Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday passed a Bill to reconstitute the trust governing the historic Ram temple at Ramtek, drawing sharp rebukes from Opposition leaders who question the legality and logic of legislating religious devotion. The legislative move comes on the heels of a separate controversy surrounding the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya. Rocked by an alleged Rs 1,400-crore donation theft row, the Ayodhya trust recently began searching for its first CEO,…
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Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) At least 63 people have lost their lives and 78 others have been injured in heavy rains and various monsoon-related incidents across Maharashtra between June 1 and July 8, government officials said on Thursday. A financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each has been distributed to the families of the deceased as per official criteria, said Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan in the Legislative Assembly.Replying to a short-duration discussion raised by the Opposition, Mini…
Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday expressed confidence that Belagavi district would secure two additional berths in the State Cabinet, citing the district’s size and the Congress party’s strong electoral performance.Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Hebbalkar said the district, one of the largest in Karnataka, deserves greater representation in the Cabinet. She pointed out that 11 Congress MLAs were elected from Belagavi district in the recent Assembl…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) With the high-stakes battle for Bankipur by-polls heating up, the leaders of warring alliances – NDA and INDIA bloc have started raising the pitch with ‘victory prophecies’ while those from Opposition calling for closing the ranks against the ruling party candidate. Many NDA leaders speaking to press, a day after BJP fielding its young candidate in the fray, exuded confidence over the upcoming Assembly by-election in Bihar, asserting that the BJP would register a comfort…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) A fierce political war of words has erupted between the ruling government and the opposition following recent heavy rains and subsequent accidents in Mumbai. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a Facebook post on Monday, strongly responded to the opposition’s criticism of a landslide near the ‘Missing Link’ project.CM Fadnavis slammed the opposition for starting a political row over the incident near the tunnel entrance of the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project without gathe…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Opposition on Friday called the judiciary a “ray of hope” after as many as 23 leaders of major opposition parties jointly wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and other judges, demanding the immediate suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The INDIA bloc and other opposition leaders alleged manipulation of the country’s electoral process in the letter to the CJI and said that they chose this unusual path because the…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Opposition members on Thursday staged a walkout from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after Speaker Rajesh Narwekar rejected an adjournment motion aimed at discussing the escalating crisis of farmer suicides in the state. Alongside agrarian distress, the Opposition forcefully raised concerns over a Congress MLA Sajid Pathan receiving death threats from the notorious Bishnoi gang.Congress Legislature Party Leader, Vijay Wadettiwar moved the adjournment motion demanding a…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday was adjourned for nearly half an hour after Opposition members created an uproar over the alleged leak of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper, intensifying pressure on the state government over repeated examination-related controversies. Raising the issue in the Upper House, Ambadas Danve of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) questioned the government’s failure to prevent another leak of an examination paper d…
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…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) Ignoring growing opposition from various quarters, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s government has formally moved ahead with its controversial proposal to reduce taxes on low-alcohol beverages by incorporating the provision in the draft Finance Bill, setting the stage for what is expected to be one of the biggest political confrontations of the Assembly session. The draft Bill, officially published on Saturday, will be introduced in the Assembly on July 1. While…