80-472: The Samruddhi Mahamarg or Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway (officially known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg ) and Maharashtra Expressway-2 (ME-2) , is a partially opened 6-lane wide (expandable to 8), 701-km long access-controlled expressway in Maharashtra , India. It is amongst the country's longest greenfield road projects, which will connect the two capital cities of
160-598: A tropical wet and dry climate . The overall climate is equable with high rainfall days and minimal days of extreme temperatures. Temperature in Thane varies from 22°C to 36°C. The region experiences winter temperatures that can drop to as low as 12°C at night, while summer temperatures can ascend to over 40°C at noon. The lowest daytime temperatures are typically observed during the peak of the summer monsoon in July and August, when temperatures can plummet to approximately 25°C. Around 80% of
240-413: A "Marathi icon", for saying he was an Indian before he was a Maharashtrian. Thackeray firmly opposed caste based reservation and said, "There are only two castes in the world, the rich are rich and the poor is poor, make the poor rich but don't make the rich poor. Besides these two castes I don't believe in any other casteism." The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) supported caste-based reservations based on
320-540: A 1993 interview, Thackeray stated, "There is nothing wrong if Muslims are treated as Jews were in Nazi Germany ." In another 1992 interview, Thackeray stated, "If you take Mein Kampf and if you remove the word 'Jew' and put in the word 'Muslim', that is what I believe in". Indian Express published an interview on 29 January 2007: "Hitler did very cruel and ugly things. But he was an artist, I love him [for that]. He had
400-815: A focus on dedicated export-oriented infrastructure and integrated logistics to ease supply chain with enhanced road connectivity for domestic markets. The 19 new towns will be developed at strategic intersections at a distance of 30 to 40 km from each other. These towns will be developed in two phases; phase one includes seven townships while the remaining eleven townships will be developed in phase two. The new towns will encompass essential facilities including schools, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), skill development centers, institutes providing technical education and amp, higher education, hospitals, police stations, playgrounds, open spaces, parks and sports complexes. The new townships will be easily accessible from main roads, feeder roads, national or state highways intersecting
480-544: A great leader. In 2002, when President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam unveiled a portrait of Savarkar in the presence of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee , the Congress Party opposed the unveiling of the portrait and boycotted the function. Thackeray criticised the opposition and said, "Who is [Congress president and Leader of the Opposition] Sonia Gandhi to object to the portrait? What relation does she have with
560-453: A local directory, many being south Indians, citing it as proof that Maharashtrians were being discriminated against. His party grew in the next ten years. Senior leaders such as Babasaheb Purandare , chief attorney for Trade Union of Maharashtra Madhav Mehere joined the party and chartered accountant Madhav Gajanan Deshpande backed various aspects of the party operations. In 1969, Thackeray and Manohar Joshi were jailed after participating in
640-522: A magazine named Prabodhan, where he promoted Hindu philosophies and nationalistic ideals to revive Hindutva in society. This proved to be highly influential in shaping Bal Thackeray's political views. Bal was the eldest of eight siblings, with brothers Shrikant Thackeray (father of Raj Thackeray ) and Ramesh Thackeray, and five sisters (Sanjeevani Karandikar, Prabhavati (Pama) Tipnis, Malati (Sudha) Sule, Sarla Gadkari and Susheela Gupte). Raj broke away from Shiv Sena to form his own political party called
720-448: A meeting with them he supported the idea that Kashmiri Pandits could be armed for their self-defence against Jihadis . Thackeray was married to Meena Thackeray (née Sarla Vaidya) on 13 June 1948 and had three sons, oldest son Bindumadhav, middle son Jaidev, and youngest son Uddhav . Meena died in 1995 and Bindumadhav died the following year in a car accident. Thackeray died on 17 November 2012, of cardiac arrest . Mumbai came to
800-569: A member of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. Despite having not held any official position, he was given the 21-gun salute , which was again a rare honour. Both houses of Bihar Assembly also paid tribute. The funeral expenses created further controversies when media reports claimed that the BMC had used taxpayers' money. In response to these reports, the party later sent a cheque of Rs. 500,000 to
