Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of Housing, Pankaj Bhoyar, on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the government is committed to accelerating redevelopment and housing projects in the Kamathipura and Umerkhadi areas of South Mumbai, and construction work will commence soon. He was replying to a Calling Attention Motion moved by MLA Amin Patel regarding this issue.Minister Bhoyar said that the government decided on January 12, 2023, to undertake the cluster redevelopment…
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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…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The ruling MahaYuti ally, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), legislators, on Tuesday, in the State Legislative Council, voiced concerns on the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026. “While implementing the Freedom of Religion Act, if anyone is targeted, we will have to take a different stand,” NCP MLC Idris Naikwadi said, while delivering a sharp critique to the government from within the ruling MahaYuti alliance.After being passed in the Maharashtra Assembly on M…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The state government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, to curb religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or allurement. The Bill proposes to protect the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of unlawful conversion. The Bill was tabled by the Minister of State for Rural Pankaj Bhoyar in the state assembly. According to the Bill, individuals intending to convert must provide a 60-day advance notice to the district …
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced in the legislative council that the state government has formed a special cell to search for missing women in Maharashtra, with Additional Director General (ADG)- level women officers appointed to head it. The cell will focus on planning and implementation of search operations. He informed that the number of women found in the last year has increased by 10 per cent due to the work done by this special cell during …
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The second day of the Maharashtra State Legislature’s budget session witnessed a heated exchange over the mounting burden of non-academic duties imposed on school teachers. NCP legislator Vikram Kale in the state Legislative Council on Tuesday raised a poignant “Calling Attention” motion, highlighting the plight of educators who are increasingly being diverted from their primary role of teaching.The debate took a sharp turn when Kale alleged that teachers were recently assi…