Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Wednesday launched the Rs 36,585 crore ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme 2026.’ Announcing the state‑level launch at a press conference, Minister for Co‑operation Babasaheb Patil released a representative list of eligible beneficiaries across seven districts. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Patil stated that the representative list was being released to mark the birthday of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and …
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Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) In a major internal rebellion threatening the stability of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the party’s National Secretary, Sachchidanand Singh, has legally challenged the validity of the internal organisational elections that saw Sunetra Ajit Pawar elevated to the post of National President. Singh served a comprehensive legal notice on July 9 to the party’s top brass, including National President Sunetra Ajit Pawar, National Working President Praful Patel, and Nation…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra government stands firmly behind the Marathi-speaking population in the border areas and will leave no stone unturned to secure their just rights, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured on Wednesday. The chief minister made these remarks during a high-level coordination committee meeting on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute held at Vidhan Bhavan. The meeting saw a broad spectrum of political leadership in attendance.Key members of the high-level comm…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the ‘Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026’. The path-breaking legislation aims to grant women farmers independent legal recognition, equal rights, and direct access to all government agricultural schemes. With the passage of this bill, Maharashtra is set to become the first state in the country to accord official legal recognition and status to women farmers.The bill was passed following an extens…
Pune, July 6 (IANS) In the wake of the natural disaster triggered by heavy rainfall in Pune district, Deputy Chief Minister and District Guardian Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar on Monday directed the administration to provide all necessary and immediate assistance to affected citizens. She emphasised that the administrative machinery is fully geared up to tackle the heavy monsoon conditions, while also appealing to the public to follow all instructions issued by the authorities. Deputy CM Pawar on …
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) In a milestone move for India’s agricultural landscape, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday witnessed the discussion on the landmark ‘Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill-2026’. Welcoming and supporting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar hailed it as a historic step towards providing justice, identity and rights to women farmers who form the backbone of the state’s agrarian economy.Speaking during the Assembly debate, Deputy CM Sunetra Paw…
Pune, June 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday stated that the state government has adopted a policy to provide opportunities based on education, skill development, competitive examination training, entrepreneurship, and modern technology for the social, educational, and economic upliftment of the Maratha community. He praised the remarkable work done through the SARATHI institute (Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and Human Development Institute) towards achieving th…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Friday announced that the party’s 27th Foundation Day will be celebrated on June 10 under the theme, “Dedication, Struggle and Resolve”.This will be the first Foundation Day function to be held after the untimely demise of former party president and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Speaking to the media, Tatkare said this year’s celebrations would be centred around the themes of “Dedicatio…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP will win all 17 Maharashtra Legislative Council seats, the state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan, state NCP president Sunil Tatkare and Shiv Sena former MP Rahul Shewale on Wednesday made this announcement at a joint press conference. They said that the top leadership of all three alliance partners had unanimously decided to contest the elections as a unified front.Chavan downplayed the revolt amid the three alliance …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced bypolls to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) on Friday, to fill two casual vacancies arising from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. According to a press note issued on Friday, the vacancies have arisen following the resignations of two members from the Upper House.The first vacancy is from Maharashtra, caused by the resignation of Sunetra Ajit Pawar on May 6. Her term was originally scheduled to continue till July 4, 2028….