Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Calling the death of 12 people after consuming spurious liquor in Pune’s Hadapsar and Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Dapodi-Phugewadi areas as “extremely unfortunate”, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said on Friday that those responsible for the incident will not be spared. The Deputy Chief Minister has directed the administration to conduct a thorough, deep-rooted investigation into the incident.Taking serious note of the tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar co…
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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP-SP President Shashikant Shinde on Wednesday firmly squashed the rumours of a reconciliation, reunification or merger with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction. He said that the question of a merger is entirely closed and that no such discussions are on the table.”There is absolutely no discussion regarding a merger. The topic is completely over,” he added.During a high-level meeting of the NCP-SP faction on Wednesday, the party leadership explicitly ruled out any …
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has plunged into a quiet but fierce battle for institutional supremacy. At the absolute centre of this storm is Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister and newly-minted NCP National President, Sunetra Pawar. Having recently won the high-stakes Baramati Assembly bye-election to secure her legislative legitimacy, she now faces a far more complex domestic battlefield.Party insiders confirm she is increasingly caught in a structura…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday contended that the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak reflects that the entire examination system has “badly deteriorated”.The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate examination 2026 following alleged irregularities.Addressing the media, Pawar alleged that precautionary measures were not taken by the Central government despite multiple cases of paper leaks in the recent past….
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) NCP-SP leader Fahad Ahmad on Tuesday criticised the Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, over his anti-Sanatan remark, claiming the statement to be “childish and inappropriate”.The former Tamil Nadu Deputy CM kicked up a fresh row as he called for the eradication of Sanatan in the presence of the newly elected Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.Talking to IANS, Ahmad said, “This is a very childish statement. Making such remarks about any religion…
Ahilyanagar, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Akshay Shivajirao Kardile on Monday secured a landslide win in the Rahuri Assembly by-election. The results, declared on Monday confirm that Kardile has successfully retained the seat previously held by his father, the late Shivaji Kardile.According to official data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Akshay Kardile dominated the polls from the opening rounds of counting.He has bagged 1,40,093 votes against the nearest r…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) The Baramati Assembly constituency, which fell vacant following the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash, is currently undergoing its high-stakes bye-election counting process. Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, wife of the late Ajit Pawar, has emerged as the frontrunner, establishing a massive lead as the rounds progress. As the counting continues, Sunetra Pawar has secured a commanding lead of 36,377 votes by the end of the fourth round.D…
Pune/Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday took suo motu cognisance following the heinous incident of rape and murder of a minor girl in Pune, officials said. In a post on social media platform X, the NCW wrote: “This heinous crime causes profound pain and outrage, and it highlights serious concerns regarding the safety of young girls.””While strongly condemning this grave inhuman act, the Commission has stated that such crimes constitute a serious violation of…
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…
Mumbai/Baramati, April 24 (IANS) After the sudden and tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, a significant power shift has taken place within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state. In a move to fill the immense leadership void, Sunetra Pawar has taken the oath as the state’s first female Deputy Chief Minister and has been appointed the NCP President, centralising all executive powers. To streamline party operations and ensure organisational stability, Sunetra …