Prithvi Raj Chavan
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Prithviraj Chavan denies knowledge of moves to replace him as CM
India | Jun 20, 2014, 07:57 PM ISTPune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday denied knowledge of any moves by the Congress to replace him in the wake of the party's drubbing in the recent Lok Sabha polls."I have not been
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Unfair to target me just because I refused to oblige a big builder: Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashtra CM
National | Jun 20, 2014, 03:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid media reports of Congress mulling over changing the CM of Maharashtra, a rattled Prithviraj Chavan has alleged that he is being targeted just because he refused to oblige a big builder. Talking to
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Metro service will be called 'Mumbai Metro', says Chavan
India | Jun 14, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTMumbai: Seeking to scotch speculation over name of the metro service launched in the megapolis recently, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said it will be called “Mumbai Metro”.“It will be called Mumbai Metro,” Chavan
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Local leadership wants octroi to continue in Mumbai: CM
India | Jun 14, 2014, 05:14 PM ISTMumbai: Without naming Shiv Sena and BJP, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today that the local “political leadership” was not interested in ushering in the Local Body Tax—which replaces octroi—in the megapolis.The Municipal Corporation
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Committee to prepare new law against illegal buildings: Chavan
India | Jun 12, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTMumbai: A 14-member committee headed by BMC commissioner has been entrusted with the task of preparing a new comprehensive law to stop illegal structures from proliferating in urban areas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told
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Decision on toll, LBT soon, says Chavan
India | Jun 05, 2014, 07:55 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said a policy decision on levying the toll and Local Bodies Tax will be taken before the ongoing monsoon session ends.Addressing reporters after the government presented the Budget
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Praful Patel files nomination for Rajya Sabha election
National | Jun 05, 2014, 02:28 PM ISTMumbai: Former Union minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel today filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in Maharashtra slated for June 19. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and
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Two Congress leaders join Maharashtra cabinet
National | Jun 02, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTMumbai: The ruling Congress-NCP government of Maharashtra was Monday expanded with the induction of two legislators as ministers barely four months before the state assembly elections.Latur legislator Amit Deshmukh, son of former chief minister late
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BJP seeks abolition of LBT in 10 days; warns to intensify stir
India | May 31, 2014, 06:31 PM ISTMumbai: 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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Maharashtra would post 10 pc agricultural growth: Chavan
India | May 29, 2014, 08:29 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said though the climate change was leading to rise in the natural calamities, the agricultural production of the state would be increased to achieve the target of 10
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Prithviraj Chavan unlikely to be replaced as Maharashtra CM
National | May 25, 2014, 11:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress high command tonight indicated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is unlikely to be changed.“The Chief Minister met Congress President. I do not think there will be any change,” a senior leader
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Maharashtra Congress to reach out to cadre for forthcoming assembly polls
India | May 19, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTMumbai: After its massive defeat in Lok Sabha polls in the state, Maharashtra Congress today expressed total confidence in All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership and plans to reach out to its grass root cadre
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'Snap polls in Maha will be disastrous for Congress'
India | May 18, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTMumbai: As CongressMaharashtraPrithviraj ChavanBJPShiv Sena' performance in hit its nadir, sources in the party feel that it would be disastrous for it if Chief Minister resigns bowing to the 's demand and have snap polls.They
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Maharashtra CM meets Congress leaders in wake of poll debacle
India | May 17, 2014, 11:59 PM ISTMumbai: Reeling under the humiliating defeat at the hands of NDA in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan held discussions with leaders of the state party unit here today.Chavan discussed the election result with
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Maharashtra CM condemns Gadchiroli Maoist attack
India | May 11, 2014, 11:09 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today condemned the Maoist attack in Gadchiroli that claimed the lives of seven policemen, describing it as “an act of cowardice”. In a statement released here, Chavan said the
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Financial aid given to hailstorm hit farmers, says Chavan
National | May 01, 2014, 03:06 PM ISTMumbai: Refuting allegations of not rendering help to hailstorm affected farmers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the state government has disbursed financial aid to them.“It is not that we haven't helped farmers. People
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Extending outside support impractical, utopian: Digvijay
National | Apr 29, 2014, 05:43 PM ISTHyderabad: As the debate on possible ruling dispensation at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections gathers momentum, Congress leader Digvijay Singh feels that extending outside support in a coalition set up is “impractical, utopian
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Maharashtra: Campaign for 2nd phase of polling to end tomorrow
India | Apr 14, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTMumbai: As the campaign for second phase of polling in Maharashtra draws to a close tomorrow, in which nearly 3.25 crores voters are expected to decide the fate of 358 candidates, leaders are working feverishly
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Modi in rush to take over PM's post, says Pawar
National | Mar 28, 2014, 02:28 PM ISTNashik: Firing a salvo against BJP's Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has alleged that the senior BJP leader is in a rush to take over the country's top post.“He (Modi) appears
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Don't commit suicide, Chavan's appeal to distraught farmers
National | Mar 19, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTMumbai: Alarmed by the renewed spate of farmers' suicides - at least 32 since Sunday - Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday appealed to them not to end their lives. The chief minister said in