A file photo of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra unit of Congress on Monday accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of issuing a threat to Manoj Jarange-Patil and asked if he would take responsibility if something untoward happened to the Maratha quota activist. Also … Read more
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on February 4 said Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal was trying to “damage” Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis with his statements about the Maratha reservation. The Minister has accused the State government of facilitating “backdoor entry” of … Read more
As pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his thousands of supporters headed towards the State capital, the Mumbai police issued a notice on Thursday, directing him to relocate his agitation from the city to Navi Mumbai due to the impracticality of accommodating such a large gathering in Mumbai. “No ground in the city can accommodate … Read more
Activist V. Piyush has urged the Salem court to register an FIR under the appropriate sections and render justice | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E Salem-based activist V. Piyush filed a private complaint at the Judicial Magistrate Court No. 4 on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, demanding action against BJP State president K. Annamalai for reportedly issuing threats and making provocative statements. In his complaint, … Read more
The fierce sabre-rattling between other backward class (OBC) leaders and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continued with Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar accusing the activist of seeking political mileage by his insistence inclusion of Marathas under the OBC for political gain and not for the interests of Maratha community youth After Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal (of … Read more
Activist Manoj Jarange Patil. File | Photo Credit: PTI Quota activist Manoj Jarange on November 7 alleged that OBC leaders were targeting Marathas by getting false offences registered against them and said Maratha leaders should stand with the youth of the community. Mr. Jarange’s statement comes a day after Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said “backdoor” … Read more
A Gorakhpur court on Saturday granted bail to Gorakhpur-based Ambedkar Jan Morcha convener and Dalit activist Shravan Kumar Nirala, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.R. Darapuri and seven others in connection with a case of alleged vandalism at the Gorakhpur Divisional Commissioner’s office on October 10. “The court granted bail to nine persons, including … Read more
A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on September 21 adjourned for four weeks a plea moved by activist Jyoti Jagtap, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, challenging a Bombay High Court order denying her bail. Jagtap has moved the apex court challenging the October … Read more
Differently-abled activist Chandrakant Sagar participates in Green India Challenge. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Noted cyclist Mohit Niranjan and differently-abled green entrepreneur Chandrakant Sagar participated in the Green India Challenge and planted saplings along with Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santosh Kumar. Mohit Niranjan, 21, launched Save Soil and Sustainability, inspired by Green India Challenge, from … Read more
A YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) activist Srinivasulu Reddy was killed in broad daylight at the Sandhya Theatre junction in Kadapa on June 23 (Friday). He was a close follower of APSRTC chairman A. Mallikarjuna Reddy. A few miscreants clad in a burqa surrounded Srinivasulu Reddy and stabbed him when he came out of a gymnasium. … Read more