Devendra Fadnavis hopes more than one Maharashtrian will serve as PM by 2050
Jan 05, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed his hope that by 2050 more than one Maharashtrian will occupy the PM's post.
PM Modi unveils housing and urban development projects in Maharashtra
Dec 18, 2018, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled important projects related to housing and urban transportation during his visit to Maharashtra.
Maharashtra governor signs Maratha quota bill
Nov 30, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IBNS): Maharashtra governor C. Vidyasagar Rao signed the Maratha reservation bill on Friday, which both Houses of the state Assembly had passed unanimously a day earlier, reports said.
Maharashtra passes Maratha reservation bill
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IBNS): Maharashtra on Thursday passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in education and jobs.
Farmers rally on second day, heads towards Azad Maidan
Nov 22, 2018, at 10:54 am
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IBNS): Around 20,000 farmers of Maharashtra have hit the streets of Mumbai as the rally entered the second day on Thursday, media reports said.
Farmers rally in Maharashtra today with demand of land reforms
Nov 21, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IBNS): Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra will take out a rally in the state on Wednesday to press for their demand of land reforms, media reports said.
Six killed, 10 injured in explosion near Wardha ordinance depot
Nov 20, 2018, at 12:59 pm
Wardha, Maharashgtra, Nov 20 (IBNS) : Six people were killed and 10 were injured after a box of ammunition exploded during handling near an ordnance depot in Maharashtra's Wardha on Tuesday morning, reports said .
Mumbai: Boat carrying workers to upcoming Shivaji memorial in Arabian Sea capsizes, one dies
Oct 24, 2018, at 05:45 pm
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IBNS): At least one person died when a Maharashtra government boat carrying workers to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea capsized on Wednesday, media reports said.
President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Maharashtra tomorrow
Oct 21, 2018, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Maharashtra on Oct 22 and 23, 2018.
Please bring prices of petrol, diesel under the ambit of GST: Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi
Oct 05, 2018, at 09:56 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the prices of petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Rahul, Sonia in Maharashtra, to hold Congress rally at Wardha
Oct 02, 2018, at 12:25 pm
Nagpur/Wardha, Oct 2 (IBNS): Congress' former and present presidents, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, respectively, reached Maharashtra as they will hold a rally in Wardha on Tuesday.
Developing cyclone off coast of Odisha to bring shower in Maharashtra: Report
Sep 21, 2018, at 10:49 am
Mumbai, Sept 21 (IBNS): A developing cyclone off the coast of Odisha is set to bring heavy to moderate rains in Maharashtra, NDTV reported quoting a met official.
Bye-elections to the Legislative Councils of Karnataka and Maharashtra on October 3
Sep 12, 2018, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) : The Election Commission on Wednesday announced bye-elections to some vacant seats in Karnataka Legislative Council and Maharashtra Legislative Council.
At least 20 killed as bus falls into gorge in Maharashtra
Jul 28, 2018, at 03:17 pm
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS) : At least 20 people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell down a gorge in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Saturday, reports said.
Mumbai: Police fire in the air as violence in agitation by Maratha groups spirals
Jul 25, 2018, at 02:30 pm
Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS) : Police fired in the air as Maratha agitators set a vehicle on fire and threw stones, taking their movement on the edge on Wednesday, demanding reservation in Government jobs and educational institutions, media reports said.
Maratha protesters block Mumbai-Pune highway demanding reservation
Jul 25, 2018, at 12:52 pm
Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): The Maratha agitators on Wednesday blocked the Mumbai-Pune highway demanding reservations in government jobs and educational institutions, media reports said.
Maratha protest for reservations escalates, reaches Mumbai
Jul 25, 2018, at 11:10 am
Mumbai, July 25 (IBNS): The Maratha protest for reservations in the government jobs and educational institutions reached Mumbai on Wednesday, the capital city of Maharashtra, media reports said.
Maratha agitation: Fadnavis urges calm, says looking into options; protests grow
Jul 24, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Pune, July 24 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has urged protesters to remain calm as unrest in Maharashtra has risen several folds after an agitating man, demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education, jumped off a bridge in the state's Aurangabad city and died on Monday.
Maharashtra govt allows outside food in multiplex cinemas
Jul 13, 2018, at 09:26 pm
Mumbai, July 13 (IBNS): The Maharashtra government on Friday announced that from Aug 1, outside food will be allowed in the multiplex cinema halls across the state.
Maharashtra: Villagers suspect five men to be child abductors, kill them
Jul 01, 2018, at 11:26 pm
Dhule , July 1 (IBNS): Villagers in Maharashtra's Dhule area on Sunday killed five people after they were suspected to be child kidnappers, media reports said.
Road accident near Nashik leaves 10 dead and 12 injured
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:35 pm
Nasik, Jun 7 (IBNS): At least 10 pilgrims killed and 12 others injured in a road accident on Mumbai-Agra NH in Nashik, according to media reports on Thursday.
Pre-monsoon showers affect life in Mumbai, local trains running late
Jun 07, 2018, at 01:23 pm
Mumbai, Jun 7 (IBNS): Parts of Mumbai were left waterlogged and the city's local trains ran late as pre-monsoon showers hit the city on Thursday morning, according to media reports.
Opposition unnerves BJP in by-polls; saffron outfit saves face in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:42 pm
A collective opposition-backed Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Tabassum Hasan has upset the BJP in much-talked Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha seat. Hasan is leading by a margin of nearly 40,000 votes in the constituency, which was earlier won by the BJP.
Bypoll results: NCP overtakes BJP in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya, RJD leads in Bihar
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:30 pm
Mumbai/Patna, May 31 (IBNS): Creating fresh trouble for the saffron outfit in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has overtaken the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, which went to by-polls on Monday, while the party is trailing in its stronghold Uttar Pradesh as well in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats.
By-poll results: BJP struggles in UP, earns big in Maharashtra
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:29 pm
Lucknow/Mumbai, May 31 (IBNS): In a setback to the saffron outfit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trailing in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur Assembly seats, where by-polls were held on Monday, media reports said.
EC denies allegation of large-scale failure of voting machines in ongoing by-elections
May 28, 2018, at 08:53 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has denied allegations of large-scale failure of EVM and VVPATs in the on-going by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: Two killed, 41 injured and scores of shops destroyed in Aurangabad communal clashes
May 12, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Aurangabad, May 12 (IBNS): Two persons were killed, at least 41, including policemen injured and more than 100 shops and vehilces were either torched or vandalised during clashes between two communities since late Friday night, forcing authorities to clamp prohibitory orders, media reports said.
PM Modi wishes people of Maharashtra, Gujarat on statehood day
May 01, 2018, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted people of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday, the two Indian states which were formed on the same day in 1960.
Five killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Apr 30, 2018, at 06:09 pm
Mumbai, Apr 30 (IBNS): Five people died and one was seriously injured in a road accident on the Mumbai- Pune expressway in Maharashtra, according to media reports on Monday.
Central assistance to Maharashtra for irrigation projects
Apr 29, 2018, at 12:52 am
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said on Saturday that the Union government will give assistance for completing eight major and 83 minor irrigation projects in drought prone areas of Maharashtra.