880-552: A political entity, but it was Thackeray who successfully deployed it as an anti-immigrant, populist force." He inspired Baliram Kashyap the leader of Bastar who often regarded as the Thackeray of Bastar. A memorial for him was proposed at Shivaji Park but legal issues and opposition from local residents continue to delay it. Thackeray is satirised in Salman Rushdie 's 1995 novel The Moor's Last Sigh as 'Raman Fielding'. The book
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#1733093025522960-503: A protest demanding the merger of Karwar , Belgaum and Nipani regions in Maharashtra. During the 1970s, it did not succeed in the local elections and it was active mainly in Mumbai, compared to the rest of the state. The party set up local branch offices and settled disputes, complaints against the government. It later started violent tactics with attacks against rival parties, migrants and
1040-607: A speech by Thackeray at a public rally, in which he articulated "genocidal sentiments" about Muslims, stating that they were the "species to be exterminated." The documentary followed this by showing several Dalit leaders criticising Thackeray for his beliefs. Balkadu a 2015 Marathi film is loosely expected to be based on the ideologies of Bal Thackeray, the film contains voice clippings of Thackeray's political career. A Bollywood biopic titled Thackeray , starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and written by Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Raut ,
1120-615: A virtual halt immediately as news about his death broke out, with shops and commercial establishments shutting down. The entire state of Maharashtra was put on high alert. The police appealed for calm and 20,000 Mumbai police officers, 15 units of the State Reserve Police Force and three contingents of the Rapid Action Force were deployed. It was reported that Shiv Sena workers forced shops to close down in some areas. Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for calm in
1200-631: Is Marathi, with widespread understanding and usage of Hindi. Some of the East Indian families in the Khatri ward of Thane still speak Portuguese . About 1,800 of India's approximately 5,000 Jews live in Thane. Languages in Thane (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 48.50% of the population spoke Marathi , 19.59% Hindi , 12.99% Urdu , 3.93% Gujarati , 2.44% Bhojpuri , 1.37% Kannada , 1.29% Malayalam , 1.21% Bengali , 1.15% Tamil , 1.14% Marwari and 0.94% Konkani as their first language. Cricket
1280-749: Is a railway junction for the Thane- Vashi & Panvel Harbour Line and Central Line. It is one of the busiest stations in India and handles 654,000 passengers daily. Thane railway station will soon be revamped, Work to start soon on Rs 800-crore project. As of January 2021, the MMRDA, the nodal agency for building 300 km of vast Metro network, has proposed a plan to build an elevated depot for three Metro lines : 4 (Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavali), 4A (Kasarvadavali-Gaimukh) , 10 (Gaimukh-Shivaji Nagar) and 11 (Wadala-General Post Office, CSMT) at one stop. This depot
1360-476: Is divided into 16 packages, with work awarded to 13 different contractors including Afcons Infrastructure , Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Reliance Infrastructure . As of 31 May 2021, out of the total 1699 structures including flyovers, viaducts, major and minor bridges, tunnels, interchanges, etc., construction of 1286 structures has already been completed and the construction of 253 structures are inching towards completion. Total 6 tunnels will be built along
1440-734: Is going to Connect with Four Lane road to Samruddhi Expressway and Amravati too.Four Lane Road will be construct between Yavatmal City to Badnera. Below are the lists of cities/towns through which the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway will connect: To create a fast logistics gateway for national and international trade, the expressway will connect the country's largest container port JNPT in Mumbai to Mihan in Nagpur. The expressway will allow access to several industrial and economic corridors through 24 interchanges at strategic locations. It will widely connect
