Maratha quota stir: Bombay HC says no protest at Azad Maidan without permission

Maratha quota stir: Bombay HC says no protest at Azad Maidan without permission

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his associates from holding demonstrations at Azad Maidan in Mumbai without prior permission. Noting that “public places cannot be occupied indefinitely”, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne observed that while the right to protest is … Read more

Five-day long Bihar Diwas celebrations begin at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan

Five-day long Bihar Diwas celebrations begin at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releases balloons during the inauguration of Bihar Diwas, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Saturday (March 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: PTI The five-day-long Bihar Diwas celebrations kicked off on Saturday (March 22, 2025) in Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally inaugurating the event. This year’s … 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

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

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