As Parliament’s winter session was adjourned sine die on Friday, the education ministry once again missed the bus on two key legislations, which have been on a waiting list for long. The ₹537 crore Digital Vishwavidyalaya Bill – a budget 2022 promise to set up a digital university – has gone through legal vetting but … Read more
Last Updated:December 15, 2024, 20:28 IST The four leaders are Pankaja Munde (BJP), Aditi Tatkare (NCP), Madhuri Misal (BJP) and Meghna Bordikar (BJP). While Munde and Tatkare took oath as cabinet ministers, Misal and Bordikar will be MoS (Clockwise from top left) Pankaja Munde, Aditi Tatkare, Madhuri Misal and Meghna Bordikar. (X) In a significant … Read more
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) boycotted swearing in of the newly elected members of the Maharashtra assembly Saturday, the first day of a three-day special session, alleging that the Mahayuti coalition retained power by manipulating electronic voting machines (EVMs). The MVA said it would soon launch a campaign against the use of EVMs in … Read more
BJP MLA Kalidas Kolambkar will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday, a day before the special three-day session of the Lower House of the state legislature begins. Talking to PTI this morning, Kolambkar, a nine-time MLA, confirmed that he will take oath as the pro-tem speaker at 1 … Read more
Last Updated: July 11, 2024, 22:05 IST Maharashtra is in the wrong hands. In the Lok Sabha polls, people have given results that indicate change. The picture is that the opposition will win 225 of the 288 seats in the (Maharashtra) assembly polls, Pawar said. (PTI/File) Addressing party workers, Sharad Pawar said the opposition won … Read more
The Maharashtra government will hold a special Vidhan Sabha session for one day on Tuesday to hold discussion on the Maratha reservation issue. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stressed on Friday that reservation to Marathas will be given according to the terms of the law after presenting the report in during the special assembly session … Read more
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday accused Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of acting like Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s lawyer while giving his ruling on disqualification petitions filed by the warring Sena factions. The people of the state will not forgive those who were behind this outcome, an editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ … Read more
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday targeted Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar for recognising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led party as the “real” Shiv Sena, claiming the Constitution has been trampled upon by recognising a “gang of thieves”. The people of the state will not forgive those behind this, an editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece … Read more
The Maharashtra Legislative Secretariat on Sunday disqualified Congress MLA Sunil Kedar after a special court convicted him in a Rs 150 crore cooperative bank scam along with five others. However, backing Kedar, the Congress called his disqualification a “witch hunt”. Kedar was sentenced to five years of imprisonment on Friday following which the Maharashtra legislative … Read more
