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Mumbai, March 30 Two months after the tragic death of then deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati, two NCP leaders have expressed support for the merger of the party, now headed by Sunetra Pawar, with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP...

Mumbai, March 29 Maharashtra NCP minister Aditi Tatkare apologized on Sunday for the conspicuous absence of photographs of former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar from a banner at a party event in Raigad recently.A felicitation ceremony for the newly-elected members of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat...

Kolkata, March 26 – Kolendranath Mandi, a member of the Purulia Zilla Parishad belonging to the Trinamool Congress, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday.He formally joined the opposition at the state Bharatiya Janata Party's office in Salt Lake, Kolkata, in the presence of the party's...

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 21 A day after Rupali Chakankar resigned as the head of the Maharashtra Women's Commission over her alleged links with a rape-accused "spiritual leader," Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said her resignation alone was not enough and demanded action against the "powerful...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a businessman for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fraud case related to the embezzlement of funds from the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) in the Mayurbhanj district, a senior EOW...

Nashik, March 19 An executive engineer and an accountant from the Zilla Parishad were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau in Nashik for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official said on Thursday.Executive engineer Vaishali Thakare (42) and senior...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The BJP won the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday, drawing the ire of ally Shiv Sena, which alleged betrayal.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and...

Palghar, March 18 A contractual medical officer from the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been removed from service after being caught accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000, officials said on Wednesday.Dr. Vijay Manik Sangle was apprehended on Tuesday in Ashagad, Dahanu taluka, while allegedly...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and Jitendra Jaiswal as the...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), March 17 The nine elected members of the Zilla Parishad from the Shiv Sena (UBT) want to support the parties that are in a position to control the local body in Wednesday's election, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said here on Tuesday.Notably, the...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (Second Amendment) Bill, proposing the appointment of co-opted members based on comparative numerical strength.Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore announced that...

Kolkata, March 14 – A local BJP leader in Galsi, East Burdwan district, alleged on Saturday that despite his name appearing on the list for the West Bengal government's Awas Yojana (Housing Scheme), the funds never reached his bank account.The BJP leader alleged that after going door-to-door...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 In a reshuffle affecting several IAS officers, the Odisha government appointed Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke as the collector of Malkangiri district on Thursday.According to a notification, Malkangiri collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay has been transferred as director...

Beed, March 12 An unidentified person damaged eight CCTV cameras at a Zilla Parishad school in the Ashti taluka of Beed district, Maharashtra, according to an official on Thursday.The masked suspect also broke the locks of four classrooms, said Uddhav Sonawane, the headmaster of Kada Zilla...

Nashik, March 5 Seven Class X students at a hostel run by the Maharashtra social welfare department in Igatpuri, Nashik, have been booked for allegedly sexually abusing some of their younger students, an official said on Thursday.The superintendent of the hostel has also been booked in the...

Nagpur, February 28 A dilapidated school in a village in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, received a complete makeover and was transformed into a well-equipped and modern learning facility through the efforts of a group of young entrepreneurs.This school, run by the Zilla Parishad, is located in...

Mumbai, February 27 – In an effort to strengthen administrative and expertise-based representation in local self-government, the Maharashtra State Cabinet has approved the appointment of co-opted members to Zilla Parishads (ZP) and Panchayat Samitis.The decision was made by the state cabinet...

Pune, February 25 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are likely to form the governing body in the Raigad Zilla Parishad, while the third Mahayuti ally, Shiv Sena, may sit in the opposition despite emerging as the single largest party in the recent elections...

Mumbai, February 25 Infrastructure projects proposed by public representatives will receive funding on a priority basis only if a village has an approved cremation or burial ground, Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday.In a written...