On 12 June 1967, Maharashtra’s first CM and then-Union home minister YB Chavan spoke in the Lok Sabha, stressing on eradicating language-based discrimination in the state.
On his 106th birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life and work of Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who also served as defence and finance minister of India.
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India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
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The first, and still the tallest, CM of Maharashtra.