Pune, April 11 (IANS) A major aviation mishap was narrowly avoided on Saturday after a helicopter carrying senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Chhagan Bhujbal mistakenly landed in a parking area instead of the designated helipad in Pune district. The incident sparked intense panic among security personnel and onlookers.Bhujbal’s office said that the Minister is fine and there is no need to panic.Minister Bhujbal was traveling from Nashik to Khanvadi in…
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Baramati, April 9 (IANS) In all, 23 candidates, including Nationalist Congress Party nominee and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, are in the fray for the Baramati by-election slated for April 23. Thursday was the last day to withdraw nomination papers.Even though the Congress party nominee, Akash More, has withdrawn from the race, there will not be an unopposed election, as Sunetra Pawar is pitted against 22 candidates, mostly independents.Earlier, a total of 53 nominees had filed the…
Baramati, April 6 (IANS) Advocate Akash More, Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, officially filed his nomination papers on Monday as the joint candidate for the Congress, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the upcoming Baramati Assembly constituency by‑election. He is pitted against the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar.The Congress party clarified its stance that if th…
Rahuri, April 6 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) State President, Shashikant Shinde, on Monday announced Govind Mokate as the party’s candidate for the Rahuri Assembly seat. The development is an embarrassment for the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), especially for the NCP‑SP, as its probable candidate and former Minister Prajakt Tanpure backed out of the race at the last moment and went into hiding after meeting State BJP chief Ravindra Chavan.The bypoll w…
Raipur, April 2 (IANS) In a significant development, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a major blow to Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, declaring him a convict and ordering him to surrender within three weeks in the high-profile Ramavtar Jaggi murder case.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha pronounced the order while hearing proceedings in the 2003 murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavtar Jaggi.The court directed Amit Jogi to appear b…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) core committee held a marathon meeting on Monday and appealed to party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to take leadership on board before drafting important letters concerning party policies or taking major decisions on the party’s roadmap. The committee expressed faith in her leadership and decided to work towards consolidation.The trigger for the meeting was Sunetra Pawar’s letter to the Election Commissi…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The inquiry committee report on the Pune land deal involving Parth Pawar, son of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar, stated that should the police investigation reveal the involvement of any other parties, they shall also be held responsible. It is named Parth Pawar, whom Sheetal Tejwani had given a notarised Power of Attorney for government land, terming the act illegal, incorrect, and criminal. Parth Pawar is now a Rajya Sabha MP from the Nationalist Co…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) In a high-octane press conference, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Wednesday levelled explosive allegations against Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel, claiming the duo attempted to seize control of the Nationalist Congress Party following the sudden demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash.He further claimed that a group of leaders wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) claiming changes to the party constitution to vest sweeping power…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The Congress and the AIMIM urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maharashtra government to conduct an “inquiry” and initiate “strict action against fake godmen” following the controversy over self‑proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat’s arrest. The Opposition’s reactions stem from Nationalist Congress Party leader Rupali Chakankar’s resignation on Friday from her post as the Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, following directives from Chief…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Legislative Council on Tuesday passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, amid concerns expressed by both opposition and ruling legislators over possible misuse of its provisions by authorities and self‑proclaimed protectors of religion. The government said the Bill seeks to prohibit unlawful religious conversions carried out through force, coercion, allurement, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent means.The Bill was opposed by the Congress and the Nat…