Daily Dose Ep 1120: New cabinet in Maharashtra, Nitish Kumar breaks BJP alliance Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Maharashtra, Bihar, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Taiwan. Newslaundry · Aug 9, 2022
Women will get appropriate representation in Maharashtra Cabinet: Devendra Fadnavis "The objection that there is no woman Minister in the newly formed Cabinet will be addressed soon. Women will get appropriate representation in our Cabinet," Devendra Fadnavis said. The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
18 Ministers take oath in Maharashtra Maharashtra Cabinet expansion takes place 40 days after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed government The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: 18 MLAs take oath as ministers The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet took place on Tuesday with a total of 18 MLAs -9 each from BJP and from the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction sworn in as ministers in a grand ceremony in Mumbai's Raj Bhavan. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 9, 2022
Uddhav Thackeray nominates Ambadas Danve for post of LoP in Maharashtra Legislative Council Last month, a delegation of Shiv Sena MLCs Manisha Kayande, Sachin Ahir, Ambadas Danve, Vilas Potnis and Sunil Shinde met Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe and submitted a letter regarding the LoP and chief whip. The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022
Will Bihar see Nitish-RJD 2.0 or go the Maharashtra way? NEW DELHI: The BJP-JD(U) coalition in Bihar on Monday appeared to be teetering on the brink as a gleeful opposition waited with open arms to embrace CM Nitish Kumar amid growing tension in his partnership with the saffron party. The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022
Krishna, Godavari levels on the rise Heavy rains in catchment areas in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
Don't know who is real CM in Maharashtra, says Aaditya Thackeray; reiterates Shinde government will fall soon Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray also said the State had a "temporary" Chief Minister as the Shinde government was bound to fall soon. The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely to take place tomorrow Maharashtra cabinet expansion is likely to take place at 11 am on Tuesday at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan, sources said on Monday. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 8, 2022
Maharashtra cabinet expansion to take place on August 9 CM Shinde and Deputy CM Fadnavis had been functioning as a two-member cabinet since then, inviting criticism from opposition leaders The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
2 more deaths this monsoon take toll to 118 in Maharashtra MUMBAI: Two persons were killed in Washim and Yavatmal districts due to flood and lightning — taking the death toll since the start of monsoon to 118 — and 82 persons suffered injuries, according to the State Disaster Situation Report Index. The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
Nearly 70 lakh booster shots given across Maharashtra MUMBAI: Maharashtra is inching closer to administering 70 lakh booster shots in the state after the drive got a push under the 75-day special campaign. Despite the acceleration, only 3.7% of the population between 18-59 years has been covered with the third shot, underlining that it may not be possible… The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
Maharashtra: 214 convicts to be released from jails in 3 batches in 12 months MUMBAI: As many as 214 convicts, lodged in various prisons in the state, will be released within 12 months. The first batch of convicts is likely to be released on Independence Day next week. The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde seeks Central support in education, agriculture sectors MUMBAI: CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday sought the Centre’s support in implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and urged that minimum support price for crop procurement limit be increased to 50% of the production. The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022 'Rebel MLAs dancing like they were in a bar in Goa', says Maharashtra former minister Aaditya Thackeray MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader and former minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at the rebel MLAs over videos of them dancing on tables which went viral when they were in Goa in June. Aaditya said "33 countries had taken note of the traitors and their treachery" and that…
The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022 Cabinet expansion sooner than expected: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: Cabinet expansion in the Shinde-Fadnavis government will be sooner than expected, said deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, during an OBC (Other Backward Communities) conference in Delhi. Sources said the exercise will be carried out before August 15.
The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022 Maharashtra Cabinet expansion before August 15; Devendra Fadnavis to get Home Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have been functioning as a two-member Cabinet.
The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022 Maharashtra: Nigerian national dies while fleeing from police THANE: A Nigerian national died at a forest near Naglabunder of Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra allegedly after falling over a pipe near a deserted house while fleeing from a police party who tailed him for possessing drug on Friday morning.
The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022 In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra 150 flats to be offered to transgender persons in Nagpur
The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022 Under Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, babus have more power than MLAs: Opposition MUMBAI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is at the receiving end for granting quasi-judicial powers, held by cabinet members, to bureaucrats. Leader of opposition Ajit Pawar, Congress legislature party leader Balasaheb Thorat and Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe strongly criticized the chief minister, saying, his decision is anti-democratic.
The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022 Whose Mumbai Is It Anyway? KOLKATA: Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has waded into controversy by reportedly saying that Mumbai won't have money and would cease to be the financial capital if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis were removed from it. It is not entirely clear as to what prompted this gratuitous remark, and while his office…
The Times of India · Aug 6, 2022 Centre red-flags Covid spike, drop in testing in Mumbai, Maharashtra MUMBAI: The Union health ministry has flagged off a rising trend in Covid cases across Maharashtra and a drop in testing numbers in at least 20 districts. The central nudge comes at a time when Mumbai is witnessing a doubling of cases: while 486 cases were registered on Saturday, the…
The Hindu · Aug 6, 2022 Mob attacks Maharashtra man with sharp weapons, accuses him of supporting Nupur Sharma on social media; four held “The man, identified as Pratik alias Sunny Rajendra Pawar, was admitted to the ICU of a hospital for injuries to his head and other parts of the body,” a police official said.
The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022 Monkeypox test run on 17 samples in Maharashtra, no positive case so far MUMBAI: The state's public health department said on Friday that 17 samples have been tested for monkeypox in Maharashtra. However, none of them has come positive for the viral disease declared a public health emergency in the US on Thursday.
The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022 Need OBC quota in 96 local body polls: Maharashtra to SC NEW DELHI: The state on Friday requested the SC to modify its July 28 order allowing OBC quota in polls to 271 panchayats and permit similar reservations in the elections to 92 civic councils and 4 nagar panchayats, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.