On Monday, Bhujbal had taken on the state government over its handling of the Maratha quota stir, questioning its ‘mollycoddling’ of Maratha activists. The former deputy chief minister said OBCs could not expect justice from the government, as it was kowtowing to Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil.

Eggs and fruit will be served on Wednesdays and Fridays, while the menu will soon have more innovative nutritious recipes, including a sweet dish, the GR stated.

Pappu is allegedly the key member of a racket that manufactured huge amount of mephedrone in Vapi.

Personnel of Panvel police station said the deceased have been identified as Dharmanand Gaikwad (41) and his cousins Mangesh Jadhav (46) and Niteen Jadhav (48).

According to the Maharashtra government circular, Sarvankar,68, would serve as a chairman of the prestigious 222-year-old ganpati temple trust for a three-year term from November 6, 2023.

The leaders also announced that they will hold joint OBC Elgar rallies after Diwali (on November 17) which will be attended by OBC leaders from across the country.

“Birsk India is a company belonging to the son-in-law of Hasan Mushrif. The BJP during the MVA period had accused that this company was involved in money laundering and given the responsibility to run Appasaheb Nalavade Sugar mill without any experience,” said NCP MLA Rohit Pawar.

A plea was moved by Naik’s sister’s daughter, Aalifiyah Noorani, stating that the account was in no way linked to Naik and had no funds transferred by him.

The allegation comes amid the ongoing verbal dual between the Cabinet ministers on the issue of granting Kunbi (OBC) certificate to Marathas.

The ED argued that Goyal’s custody was required to identify the proceeds of crime because it was committed by him with ‘full pre-meditation’ in order that the offence would not be detected.

Buoyed by its success in the recently held Gram Panchayat polls, the BJP in Maharashtra has decided to continue to aggressively project Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership to bag votes.

Alleging that “some people indulged in violence”, Patil said, “They wanted to defame our protest by creating violence. These peaceful protesters shouldn’t be booked.”

The committee headed by state's Higher and Technical Education minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday held the meeting to review the ongoing efforts to ensure reservation to Marathas.

Under the present revenue administration, each district is divided into sub-divisions for administrative convenience. Each division may consist of 4 to 5 talukas. These talukas are further subdivided into revenue circles.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar made the announcement on Monday as he addressed students of the IIT Bombay on the topic “role of youth in nation building”.

The HC had highlighted an immediate need to step in due to "very poor and inadequate" implementation of the guidelines issued by authorities to mitigate the worsening air pollution.

Courtroom exchange when Bombay HC proposed ban on plying of vehicles carrying construction material till Diwali.

The agency alleges that between July 2020 to February 2022, irregularities in functioning of two Covid centres in Dahisar and Worli, operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had led to wrongful gain and proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 32.44 crore.

The scholarship will be given for pursuing masters degree, postgraduate diploma (PG diploma), as well as PhD.

A preliminary probe by Samta Nagar police revealed that the accused Milan Kothari (30), a Mira Road resident, was driving his car at a very high speed and lost control, crashing into other vehicles.

The electric water taxi can run four hours continuously on one time charging. Whereas the existing diesel water taxis in operation consume 140 litres per hour.

Has been target of Sharad Pawar attack since hitching his wagon to Ajit in NCP split; seen as trying to consolidate hold in Maratha-dominated party

The court said that while it was not banning bursting of firecrackers, it was for state government to consider measures in view of earlier judgements of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Supreme Court on the same. However, some limit has to be put in place, the bench said.

Chhagan Bhujbal also questioned the decision of the state to send a delegation of former judges and ministers to talk to Jarange Patil.