Maharashtra government in talks with three firms for semiconductor plant, says Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government was in talks with three companies to set up a semiconductor plant in the state said deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday reported PTIFadnavis was speaking after inaugurating a medical equipment and consumables manufacturing facility of HORIBA India in Butibori area in Nagpur Union minister Nitin Gadkari was also present at the inaugurationFadnavis expressed his gratitude to HORIBA chairman Atushi Horiba for setting up manufacturing units in Pune and Nagpur HORIBA India is a subsidiary of HORIBA Ltd a Japanese firmThe Maharashtra government was in talks with three companies including HORIBA to set up semiconductor facilities in the state he said As per the PTI report he proposed that HORIBA set up a semiconductor plant in NagpurLand will be kept reserved for the same he addedSpeaking on the occasion Union minister Gadkari thanked HORIBA India for starting its plant in the cityHORIBA India announced in a press release that the Nagpur plant will have an investment of about Rs 200 crore in a phased manner and will serve more than 30000 diagnostic labs and hospitals in IndiaMaharashtra First FIR registered under new criminal law in Sawantwadi says FadnavisThe first FIR under the new Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita BNS was registered by the Sawantwadi police in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra on Monday Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the state assembly reported PTIAs per the news agency report Fadnavis did not give details of the caseThree new criminal laws came into effect on Monday reportedly bringing farreaching changes to the Indian criminal justice systemThe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita BNSS and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam BSA replaced the colonialera Indian Penal Code the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act respectivelyFadnavis who holds the home portfolio said in the House that the first FIR under the new criminal law provisions was registered at 219 am at the Sawantwadi police station reported PTIHe also mentioned Maharashtra having a woman chief secretary for the first time following the appointment of Sujata Saunik to the postRashmi Shukla is the first woman Director General of Police DGP of Maharashtra he addedSaunik an IAS officer of the 1987 batch took over as Maharashtras chief secretary on Sunday becoming the first woman in Maharashtras 64yearold history to occupy the top postShukla assumed the role of Maharashtras DGP in January this year reported PTIReportedly Devendra Fadnavis also said the state legislature will move a congratulatory motion for the Indian cricket team for winning the T20 World CupHe noted that a law to curb exam paper leaks will be enacted during the ongoing Maharashtra assembly monsoon session of the state legislature reported news agency PTIDevendra Fadnavis announced in the state assembly while replying to a supplementary question during the Question Hour on the issue of recruitment in government jobsCongress member Balasaheb Thorat NCP SP legislator Rohit Pawar BJPs Ashish Shelar and Bhaskar Jadhav of the Shiv Sena UBT asked the government if it will enact a strong law to curb paper leaks reported PTIFadnavis said a bill will be tabled in this Maharashtra assembly monsoon session itself for the enactment of the law reported PTI