May 11, 2022 8:05 am
The sugarcane crushing season of 2021-22 has been marked by bumper cane, with the state expected to cross all records of sugar production.
January 03, 2022 11:38 pm
Around 5-6 lakh harvesters, mainly drawn from the districts of Beed, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Ahmednagar, annually migrate to the sugar mills across the state.
April 05, 2021 9:38 pm
Sugar Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad had issued notices to the regional joint directors to check for such sales but till date, no incident of below MSP sale has been officially recorded.
March 08, 2021 8:40 pm
The idea of a sugar museum was first mooted by Sugar Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad during the annual general body meeting of the Pune-based Vasantdada Sugar Institute.
January 19, 2021 8:05 am
Unlike neighbouring Karnataka, sugar mills in Maharashtra are not allowed to start operations before the beginning date of the crushing season as declared by the state government.
July 13, 2020 3:22 pm
Vikram Kumar was the metropolitan commissioner at Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) since March 2019. Kumar (43) is one of the youngest bureaucrats to be the PMC commissioner.
February 17, 2020 2:55 am
“The PMC is seriously planning to set up freeways for two-wheeler riders. Freeways are exclusive lanes for two-wheelers which allows a rider to reach their destinations without (having to wait at) signals. There will be no other vehicles moving on those lanes,” said Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad.
January 28, 2020 4:49 am
In Pune, the BRTS is in highly dense areas. There is a need to carry out a study on the implementation of BRTS and make necessary changes for effective implementation,” said Pune Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad, adding that the BRTS was causing traffic congestion along many stretches of the route.
September 16, 2019 6:44 am
Gaikwad’s interest in land laws dates back to the late 1980s when he was a young Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of Kagal taluka of Kolhapur district.