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Staff Reporter While the tangle over the ‘Mahayuti’ of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and other parties continues in Maharashtra ahead of Legislative Assembly polls, the leaders of BJP and Shiv Sena in Nagpur district want the 25-years-long alliance to remain intact. Soon after winning the elections to the posts of Zilla Parishad (ZP) President and Vice-President, the leaders of BJP and Shiv Sena from rural areas of the district felt that the alliance between the two parties always helped each other. They strongly advocated resolution of ‘whatever disputes’ between BJP and Shiv Sena, so that the ruling Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) could be dethroned from State Government. Krupal Tumane, Shiv Sena MP from Ramtek, told reporters that ‘Mahayuti’ should continue in State. “The pattern of co-operation adopted by workers of BJP and Shiv Sena in Nagpur Zilla Parishad, is ideal. We just hope that all the senior leaders of both the parties pay heed to ...

* BJP-Sena alliance snaps ties with NCP, attracts new allies in BSP and RPI By Kartik Lokhande As expected, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena alliance retained Nagpur Zilla Parishad (ZP). In the election held on Sunday, Nisha Sawarkar, BJP member from Chirwha-Dhanla circle in Mouda tehsil, polled 32 votes and got elected to the post of ZP President. Sharad Donekar, Shiv Sena member from Kanhan circle in Parseoni tehsil, also polled equal number of votes and became the new Vice-President. The elections to the posts of ZP chief and deputy were held in the shadow of Legislative Assembly elections scheduled next month. Against this backdrop, there were speculations if the erstwhile ruling coalition comprising BJP, Shiv Sena, Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would continue. In 58-member ZP house, BJP has 21 members, Congress has 19, Shiv Sena-- eight, NCP-- seven, and GGP, Republican Party of India (RPI), and Bahujan Samaj Party ...

* Feels that it would be appropriate if project report to curb river pollution is prepared through NIT * A note prepared by ZP counters the perception that domestic sewage from six villages was polluting Nag, Wena rivers; and claims that discharge of untreated industrial effluent from MIDC area was responsible for river pollution Staff Reporter Responding to the issue of pollution of rivers due to effluents discharged from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area and villages around the city, Zilla Parishad (ZP) undertook a study and site inspections. After the exercises, ZP has observed that rivers or nullahs were getting polluted not due to sewage discharge from villages in the vicinity of Nagpur city. The perception that portions of Nag and Wena rivers and various nullahs outside the limits of Nagpur city were getting polluted/contaminated due to sewage discharge from nearby villages, is ‘wrong’, states a note prepared by ZP. MIDC Industries Asociati...