1520-1227: Is proposed at Mogharpada, Thane. The total project cost is estimated to be ₹ 596.60 crore. As of 2019, Wadala and Thane are being connected through a Metro line . On 26 August 2015, the MMRDA sanctioned ₹354 billion for 118 km Mumbai metro network. This includes a 40-km Wadala - Ghatkopar -Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro-4 corridor via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg costing ₹120 billion. Thane Municipal Corporation started its transport service on 9 February 1989, known as Thane Municipal Transport (TMT). TMT provides services in Thane city and suburbs like Mulund, Borivali, Mira Road, Nala Sopara, Vasai, Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai, among others. Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) operates AC and Non-AC buses from Thane Cidco Bus Stand to various parts of Navi Mumbai (Airoli, Rabale, Ghansoli, Mahape, Kopar Khairane, Vashi, Turbhe, Nerul, Belapur, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Panvel) and also to Purna (via Kalher) and Bhiwandi (via Mankoli). Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT) started from 2006. The buses ply from Dahisar Check naka towards Versova [Thane] Check naka. So till now majority of MBMT buses can be taken up at
1600-512: Is the most popular sport in Thane. Dadoji Kondadev Stadium , a sports arena of cricket is present in the city. Thane comes under jurisdiction of Mumbai Cricket Association , the governing body for cricket in Mumbai. Its players play for the Mumbai cricket team in Indian domestic cricket. Thana was the terminus for the first ever passenger train in Asia . On 16 April 1853, the passenger train service
1680-612: Is to encourage the self-employment potential of the regional population through their primitive occupation i.e., agriculture or agro-related businesses. Every township developed under the initiative of Krushi Samruddhi Nagar will be built in a land area of approximately 1000-1500 hectares. The new towns shall serve as the utility economic nodes for food processing industry, integrated logistics, and domestic food markets along with education centers, skill development institutes, healthcare facilities, and commercial and residential housings. The new townships will offer huge industrial land-banks with
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#17330930255221760-542: The Indian Railways due to an overlimit of the quota in their home provinces, Thackeray also said of Bihari MPs that they were spitting in the same plate from which they ate when they criticised Mumbaikars and Maharashtrians. He wrote: "They are trying to add fuel to the fire that has been extinguished, by saying that Mumbaikars have rotten brains." He also criticised Chhath Puja , a holiday celebrated by Biharis and those from eastern Uttar Pradesh, which occurs on six days of
1840-585: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena . Despite Raj's breakaway from the main party, he continues to maintain that Thackeray was his ideologue and relations between them improved during Thackeray's final years. Thackeray began his career as a cartoonist in the Free Press Journal in Mumbai. His cartoons were also published in the Sunday edition of The Times of India . After Thackeray's differences with
1920-521: The Maratha Empire . The East India Company occupied Salsette Island , Thana Fort, Fort Versova and the island fort of Karanja in start of First Anglo-Maratha War but after short time it were recaptured by the forces of Haripant Phadke and Tukoji Holkar . It remained under control of the Maratha Empire until Second Anglo-Maratha War . Thane has a tropical monsoon climate that borders on
2000-845: The Rashtriya Janata Dal , Janata Dal (United) , Samajwadi Party and the Indian National Congress , to give notice for breach of privilege proceedings against Thackeray. After the matter was raised in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said: "If anybody has made any comment on our members' functioning in the conduct of business in the House, not only do we treat that with the contempt that it deserves, but also any action that may be necessary will be taken according to procedure and well established norms. Nobody will be spared.'" In 2009, he criticised Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar ,
2080-591: The 1975 emergency. Politically, the Shiv Sena was anti-communist , and wrested control of trade unions in Mumbai from the Communist Party of India (CPI). Local unemployed youth from the declining textile industry joined the party and it further expanded because of Maharashtrians from the Konkan region . By the 1980s, it became a threat to the ruling Congress party which had initially encouraged it because of it rivalling
2160-627: The 1995 Maharashtra State Assembly elections and were in power from 1995 to 1999. Thackeray declared himself to be the "remote control" chief minister. Thackeray and the Chief Minister Manohar Joshi were explicitly named for inciting the Shivsainiks for violence against Muslims during the 1992–1993 riots in an inquiry ordered by the government of India , the Srikrishna Commission Report. Thackeray had influence in
