Pune/Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The horrific sexual assault and brutal murder of a four-year-old girl, allegedly by a 65-year-old man in Bhor’s Nasrapur area of Pune district on May 1, has sparked massive outrage across Maharashtra. While Chief Minister Fadnavis vowed death penalty for the Nasrapur minor’s rapist and killer, the Opposition parties in the state criticised the government over the law and order situation in the state.The minor girl, who had come to Nasrapur for her summer holidays, was…
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Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the Nashik branch of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday triggered a major political controversy in Maharashtra, with leaders across party lines calling for a thorough investigation while differing on the extent of institutional accountability.Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam described the allegations as “serious and alarming”, claiming that Hindu women employees at the Nashik office were al…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant, on Monday, told the State Legislative Council during Question Hour that a task force will be established to take action against unauthorised and unregistered nursing homes operating in the state. The issue was raised through a question by member Chitra Wagh, while members Bhai Jagtap, Sanjay Khodke, and Sachin Ahir raised supplementary questions. Minister Samant said that private hospitals and nursing homes in the state are registered and…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Maharashtra BJP State President Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday announced the party’s new state-level office-bearers, to further strengthen the organisation to achieve its goal in the 2029 Assembly elections The announcement covers key positions, including Chief Spokesperson, General Secretaries, Secretaries, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and the heads of the Yuva Morcha, Mahila Morcha, and OBC Morcha.Addressing the media, Chavan stated that the appointments were finalised followi…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The election of Shiv Sena-UBT corporator Syed Iqbal Syed Khaja as Mayor of the Parbhani Municipal Corporation on Thursday triggered a sharp political confrontation between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra.While the Mahayuti accused Uddhav Thackeray of deviating from the Shiv Sena’s core ideology, the Shiv Sena (UBT) defended the decision as a reflection of democratic principles enshrined in the Constitution.The MVA secured both t…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Giving a new twist to the unfortunate and tragic demise of Ajit Pawar, the dada of Maharashtra politics, a couple of leaders from Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) cast fresh doubts over the plane crash that killed all five people onboard, including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister. Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that more than 80 per cent people of Maharashtra felt that there was something suspicious in the plane accident. Further, smelling a rat in the plane crash, he q…