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  Maharashtra govt likely to bring ordinance on Kunbi certificates after Jarange's 24-hour deadline

  Maharashtra | January 26, 2024 23:53 IST

  Lakhs of Marathas are currently waiting for the government’s response in Navi Mumbai with government and police officials maintaining close contact with Jarange-Patil who has started a hunger strike this morning.

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  President Murmu summons Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil, who resigned over Maratha quota

  Maharashtra | November 30, 2023 10:19 IST

  Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil voiced his support for the Maratha community's demand for reservation in government jobs and education.

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  Manoj Jarange appeals to govt to pass bill for quota to Marathas in assembly Winter Session

  Maharashtra | November 21, 2023 23:53 IST

  Jarange Patil on November 2 ended his indefinite fast after a delegation from the Maharashtra government met him and ensured the passage Maratha Reservation Bill in the assembly.

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  Maratha quota stir: Manoj Jarange ends hunger strike, CM Eknath Shinde thanks activist

  Maharashtra | November 03, 2023 6:14 IST

  Maratha quota stir: Manoj Jarange said he will not “touch the door of his residence” till all Marathas get reservation benefits. He also demanded that a date be fixed to revoke offences registered against Maratha quota agitators.

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  Maratha quota row: Dharashiv District Collector issues first Kunbi caste certificate in Maharashtra

  Maharashtra | November 01, 2023 14:18 IST

  The decision comes a day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said a government-appointed committee scrutinised 1.72 crore old documents and among them, 11,530 records were found where Kunbi caste was mentioned.

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  Maratha quota: Shinde-led all-party meet unanimously adopts resolution on reservation | DETAILS

  Maharashtra | November 01, 2023 13:58 IST

  With protests turning violent in some parts of the state, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde called an all-party meeting today. The leaders adopted a resolution in the meeting unanimously stating that all parties are for the reservation to the community. It also condemned the violence in the state.

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  Maratha quota stir: All-party meet asks activist Manoj Jarange to withdraw indefinite fast

  Maharashtra | November 02, 2023 0:18 IST

  Maratha quota stir: After the all-party meeting in Mumbai, chief minister Shinde said a resolution was passed asking Jarange to call off his fast. The government needs time for legal modalities to implement the reservation and Jarange should cooperate, he said.

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  Maratha reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS

  Maharashtra | October 31, 2023 15:53 IST

  Maratha reservation row: Amid incidents of violence over the Maratha reservation issue in parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday called activist Manoj Jarange over phone and assured a concrete decision on giving Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community.

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  Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Holds Meetings Over Violent Protests| Maratha Quota |India TV News

  News | October 31, 2023 10:47 IST

  Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde held meetings over violent protests in the state in connection with the Maratha Quota Row. Shinde also had a meeting with Maharashtra's Governor where he briefed him of the same.

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  Maratha reservation stir: CM Eknath Shinde calls all-party meet today as quota agitation escalates

  Maharashtra | November 01, 2023 0:03 IST

  Maratha reservation protest: Activist Manoj Jarange, who has been sitting on an indefinite fast in Maharashtra's Jalna district over the demand for reservation to the Maratha community, demanded a special session of the assembly on the quota issue.

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  Maratha quota row: Residence of another MLA, NCP office set on fire in Beed, curfew imposed

  Maharashtra | October 30, 2023 22:33 IST

  The protests demanding reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra took a violent turn on Monday. The agitators targeted the residences of NCP leaders in Beed and they also set an NCP office in the district on fire following which the authority imposed a curfew in the district.

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  'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde

  Maharashtra | September 29, 2023 23:33 IST

  Maharashtra: After attending a meeting of the representatives of the OBC community, CM Eknath Shinde asserted that "there will be no injustice to OBC or other communities."

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  'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

  Maharashtra | September 16, 2023 20:13 IST

  Maratha reservation row: Deputy CM on Saturday stressed that the state government is seeking to restore the reservation for the Maratha community which is different from the OBC quota.

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  Fresh protests in Maharashtra, vehicles torched, offices vandalised, locals beaten up

  News | August 10, 2018 8:28 IST

  Maratha quota stir: Fresh protests in Maharashtra; vehicles torched, offices vandalised, locals beaten up

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  Maratha quota stir: Maharashtra braces for day-long bandh today, Navi Mumbai exempted

  India | August 09, 2018 1:18 IST

  The state police has said it will make maximum deployment of its personnel as also the central forces requisitioned so as to maintain the law and order.

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  Maratha reservation: Quota cannot guarantee employment as there are no jobs, says Gadkari

  India | August 05, 2018 7:26 IST

  Gadkari urged people to maintain peace and said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was trying to resolve the Maratha quota demand by holding talks.

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  Marathas to launch fresh agitation from August 9 demanding quota in jobs, educational institutions

  India | August 03, 2018 1:23 IST

  The Maharashtra government has informed the Centre that though the state has reserve police force in its possession, it will need additional force for tacking the situation.

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  Maratha quota stir: 3 arrested from Goa over Navi Mumbai violence

  India | August 02, 2018 17:41 IST

  The Maratha reservation stir in Navi Mumbai had turned violent on July 25 and it also led to the death of a 21-year-old man, Rohan Todkar, who was allegedly assaulted by a mob on that day.

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  Maratha quota stir: CM Fadnavis assures reservation after meeting community leaders

  India | August 02, 2018 17:32 IST

  The government has reportedly assured the community to provide a reservation 'which the court cannot reject'.

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  Maratha quota stir: Congress seeks Governor's intervention, says BJP 'dilly-dallying' on reservation

  India | July 30, 2018 18:58 IST

  A delegation led by state Congress chief Ashok Chavan met Rao on Monday afternoon and asked him to instruct the state government to immediately withdraw cases filed against "innocent" agitators during the recent Maratha quota protests.