2240-494: The 2011 census is 1,886,941. The average literacy rate of Thane city is 91.36 percent for where male and female literacy was 94.19 and 88.14 percent respectively. The sex ratio of Thane city is 882 females per 1000 males. Child sex ratio is 900 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0–6) in Thane city are 186,259 as per Census India report on 2011. There were 98,017 boys while 88,242 are girls. Children form 10.24% of total population of Thane City. The primary language spoken in Thane
2320-625: The CPI. In 1989, the Sena's newspaper Saamna was launched by Thackeray. Because of Thackeray being against the Mandal Commission report, his close aide Chhagan Bhujbal left the party in 1991. Following the 1992 Bombay riots , Thackeray took stances viewed as anti-Muslim and based on Hindutva . Shiv Sena later allied itself with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won
2400-560: The Check naka only. MBMT has started new services to Thane City from January 2010. Vasai Virar Municipal Transport (VVMT) operates two routes in Thane. First from Vasai to Mulund Via Thane/Ghodbunder road and second from Nala Sopara to Thane Kopri. A light rail network covering 42 km has been proposed in three phases. In the first phase, consultants have suggested connectivity between Balkum and Kolshet via Naupada. It will be 16.05 km long with 14.65 km elevated, and only 1.4 km on
2480-502: The Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Bengaluru – Chennai Economic Corridor, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor , Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor , Chennai– Vizag Economic Corridor and Golden Quadrilateral . Apart from JNPT other seaports including Kandla MBPT, Mormugao , New Mangalore , Kochi , Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Ennore will also have indirect connectivity. To expedite the pre-construction work on
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2560-581: The Free Press Journal, he and four or five people, including politician George Fernandes , left the paper and started their own daily, News Day. The paper survived for one or two months. In 1960, he launched the cartoon weekly Marmik with his brother Srikant. It focused on issues of common "Marathi Manoos" ( Marathi , or Marathi-speaking, people) including unemployment, immigration and the retrenchment of Marathi workers. Its office in Ranade Road became
2640-547: The Hindu month of Kartik. He said that it was not a real holiday. This was reportedly a response to MPs from Bihar who had disrupted the proceedings of the Lok Sabha in protest to the attacks on North Indians. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , upset with the remarks, called on the prime minister and the central government to intervene in the matter. A Saamna editorial prompted at least 16 MPs from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, belonging to
2720-539: The Mandal commission. Thackarey, despite being warned that opposition to the reservations would be politically suicidal for the Shiv Sena party, opposed the BJP over this issue and said he would initiate proceedings against the BJP if the BJP supported caste-based reservations. This also led to his conflict with Chhagan Bhujbal , an OBC , who later left the Shiv Sena. Thackeray defended Savarkar against criticism and praised him as
2800-585: The New Zealander cartoonist David Low as his inspiration. The success of Marmik prompted Thackeray to form the Shiv Sena on 19 June 1966. The name Shiv Sena ( Shivaji 's Army) is a reference to the 17th century Maratha Emperor Shivaji . Initially, Thackeray said it was not a political party but an army of Shivaji Maharaj, inclined to fight for the Marathi maanus (person). It demanded that native speakers of
2880-468: The Samruddhi Expressway through the public transport system. The MSRDC adopted land pooling model for land acquisition, wherein 30 percent of the total land acquired under 'Krushi Samruddhi Kendra' program will be returned to landowners. The farmers will also receive compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare for non-irrigated land and Rs 1 lakh every year for irrigated land for the next 10 years. Based on
2960-521: The Western Command), responded to the call with such statements as not allowing Pakistanis to work in India due to accusations against Pakistan for supporting attacks in India by militants. After the six-year voting ban on Thackeray was lifted in 2005, he voted for the first time in the 2007 BMC elections. Eight or nine cases against Thackeray and Saamna for inflammatory writings were not investigated by
3040-421: The city and praised Thackeray's "strong leadership", while there were also statements of praise and condolences from other senior politicians such as the then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leader and MP (Former Deputy Prime Minister of India), L. K. Advani . He was accorded a state funeral at Shivaji Park , which generated some controversy and resulted from demands made by Shiv Sena. It
