Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals in the last six months. The court has also asked the state government to mention the […]
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Centre should dismiss Maharashtra Govt, Karnataka CM Bommai should resign : Siddaramaiah
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah has urged the Central Government to dismiss the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Government alleging that Maharashtra is violating the sovereignty of Karnataka. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said, “It is inexcusable that the Maharashtra government is implementing a health insurance scheme for the people of 865 villages in Karnataka bordering […]
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Maharashtra govt must compensate farmers, says Ajit Pawar after unseasonal rain damages crops
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday urged the state government to come forward to support and compensate the farmers. Addressing the media, Pawar said, “Maharashtra’s farmers have suffered a lot in the past three days due to unseasonal rains. We’ll raise the issue of compensation to farmers in Assembly today. Today, the state […]
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Maharashtra govt suspends bus services to Karnataka after police flag security alert amid border row
Maharashtra state road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has suspended its bus services to Karnataka in wake of an alert from the police, on Wednesday. The State Transport Department confirmed that this has been done after a security alert from the police department that buses might be targeted and attacked inside Karnataka […]
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Maharashtra govt appoints TISS to study status of Muslims, Rs 33.92 lakh allotted for project
In order to bring the Muslim community into the mainstream of economic development in the state, the Maharashtra government has appointed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to do a status study of Muslims to bring them into the mainstream of development. The state government said that a total […]
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Eknath Shinde Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to face floor test today
Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government faces a floor test today after Sunday’s big win where BJP’s Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker. The special two-day session of the State Legislative Assembly comes after a high-voltage political drama in the state where a new government led by rebel Shiv Sena MLA […]
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Raj Thackeray praises Fadnavis for accepting Deputy role in Maharashtra govt, ‘alerts’ new CM
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has extended his best wishes to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for being sworn in as the deputy chief minister of the state, further praising him for accepting the junior slot in the government following the order of the party high command despite him being […]
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PM Modi should visit flood-hit Assam instead of toppling Maharashtra govt: Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi
Assam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should visit flood-hit Assam instead of toppling the Maharashtra government. “If there’s a crisis, it’s that of floods. BJP has gone blind for power. There’re floods in Assam, PM should visit the […]
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Maharashtra govt increases security around grave of Afzal Khan in Satara
After a political row over the grave of Aurangzeb in Aurangabad, the Maharashtra government has increased security around the tomb of Afzal Khan in the Satara area of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In a conversation with ANI today, Satara Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal said, “Afzal Khan’s tomb has been a restricted area since 2005. It’s […]
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Sanjay Nirupam claims Maharashtra govt scared of Raj Thackeray
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has alleged that the state government is “scared” of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and therefore it’s not taking action against him for “violating the conditions” for his May 1 Aurangabad rally. The Congress leader demanded the arrest of the MNS chief for the breach […]
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Hardeep Puri says Maharashtra govt’s collected Rs 79, 412 cr as fuel taxes
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday morning questioned the Maharashtra government’s decision to not reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel in order to provide relief to people. Puri stressed his stand by highlighting that the State government is expected to collect Rs 33,000 crore […]
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Devendra Fadanavis skips all-party meeting called by Maharashtra govt
After Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis also skipped the all-party meeting called by the Maharashtra government on Monday. Besides this, Maharashtra chief minister Udhav Thackeray also did not attend the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Home Minister Dilip Walse […]
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray to skip all-party meeting called by the Maharashtra govt
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will not participate in the all-party meeting called by the state government to resolve the loudspeaker dispute, said the MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande on Monday. MNS leaders Sandeep Deshpande, Bala Nandgaonkar, and Nitin Sardesai will attend the meeting called by the Maharashtra government. The […]
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Maharashtra govt to probe corruption allegations against traffic police
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 25 (ANI): The Speaker of Legislative Assembly on Friday requested Minister of State for Home (Rural) Shambhuraj Desai to look into the corruption allegations against the traffic police department. Earlier, the members of the house questioned the indulgence of traffic police in corruption and malpractices. In […]