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"Eknath Shinde will take a proper decision on the Maratha reservation": Maharashtra minister assures protestors

Assuring reservation activist Manoj Patil, who ended his strike on Tuesday, of the government's support, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant exuded confidence that the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led government will take a proper decision on the issue of the Maratha reservation.

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Belagavi police stop Shiv Sena leaders at Karnataka border

Belagavi police stopped several Shiv Sena members from Maharashtra, who were planning to enter the district on November 1 morning and participate in the Black Day observations.

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Maratha quota stir | Jarange Patil issues fresh ultimatum, lashes out at State government

In his ultimatum to the Maharashtra government, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil warned of relinquishing water if the government did not grant reservation for all Marathas

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Maharashtra politicians banned from entering Belagavi district

The district administration has issued prohibitory orders banning the entry of some politicians from Maharashtra who were expected to participate in the Black Day celebrations planned by the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti in Belagavi on Rajyotsava Day on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Maratha reservation protest: KKRTC temporarily suspends operations in Maharashtra after bus is torched, KSRTC follows suit

Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) has temporarily suspended its operations in Maharashtra after one of its buses was set ablaze on Monday by protesters amidst the ongoing reservation for Maratha reservation.

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Maratha quota stir | Situation under control in Beed; 49 people arrested

Police have arrested 49 people in connection with the violence in Maharashtra’s Beed district during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation, an official said. A curfew was imposed in parts of Beed district after a series of incidents of violence and arson targeting properties of politicians.

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MES claims Maharashtra Ministers will participate in ‘Black Day’

Claims of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti leaders that some Maharashtra Ministers will participate in the ‘Black Day’ on Karnataka Rajyotsava day, to oppose the unification of the State in Belagavi on November 1, has come under fire from Kannada organisations.

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Gates of Babli Barrage across Godavari river closed after 120 days

Engineers of Maharashtra, Telangana, and Central Water Commission closed the Babli Barrage gates on Sunday, after keeping them open for 120 days

The Hindu

Fast unto death across Maharashtra, says pro-Maratha quota activist

Despite his declining health, pro-Maratha quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil escalated his protest by urging community members to initiate a fast unto death

The Hindu

Odourless, tasteless, lethal: thallium as a murder weapon

In Mahagaon village, two women allegedly killed five family members by lacing their food with poison. The string of murders in Maharashtra, which have left the police shocked and the village fearful

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Maratha reservation stir: Jarange Patil casts aspersions on Modi’s intent in granting quota

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil criticizes PM Modi and Maharashtra govt. over reservation issue. He claims PM's silence indicates he no longer needs the poorer sections of the Maratha community. Activists in Maharashtra are intensifying their agitation, with several villages banning entry of politicians and effigy burning. All parties…

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National Games | Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi continues domination, hosts Goa win first gold medal

Bhavani Devi, who was the biggest star to be in action on the day the Games were officially declared open by the Prime Minister, defeated Kerala’s S Soumiya 15-5 in the final to win back to back National Games gold medals. Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of…

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Kalyana Parva Utsav at Basavakalyan from tomorrow

Karnataka's Basava Dharma Peetha Trust will host a three-day Kalyana Parva Utsav in Basavakalyan, Bidar district. Minister Eshwar Khandre will inaugurate the event on Sunday. It will feature a seminar, Sharana Vandane and Sharanarige Sharanarthi, and other religious and literary events. Participants from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra are…

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In Shirdi, PM Modi questions Pawar’s farmer welfare efforts

The Prime Minister mentioned PM Kisan Samman Nidhi under which small farmers received ₹2,60,000 crore, including ₹26,000 crore for the small farmers of Maharashtra.

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Legislators will soon meet CM over prevailing water crisis, says Afzalpur MLA

Kalaburagi MLA M.Y. Patil urges CM Siddaramaiah to write to ISWDT demanding Maharashtra release 15 tmcft of water from Ujjani Reservoir to Bhima river course. People depend on Bhima river for irrigation & drinking, but farming activities have been hit due to scanty rainfall & dried-up barrages.

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Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde announces retirement yet again, says daughter Praniti will contest 2024 Lok Sabha poll from Solapur

Veteran Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde, 82, has retired from electoral politics, proposing his daughter, MLA Praniti Shinde, to contest the 2024 Solapur Lok Sabha seat. He has held several portfolios in Maharashtra Cabinet & served as Governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh. He was thrice elected MP from Solapur, but lost…

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Those in power will have to pay price for disregarding Maharashtra’s youth, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar launches his grand-nephew Rohit Pawar’s Yuva Sangharsh Yatra, planned as a massive outreach programme to woo youth towards the NCP faction led by the senior Pawar

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Pankaja Munde takes veiled jibes at ruling parties, says ‘characterless’ politicians will be outvoted

Pankaja Munde, BJP leader and former Maharashtra Minister, indicated she will soon re-enter the political arena. She warned "characterless politicians" will be outvoted in 2024 and vowed to secure justice for farmers and sugarcane cutters. She thanked people for the overwhelming response to her non-political event and said she will…

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RSS holds annual 'Vijayadashmi Utsav' in Nagpur, singer Shankar Mahadevan attends as Chief Guest

The annual 'Vijayadashmi Utsav' event of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) started with workers' 'Path Sanchalan' (route march) at Maharashtra's Nagpur on Tuesday.

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Israel flag stickers pasted on Pune roads; police register four cases

“Stickers with the picture of Israel flag have been found pasted on roads in some parts of Maharashtra’s Pune city following which the police have registered four FIRs against a number of people,” officials said on October 23.

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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar accuses Opposition parties of spreading false information about contract-based jobs

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday accused Opposition parties of spreading false information

The Hindu

Maharashtra Speaker clubs Shiv Sena disqualification petitions; next hearing on October 26

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker consolidates cross-petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs. SC granted Speaker final opportunity to provide realistic timeframe for deciding petitions. 40 MLAs of Shinde-led Sena & 14 of Thackeray faction issued notices. SC ruled Shinde to remain CM & EC allotted…

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Maharashtra government to scrap order meant for contractual recruitment, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra govt cancels order to recruit contract-based staff; CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Ajit Pawar agree to scrap GR; Oppn had raised concerns over move.

The Hindu

India preparing skilled professionals for the world: Modi

Prime Minister says State governments need to expand the scope of skill development programmes for the youth so that they can help the country become self-reliant

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‘Muslim conversion gang’ in Ahmednagar: Unravelling the truth behind these claims

On October 11, the chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights shot off a fiery letter to the chief secretary of Maharashtra.

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