3120-451: The city was called "Thana", the British spelling of the city, until it was replaced with the more-local name. A copper plate dating to AD 1078 was discovered near the foundations of Thane Fort in 1787. A land grant from Arikesara Devaraja, lord of Tagara , wherein he addresses the inhabitants of a city called "Sri Sthanaka". For a long time, it was a military training and recruitment center of
3200-531: The clinic owned by the woman's relative. Thackeray was called Hindu Hriday Samrat ("Emperor of Hindu Hearts") by his supporters. His yearly address at Shivaji Park was popular among his followers. In 2012, he instead gave a video-taped speech and urged his followers "to give the same love and affection to his son and political heir Uddhav as they had given him". Thackeray was known to convert popular sentiment into votes, getting into controversies and making no apologies for it though his son has tried to tone down
3280-417: The corporation. The Hindu , in an editorial, said regarding the shutdown that "Thackeray’s legion of followers raised him to the status of a demigod who could force an entire State to shut down with the mere threat of violence". Following his death, police arrested a 21-year-old woman who posted a Facebook comment against him, as well as her friend who "liked" the comment. Shiv Sena members also vandalised
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3360-435: The country? How much does she know about the history and culture of India?". Years later, when Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh made a statement that Savarkar was allegedly the first one to suggest the two-nation theory that led to the partition , Thackeray rejected the statement of Singh. In 1990, Bal Thackeray got seats reserved in engineering colleges for the children of Kashmiri Pandits in Maharashtra. At
3440-499: The decision to leave the party was taken because of the partial attitude of the party high command towards Maharashtrians. Goyal further said that Shiv Sena is no different from Khalistan and Jammu and Kashmir militant groups which are trying to create a rift between people along regional lines. The main aim of these forces is to split our country. Like the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena , the Shiv Sena too has demeaned North Indians and treated them inhumanely. Thackeray declared that he
3520-576: The expressway and the construction for all of the tunnels is underway in full swing. The Government of Maharashtra has authorized MSRDC to act as the New Town Development Authority to venture into the long-term development of 19 new towns at strategic nodes, which is also coined as 'Krushi Samruddhi Nagar.' The provisions are enacted under sub-sec (1) and section 113 of the MR & TP Act, 1966. The developmental objective to propose these new towns
3600-459: The expressway is capable of providing an enhanced connectivity to the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. The total project cost, including the land acquisition cost, is around ₹ 55,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 580 billion or US$ 7.0 billion in 2023). The Government of Maharashtra believes that the expressway will become a prosperity corridor for the overall socio-economic growth of
3680-599: The expressway, MSRDC decided to divide the design work into 5 packages and hired a separate consultancy firm to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for each package. On 31 May 2017, the Government of Maharashtra incorporated 'Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Limited ', a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage the financial requirement for the construction and operation of this project. The construction work of 701 km long Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway
3760-500: The film industry. His party workers agitated against films he found controversial and would disrupt film screenings, causing losses. Bombay , a 1995 film on the riots, was opposed by them. On 28 July 1999, Thackeray was banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from 11 December 1999 till 10 December 2005 on the recommendations of the Election Commission for indulging in corrupt practice by seeking votes in
3840-477: The government. Thackeray said that the Shiv Sena had helped the Marathi people in Mumbai, especially in the public sector. Thackeray believed that Hindus must be organised to struggle against those who oppose their identity and religion. Opposition leftist parties alleged that the Shiv Sena has done little to solve the problem of unemployment facing a large proportion of Maharashtrian youth during its tenure, in contradiction to its ideological foundation of 'sons of
