op India  

Section 144 has been imposed in Bodhan town of Telangana’s Nizamabad district after AIMIM and TRS workers violently opposed the unveiling of a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, said the local BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri. MIM & TRS goons trying to thwart the unveiling of the statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj & destroy the statue set up at Bodhan Ambedkar Chowrasta …

Shivaji, Rayanna statues vandalised: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says 'culprits won't be spared'
3 years ago

Shivaji, Rayanna statues vandalised: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says 'culprits won't be spared'

India Today  

Tensions flared up in Karnataka's Belagavi district following the news of the desecration of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj in Bengaluru. Karanata Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai condemned the incidents and directed Home Minister Araga Jnanendra to take strict action against the culprits. "Incidents like stone pelting, causing damage to public property and government vehicles are illegal, so police have been …

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