Shivaji Statue News

Sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte, wanted in connection with the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort last month, was arrested from Kalyan in Thane district on Wednesday night, a senior police official said.

The row over the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Mumbai shows no sign of abating despite an apology from the Prime Minister. Ahead of the state election, the apology has become a matter of controversy, with Uddhav Thackeray questioning it.

Tearing into the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra over the collapse of a 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji, chief Uddhav Thackeray today claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology on the statue collapse smacked of arrogance

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Friday lambasted opposition for its "pettiness" over the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse.

A consultant involved in the structural designing of the Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg, which collapsed recently, has been arrested.

Amid the raging controversy over the collapse of the Shivaji Maharaj statue at Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said he was ready to put his head on the Maratha warrior's feet and apologise 100 times.

A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaji collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg today

The members of the 18h Lok Sabha, when they take oath, will do so at a rather different looking Parliament complex.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled a statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mauritius today.

Stating that Shivaji Maharaj is the "deity" of not only Maharashtra but of the entire country, Mr Thackeray, who heads Shiv Sena, said any disrespect and insult to the founder of the Maratha empire will not be tolerated.

As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...

Sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte, wanted in connection with the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort last month, was arrested from Kalyan in Thane district on Wednesday night, a senior police official said.

The row over the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Mumbai shows no sign of abating despite an apology from the Prime Minister. Ahead of the state election, the apology has become a matter of controversy, with Uddhav Thackeray questioning it.

Tearing into the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra over the collapse of a 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji, chief Uddhav Thackeray today claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology on the statue collapse smacked of arrogance

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Friday lambasted opposition for its "pettiness" over the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse.

A consultant involved in the structural designing of the Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg, which collapsed recently, has been arrested.

Amid the raging controversy over the collapse of the Shivaji Maharaj statue at Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said he was ready to put his head on the Maratha warrior's feet and apologise 100 times.

A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaji collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg today

The members of the 18h Lok Sabha, when they take oath, will do so at a rather different looking Parliament complex.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled a statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mauritius today.

Stating that Shivaji Maharaj is the "deity" of not only Maharashtra but of the entire country, Mr Thackeray, who heads Shiv Sena, said any disrespect and insult to the founder of the Maratha empire will not be tolerated.

As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...