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  Maharashtra govt to train 2,000 OBC students for MPSC, 1,000 for UPSC exams

  Education | August 07, 2021 14:54 IST

  The state government has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore for Mahajyoti (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research and Training Institute), of which Rs 40 crore have been disbursed.

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  Maharashtra govt sets up panel to probe phone-tapping allegations made by state Cong chief

  India | July 10, 2021 11:27 IST

  The Maharashtra government has appointed a high-level committee headed by state DGP Sanjay Pandey to probe the phone-tapping allegations levelled by state Congress chief Nana Patole.

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  Shiv Sena justifies suspension of 12 BJP MLAs; opposition protests

  India | July 06, 2021 11:22 IST

  A day after 12 BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for alleged misbehaviour, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said indiscipline cannot be tolerated.

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  OBC resolution to be moved by Maha govt in Legislature 'misleading': Fadnavis

  India | July 05, 2021 13:49 IST

  The Supreme Court earlier this year quashed quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies after observing that the total number of seats earmarked for various communities.

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  Bombay HC asks Maharashtra govt, BMC to form SOS policy to avoid fake vaccination drives

  India | June 22, 2021 14:26 IST

  The court said the state or municipal authorities must be a part of, or have information of all such private vaccination camps being organised by housing societies and offices to ensure citizens do not suffer.

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  Congress will stand with Maharashtra CM for 5 years, MVA won't face problems from party: Nana Patole

  India | June 21, 2021 8:14 IST

  Talking to reporters in Pune on the sidelines of an event, Patole said, when the three parties came together to form the MVA, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had stated that the party was joining the alliance to stop the BJP from occupying power.

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  Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maharashtra govt

  India | May 25, 2021 10:38 IST

  Former MLA Vivek Pandit, who heads a state committee on tribal welfare, has appealed to the Maharashtra government to administer anti-influenza vaccine to all children below the age of five years in the state's tribal region before the upcoming monsoon season.

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  Maharashtra Government to vaccinate all its citizens free of cost: State Minister Nawab Malik

  News | April 25, 2021 15:00 IST

  The State Minister Nawab Malik has informed that the Maharashtra Government will vaccinate all its citizens free of cost.

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  Dr Harsh Vardhan slams Maharashtra government over COVID vaccine scarcity claim

  News | April 08, 2021 10:44 IST

  Amid continuous surge in COVID cases in Maharashtra, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on April 07 said that there is a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the city. However, later the Union health minister released a statement singling out states ruled by non-BJP parties, criticising their alleged failure to contain the spread.

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  Exclusive: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Maha govt over sachin waze case

  News | March 24, 2021 13:47 IST

  While talking to India TV Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Maharashtra government over sachin waze case.

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  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tears into Maharashtra govt over Sachin Waze episode

  India | March 21, 2021 15:02 IST

  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday called for a "fair and impartial probe by an outside agency" into the controversy surrounding Mumbai policeman Sachin Waze and his alleged patronisation by top leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-NCP combine in Maharashtra.

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  BJP holds protest against Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh

  News | March 21, 2021 11:02 IST

  Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh’s sensational letter on Saturday accusing Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption — unprecedented in the chequered history of Mumbai Police — has ratcheted up tension within the three-party ruling coalition.

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  Maharashtra govt allows watersports, amusement parks to resume operations

  India | December 23, 2020 13:25 IST

  A government circular, dated December 21, said all norms of social distancing and precautions to check the spread of COVID-19 will have to be followed during these activities.

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  Attempt to detail bullet train project? Uddhav govt proposes shifting metro car shed to BKC

  News | December 21, 2020 12:41 IST

  The Centre and the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government are locked in a tussle over ownership of the land earmarked by the state for constructing the car shed depot which was earlier planned at Aarey Colony.

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  Kangana Ranaut on Mumbai Mayor's 'do takke ke log' comment:‘What is it about me that rattles people'

  Celebrities | November 28, 2020 11:09 IST

  The Bombay High court on Friday held that demolition carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at the actress's bungalow in Mumbai was illegal and smacked of malicious intent. Soon after the order, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar called Kangana 'do takke ke log' and said that a girl from Himachal cannot come and call Mumbai PoK. Now, Kangana has taken to Twitter to react to the statement.

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  Maharashtra: A year on, Uddhav Thackeray firmly in the saddle

  India | November 27, 2020 12:48 IST

  In poll rallies, Uddhav repeatedly voiced his resolve to fulfill Bal Thackeray's dream of making a Shiv Sainik the chief minister and ended up donning the mantle himself.

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  Siddharth Roy Kapur appeals to Maha govt to provide incentives to filmmakers, exhibition sector

  Celebrities | November 05, 2020 17:38 IST

  At the inaugural panel discussion of "Panorama: Envisioning Film & Media Entertainment Policy for Maharashtra", Siddharth Roy Kapur said screen density in the state has been a "core issue" for the last couple of years.  

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  Adivasi families in Palghar running out of money and rations, urge govt for help

  News | October 27, 2020 20:05 IST

  Advasi families are trying to cope with the situation since the Covid-19 lockdown, and they are fast running out of money and rations. The families are now urging the government to help them in their hard time.

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  Maharashtra: Uddhav govt blocks CBI from probing cases without seeking ‘permission'

  India | October 22, 2020 10:15 IST

  The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decreed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would be required to take the state's permission before probing cases in the state.

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  SC rejects PIL seeking dismissal of Maharashtra govt

  India | October 16, 2020 15:30 IST

  The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking dismissal of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra and imposition of President's Rule in the state.