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…
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Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting at his Delhi residence on Wednesday to address the crisis confronting Maharashtra’s onion growers and the cooperative sugar industry.The meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m., will be attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, along with senior ministers, legislators and representatives of cooperative sugar bodies.The intervention comes amid mounting stress i…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday will inaugurate a major ammunition manufacturing facility in Shirdi, Maharashtra, marking a significant step towards strengthening India’s indigenous Defence production capabilities under the Centre’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative.The artillery shell manufacturing unit, located at the Savali Vihir Industrial Estate of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) near Shirdi in Ahilyanagar district, has b…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted that the poll results in West Bengal and Assam, where the BJP has gained a two-thirds majority, signify more than just change; they represent a ‘Mahaparyabartan’ (Great Transformation). He noted that the people of Bengal have ended decades of “misrule”—citing 30 years of Congress, 36 years of Communist rule, and 15 years under Mamata Banerjee, which he described as the most “dangerous” phase.The Chief Minister…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The political atmosphere in Maharashtra has intensified following the filing of nomination papers by Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati bypoll. The decision by Congress to field a candidate against her has sparked a war of words between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and its allies, with Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut firmly backing Congress’ right to contest.Responding to NCP MP Parth Pawar’s claim that Congress’ decision to contest marks the “beginning of its downfa…
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…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal in the State Legislative Council said on Monday that to strengthen food security in the state, inspection drives will be expanded, and those involved in food adulteration will face action under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act). Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande raised the question during the Question Hour.Minister Zirwal said that cases have been registered against 14 individuals followin…