The Latest Breaking News from Chandrakant Patil

Delhi protesters' fingerprints collected from stones for identification via Aadhaar: BJP minister

A Maharashtra minister stated Delhi Police collected protesters' fingerprints from stones. These prints will link to Aadhaar numbers for identification purposes. The CJP protest in Delhi involved clashes and stone-pelting incidents. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut mocked the minister's scientific claims. Police are creating a database of individuals with criminal…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

NEET-UG re-exam to push back engineering, pharmacy admissions in Maharashtra: Minister

NEET re-exam: Chandrakant Patil, Maharashtra's higher education minister, announced that the NEET-UG re-exam scheduled for June 21 will cause a significant delay in the admissions process for engineering and pharmacy programs.

The Economic Times · May 21

Maharashtra SP Chief Abu Azmi suspended for full budget session over Aurangzeb remarks

Speaker Rahul Narvekar announced that the resolution was passed unanimously and suspended Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the budget session. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 5, 2025

Ajit Pawar gets his way again, snags plum Guardian Ministership of Pune district

After months of friction and wrangling, the Eknath Shinde-led government on Wednesday finally appointed Guardian Ministers to 11 districts, with Deputy Chief Minister and rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar snaring the coveted guardianship of Pune district.

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Maharashtra CM Shinde appoints guardian Ministers for 11 districts

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde appoints guardian Ministers for 11 districts; Ajit Pawar (NCP) for Pune, Sudhir Mungantiwar (BJP) for Wardha, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (Revenue) for Akola, Chandrakant Patil (Solapur & Amravati), Hassan Mushrif (Kolhapur & Medical Education), Dhananjay Munde (Beed & Agriculture), Vijay Gavit (Bhandara & Tribal Dev.), Dilip Walse-Patil (Buldhana…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Supriya Sule reminds BJP of ‘its misogyny’ during debate

NCP MP Supriya Sule exposed BJP's doublespeak on women's rights in Lok Sabha, citing examples of derogatory remarks made by BJP leaders Chandrakant Patil and Abdul Sattar. She highlighted the party's mindset and called out their hypocrisy.

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Pune district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil bats for starting NGO type scheme to support needy patients

PUNE: Pune District Guardian Minister Chandrakant Patil has batted for creating a Non-Government Organization (NGO) type scheme, with the help of doctors, which will be beneficial for needy patients.

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2023

In rare reports on the Adani empire, a reminder of independent media’s significance

Few would have heard the name of TV journalist Govind Wakade. He works for TV18 and is based in Pune. 

Newslaundry · Dec 15, 2022

Mumbai Press Club condemns detention of Network 18 journalist

The Mumbai Press Club has condemned the "arbitrary detention" of Network 18 journalist Govind Wakade in Pimpri Chinchwad.

Newslaundry · Dec 12, 2022

Maharashtra CM re-constitutes sub-committee for Maratha reservation

Terming it as ‘unconstitutional’, the Supreme Court in May 2021 struck down the law granting quota to the community

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022