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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
TopicMaharashtra

Topic: Maharashtra

Can we get swift justice too, Dalits ask after Kopardi rape death sentence

3 Dalits awarded capital punishment for rape and murder of Maratha girl last year, but Dalits say justice is rarely served if victim is from a lower caste.

Shiv Sena attacks BJP again, now compares its rule to British Raj

Editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ says just like the British, the BJP has blind followers who think its rule is ‘God’s blessing’.

I am for a separate Vidarbha state: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Farm loan waiver has exposed banking, Aadhaar deficiencies; Elphinstone one of lowest points of my career, Fadnavis says at OTC.

Opposed by BJP many times, anti-black magic bill tabled in Karnataka assembly

The bill seeks to abolish, among others, the controversial practice of ‘Made Snana’, a ritual that involves people rolling over banana leaves with food left over by Brahmins.

This is my government, Maharashtra villagers say in makeover campaign

Faced with criticism of non-performance on third anniversary, Fadnavis govt launches a massive ad campaign to burnish its pro-poor credentials.

Talk Point: Has the Devendra Fadnavis government lived up to its promises?

As the Devendra Fadnavis government completes three years in office, has it lived up to its promises?

3 yrs of Fadnavis govt: Maharashtra’s financial health shows no sign of recovery

Finance Minister insists performance has improved, cites farm loan waiver, power utilities’ debt for bad numbers this year.

Shiv Sena considers taking on ally BJP in Gujarat assembly polls

The Shiv Sena skipped the 2012 election to avoid ‘division of Hindu votes’, now wants to put up a fight against its warring ally, BJP

5 years after it made a splash, AIMIM influence on the wane in Maharashtra

In 2012, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party clinched 11 out of 81 seats in Nanded municipal election in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region.

Maharashtra govt plans to complete farm loan waiver process at breakneck speed

CM Devendra Fadnavis says disbursements to start the day before Diwali, with 80 per cent of the farm loan waiver process to be completed by 15 Nov.

On Camera

India needs a new decentralisation—let politicians manage people, experts handle policies

In civil servant-run Gram Panchayats, spending is 62 per cent more strongly correlated with men's preferences than women's. These representation gaps widen when politicians allocate spending.

9,560 villages got mobile connectivity in 100 days of Modi 3.0, India becoming atmanirbhar—Scindia

The 36,721 villages that still remain outside telecom & mobile internet connectivity will be connected by mid-2025, ensuring 100 percent coverage, asserts telecom minister.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.