MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT

Strict action will be taken against Sharjeel Usmani: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar, who handles the finance portfolio, said the government did not slash fund allocations for key departments like public health, m...

Creating a single authority for Mumbai a top priority: Aaditya Thackeray

In the remarks, which come amid reports that Shiv Sena's alliance partners in the state government are unhappy with such a move, Aaditya Th...

Maharashtra minister linked to woman's death resigns

The girl in question –– Pooja Chavan –– a small-time Tik Tok star who hailed from Beed but who was living in Pune, was found dead in a pool...

2 VCs resign in Maharashtra, ABVP alleges government interference

When asked about the resignation of the two VCs, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said this is a serious issue ...

Maharashtra COVID-19 surge: Curfew in Hingoli from March 1 to 7

Hingoli Collector Ruchesh Jayvanshi in an order issued on Saturday evening said the curfew will come into force from 7 am on Monday and con...

Increase public health care budget in Maharashtra: Activists

"The public health budget should be increased by one- and-a-half times so that there are assured healthcare services in remote and rural ar...

Budget session of Maharashtra Legislature from Monday

A draft of the Shakti Act, which provides for strict punishment for crime against women and children, is under consideration of a joint sel...

Centre's social media rules are dictatorial: Maharashtra minister

"This move by the Centre needs to be fought tooth and nail. Such dictatorial regulations will not be accepted by the people of this democra...

Working hours of courts curtailed in 5 Maharashtra districts

Only those lawyers who have a case listed on a given day, parties appearing in person, accused persons, and witnesses summoned by court wil...

Maharashtra government announces week-long lockdown in Amravati amid rising COVID-19 cases

However, the city of Achalpur is set to be exempt from the district-wide lockdown, according to Guardian Minister Yashomati Thakur.

Govt mulling night curfew in Maharashtra as COVID-19 cases surge: State Minister

"The coronavirus cases are increasing on daily basis in several districts of Maharashtra. Due to this, an order to enforce the coronavirus ...

COVID-19: Three Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter curbs

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his deputy Ajit Pawar discussed the issue on Thursday morning and the step is likely to be taken accord...

Maharashtra government will decide on continuation of Shiv Sena minister: Sanjay Raut

"There is no division in the Shiv Sena over this issue. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has already ordered a probe. The state home ministe...

Maharashtra government allows holding gram sabhas as coronavirus cases go down

An official statement said that with COVID-19 cases going down, the government had last month given permission to resume holding the meetin...

Maharashtra: Seeking government jobs, sportspersons threaten to return awards

Sagar Magare, who won the prestigious award of the Maharashtra government in 2016-17, said the demand for government jobs is being neglecte...

Maharashtra govt followed norms in denying state plane to Guv: Sanjay Raut

Rejecting the BJP's charge that the government has insulted the governor, Raut told reporters in Delhi that there was no politics involved ...

Maharashtra government threatens legal action if governor delays nomination of MLCs

The names were given by the Maharashtra government in the first week of November, to be nominated as MLCs under the governor’s quota.