Articles by Faisal Malik
Maratha candle march in Mumbai on July 13 to mark death anniversary of Kopardi victim
This is apart from the massive rally announced by the Maratha Kranti Morcha (Maratha Revolution March), apex body of all Maratha organisations, in the city in Mumbai on August 9

Updated on Jul 10, 2017 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra government hikes cost of Rs82-crore Sangli lift irrigation project to Rs4,959 crore
Mumbai city news: The original cost of the project, first approved in 1982-83, was Rs82 crore. It will now cost Rs4,959 crore.

Updated on Jul 04, 2017 01:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
GST impact : Maharashtra government hikes one-time registration tax for vehicles by 2%
Mumbai city news: High-end vehicles costing more than Rs20 lakh have been kept out of the ambit of this hike

Updated on Jul 07, 2017 12:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
GST: Maharashtra chief minister says state will need a year or two to stabilise
Mumbai city news: According to officials, the department helpline received 710-odd calls about GST only

Updated on Jul 02, 2017 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Faisal Malik and Swapnil RawalDay 1 of GST in Mumbai: Traders still unclear, but business as usual for buyers
Mumbai city news: Day 1 of India’s new tax system saw Mumbai’s traders confused and chartered accountants flooded with queries, but it was business as usual for buyers.

Updated on Jul 01, 2017 06:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Naresh Kamath and Faisal MalikWhile Congress boycotts launch of Goods and Services Tax, BJP gets NCP and Shiv Sena on board
Mumbai city news: Opposition parties said earlier this week they would boycott the GST rollout event, saying the country was unprepared for its implementation

Updated on Jul 01, 2017 09:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
UPA’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar in Mumbai today, will meet legislators, allies over dinner
The election for the highest office of the country will be held on July 17.

Updated on Jul 17, 2017 11:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Is NDA ally Swabhimani Paksha heading for a split?
Mumbai city news: A day after Shetti announced an inquiry committee to investigate Khot’s alleged indiscipline against the party, Khot said on Thursday that Shetti decided to remove him from the party.

Updated on Jul 13, 2017 10:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Mumbai’s public WiFi likely to stay free till August 15
Mumbai city news: Maharashtra government wanted to monetise the service from May 1, but extended the free run to come up with tariff plan

Updated on Jun 26, 2017 10:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Farm loan waiver: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says he will support Maharashtra farmers in future protests
Mumbai city news: hiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray hinted that the party will support the agitation and force the government to their meet demands.

Updated on Jun 26, 2017 12:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra farmer leaders reject ‘incomplete’ loan waiver scheme
Farmers are calling for a blanket loan waiver and have asked 50% minimum support price for crops.

Updated on Jun 26, 2017 06:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Faisal Malik
Sharad Pawar, Devendra Fadnavis meet on farm loan waiver
Mumbai city news: The state government had on Monday said it would waive loans of up to Rs 1 lakh for distressed farmers, but set some conditions that are being opposed by farmers’ outfits.

Updated on Jun 24, 2017 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Money for student welfare schemes to be transferred directly to accounts in Maharashtra
Mumbai city news: The portal has been developed by state information technology department and is expected to be launched by August.

Updated on Jun 22, 2017 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Farmers protest against airport: Defence ministry calls for meeting
Mumbai city news: The defence airport is proposed at the outskirts of Mumbai, where the villagers clashed with the police today.

Updated on Jun 22, 2017 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Farmers’ outfits unhappy with revised norms for loan waiver, to take a final call after July 25
Mumbai city news: Farmers have demanded a new set of norms for the final loan waiver.

Updated on Jun 21, 2017 05:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra decides to set up a policy research institute
Mumbai city news: In 2013, the Congress-NCP government had also tried to introduce public policy think-tank but the proposal was rejected by the cabinet members.

Updated on Jun 21, 2017 01:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Extend cut-off date, relax rules for loan waiver, farmers’ group to tell Maharashtra government today
Farmers’ outfits are now against the government’s plan of setting June 30, 2016 as the cut-off date for eligibility. Their argument: this would make those who took loans after the date ineligible for waiver.

Updated on Jun 19, 2017 11:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Banks refuse to disburse loans to farmers saying their old notes yet to be exchanged
Mumbai city news: Several district central cooperative banks says they have demonetised currency of around Rs3,000 crore, which the Reserve Bank of India has refused to exchange

Published on Jun 18, 2017 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra farmers oppose new norms imposed by government for interim loans
Mumbai city news: This interim loan will be part of the loan waiver package, and will be adjusted against the final loan waiver that is likely to be announced in October.

Updated on Jun 18, 2017 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
CM chopper crash: Maharashtra government says yet to receive report from DGCA
Mumbai city news: A source said DGCA would take another two weeks to prepare its final report and submit it to the state government

Published on Jun 17, 2017 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
BJP ally Raju Shetti skips meeting Amit Shah in Mumbai
Mumbai city news: Shetti decided to skip meeting BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday. After joining the farmers protet in the state, he has now declared that he will participate in the national farmers’ agitation, which will start from July 6 in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.

Published on Jun 17, 2017 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra minister wants officials to adopt one malnourished child each from Palghar
Mumbai city news: Maharashtra health minister Dr Deepak Sawant said that the supervision would help eliminate malnutrition from Palghar.

Updated on Jul 15, 2017 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Pack your bags, head to Lonavla, Maharashtra govt is developing it as an international tourist spot
Mumbai city news: The Maharashtra government plans to revamp Tungarli lake and the Bhushi dam

Updated on Jun 15, 2017 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
MLA Nitesh Rane asks Guinness to record Shiv Sena’s threats to Maharashtra government
Mumbai city news: Rane wrote to the Guinness director, saying threats to withdraw support to the government could be treated as a fresh category.

Updated on Jun 19, 2017 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Case filed against NCP MLA from Maharashtra for misappropriation of funds worth Rs1.05 crore
Mumbai city news: After Chhagan Bhujbal, Pankaj Bhujbal and Ramesh Kadam, Sopal is the fourth MLA from the NCP against whom a case has been registered

Updated on Jul 14, 2017 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Maharashtra government hikes lease of Mumbai’s elite clubs, gymkhanas
Mumbai city news: It has also made it mandatory for them to share 25% of their revenue from commercial activities with the government

Updated on Jun 14, 2017 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Farmers to get ₹10,000 as immediate relief from Maharashtra government
Mumbai city news: The amount is being given so that farmers can start sowing operations for the upcoming kharif season

Updated on Jun 14, 2017 10:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Pawar asks farmers to unite against Mumbai-Nagpur expressway
Mumbai city news: The former union agriculture minister said they are not against development, but feel destroying the future of farmers for a project is not unfair

Updated on Jun 13, 2017 09:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai
How did Maharashtra CM win over agitating farmers? Here are 5 things he offered them
Mumbai city news: All criminal cases against agitating farmers will be withdrawn where there is no loss to property or theft

Updated on Jun 27, 2017 09:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik
Traffic snarls to continue on Eastern Expressway, Amar Mahal flyover to reopen only next year
Mumbai city news: The government decided to replace the entire steel superstructure of the 230-m flyover after an expert committee declared it ‘unreliable’

Updated on Jun 12, 2017 10:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faisal Malik, Mumbai