3920-435: The late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the Shiv Sena with help of Madhav Mehere, Chief Attorney for Trade Union of India, Babasaheb Purandare , historian for Govt of Maharashtra and Madhav Deshpande, Head Accountant for Shiv Sena. These three individuals to a large extent were responsible for the success of Shiv Sena and stability of politics in Mumbai till 2000 to ensure it grows into an economic power center. Thackeray
4000-582: The mass expulsion of illegal Bangladeshi Muslim migrants from India and for a visa system to enter Mumbai, the Indian National Congress state government had earlier during the Indira Gandhi declared national emergency considered a similar measure. He told India Today "[Muslims] are spreading like a cancer and should be operated on like a cancer. The country...should be saved from the Muslims and
4080-508: The media; the party agitated by destroying public and private property. Thackeray publicly supported Indira Gandhi during the 1975 Emergency ; Thackeray supported the Congress party numerous times. Dr. Hemchandra Gupte, Mayor of Mumbai and the former family physician and confidant of Thackeray, left Shiv Sena in 1976 citing the emphasis given to money, violence committed by the Shiv Sena members, and Thackeray's support for Indira Gandhi and
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#17330930255224160-521: The name of religion. In 2000, he was arrested for his role in the riots but was released because the statute of limitations expired. In 2002, Thackeray issued a call to form Hindu suicide bomber squads to take on the menace of terrorism. In response, the Maharashtra government registered a case against him for inciting enmity between different groups. At least two organisations founded and managed by retired Indian Army officers, Lt Col Jayant Rao Chitale and Lt Gen. P.N. Hoon (former commander-in-chief of
4240-577: The official name until 1996 ) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai . It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region . It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island . Thane city is situated entirely within Thane taluka , one of
4320-519: The party's stance after his death. He was known for his inflammatory writings, was seen as a good orator who used cruel humour to engage his audience. He had a large political influence throughout the state, especially in Mumbai. His party never had any formal internal elections nor was he ever formally elected as its chief at any point. Gyan Prakash said, "Of course, the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement had mobilized Marathi speakers as
4400-604: The police should support them [Hindu Maha Sangh] in their struggle just like the police in Punjab were sympathetic to the Khalistanis." However, in an interview in 1998, he said that his stance had changed on many issues that the Shiv Sena had with Muslims, particularly regarding the Babri Mosque or Ram Janmabhoomi issue: "We must look after the Muslims and treat them as part of us." He also expressed admiration for Muslims in Mumbai in
4480-557: The power to carry the whole nation, the mob with him. You have to think what magic he had. He was a miracle...The killing of Jews was wrong. But the good part about Hitler was that he was an artist. He was a daredevil. He had good qualities and bad. I may also have good qualities and bad ones." Thackeray also praised Nathuram Godse , the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi , the leader of India's independence movement. In 2008, following agitation against Biharis and other north Indians travelling to Maharashtra to take civil service examinations for
4560-399: The pyre. Among those present at his cremation were senior representatives of the Maharashtra government and the event was broadcast live on national television channels. The Parliament of India opened for its winter session on 21 November 2012. Thackeray was the only non-member to be noted in its traditional list of obituaries. He is one of few people to have been recorded thus without being
4640-537: The rallying point for Marathi youth. Bal Thackeray later stated that it was "not just a cartoon weekly but also the prime reason for the birth and growth of the Sena". It was the issue of Marmik on 5 June 1966 which first announced the launch of membership for the Shiv Sena . Thackeray drew cartoons for the Free Press Journal , the Times of India and Marmik besides contributing to Saamna till 2012. He cited
4720-521: The seven talukas of Thane district. It serves as the headquarters of the district. Thane city ranks as the 15th most populous city in India, with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census. The ancient name of Thana was Śrīsthāna . It appears as Thāna in early medieval Arab sources. The name Thane has been variously Romanised as Tana , Thana , Thâṇâ , and Thame . Ibn Battuta and Abulfeda knew it as Kukin Tana ; Duarte Barbosa as Tana Mayambu . Before 1996 ,
