Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Due to the three-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised. Voting, originally scheduled for February 5, will now take place on February 7. Consequently, the counting of votes has been moved from February 7 to February 9, said the State Election Commission (SEC) in a statement.The SEC…
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Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC), on Tuesday, announced the elections to the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis on February 5. The counting of votes will take place on February 7.The 12 zilla parishads, which are well within the 50 per cent quota limit, include Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, and Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv, and Latur. The 125 panchayat samitis, which will go for the polls, …
Satara, Jan 2 (IANS) The 99th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Literary Meet) was officially inaugurated on Friday in Maharashtra’s Satara, with the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis present at the event.Addressing the gathering of writers and intellectuals, the Chief Minister emphasised the need to maintain a clear boundary between the world of politics and the sanctity of literature.Responding to the long-standing debate over political presence on literary platform…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Monday claimed that Maharashtra is witnessing an era of open “Gundaraj” (gangster rule), alleging that criminals have infiltrated the political parties led by Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar. The state, Uddhav Sena alleged, is increasingly being reduced to a “nourisher of criminals,” with rival gangs allegedly embedded within ruling parties and clashing across Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.In a s…