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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends 17-day fast, adamant on ‘sage soyare’ demand

The Maratha leader said he will continue agitation until the Maharashtra government issues Kunbi caste certificates to extended families, allowing them reservation benefits.

Governance grinds to halt in Maharashtra’s villages as gram panchayat functionaries go on strike

President of Maharashtra Rajya Gram Panchayat Kamgar Sena says will go on indefinite strike if the state govt does not respond to demands by Wednesday.

Maharashtra backward class panel continues to crumble amid Maratha quota stir as chairman quits

Anand Nirgude tendered his resignation, without citing any reason, on 4 December, soon after 2 other members, Balaji Killarikar & Laxman Hake, quit over ‘govt interference’ in panel’s work.

‘Shinde govt meddling, notices’: Why duo quit Maharashtra backward class panel amid Maratha quota talks

Balaji Killarikar & Laxman Hake quit Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission earlier this month, at a time when Maratha reservation issue is gathering steam in the state.

Maharashtra’s cluster schools have computers, more teachers. 10,500 schools will be merged

Maharashtra’s plan to mainstream rural education by merging small schools into bigger clusters could open up a brave new world— but it could also push some students to the fringes.

Shinde, Fadnavis rush to Delhi as Maratha quota activist resumes hunger strike after deadline ends

Even as Jarange-Patil said he was resuming his hunger strike, a seemingly helpless CM Shinde & his deputy Fadnavis rushed to Delhi to ‘hold meetings’, it is learnt. 

Maharashtra govt on edge as countdown starts for another Maratha stir. Its options are limited

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has warned that he will launch a fast unto death on 25 October unless govt announces OBC reservation for the community by then.

The value of a ‘Vote’ and a ‘Voter’ & ‘Hindutva protection guard’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Maharashtra’s Maratha quota stir puts Fadnavis in a tight spot, CM Shinde attempts damage control

After protesters in Jalna were lathicharged, Deputy CM & Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is under Opposition fire. CM Eknath Shinde says 'committed to restoring Maratha reservation'.

On Camera

Move over Ed Sheeran, Rihanna. The only pop star India wants more of is Diljit Dosanjh

Sheeran’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday was a roaring success. But the most viral moment was when Dosanjh joined him, and brought the house down.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.