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Maharashtra government approves bill to extend 10 per cent reservation to Marathas

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved a bill, extending reservation to Marathas above the 50 per cent mark in a special session of the state legislature. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Eknath Shinde promises quota for Marathas, reassures OBCs

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde reaffirms commitment to Maratha reservation without affecting OBC quotas, ahead of legislative session.

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MES lodges complaint against rule on Kannada boards

MES leaders complain to Maharashtra government about Karnataka's imposition of Kannada on people, seeking support in border dispute suit.

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PM Modi lauds Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on birth anniversary; Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde pays tribute at Shivneri Fort

Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary: PM Narendra Modi has often lauded Shivaji for his military and administrative genius and had invoked the much-admired Maratha king in his speech at the BJP convention as well.

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Supreme Court to hear Sharad Pawar's plea against EC order recognising Ajit Pawar-led faction as real NCP

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea of Sharad Pawar challenging an Election Commission order recognising the Ajit Pawar-led faction as the real NCP

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Baramati to witness NCP vs NCP in LS polls; Ajit Pawar hints to field candidate against Supriya Sule

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday sounded the election bugle against Baramati MP Supriya Sule and hinted at fielding a candidate against her cousin in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Issues on ground are not solved by making speeches in parliament and taking selfies,’ Ajit Pawar fires salvo against cousin Supriya Sule

Stressing that he had not stolen anybody’s party, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar took aim at his cousin and incumbent Baramati MP Supriya Sule by saying that work could never get done by “merely making speeches in Parliament” and “clicking selfies.”

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Sharad Pawar says a ‘strange situation’ is arising, seeks urgent hearing in Supreme Court

NCP founder Sharad Pawar appeals to Supreme Court for urgent hearing, concerned about being subject to nephew Ajit Pawar's control.

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Days after Ashok Chavan’s nomination for Rajya Sabha, son of BJP vice-president laments lack of recognition for father

Mumbai BJP leader's son expresses disappointment over lack of recognition for his father's dedicated service within the party.

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Shepherding: adding to the informal farm economy of North Karnataka

The shepherding communities of North Karnataka have their own unique economy which is facing many challenges as the demand and supply equations are undergoing transformation.

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Maharashtra Speaker announces Ajit Pawar-led NCP as real considering legislative majority

In a major blow to Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday decided that the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party is the real NCP considering the legislative majority and dismissed all the disqualification pleas against MLAs.

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Maharashtra to sell sand online on 'no profit no loss' basis under new scheme: Revenue Minister

The Maharashtra government has decided to sell sand online on a “no profit no loss” basis, a move that will enable people to buy the key construction material at a cheaper rate and curb illegal sand mining, Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said.

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With Ashok Chavan tipped for Upper House, BJP hints at fielding Narayan Rane in Lok Sabha fray

Former Congressman Ashok Chavan's entry into the BJP dampens Narayan Rane's chances of a second term in Rajya Sabha, but BJP may field Rane in Lok Sabha polls.

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"New beginning in political career": Ashok Chavan announces decision to join BJP

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting to work for the "constructive development of Maharashtra". Read further on Dynamite News:

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I am joining BJP, today is beginning of my new political career: Ex-CM Ashok Chavan

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan joins ruling BJP, refrains from giving specific reasons for leaving Congress.

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"Is BJP's self-confidence so low...?": Uddhav guns for BJP as Ashok Chavan quits Congress

Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA government in the state after former chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan resigned from the party, Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ashok Chavan’s exit casts shadow on Congress’s fortunes in Rajya Sabha polls

The resignation of senior Congressman Ashok Chavan and potential Congress split in Maharashtra overshadow the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

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Five members of ‘Parthi Gang’ of Maharashtra among eight arrested in Anantapur of Andhra Pradesh

The police on February 12 (Monday) arrested five members of an inter-State gang, known as ‘Parthi Gang’ of Maharashtra, allegedly involved in a series of highway robberies and stealing petrol from roadside fuel filling stations in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Two 12-wheeler lorries, diesel cans, hand pumps, and pipes,…

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Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan resigns from Congress

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan resigned from the Congress party's primary membership on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Special session of Maharashtra Assembly for Maratha Reservation likely to be called this weekend

After Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil started yet another indefinite hunger strike, a special session of the Maharashtra Assembly in connection to the Reservation is likely to be called at this weekend. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Right-wing group objects to screening of film at NFAI; says it showed Indian Army in bad light

“Members of a right-wing organisation barged into the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) premises in Maharashtra’s Pune city objecting to the screening of a docudrama, claiming it showed the Indian Army in a bad light,” a police official said.

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Maharashtra Cabinet to visit Ayodhya temple soon: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that State Cabinet Ministers will soon visit Ayodhya, where the consecration of the Ram Temple occurred on January 22.

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Sena (UBT) MP seeks Shah's intervention amid 'deteriorating' law and order situation in Maharashtra

Mumbai Shiv Sena MP seeks urgent intervention from Union Home Minister over deteriorating law and order situation in Maharashtra.

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People will teach the ‘Italian’ Rahul Gandhi a lesson for insulting Modi, OBCs: Maharashtra BJP chief Bawankule

Pune BJP president criticizes Rahul Gandhi for insulting OBCs, calls for OBC leaders in Congress to resign.

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Two shootings on camera: Why the heat’s turned up for Shinde and Fadnavis

Over the last seven days, two instances of violence in Maharashtra have turned up the heat on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.

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