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Maharashtra Council passes Bill to recognise women farmers, extend access to welfare schemes
July 08, 2026 12:40 am
The Bill, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly last week, was tabled in the Council by Agriculture Minister Dattatraya Bharne.
Bank Guarantees to now attract stamp duty as per independent category
July 08, 2026 12:36 am
Stamp duty on bank guarantees will now be charged according to a separate independent category. A significant bill amending the Maharashtra Stamp Act (1958) was passed today in the Legislative Assembly. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule presented the bill.
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill: Bill passed by Council amid concerns by Opp, ruling MLCs
March 18, 2026 1:55 am
The government has said the Bill seeks to prohibit unlawful religious conversions carried out through force, coercion, allurement, misrepresentation or other fraudulent means.
Maharashtra budget session to begin next week without leaders of Opposition in either House
February 21, 2026 4:51 pm
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has maintained that the government has no role in recognising the Leader of the Opposition and that it is the Speaker’s and Chairman’s prerogative.
Whips of opposition parties with under 10% strength to not get state funded facilities
January 07, 2026 9:38 pm
Under the new norms, whips of every party, which is part of the government, are entitled to above mentioned facilities while not a single whip of the Opposition party will be given these, as none of them fulfil the criteria of the 10 per cent mark in a 288-member Legislative Assembly.
60 lakh families to benefit as state relaxes land fragmentation law for urban areas
December 10, 2025 7:33 pm
The amendment received widespread support from members across party lines, including MLAs Nana Patole, Suresh Dhas, Pravin Datke, Amit Deshmukh, Rahul Kul, Krishna Khopde, Hiraman Khoskar, Prashant Solankhe, Abhijit Patil, Sanjay Gaikwad, and Ravi Rana.
Uddhav Thackeray demands immediate appointment of LoP in Maharashtra Assembly ‘to keep democracy alive’
December 06, 2025 4:31 pm
Taking a swipe at the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray said parties in the coalition have different names and symbols, “but their real master is the same”.
Chaos in Maharashtra Assembly: Congress MLA Nana Patole climbs Speaker's podium, suspended for a day
July 01, 2025 2:41 pm
Maharashtra Assembly Monsoon Session: Nana Patole and other MVA legislators protested against alleged derogatory remarks by Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar about farmers.
Restructure panel that will frame state youth policy: Opposition to CM Fadnavis
May 30, 2025 12:33 am
On May 28, the state government announced a committee comprising of six legislators---three from the Legislative Assembly and three from the Legislative Council---apart from ministers, officials and private individuals.
Maharashtra: Abu Azmi writes to Speaker to revoke suspension
March 08, 2025 11:49 pm
Azmi wrote that the conflicts between Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj were not religious in nature but were driven by power and territorial disputes
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