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  Maharashtra: Shopkeepers should speak in Marathi, says BJP Minister

  Politics | January 13, 2015 6:57 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister for Culture and Marathi language Vinod Tawde on Monday said shopkeepers in the state should speak in Marathi as there should be people's movement to promote the local language.After releasing the 20th

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  Strike hits 60,000 Maharashtra aided schools

  India | December 12, 2014 11:23 IST

  Mumbai/Nagpur: Over 60,000 government aided schools across Maharashtra remained shut Friday as around 700,000 teachers and non-teaching staff went on a strike to press for their demands, an official said here."We are opposing the state

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  Management quota admissions should be transparent: Vinod Tawde

  Politics | December 09, 2014 17:56 IST

  Nagpur: Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Tuesday said there should be transparency in the admissions for management quota seats in various colleges and the process should be done on merit basis.Tawde was talking

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  Maharashtra keen to groom youth leaders via college elections: Tawde

  Politics | November 22, 2014 18:06 IST

  Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is keen to re-start college elections as they would groom student leaders and help them develop leadership skills, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said here today.  College elections were stopped in the

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  Fadnavis' team a mix of old and new

  Politics | October 31, 2014 19:32 IST

  Mumbai: The 10-member Devendra Fadnavis ministry sworn in here today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a blend of youth and experience.  The seniormost among them is Eknath Khadse (born in 1952),

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  Devendra Fadnavis leads the race for Maharashtra Chief Minister

  Politics | October 20, 2014 14:29 IST

  Mumbai: With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging the single largest party in the assembly polls, the race for the post of Chief Minister is gaining momentum in Maharashtra.BJP's State unit chief Devendra Fadnavis (44) is

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  Maharashtra polls: Top 6 CM aspirants of BJP

  Politics | October 25, 2014 10:07 IST

  New Delhi: Maharashtra Assembly election results will be out on Sunday. Exit polls have predicted BJP emerging as single largest party. The party is also exploring possibilities of joining hands with parties like NCP and

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  Sena leaders reach BJP office to salvage alliance

  Politics | September 23, 2014 13:33 IST

  Mumbai: Senior Shiv Sena leaders today held talks with BJP aiming to end the deadlock on seat sharing that is threatening to disintegrate their 25-year-old alliance ahead of the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly elections.  Sena

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  Chavan's decision to skip Narendra Modi's function "unfortunate": BJP

  Politics | August 21, 2014 15:25 IST

  Mumbai: The BJP in Maharashtra today termed as “unfortunate” Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's decision to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme in Nagpur and said Congress should introspect why people are “unhappy” with the state

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  BJP Asks Maharashtra Government to Declare Drought in State

  Politics | August 13, 2014 16:34 IST

  Latur: The BJP today asked the Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra to declare drought in the state, and to seek relief from Central contingency fund to tackle the acute water shortage in areas like Marathwada which

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  Final decision on alliance only after leaders meet: BJP

  Politics | July 06, 2014 12:49 IST

  Mumbai: BJP today said final decision on the alliance with Shiv Sena for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra would be taken only after leaders of both parties meet and discuss the issue.At a party

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  Why Maharashtra buying costlier electricity from private firms: BJP

  Politics | July 06, 2014 12:48 IST

  Mumbai: BJP leader and leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Vinod Tawde today said the state government should have sought electricity from the central grid in the face of power shortage.“I spoke to

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  Don't transfer 'Adarsh' CBI officer: Maha BJP leader to PM

  Politics | July 07, 2012 13:50 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 6:Calling the transfer of CBI Joint Director Rishi Raj Singh, who headed the probe in the Adarsh scam, as “inappropriate”, a senior Maharashtra BJP leader has requested the Centre to put it on

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  People Have Spurned Ajit Pawar's Money Politics, Says BJP

  India | February 17, 2012 17:35 IST

  Mumbai, Feb 17: Today's results of the civic elections in Maharashtra showed that “politics of money” propagated by Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar had been rejected by the people, BJP said.  “The