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Faisal is with the political team and covers state administration and state politics. He also covers NCP.

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OBC outfit challenges govt decision on Kunbi certificates in HC

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to give Kunbi certificates to Marathas and their blood relatives. The petition also challenges all resolutions issued by the state government for Maratha reservation. The petitioner argues that these decisions contravene the law and deprive the OBC community of its rights. The High Court has admitted the petition, and a caveat has been filed by Maratha outfits in response.

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Updated on Feb 01, 2024 06:56 AM IST

Jarange-Patil calls off march after Shinde govt gives in to his demands

“Our demand was issuance of Kunbi certificates to the blood relatives of Maratha community members having Kunbi antecedents. An ordinance (draft notification) to this effect has been issued,” he said at a press conference in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi, while showing a copy of the draft notification

Navi Mumbai, India - Jan. 27, 2024:Maratha Quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil ends protest after Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Government accepts all demands at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk Vashi, in Navi Mumbai, India, on Saturday, January 27, 2024. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 07:36 AM IST

For Marathas, Jarange-Patil is now a superhero

Before launching the third leg of his agitation, Jarange-Patil had held two hunger strikes last year – the first one on August 29 and the second on October 25.

Jarange-Patil’s adroitness in getting the government to accept his demands has earned him a huge following in the community.(Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 05:41 AM IST

Bhujbal, other OBC leaders to challenge Maratha reservation in court

Several OBC leaders from various political parties and outfits have come together and opposed the inclusion of Marathas in the OBC quota.

Prakash Shendge, who heads the OBC Janmorcha, said it would start agitations at tehsils and districts across the state. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Maratha quota stir ends as govt accepts demand

The Maharashtra government has accepted the demand of Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to extend OBC quota benefits to the community.

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde in Navi Mumbai on Saturday. (Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 04:31 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Jarange-Patil ends strike, says ‘demands fulfilled’ after meeting CM Shinde

Patil, who is seeking reservation in education and jobs for the community under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category, had been fasting since Friday morning to press for a “government resolution” on the Maratha quota issue

CM Eknath Shinde met activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and handed over a copy of draft notification (Twitter/@mieknathshinde)
Updated on Jan 27, 2024 03:27 PM IST

Maratha activist threatens to intensify protest

The quota activist, who began a fresh hunger strike at Vashi in Navi Mumbai on Friday, announced his plan even as deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said he supports reservation for the Maratha community

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil and his supporters during their march for reservation, in Navi Mumbai (PTI)
Updated on Jan 27, 2024 05:46 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Maratha activist Jarange-Patil says Maharashtra government accepts demands

Manoj Jarange-Patil started his hunger strike from Friday morning. The activist has stopped taking meals from 11 in the morning and is surviving only on water.

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil and his supporters during their march for reservation, in Navi Mumbai, Friday.(PTI)
Published on Jan 26, 2024 06:21 PM IST

Jarange-Patil refuses to budge, insists on leading Maratha quota march to Mumbai

Top officials rushed to Vashi on Friday morning to convince Jarange-Patil against entering Mumbai as the march there would lead to chaos and bring the city to a standstill

Jarange-Patil began the march on January 20. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 26, 2024 11:58 AM IST

Jarange-Patil to keep date with Mumbai

Here is the plan: Jarange-Patil will hoist the tri-colour at Azad Maidan at 11 am on Friday, they said. However, till late Thursday evening, there was no formal confirmation from the cops. Police officials told HT that they would escort them via the Eastern Freeway to avoid traffic chaos in the city

Pune, India. Jan 24, 2024 - Maratha activist Manoj Jarange - Patil started the Marataha Aarakshan Morcha with thousands of Supporters from Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district of Maharashtra to Mumbai. demanding Maratha reservation. The morcha will reach Mumbai on 26th. Jan 24, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 08:34 AM IST

Maratha quota march en route to Mumbai ahead of Jarange-Patil’s hunger strike

Organisers claimed over a million people will be part of the march when it enters Mumbai even as the state government was trying to avoid this and the disruptions it was expected to cause

Organisers have asked community members to join the march at Vashi before it enters the country’s financial capital. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 25, 2024 12:22 PM IST

Shinde makes another appeal to quota activist

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has urged Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to reconsider his decision as the government is positive on his demand for reservation. The government has taken steps to provide reservation benefits to the Maratha community and is working to establish their backwardness. A curative petition has been filed to restore Maratha reservation. The government has given an extension to the committee formed to issue Kunbi certificates to the community members.

