Winter session ends, Budget session from March 9
Nagpur: The winter session of the Maharashtra legislature here was today prorogued, with the budget session scheduled to start in Mumbai from March 9. Assembly speaker Haribhau Bagde read out governor’s notification on the prorogument of the winter session and scheduled...
Opposition failed to make impact during session, says Fadnavis
Nagpur: The Congress-NCP led opposition was divided, directionless and had no strategy during the winter session of the legislature which ended today, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here. His government adopted a practical approach to deal with various issues, said...
BJP-Sena govt has cheated everyone, say Leaders of Opposition
Nagpur: Accusing the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra of being “insensitive” towards farmers in distress, Leaders of Opposition in both Houses of the state Legislature today said the government has failed on all fronts. In a joint press conference, Leader of Opposition...
Leaving out Muslims, Maharashtra Assembly passes bill on Maratha quota
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill providing 16 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs but it left out the Muslims, leading to a vociferous protest by the opposition. The previous Congress-NCP government...
No shortage of Dengue, Malarial, AIDS drugs but dealers selling at higher prices: Minister
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday declared that there is no shortage of life-saving drugs and anti-biotic medicines in State. However, the Government accepted the fact that some medicines of Dengue, Malaria and other contagious diseases are being sold well and above...
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil of Congress appointed LoP in Maharashtra Assembly
Nagpur: Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil of the Congress was today appointed as Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Speaker Haribhau Bagde in a suo moto statement made the announcement in the Lower House and installed Patil as LoP. Chief Minister Devendra...
ACB netted 8 Irrigation Department babus & seized assets worth Rs 70 crore: CM Fadnavis
A total of 41 cases were registered by the ACB and disproportionate assets worth Rs130 crore were seized from 1.1.14 to 13.10.14, informed the Chief Minister in Legislative Assembly. Nagpur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Maharashtra Police seized disproportionate assets worth Rs130...
Ruling Party checkmates Oppn over Vidarbha, other issues in second week of Winter Session
Development of Vidarbha is possible, but only after separate state, say region’s 44 BJP MLAs
Nagpur. The wide spectrum issues concerning Vidarbha finally got under sharp focus with Legislative Assembly taking up the discussion and members of almost all parties raising one or the other point of interest during the Winter Session being held in...
Nagpur, Vidarbha remarkably missing from questions being raised in assembly
Nagpur. The day Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature got off to a start on December 8 the Question Hour in Legislative Assembly was being mocked by MLAs from Nagpur and Vidarbha as well by raising negligible issues. On Thursday (December 18),...
Reforms in curriculum should not been as bid to saffronize education, says Minister Tawde
The Education Minister Vinod Tawde announced in Assembly that the negative marking in medical CET will be stopped forthwith. Nagpur. The Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Thursday replied to the marathon discussion held Legislative Assembly under Rule 293 over the issue of...
Marathi daily’s Editorial deriding State farmers draws severe flak from all Assembly members
Nagpur: The Editorial published in a Marathi Daily ‘Loksatta’ on December 16 that mocked at the present agonizing condition of farmers and villagers drew a severe flak from Assembly members across the party lines. As soon as the Editorial was read...
Maharashtra Govt to include manufacturing sectors in new investor-friendly ITES policy
Nagpur. The new ITES policy of Maharashtra Government will go extra investor-friendly with the inclusion of manufacturing sectors related to IT and telecommunications in it. The new Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) policy is to be implemented from April next year...
Rampant Dengue, other deadly diseases figure in House, angry NCP members stage walkout
Nagpur. The deadly Dengue and other diseases causing havoc in State found the place in a Call Attention Motion raised by members in Legislative Assembly. NCP members even staged a walk out charging inadequate measures by Government in controlling the spread...
State has put up new demands before Centre for wider relief package to farmers: Fadnavis
Nagpur. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that new demands will be put up before the Central Government for wider relief package to farmers in drought-hit areas of State. Speaking to media in the courtyard of Vidhan Bhavan, Fadnavis said...
Tawde’s ‘curious letter’ and Meghe’s ‘eatable stuff’ leave Assembly amused & speculating
Nagpur. The Question Hour in Assembly on Wednesday witnessed some interesting moments and left those present amused. At 11.15 am, the Education Minister Vinod Tawde called a peon and handed over him a piece of paper with some instruction or suggestion...
BJP Govt is committed on scrapping LBT at any cost, says State Finance Minister Mungantiwar
Nagpur. Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar n Wednesday reiterated BJP Government’s commitment to scrap Local Body Tax (LBT) and provide relief to agitated traders. “I assure that the promise made by BJP on abolishing LBT will be fulfilled and there will...
State Government announces special relief to farmers hit by hailstorm, unseasonal rain
File Pic Nagpur. Replying to the marathon discussion on the situation arising out of recent hailstorms and unseasonal rains in North Maharashtra that caused heavy damage to standing crops and fruit orchards with farmers suffering heavy losses, Revenue Minister Eknath...
Marathwada MLAs agitate for IIM at Aurangabad
Nagpur. MLAs from Marathwada who came here to attend the state assembly’s winter session have demanded for creation of an Institute of Management (IIM)at Aurangabad. The members resorted to agitation to press their demand. Later, State Minister for primary, higher and technical...
Tawde assures to resolve issue of ITI students’ negative marking within four days positively
MLAs other than Nagpur demand scrapping of toll tax recovery on roads entering the city
Nagpur. The Question Hour in Assembly on Monday witnessed members other than Nagpur itself raising the issue of toll tax being collected in city. The members Bunty Bhangdiya, Dr Devrao Holey, Krushna Gajbe and Sanjay Dhote demanded abolition of toll tax...
