Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The ongoing Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges on Wednesday as the Opposition aggressively targeted the ruling MahaYuti government over recent monsoon-related crises. After four days of relentless downpours across Mumbai and Pune — which resulted in fatal tree-fall incidents in the state capital Mumbai and a landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ project — the Opposition launched a scathing attack on the state administr…
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Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) In a major administrative policy shift aimed at checking illegal passenger transport and reinforcing commuter safety, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced that a state domicile certificate will soon be mandatory for obtaining bike-taxi permits and commercial transport licenses. The policy directive was announced in the Maharashtra Assembly by the State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik.The strict mandate is slated to come into effect from August 1.The Maharashtra…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Maharashtra government, the Opposition staged a walk out from the Assembly on Monday, to protest against the recurring paper leaks in crucial examinations like NEET and TET, saying that it has severely tarnished the state’s reputation nationwide.The Opposition demanded the suspension of Question Hour seeking a debate on the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leaks. As the Assembly proceedings commenced, Opposition members moved an adjou…
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) In a dramatic post-election twist, newly elected Independent Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Gokul Gite announced on Monday that he will function as an associate member of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the state legislature. The announcement came during a joint press conference held alongside Shiv Sena leaders, including State Industries Minister Uday Samant and Member of Parliament Shrikant Shinde, just hours after Gite secured a stunning upset victory in the…
Mysuru, May 12 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to evolve a Uniform Model of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business for Legislative Bodies at a consultation held in Mysuru, an official said in a statement issued in New Delhi. Speaking at the Preliminary Meeting of the “Committee of Presiding Officers to frame the Uniform Model of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Legislative Bodies”, Speaker Gupta said, “Uniformity in legislative procedu…
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) A major security breach has come to light during the Maharashtra Assembly session, with the Mumbai Police on Friday registering a case against five individuals for allegedly creating and circulating fake entry passes. The arrests were made by the Marine Drive Police following a detailed investigation into the matter.According to preliminary information, the illegal manufacturing of counterfeit entry passes for access to the Assembly session was uncovered after the issue w…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the Bill presented by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to amend the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), effectively integrating the stringent provisions of the Shakti Act into the new national criminal code and incorporating two provisions in it. The two provisions that are being introduced via amendment include non-disclosure of names of victims of acid attack and penalising harassment via phone, social media, lewd digi…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A high-level committee that probed the 2024 Ghatkopar hoarding collapse has recommended the registration of FIRs against police and civic officials, besides advertisers and engineers, citing a “criminal conspiracy” and regulatory failures that led to 17 deaths. The panel report, tabled in the Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday, identified the alleged involvement of certain police and municipal officials in facilitating illegal hoardings and said that those who fail to act ag…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Bill 2026, which delegates powers to district collectors and divisional commissioners to regularise minor breaches of conditions, ensuring that 90 per cent of cases are resolved locally. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who tabled the bill, said the process of regularising breaches of conditions (shartabhang) in government land transactions will now bec…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) After a heated clash between the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the presidential elections in the Satara Zilla Parishad, political tensions have escalated into the Maharashtra Assembly. BJP legislator Sanjay Kelkar has now turned the spotlight on the functioning of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), presenting a “report card” of alleged mismanagement during a discussion under Proposal 293.While speaking in the …