4800-427: The soil.' In 2006, Thackeray's nephew Raj Thackeray broke away from Shiv Sena to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) during Thackeray's retirement and appointment of his son, Uddhav rather than Raj as the leader of Shiv Sena. Narayan Rane also quit around that time. The Sena acted as a " moral police " and opposed Valentine's Day celebrations. On 14 February 2006, Thackeray condemned and apologised for
4880-399: The state's local language Marathi (the "sons of the soil" movement) be given preferential treatment in private and public sector jobs. The early objective of the Shiv Sena was to ensure their job security competing against South Indians and Gujaratis . In its 1966 party manifesto, Thackeray primarily blamed south Indians. In Marmik , Thackeray published a list of corporate officials from
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#17330930255224960-511: The state, its capital , Mumbai , and its third-largest and alternate capital city, Nagpur . The project is being led by the state infrastructure arm Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), and is designed under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model. With the route alignment connecting Shivmadka village in Nagpur district to Amane village in Thane district ,
5040-455: The state. The Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway will travel through 10 key districts directly and 14 districts indirectly via feeder roads, 24 talukas, and 392 villages. The 10 main districts are Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Washim, Buldhana, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nashik, Ahmednagar and Thane. The other 14 districts include Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal, Akola, Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dhule, Jalgaon, Palghar and Raigad. Yavatmal City
5120-879: The suggestions from Wildlife Institute of India (WII), wildlife mitigation measures are planned and necessary structures like cattle underpasses are being built for uninterrupted wildlife movement. Around 320 private communicators were trained and deployed by MSRDC for land acquisition negotiations with prospecting landowners. Following will either connect or act as an alternative to the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway: 01/08/2023 - 17 people were dead and 3 were injured when under-construction crane had collapsed on workers in Thane in early hours of Tuesday morning. PM Modi had announced 2 lakh exgretia for died. Bal Thackeray Bal Keshav Thackeray ( Marathi pronunciation: [baːɭ̆ keːʃəʋ ʈʰaːk(ə)ɾeː] ; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray ,
5200-419: The total annual rainfall is concentrated in the period from June to October. The average annual rainfall is recorded at 2000–2500mm, and the humidity level ranges from 61% to 86%, rendering the area a humid zone. Thane has been ranked 12th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' The population of Thane according to
5280-406: The two minutes' silence on 18 July to mourn the blast victims. Again in 2008 he wrote: "Islamic terrorism is growing and Hindu terrorism is the only way to counter it. We need suicide bomb squads to protect India and Hindus." He also reiterated a desire for Hindus to unite across linguistic barriers to see a Hindustan for Hindus and to bring Islam in this country down to its knees. Thackeray
5360-489: The violent attacks by its Shiv Sainiks on a private celebration in Mumbai. "It is said that women were beaten up in the Nallasopara incident. If that really happened, then it is a symbol of cowardice. I have always instructed Shiv Sainiks that in any situation women should not be humiliated and harassed." Thackeray and the Shiv Sena remained opposed to it, although they indicated support for an Indian alternative. In 2007, he
5440-544: The wake of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists . In response to threats made by Abu Azmi , a leader of the Samajwadi Party , that accusations of terrorism directed at Indian Muslims would bring about communal strife, Thackeray said that the unity of Mumbaikars (residents of Mumbai) in the wake of the attacks was a slap to fanatics of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi and that Thackeray salute[s] those Muslims who participated in
5520-538: Was accorded a state funeral , at which many mourners were present. Thackeray did not held any official positions, and he was never formally elected as the leader of his party. Thackeray was born on 23 January 1926 in Pune , the son of Prabodhankar Thackeray and his wife Ramabai Thackeray. The family belongs to the Marathi Hindu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu community. His father Keshav
