Eight get Priyadarshni Foundation’s global awards
September 19th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, actress Deepika Padukone and member of European Parliament Nirj Deva were among achievers who were conferred the global awards instituted by NGO ... Read more...
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Maharashtra opposition creates ruckus, assembly adjourned (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Opposition parties stalled proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly over a number of issues on the first day of the monsoon session here Monday.Getting off to a ... Read more...
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Sankaranarayanan sworn in as Maharashtra governor for second term
May 7th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as the governor of Maharashtra for a second term at the Raj Bhavan here Monday.Chief Justice Mohit Shah of ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police to probe CAG report leak
April 17th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Tuesday ordered an investigation by Mumbai Police into the alleged leak of some portions of the Comptroller and Auditor ... Read more...
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Ruckus in Maharashtra assembly over auditor’s report
April 16th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A belligerent opposition Monday mounted pressure on the government to table in the assembly the official auditor's report on controversial land allotments in Maharashtra.The opposition ... Read more...
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Maharashtra assembly supports Marathi-speaking people of Karnataka
April 12th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) In a gesture of solidarity with the Marathi-speaking people of Belgaum in Karnataka who have staged a sit-in agitation in the city, the Maharashtra legislative ... Read more...
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10 Maharashtra ministers guilty of financial lapses: Opposition
April 4th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Maharashtra's opposition parties said Wednesday that 10 state ministers had reportedly been held responsible for financial lapses and causing losses to the state exchequer by ... Read more...
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14 Shiv Sena, BJP legislators in Maharashtra suspended for year
March 30th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) A total of 14 opposition legislators - 13 of the Shiv Sena and one of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - were Friday suspended from ... Read more...
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Maharashtra assembly disallows discussion on Pakistan panel visit
March 19th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The Maharashtra legislative assembly speaker Monday did not allow a discussion on the visit by a Pakistan judicial commission to Mumbai in connection with the investigations ... Read more...
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President calls for steps to correct skill-talent mismatch
March 13th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Stating that there is some mismatch between the skills that youth possess and the talents needed in the country, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday called for ... Read more...
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Maharashtra wants Belgaum to be declared union territory (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) In a new dimension to the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday passed a unanimous motion urging the centre to declare Belgaum in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Maharashtra BJP legislators burn paddy in assembly, one suspended
December 13th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Uproarious scenes continued in the Maharashtra assembly for the second consecutive day Tuesday with some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators burning paddy inside the legislature ... Read more...
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Three MNS legislators suspended from Maharashtra assembly
December 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil Tuesday suspended two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators for the day after they waved objectionable banners inside the house. Later, they ... Read more...
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Farmers’ issues rock Maharashtra assembly
December 12th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 12 (IANS) A belligerent opposition disrupted proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly Monday, leading to three adjournments in the first half of the day.Uproarious scenes were witnessed when Chief ... Read more...
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Pune deaths: Maharashtra opposition flays government, probe ordered (Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) At the receiving end of the opposition's ire, Maharashtra's Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance government Wednesday ordered an inquiry by a retired high court judge ... Read more...
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Assembly adjourned over free homes for mill workers
July 28th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra legislative assembly was Thursday adjourned thrice over the issue of free houses for mill workers and finally adjourned for the day without transacting ... Read more...
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Maharashtra legislature pays homage to blast victims
July 25th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Maharastra government will take all measures to ensure that incidents like the July 13 serial blasts do not recur anywhere in the state, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Thousands bid final farewell to Pune legislator
June 11th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 11 (IANS) Top state politicians Saturday marked their presence at the funeral of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislator Ramesh Vanjale, who died here following a massive heart ... Read more...
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Anupam Kher to face privilege motion in Maharashtra
April 10th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Maharashtra's legislators, upset over alleged derogatory utterances on the Indian constitution made by Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, Saturday moved a breach of privilege notice against ... Read more...
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Maharashtra legislators’ suspension revoked
March 29th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra assembly Tuesday revoked the suspension of five Shiv Sena and four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators after which the opposition ended its five-day ... Read more...
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Opposition continues boycott of Maharashtra assembly
March 28th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Maharashtra's ruling and opposition legislators held a meeting with the speaker Monday morning, but it failed to break the deadlock over the Shiv ... Read more...
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Bring in new laws to strengthen CAG, says Maharashtra governor
November 16th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) New laws should be brought in to address the constraints of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, which has been playing an important role in strengthening ... Read more...
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Anti-TDP slogans raised in Maharashtra house
July 19th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Pandemonium reigned in the Maharashtra legislature Monday over the Babli dam issue with anti-Telugu Desam Party (TDP) slogans being raised in both houses, which were later adjourned ... Read more...
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Four MNS legislators’ suspension revoked
July 12th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Eight months after the Maharashtra legislature suspended four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators for attacking a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, the house Monday revoked their suspension.
The four ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s golden jubilee celebrated with enthusiasm (Lead)
May 1st, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Maharashtra's golden jubilee was celebrated with enthusiasm and festive fervour by political parties all across the state Saturday.
The main function was held at Shivaji Park Saturday morning when ... Read more...
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Thane legislator to go on hunger strike again
April 13th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) Independent legislator from Maharashtra's Vasai town Vivek Pandit Tuesday threatened to launch another indefinite hunger strike Wednesday to press for de-linking of 18 villages from the local ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to table terror probe panel report
December 14th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will finally table the Ram Pradhan-V.Balachandran Committee Report, which probed the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in both houses of the state legislature next Monday.
The ... Read more...
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Pawar confidant is Maharashtra assembly speaker
November 11th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Dilip Walse-Patil, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and a confidant of party chief Sharad Pawar, was Wednesday unanimously elected the speaker of the 12th Maharashtra assembly.
In ... Read more...
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NCP’s Dilip Walse-Patil set to be Maharashtra assembly speaker
November 10th, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Dilip Walse-Patil, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and close confidant of Sharad Pawar, is all set to become the speaker of the 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ... Read more...
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NCP retains all its Maharashtra ministers in first poll list
September 23rd, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has retained all its state ministers in the first list of 80 candidates it released Wednesday for the Oct 13 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Contesting ... Read more...
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BJP-Sena to fight Maharashtra assembly polls jointly
May 31st, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Barely a fortnight after its rout in the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance put up a brave face Sunday and announced plans ... Read more...
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‘Pawar has good chances of becoming PM, if Congress, BJP fail’
May 11th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 11 (ANI): If Congress and BJP fail to get a majority after the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results, NCP President Sharad Pawar will stand a good chance of ... Read more...
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Deficit of Rs.84.6 bn in Maharashtra interim budget
March 17th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra government's interim budget for the current year, presented Tuesday, shows a yawning deficit of over Rs.84.6 billion (Rs.8,462 crore), but no new taxes have been imposed ... Read more...
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Maharashtra chief minister allocates key portfolios
December 9th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 9 (ANS) Newly sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Tuesday allocated the crucial home portfolio to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) senior leader Jayant Patil, who was finance minister in ... Read more...
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Deshmukh’’s successor to be decided today
December 4th, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony will leave for Mumbai today to decide on the new Maharashtra Chief Minister.
The decision is taking place ... Read more...
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