Yogesh Naik is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai. He covers Mantralaya affairs, Governance, Congress, aviation, defence, energy, environment, and infrastructure. He has been a journalist since 1993.

March 15, 2022 02:42 IST
A week after leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis alleged that conspiracies were hatched by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders at the office of special public prosecutor Pravin Chavan to implicate BJP leaders including himself, Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Monday informed the assembly that special public prosecutor Pravin Chavan has resigned.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
March 15, 2022 01:29 IST
Speaking in the Assembly, Fadnavis said that a pen drive he had submitted to the assembly speaker contained a conversation between Waqf Board members Mohammad Arshad Khan and Dr Mudassir Lambe.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
March 14, 2022 01:46 IST
With party president Sharad Pawar not willing to seek Malik’s resignation following the latter’s arrest in a money laundering case, sources say that the party may appoint a working president for Mumbai instead of a full-time president.
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
March 13, 2022 23:39 IST
Despite the magnitude of MPSC's responsibility, the commission has been operating from a temporary facility at the Cooperage Telephone Exchange Building for years.
Sun, Mar 13, 2022
March 12, 2022 17:16 IST
There were no injuries to the crew or passengers and the passengers have safely disembarked, said Arun Kumar, Director General of Civil Aviation.
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
March 12, 2022 00:41 IST
As per these bills, the State Election Commission (SEC) will now decide the poll schedule for local and civic body elections in consultation with the state government.
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
March 09, 2022 22:53 IST
In his earlier stints, Limaye had worked as the district collector of Beed and Nanded and later worked as director general (DG) of information and public relations.
Thu, Mar 10, 2022
March 09, 2022 01:39 IST
Tope said a chapter can be included in the Bombay Nursing Home Act to regulate path labs and if needed, the government can come up with an ordinance.
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
March 06, 2022 23:27 IST
The development has shocked the Shiv Sena, which is heading the tripartite alliance government, and CM Uddhav Thackeray has sought details on why Joshi’s name was missing from the proposal.
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
March 06, 2022 00:21 IST
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 284.5 crore and work will have to be completed in two years.
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
March 05, 2022 21:24 IST
The left engine of the aircraft had stopped functioning post landing. As the pilots landed the plane on the runway, it steered to the right and rammed into a structure.
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
March 04, 2022 04:11 IST
The island city of Mumbai has old buildings, which were redeveloped over the last seven years through the Mumbai Buildings Repairs and Reconstruction Board, a body of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA).
Fri, Mar 04, 2022
March 03, 2022 20:58 IST
The government had appointed the agency to select people for 565 posts from Group A to Group D from December 12 to December 20, 2021.
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
March 03, 2022 03:13 IST
A senior irrigation department official said, “We used to release most of the water to Mumbai via the hydro electricity generation plant. But a few days ago, there was a loud noise and this plant stopped working. Now, we can’t release water via this plant and have to release water via a canal.”
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
March 01, 2022 04:41 IST
As the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Pandey will have a short tenure of four months with his retirement due on June 30.
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
March 01, 2022 04:11 IST
Manukumar Srivastava, an officer of the 1986 batch, is the senior-most officer in the state. He is likely to get a tenure of over a year before retiring in April 2023.
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
March 01, 2022 00:47 IST
A group of monkeys who attacked a student of class I at a school in Jummapatti near Matheran was trapped on Monday with the help of the Wildlife Protection and Animal Protection Association (WAPRA) and forest department.
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
February 27, 2022 23:54 IST
State energy department head Dinesh Waghmare said the problem was triggered by a fire in the BARC mountains in Trombay area. Power Minister Nitin Raut has announced a high-level probe in the matter.
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
February 27, 2022 12:06 IST
Several areas in the city, including Sion, Matunga, Parel, Dadar, CSMT, Byculla and Churchgate, as well as parts of Chembur, Bandra and Kurla experienced an outage on Sunday.
Sun, Feb 27, 2022
February 26, 2022 02:34 IST
The state urban development department has published a notice to change the reservation under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning act.
Sat, Feb 26, 2022
February 25, 2022 01:21 IST
On Thursday, Mumbai reported 119 new cases of Covid-19 and one death. The rate of doubling in Mumbai is now 4,019 days and recovery rate is 98 per cent.
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
February 21, 2022 01:30 IST
Keen on pinning down the Sena on the issue of Hindutva, the BJP, though, is now working towards ensuring that the Central government names the Aurangabad airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji.
Mon, Feb 21, 2022
February 20, 2022 01:57 IST
The road construction will cost the BMC around Rs 1,600 crore while the land acquisition may also cost another Rs 1,600 crore.
Sun, Feb 20, 2022
February 20, 2022 00:51 IST
Chief Security officer of the airport Shrikant Kishore said, “At around 12.01 pm, a youth scaled down the wall and he was apprehended by our men within 30 seconds."
Sun, Feb 20, 2022
February 20, 2022 00:50 IST
The development was confirmed after results of samples sent to National Institute of High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal were received during the late night hours of Friday.
Sun, Feb 20, 2022