5600-534: Was also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana . After the riots of 1992–93, he and his party took a Hindutva stance. In 1999, Thackeray was banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years on the recommendations of the Election Commission for indulging in seeking votes in the name of religion. Thackeray was arrested multiple times and spent a brief stint in prison, but he never faced any major legal repercussions. Upon his death, he
5680-522: Was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena , a right-wing pro- Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra . Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English-language daily, The Free Press Journal in Bombay , but he left the paper in 1960 to form his own political weekly, Marmik . His political philosophy
5760-451: Was an admirer of India-born British writer William Makepeace Thackeray , and changed his own surname from Panvelkar to "Thackeray" an Anglicised version of their ancestral surname "Thakre". Bal's father was a journalist and cartoonist by profession; he was also a social activist and a writer who was involved in a Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti , which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state for Marathi speakers. He also started
5840-515: Was banned by the Maharashtra state government. Suketu Mehta interviewed Thackeray in his critically acclaimed, Pulitzer-nominated , non-fiction 2004 book Maximum City . In 2005, Ram Gopal Varma directed the Godfatheresque-Sarkar, super-hit thriller was inspired by the life of Bal Thackeray and North Indian politics. In this Amitabh Bachchan 's character was inspired by Thackeray The 2011 documentary Jai Bhim Comrade depicted
5920-462: Was briefly arrested and let out on bail after referring to Muslims as 'Green Poison' during a Shiv Sena rally. On 27 March 2008, in protest to Thackeray's editorial, leaders of Shiv Sena in Delhi resigned, citing its outrageous conduct towards non-Marathis in Maharashtra and announced that they would form a separate party. Addressing a press conference, Shiv Sena's North India chief Jai Bhagwan Goyal said
6000-415: Was criticised for his praise of Adolf Hitler . He was quoted by Asiaweek as saying: "I am a great admirer of Hitler, and I am not ashamed to say so! I do not say that I agree with all the methods he employed, but he was a wonderful organiser and orator, and I feel that he and I have several things in common...What India really needs is a dictator who will rule benevolently, but with an iron hand." In
6080-540: Was inaugurated between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane. Covering a distance of 34 km (21 mi), it was hauled by three locomotives: Sahib , Sindh and Sultan . The Thane viaducts, the first railway bridges, were built over the Thane creek when the Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan in May 1854. Thane is connected with neighbouring suburbs through Central and Trans-Harbour Line Suburban railway network. Thane
6160-465: Was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray , a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra (United Maharashtra) movement, which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state for Marathi speakers. Through Marmik , Bal Thackeray campaigned against the growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai. He had a large political influence in the state, especially in Mumbai . In
6240-453: Was not against every Muslim, but only those who reside in this country but do not obey the laws of the land...I consider such people [to be] traitors. The Shiv Sena is viewed by the media as being anti-Muslim, though Shiv sena members officially reject this accusation. When explaining his views on Hindutva , he equated Islam with violence and called on Hindus to fight terrorism and fight Islam . In an interview with Suketu Mehta, he called for
6320-412: Was released on 25 January 2019. Makarand Padhye played Balasaheb Thakeray in the 2022 Marathi film Dharmaveer and its sequel based on the life of Shiv Sena politician Anand Dighe . Dushyant Wagh played Thackeray in the 2023 Marathi film Maharashtra Shahir based on the life of Padma Shri Shahir Sable . Thane Thane ( Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː] ; previously known as Thana ,
6400-400: Was the first public funeral in the city since that of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1920. Thackeray's body was moved to the park on 18 November. Many mourners attended his funeral, although there were no official figures. The range reported in media sources varied from around 1 million, to 1.5 million and as many as nearly 2 million. His cremation took place the next day, where his son Uddhav lit
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