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Maharashtra minister seeks ban on AIMIM, compares Asaduddin Owaisi to Osama bin Laden

May 11, 2026 11:22 am

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane termed AIMIM a “terrorist organisation” while reacting to allegations against an AIMIM corporator in the Nashik religious conversion and sexual harassment case, drawing sharp criticism from party leaders.

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane gets 1-month jail, court suspends sentence for time to appeal

April 28, 2026 2:43 am

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Rane, of which Rs 50,000 has to be paid to the engineer as compensation. The court suspended the sentence, granting Rane time to file an appeal.

US tariffs hit seafood exports; Maharashtra plans relief, domestic push

March 18, 2026 10:02 pm

In a written reply to MLA Babaji Kale, Rane cited data from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) showing that increased US import duties have dented exports. Shrimp has been the worst affected.

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Fish thrown at govt official: BJP minister Nitesh Rane, 30 others acquitted as witnesses 'didn't see who did it'

June 01, 2025 1:57 pm

Nitesh Rane and the others were arrested after protesters entered assistant commissioner of fisheries Pradeep Vast's cabin in Sindhudurg and threw a basketful of mackerels on his table, with one fish hitting his cheek, on July 6, 2017.

Maharashtra becomes first state to introduce dedicated policy on ship building, repair and recycling

April 30, 2025 3:38 am

Under the policy, the state aims at an investment of Rs 6,600 crore and 40,000 jobs by 2030 and Rs 18,000 crore investment and 330,000 jobs by 2047

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Minister Nitesh Rane performs ground-breaking ceremony of new jetty near Mumbai’s Gateway of India

March 14, 2025 4:35 pm

Nitesh Rane said the Maharashtra Maritime Board has cleared the concerns of residents regarding the project at Radio Club and the new jetty will ease the pressure on the existing one at Gateway of India.

Maharashtra: Nitesh Rane tells Hindus to buy jhatka mutton from shops with Malhar certification

March 10, 2025 11:14 pm

The platform behind the certification, MalharCertification.com, claims that the meat offered by certified vendors is slaughtered and prepared following Hindu religious customs

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Ban on Muslim traders during Madhi Yatra: Nitesh Rane backs villagers

March 03, 2025 8:28 am

Questions BDO’s stay on resolution passed by villagers

BJP’s Nitesh Rane: Kerala a mini-Pakistan, terror vote for Rahul, Priyanka

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane calls for ban on burqa during board exams

January 31, 2025 9:22 am

In a letter to the School Education Minister Dada Bhuse, Rane said that allowing girl students to wear burqas inside examination halls could facilitate cheating and pose security challenges.

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Maharashtra minister 'doubted' if Saif Ali Khan had been stabbed: 'dancing while walking'

January 24, 2025 5:21 am

Nitesh Rane accused Saif Ali Khan of "dancing while walking" out of the hospital and used the incident to launch a divisive tirade against prominent Muslim personalities in the film industry.