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  BJP Legislature Party to meet in Mumbai today

  National | October 28, 2014 7:41 IST

  New Delhi: The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Maharashtra will meet today evening in Mumbai to elect the Legislature Party leader and also who will be sworn-in as the new Chief Minister

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  Narendra Modi to attend Maharashtra BJP govt swearing-in ceremony

  National | October 26, 2014 12:45 IST

  Mumbai: Officials of the protocol department in Mantralaya here are in a quandary over seating arrangement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he attends the swearing-in of the BJP government here later this week."It is

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  Congress rubbishes NCP's claim on govt formation in Maharashtra

  National | October 21, 2014 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today described as ‘preposterous' the claims by the NCP that they approached them to jointly support Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra."It is preposterous. The Congress Party has never in

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  Maharashtra govt clarifies decision to provide reservations for Marathas, Muslims

  National | September 18, 2014 9:39 IST

  Mumbai: In an attempt to justify its decision to provide reservations for Muslims and Marathas in jobs and educational institutions across the state, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday said that the decision was based on

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  Ensure power supply at exam centres, HC tells Maharashtra govt

  India | September 13, 2014 20:19 IST

  Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in schools during SSC and HSC examinations in October and asked it to depute officers in all examination centres

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  Maharashtra govt orders probe into Mumbai power cut

  India | September 03, 2014 19:03 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra government today ordered an inquiry into the massive power outages faced by several parts of south and central Mumbai yesterday.  An in-depth inquiry would be conducted by Principal Secretary-Energy of the state government,

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  Govt-appointed panel advocates "complete ban" on dance bars

  India | September 03, 2014 16:42 IST

  Mumbai: The Justice C S Dharmadhikari Committee, set up to recommend measures to curb crimes against women, has asked Maharashtra Government to enforce a “complete ban” on dance bars and frame a policy to check

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  HC seeks to know steps taken by Government to tackle 'Ebola' virus

  India | August 28, 2014 18:04 IST

  Mumbai: Expressing concern over a large number of Indians returning home after suspecting to have contracted Ebola virus in African countries, the Bombay High Court today asked the Centre and Maharashtra government to file a

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  Maharashtra Government announces Rs 1 crore bounty for Naxal chief Ganapathy

  India | August 21, 2014 20:23 IST

  New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, Maharashtra Government has announced a cash reward of Rs one crore to anyone giving crucial information leading to arrest of chief of CPI (Maoist) Muppala Lakshman Rao alias Ganapathy.

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  SP leader Abu Azmi asks Maharashtra govt to file FIR against RSS chief

  India | August 21, 2014 8:24 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra unit chief of Samajwadi Party, Abu Azmi yesterday asked state Home Minister R R Patil to take stern action against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his “Hindu nation” remarks, saying the utterances are

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  Death toll in Malin village landslide rises to 153

  India | August 07, 2014 11:27 IST

  Pune: The death toll in Maharashtra's worst-ever landslide in Pune district's Malin village climbed to 153 with the majority of the victims being women.Of the 176 houses in the village, 47 were destroyed in the

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  Maharashtra to give Rs 50 lakh to CWG gold medalists

  Other Sports | August 06, 2014 7:46 IST

  Mumbai:  Maharashtra Government today announced to give Rs 50 lakh each to gold medal winners from the state, for their excellent performance at the recently concluded Glasgow Commonwealth Games.Earlier, Commonwealth gold medalists used to receive

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  No objection if CBI court looks into Adarsh case: Maharashtra government

  India | July 16, 2014 23:58 IST

  Mumbai: In a shift from its earlier stand that CBI had no jurisdiction to probe the Adarsh housing society scam, the Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it had no objection to

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  Bombay High Court slams Maharashtra government for domicile rule for medical admission

  India | June 28, 2014 20:12 IST

  Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has pulled up Maharashtra government over the newly-introduced rule which makes domicile certificate mandatory for seeking admission to medical courses.Abrupt introduction of the rule would jeopardise the careers of students,

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  Vacancies in hospitals will be filled up in two months: Awhad

  India | June 07, 2014 18:19 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra government today told the state Legislative Assembly that vacancies in the hospitals and the colleges affiliated to Medical Education Department will be filled up within two months.  Medical Education Minister Jitendra Awhad (NCP)

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  Mumbai metro service to start tomorrow amid tariff dispute

  India | June 07, 2014 18:23 IST

  Mumbai: The much-awaited Mumbai metro has got embroiled in a legal dispute over tariff, a day before commencement of its operations, with the state-run MMRDA moving the court against the operator over fare hike.  Chief

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  BJP seeks abolition of LBT in 10 days; warns to intensify stir

  India | May 31, 2014 18:31 IST

  Mumbai: The BJP today warned of intensifying its agitation against the long-pending issue of Local Body Tax (LBT) if the Maharashtra government fails to abolish it in next 10 days.“We have been agitating since last

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  HC orders Maharashtra to form SIT to probe builder Loharia's murder

  India | April 10, 2014 17:15 IST

  Mumbai:  The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to constitute a Special Investigative Team (SIT) to probe the murder of Navi Mumbai builder Sunil Loharia, observing that it was a serious crime.A bench headed

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  Maharashtra government gets EC's nod on compensation for farmers

  India | March 21, 2014 8:17 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra government yesterday got a nod from the Election Commission of India to announce the relief package for the hailstorm-hit farmers.  Following the order Chief Secretary J S Saharia announced the relief package today

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  Ahead-of-elections, Maharashtra govt legalises slum transfer

  India | February 27, 2014 8:56 IST

  Mumbai: Apparently eyeing the elections, Maharashtra government yesterday announced “slum transfer policy” which makes the present occupant of a house in a slum the beneficiary of the redevelopment scheme.It also announced that 138 gram-panchayats situated