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Mumbai, March 26 The Maharashtra legislative council has ordered the implementation of a motion that recommended a five-day jail term for a young man from Akola for publishing false news against NCP MLA Amol Mitkari on a YouTube channel.The young man, Ankush Gawande, had been asked to be...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde has said that his deputy Neelam Gorhe's order to suspend Satara SP will be forwarded to legal and constitutional experts for their opinion, and only then a decision will be made.Shinde made these remarks in the Upper House on...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra legislative council on Wednesday ordered the implementation of a motion that recommended a five-day jail sentence for a youth from Akola for publishing false news against NCP MLA Amol Mitkari on a YouTube channel.Ankush Gawande, a youth from Akola, was asked to...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra Legislative Council unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 on Wednesday to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of acid attack victims and ensure imprisonment for online sexual advances.The...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde said on Wednesday that his deputy Neelam Gorhe's order to suspend Satara SP Tushar Doshi over the commotion during the Zilla Parishad president election would be forwarded to legal and constitutional experts for their opinion...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra legislative council on Wednesday unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of victims of acid attacks and ensure imprisonment for online sexual harassment...

Mumbai, March 24 The Maharashtra Legislative Council passed a motion on Tuesday recommending an apology from NCP (SP) leader Suryakant More for making objectionable remarks against Chairman Ram Shinde and members of the house, or he will face a seven-day jail term.In another motion, an apology...

Mumbai, March 24 Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde engaged in a verbal sparring match in the legislative council on Tuesday, as Thackeray was bidding farewell after completing his term.Besides Thackeray, the council also bid farewell to...

Mumbai, March 24. A rare display of bonhomie was observed between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during the farewell programme for nine members of the legislative council on Tuesday.Thackeray, who retires on May...

Mumbai, March 24 – The Maharashtra Legislative Council witnessed a cordial exchange of words on Tuesday as Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and eight other MLCs were given a warm farewell by the Upper House.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke about his friendship and long association...

Mumbai, March 24 The opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress submitted a notice on Tuesday seeking the removal of Maharashtra legislative council's Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe, accusing her of misusing her power by ordering the suspension of an IPS officer.The two opposition parties...

Mumbai, March 24 A day after Maharashtra council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe asked the government to suspend the Satara SP, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said action can only be taken after verifying the facts and asserted that the legislature cannot take on the role of the...

Mumbai, March 24 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar hosted a dinner for Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders in Mumbai, his first interaction with them after a period of illness that had kept him away from public engagements recently.The dinner meeting, held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre on...

Mumbai, March 23 – Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal stated in the State Legislative Council 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 the...

Mumbai, March 23 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab said his party would submit a proposal on Tuesday seeking the removal of Neelam Gorhe as Deputy Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.The proposal will be submitted to the Chairman of the Council, Parab told"Shiv Sena (UBT) has...

Mumbai, March 23 – The Maharashtra Legislative Council witnessed dramatic scenes on Monday when Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe ordered the immediate suspension of Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi following allegations that police personnel manhandled and injured Guardian...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra legislative council vice-chairperson Neelam Gorhe on Monday directed the government to suspend Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi over the commotion and manhandling that occurred during the Zilla Parishad president election last week.Shiv Sena minister...

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 16 – Maharashtra Industry Minister Uday Samant revealed in the State Legislative Council on Monday that fake passes were being sold for anywhere between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 during the ongoing budget session."Investigations suggest that the perpetrators used colour photocopies...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 16 Former leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, Ambdas Danve, has received multiple threatening calls in the last four days, leading to the registration of a non-cognisable (NC) offense against an unidentified person at a local police...