Maharashtra govt. pays ₹86 lakh to 39 rescued labourers

Maharashtra govt. pays ₹86 lakh to 39 rescued labourers

Rescued bonded labours singing a prayer song before eating their meals at Manavseva project shelter home at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: Purnima Sah In a first, the Maharashtra government has released a compensation of ₹86 lakh to 39 people rescued from bonded labour in Ahilya Nagar (previously Ahmednagar) in 2023. Among those rescued are … Read more

Maharashtra Assembly prorogued, Budget session from March 3

Maharashtra Assembly prorogued, Budget session from March 3

A view of Vidhan Bhavan premises of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Nagpu. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maharashtra legislative assembly was prorogued on Saturday (December 21, 2024) after the end of the winter session. The Budget session of the Maharashtra legislature will commence in Mumbai on March 3. The prorogation order issued by Maharashtra … Read more

Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill

Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill

The Maharashtra Assembly on Friday (December 20, 2024) passed a Bill seeking to reform the prison system in the State. Also read: Comment |The long fight for accessibility, dignity in Indian prisons The Maharashtra Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2024, is based on the Model Prisons Bill, 2023, sent by the Centre to the States, … Read more

Preparations on at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for swearing-in of next Maharashtra CM

Preparations on at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for swearing-in of next Maharashtra CM

Preparations are underway for the oath-taking ceremony of the Maha Yuti government, scheduled for December 5, 2024, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI With the stage set for the swearing-in of Maharashtra’s new Mahayuti government on December 5, preparations at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai are in full swing. Prime … Read more

Congress criticises ads released for contractual hiring in Maharashtra

Congress criticises ads released for contractual hiring in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has strongly criticised the BJP-led alliance for reintroducing contractual hiring in the State, accusing them of dashing the hopes of the youth. He warned that the Congress would take to the streets if the government fails to revoke the decision. … Read more

Maharashtra Assembly Results 2024 | Who is leading in the NCP battle?

Maharashtra Assembly Results 2024 | Who is leading in the NCP battle?

Results have begun to emerge in the battle for the Maharashtra Assembly, where the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahyuti coalitions have staked their claims to 288 seats. Trends indicate a clear victory for the Mahayuti coalition, which consists of the BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction). Maharashtra election results … Read more

Voting for single-phase Maharashtra assembly election begins

Voting for single-phase Maharashtra assembly election begins

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at Raj Bhavan during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai, Wednesday, November 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement According to the Election Commission, Maharashtra has 9.7 crore registered voters, including 5 crore men, 4.69 crore women, and 6,101 transgender voters … Read more

Three dead as 3000-tonne silo storing corn collapses in factory in Maharashtra

Three dead as 3000-tonne silo storing corn collapses in factory in Maharashtra

At least three workers died and three others sustained injuries after a silo storing corn collapsed in an ethanol manufacturing factory in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Friday (November 15, 2024), an official said. The bodies of three workers have been recovered, while one worker is missing from the factory located at Shendra MIDC, he added. … Read more

Fact Check: This Sanjay Raut tattoo is photoshopped!

Fact Check: This Sanjay Raut tattoo is photoshopped!

Some people take their adoration of politicians a little too far. One photo going viral right now, ahead of Assembly elections in Maharastra, purports to show just that. The photo shows prominent Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leaders Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, and Sanjay Raut tattooed on his back and buttocks! The archives of two … Read more