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Protesting onion traders of Nashik suspend auctions

Onion traders in Maharashtra’s Nashik district announced the suspension of auctions in all APMCs indefinitely, citing the recent decision by the Union government to increase export duty on the kitchen staple by up to 40%

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Hold discussion on India-Canada diplomatic row in Parliament: NCP asks government

NCP MP Supriya Sule urges government to discuss India-Canada ties in special Parliament session. Raises issues of onion prices, inflation, drought, and Maharashtra, Maratha, Dhangar, Lingayat and Muslim reservation

The Hindu

India's microfinance loans: Women in rural areas trapped in debt spiral

Microfinance – lending small sums of money to the very poor to lift them out of poverty – has been widely taken up in India. But almost 50 years after its introduction, the results are mixed. Microcredits, mainly for women, have turned Indian social structures upside down. In the agricultural…

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Not interested in delay but won't hurry either: Maharashtra Speaker on disqualification pleas

Mumbai Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar says he won't delay or rush decision on disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs, to ensure justice.

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SC gives Maharashtra Speaker a week to open disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde and other MLAs

Supreme Court directs Maharashtra Speaker to start disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde and other MLAs within a week; notes Speaker must show "deference & dignity" to SC's direction

The Hindu

Sheep, goats cannot fight lion: Eknath Shinde on Opposition targeting PM Modi

Commenting on the status of the NDA in Maharashtra, Mr. Shinde said, ‘After Ajit Pawar decided to join us, my government (BJP-Shiv Sena-Ajit Pawar faction of NCP) enjoys the support of 215 plus MLAs. There is no threat to the government.’

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Eknath Shinde seeks Central aid for ambitious water project in arid Marathwada

Maharashtra CM Shinde hopes for Central aid for Marathwada water-grid project. Announced ₹45,000 cr development package for region. Criticized Uddhav Thackeray for lack of political will to develop Marathwada. Shinde's govt renamed Aurangabad and Osmanabad. Claimed MVA would've regressed Maharashtra had it stayed in power.

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The Hindu scribe wins Statesman award for environmental reporting

Navamy Sudhish (The Hindu, Kollam) won Cushrow Irani Prize for Environmental Reporting for her article 'Fishing in uncertain waters' mapping plight of traditional fishers in Kerala. Rupsa Chakraborty (Indian Express) won 1st prize in Rural Reporting category for her reportage on floating dispensaries, water ambulances & primary health centres in…

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Shinde announces ₹45,000 crore development package for drought-hit Marathwada

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde announces ₹45,000 cr package for drought-affected Marathwada region. Revised administrative sanctions for irrigation projects worth ₹14,000 cr to bring 8 lakh hectares of land under irrigation. CM, deputies & Ministers staying in govt guest house, not five-star hotels. Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray says govt has…

The Hindu

84 artists conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards

VP Dhankhar presents Amrit Awards to 84 artistes for preserving Indian culture, honouring those who have not been accorded national recognition in 75 yrs. Awardees from diverse fields of performing arts incl. theatre, music, playwriting, folk music & dance. Awardees from 15 states incl. J&K, Goa, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Andhra Pradesh,…

The Hindu

Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Pune pandal to showcase Ram Mandir theme

As the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is approaching, a Ganesh pandal themed on Ayodhya's Ram Mandir is being constructed in Maharashtra’s Pune by the Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Shattered’: Muslim engineer killed by mob at mosque in India’s Maharashtra

The family of Nurul Hassan grieves his lynching during attack by a Hindu mob at a mosque in the state’s Satara district.

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Marathi version of 'Dilli ki Bulbul' released by Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of School Education

'Dilli ki Bulbul' has been called Modern Panchtantra by India Today. The book is being used as a text book in California. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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PM Modi to inaugurate biggest housing project for economically weak sections in Maharashtra's Solapur next month

PM Modi will be inaugurating the largest housing project for economically weaker sections at Solapur, in Maharashtra, next month

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Sena vs Sena: Speaker begins hearing on disqualification petitions of rival factions

Rahul Narwekar, Speaker of Pune's Maharashtra Assembly, began hearing 34 disqualification petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions led by CM Eknath Shinde and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray.

The Hindu

Coimbatore police arrest member of Maharashtra-based gang involved in serial chain snatchings

Police arrest member of a chain-snatching gang in Coimbatore. Hussain Ali Sheik, part of a Maharashtra-based gang, was arrested after attempting to escape on a stolen two-wheeler. He and three others followed a unique modus operandi of travelling to different places on trains and using stolen motorcycles to snatch chains.…

The Hindu

Special court reserves order on plea of Bhujbal’s kin to drop ED case

Special PMLA court reserves order on plea application filed by NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal's relatives in Maharashtra Sadan scam case. ED chargesheet states Bhujbal laundered ₹291.71 cr & accomplices ₹359.30 cr. Order to be declared by Oct 13.

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Belagavi Id procession put off by three days

Muslim orgs in Belagavi postpone Id-e-Milad procession by 3 days to avoid clash with Ganesh idol immersion procession. MLA Asif Sait announced decision to maintain law & order, reduce burden on police. Similar decision taken in Maharashtra.

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Two gangs held while smuggling drugs to Maharashtra

Cyberabad SOT, law & order police nab 2 interstate gangs smuggling marijuana via Hyderabad; recovered 1.228 kg contraband, firearm, 14 rounds of ammo, 2 magazines. Gangs from UP, Haryana, Maharashtra arrested; main supplier & receiver from AP, Maharashtra at large.

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Maharashtra beat Karnataka to win 5th National Wheelchair Rugby Championship 2023

Maharashtra beat Karnataka with the final score of 31-10 in the finals at the recently concluded 5th National Wheelchair Rugby Championship 2023 held at Balewadi, Pune from September 10 to September 11, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR

40% of sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% have serious criminal cases, 7% are billionaires and average assets per MP is ₹38.33 crs. 23 (79%) out of 29 MPs from Kerala, 41 (73%) out of 56 MPs from Bihar, 37 (57%) out of 65 MPs from Maharashtra, 13 (54%) out…

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to continue fast until govt. grants reservation to his community

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on September 11 presided over an all-party meeting in Mumbai held in the backdrop of the ongoing Maratha quota agitation led by Mr. Jarange.

The Hindu

As pro-Maratha quota activist refuses to relent, Shinde holds all-party meet

Eknath Shinde held an all-party meeting late evening in Mumbai to break the impasse under the shadow of intensifying tensions between the Maratha and OBC communities across Maharashtra

The Hindu

At least one dead, 10 injured, Internet suspended in Maharashtra’s Satara over social media post

One person has been killed and 10 others injured after they tried to disrupt the police interrogation of a person held for putting an objectionable post in Satara district of Maharashtra

The Hindu

Special session of Parliament is to split Maharashtra, claims State Congress chief

The Centre has not spelt out the agenda of the special session to be held from September 18 to 22

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