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Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered a comprehensive re-verification of all autorickshaw permits and badge distribution in the Mira-Bhayandar area near Mumbai, following complaints of alleged irregularities and the use of fake documents, officials said.The...

Mumbai, March 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Wednesday that senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare made a "premeditated" attempt to seize control of the NCP following the sudden death of Ajit Pawar in January by giving sweeping powers to its working president.Speaking to...

Mumbai, March 25 – Both houses of the Maharashtra Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday after a month-long budget session.Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced in their respective houses that the monsoon session of the state legislature...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde left for Delhi on Monday evening, sources said.However, they did not specify the reason for his visit. It is also unclear whether Shinde will meet with top BJP officials.Shinde is expected to meet with Shiv Sena MPs in the...

Mumbai, March 16 Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed frustration on Monday over the failure to appoint leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislature, despite repeatedly raising the issue.He met Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and requested appropriate action."There...

Mumbai, March 13 Congress leaders MLAs Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar staged a protest on the premises of the Maharashtra legislature here on Friday, alleging a shortage of domestic LPG and demanding immediate intervention by the government.Wadettiwar, who is also the Congress legislature...

Mumbai, March 9 – Both houses of the state legislature unanimously passed the Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Bill 2026 on Monday, which aims to ensure the rapid disposal of pending stamp duty cases and to streamline administrative processes.The bill was presented by Revenue Minister...

Mumbai, March 5 – The Mahayuti government in Maharashtra approved the long-awaited anti-conversion Bill, titled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.The Bill will be introduced in the Maharashtra Legislature during the ongoing Budget Session...

Mumbai, February 28 – A month after the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, tributes continue to pour in from family members and party colleagues, who say his legacy of development and public service will endure.Newly appointed NCP chief and...

Mumbai, February 23 The Budget Session of the Maharashtra legislature, which begins on Monday, will be the first in the state's history without a Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in both the assembly and the council.The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has described this development as a...

Mumbai, February 23 The Maharashtra government has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI investigation into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar last month, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said.The Mahayuti government will ensure that all doubts regarding the...

Mumbai, February 22 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday rejected allegations of corruption related to the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0, describing them as politically motivated and factually incorrect.Addressing a press conference after the customary tea...

Mumbai, February 22 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the state government’s flagship “Ladki Bahin Yojana” would continue, dismissing concerns from the opposition about the scheme’s future, and announced that the state budget for 2026-27 would be presented in...

Mumbai, February 22 The Budget Session of the Maharashtra legislature, scheduled to begin on Monday, will be the first in the state's history in which both the assembly and legislative council will not have a Leader of the Opposition (LoP).The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) termed this...

Mumbai, February 22 – Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Vijay Wadettiwar, Bhaskar Jadhav, and Aaditya Thackeray, announced on Sunday that they would boycott the customary tea meeting organized by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the eve of the Maharashtra Legislature’s Budget...

Mumbai, February 22 Senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav said that the opposition would boycott the customary tea party hosted by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, the eve of the Maharashtra legislature's Budget Session.Fadnavis had personally written to senior members...

Mumbai, Feb 22 Senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav said the Opposition would boycott the customary tea party hosted by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, the eve of the Maharashtra legislature's Budget Session.Fadnavis had personally written to senior members inviting them to...

Mumbai, February 20 Mounting debt, the Rajya Sabha elections, and the fallout of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death are likely to dominate the month-long budget session of the Maharashtra Legislature, which begins on February 23, during which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also...

Mumbai, February 13 The Nationalist Congress Party on Friday said it cannot accept attempts to "politicize" the events leading up to the death of party president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a helicopter crash in Baramati on January 28.Two days after Rohit Pawar raised...

Mumbai, February 10 The budget session of the Maharashtra legislature will be held from February 23 to March 25, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis scheduled to present the budget for 2026-27 on March 6, officials said.Fadnavis is holding the portfolios of planning and finance following the...