Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Days after pro-Maratha reservation activists Manoj Jarange-Patil withdrew his fast, the Maharashtra government on Friday issued a government resolution (GR) to extend all educational concessions and welfare schemes to students from the Maratha community, on par with those available to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. As per the GR, Maratha students will now be eligible for all educational concessions and facilities across all eligible courses. The benefits of thes…
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Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, setting aside the comforts of protest pandals, on Saturday launched his ninth indefinite hunger strike here under the blazing May sun. Rejecting last-minute government delegation led by the Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Jarange Patil has opted for an extreme form of protest by sitting in the open without food, water, or shelter, accusing the MahaYuti government of pushing the community through an “…
Antarwali Sarati (Maharashtra), May 30 (IANS) Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Saturday commenced an indefinite hunger strike to press for the community’s reservation demands. This decision follows a failed attempt by a Maharashtra government delegation, comprising Cabinet Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and MLC Prasad Lad, to pacify him during a meeting on Friday.The high-stakes discussion on Friday lasted for nearly one-and-a-half hours, during which Minister Vikhe Patil attempt…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday greetings to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and said he is at the forefront of furthering the state’s development across diverse sectors. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Birthday greetings to Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant Ji. He is at the forefront of furthering Goa’s development across diverse sectors. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.”Extending his birthday wishes to CM Sawa…