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Updated on Jan 25, 2024 09:08 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Election documents stolen from NCP office, says Awhad

During the NCP disqualification petitions hearing, the Sharad Pawar faction claimed that documents related to election were stolen by a former member who joined the rebel faction.

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Updated on Jan 24, 2024 08:04 AM IST

City’s free public Wi-Fi project lying defunct since 2020

The free public Wi-Fi service project in Mumbai, launched in 2017, has been defunct for three years with no plans for revival. The project aimed to provide access to the poor, but officials now feel it is unnecessary as telecom companies offer cheap internet. The government had planned to spend ₹194 crore over five years, but the project was gradually stopped after a change in government. Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed interest in reviving the project.

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Updated on Jan 22, 2024 07:36 AM IST

Jarange-Patil continues his march towards Mumbai, reaches Ahmednagar on second day

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, advocating for Maratha community reservation from the OBC quota, continues his march to Mumbai for the second day. Accompanied by a substantial crowd, the march entered Ahmednagar district on Sunday, planning a night halt near Karanji Ghat

Jarange-Patil continues his march towards Mumbai, reaches Ahmednagar on second day
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 07:18 AM IST

Jarange-Patil rejects Shinde’s new appeal, says there’s a limit to everything

The protest march to demand inclusion of Maratha community under OBC will start from Jalna on Saturday and cover the 400 km distance in 7 days

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil plans to begin an indefinite hunger strike after the march reaches Mumbai on January 26 (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 09:18 PM IST

Ram temple consecration: Maharashtra declares public holiday on January 22

The chief minister has already directed Mumbai civic commissioner IS Chahal to put up decorative lights on temples and buildings across the city to prepare for “Diwali like celebrations” on January 22

Ram Temple in Ayodhya (File Photo)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 06:27 PM IST

Will visit Ayodhya after construction of Ram temple is over: Sharad Pawar

Pawar also expressed gratitude to the trust for the invitation and said that the joy and happiness of the mega event would reach him via the devotees who would be reaching there in large numbers. “I am grateful for the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024

Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar addresses during a press conference at Party Head Office in Mumbai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Sandip Mahankal)
Updated on Jan 18, 2024 07:00 AM IST

State signs MoUs worth 3.10 lakh crore in Davos

The state government of Maharashtra has signed MoUs worth over ₹3.10 lakh crore ($42.3 billion) with Indian and foreign companies at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The agreements are expected to bring in investments worth over ₹3.53 lakh crore ($48 billion). Among the investors is Belgium-based brewing company AB InBev, which will set up a unit in Maharashtra with an investment of ₹600 crore ($81.9 million). Adani Group has also announced plans to invest ₹50,000 crore ($6.8 billion) in the state over the next 10 years to set up a data centre powered by renewable energy.

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Updated on Jan 18, 2024 06:50 AM IST
By, Mumbai

‘VBA not an ally yet’: Prakash Ambedkar’s RSVP to Rahul Gandhi on yatra invite

Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadhi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar said it was important that the opposition to the PM Modi-led government takes an inclusive approach

Prakash Ambedkar said in the letter that the VBA has been consistently fighting the BJP-RSS (X/Prksh_Ambedkar)
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 04:15 PM IST

Speaker begins hearing in NCP disqualification case, likely to seek additional time from SC

Maharashtra assembly speaker, Rahul Narwekar, is likely to seek more time from the Supreme Court to deliver his verdict in the case related to the disqualification of MLAs from the Nationalist Congress Party. The hearing process is expected to be completed by January 26, but the speaker's office will require more time to prepare the judgment.

