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Mumbai, March 17 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday and requested him to initiate a detailed discussion in the House during the ongoing legislative session regarding the death of his uncle and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane...

Mumbai, March 17 – On Tuesday, legislators from the ruling MahaYuti alliance, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), voiced concerns about the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the State Legislative Council."While implementing the Freedom of Religion Act, if anyone is targeted, we...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra assembly passed the Self-Financed Schools Amendment Bill on Tuesday, with Minister Dada Bhuse stating that the law aims to improve regulation, expand access, and ensure better infrastructure for students.The Maharashtra Self-Financed Schools (Establishment and...

Mumbai, March 16 – The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which includes strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, by voice vote.According to the Bill, individuals involved in unlawful...

Mumbai, March 16 The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which contains stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, by voice vote.According to the Bill, those involved in...

Mumbai, March 16: Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant told the State Legislative Council during Question Hour that a task force will be established to take action against unauthorized and unregistered nursing homes operating in the state.The issue was raised through a question by member Chitra...

Mumbai, March 16 – NCP-SP legislator and former minister Jayant Patil said on Monday that the Maharashtra budget reflects a major shortfall in non-tax revenue, primarily due to a shortfall in financial assistance from the Central government.Participating in the discussion on budgetary demands...

Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Thursday that the state government would urgently seek permission from the wildlife department to pump water from the Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, where rising water levels have submerged several temples and restricted access...

Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra MLA Prakash Bharsakle moved a motion in the state assembly on Thursday, alleging that certain media persons and individuals had attempted to damage his reputation without evidence.Bharsakale, who represents the Akot constituency in the Akola district, claimed that...

Mumbai, March 11 The Congress raised concerns in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday regarding the involvement of private agencies in generating farmer identification numbers and the potential risk to the sensitive data of farmers.Speaking during Question Hour, the first hour of the assembly...

Mumbai, March 10 Two individuals were arrested and given a two-day jail sentence by the privileges committee of the Maharashtra legislature in connection with a scuffle on the Vidhan Bhavan premises last year, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar informed the House on Tuesday.The two individuals...

Mumbai, March 10 Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil claimed on Tuesday that the Maharashtra government's budget falls short on crucial issues such as farm loan waiver, rural development, and social welfare.Speaking in the state assembly, the MLA accused the ruling Mahayuti dispensation of...

Mumbai, March 10 Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar warned senior bureaucrats on Tuesday against skipping important discussions in the House, especially debates on the state budget, asking them to treat it as a "last chance" for the bureaucracy.Addressing the Lower House before the...

Mumbai, March 9 – In a heartfelt tribute to the Indian Cricket Team's historic victory in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis moved a congratulatory motion in the State Assembly on Monday, praising the team's clinical performance.The Chief Minister noted...

Mumbai, March 9 Ruling BJP member Sudhir Mungantiwar and Opposition NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil on Monday pressed Minister Meghana Bordikar for answers in the Maharashtra assembly over alleged discrepancies between the sanctioned funds and actual expenditure of the state women's commission...

Mumbai, March 6 More than a month after his death in a plane crash, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was prominently featured in the state assembly. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis effusively praised him during his budget speech on Friday, and announced a memorial in his...

Mumbai, March 6 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday a loan waiver scheme for farmers, under which crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh until September 30, 2025, will be written off.The Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojna will benefit farmers, Fadnavis said...

Mumbai, March 4 The BJP announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and former state minister Vinod Tawde.Besides Athawale and Tawde, the party has also fielded Nagpur ex-mayor Maya Chintaman Ivnate and former...

Mumbai, March 4 The recent explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur, in which 19 people died, is the result of government negligence, Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday.Claiming that 43 workers have lost their...

Mumbai, February 26 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that if history were taught accurately in schools over the last 70 years, no Muslim would have considered Mughal emperor Aurangzeb a "hero".He also criticized attempts to draw parallels between Maratha king...