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Updated on Jan 17, 2024 07:10 AM IST

MIDC waives 5.3 crore unauthorised subletting charges of firm related to Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) waived over ₹5.3 crore in charges from Arpee Consultants Private Limited for unauthorized subletting of its property to SAP Holdings and Leasing Private Limited. The decision was deemed contrary to policy by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

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Updated on Jan 16, 2024 07:24 AM IST

Jarange-Patil prepones march, to start Mumbai hunger strike from January 26

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has advanced his march to Mumbai by four days to demand reservation for his community in government jobs and education.

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange said he would launch an indefinite fast for quota in Mumbai on January 26. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 01:28 AM IST

Jarange-Patil was behind violence in Beed, claims Bhujbal

Days after Jarange-Patil started his second phase of indefinite strike in Jalna, a protest over Maratha reservation turned violent on October 29 in Beed district. Houses of NCP MLAs Prakash Solanke (Ajit Pawar faction) and Sandeep Kshirsagar (Sharad Pawar camp) among others were set on fire

Bhujbal, minister for food and civil supplies, warned if those involved in the attacks were not punished then people would take law into their own hands.
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 07:12 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Rane questions contribution of Shankaracharyas to Hindu dharma

After Rane’s remarks, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray came down heavily on BJP and Rane and demanded an apology. “He is asking for Shankaracharya’s contribution, he should be ashamed of it,” Thackeray said, lambasting the union minister

Nagpur, India - 23 Dec. 2014:Narayan Rane Congress Politician during meet the press at City Hotel in Nagpur, India, on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. (Photo by Sunny Shende/ HT) (HT)
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 07:10 AM IST

Speculations rife on Deora leaving Cong for Shinde Sena

The former union minister wants to contest the upcoming elections from the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency and is upset over the claim made by Shiv Sena (UBT) on the seat and Congress’s willingness to give in to the Thackeray faction’s demand

NEW DELHI, INDIA – AUGUST 26: Milind Deora outside Parliament House during the Parliament Monsoon Session on 26th August, 2013 in New Delhi.(Photo by Yasbant Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images) (India Today Group/Getty Images)
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 07:26 AM IST

‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ to cover 479km, six districts in Maharashtra

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is expected to enter Maharashtra on March 15 and travel 479km across six districts before culminating in Mumbai on March 20. The yatra aims to raise issues of unemployment, inflation, and social justice. The final plan for the yatra is yet to be decided.

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Updated on Jan 12, 2024 08:50 AM IST

Sena verdict poses question mark over Pawar-led NCP

The verdict has brought more trouble for the 83-year-old NCP founder, who is fighting a battle against his own nephew and political disciple

Mumbai, Jan 10 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media after the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker ruled the Shinde faction of the real Shiv Sena, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Updated on Jan 11, 2024 06:52 AM IST

Speaker’s view on 10th schedule open to challenge: Experts

The speaker’s verdict on Wednesday evoked contrasting emotions from the rival factions — while chief minister Eknath Shinde-led faction celebrated the speaker’s decision terming it “the victory of the Indian Constitution and democracy

Nagpur:14December2023 A group photo of the existing MLAs of the 2019 Vidhan Sabha including Speaker Rahul Narvekar, Chief Minister Ekhnath Shinde, DCMs Devendra Fadnavis with Ajit Pawar and others Ministers and MlaS was organised outside the Vidhan Bhavan premises during the Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly, Nagpur. Thursday. Dec 14, 2023. Photo by Sunny Shende:PM100029 (PTI)
Updated on Jan 11, 2024 06:52 AM IST

Govt will consider SC remarks if Bilkis Bano convicts apply for remission, hint Maha officials

The Maharashtra government is waiting for an official directive regarding the remission granted to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. NCP chief Sharad Pawar has urged the government to consider the seriousness of the crime. The Supreme Court had scrapped the remission granted by the Gujarat government, stating that only the Maharashtra government has the authority to grant remission as the trial was held in Mumbai.

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Updated on Jan 10, 2024 08:06 AM IST
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