Government In Maharashtra

Maharashtra Stamps Left Hand Of Those In Home Quarantine

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 17, 2020

In an unprecedented move, the state government in Maharashtra - where maximum cases of coronavirus have been reported in India (39) - on Monday said it would "stamp" all those people who have been sent to quarantine over the pandemic.

Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 27, 2020

The crop loan waiver scheme announced by the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs 20,000 crore, said an official on Wednesday.

Elgar Case Transferred To Protect Previous Devendra Fadnavis Government: Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday alleged that the Centre has handed over probe in the Elgar Parishad case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the previous Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra wants to "hide something".

Sharad Pawar Targets Uddhav Thackeray Over Transfer Of Elgar Parishad Case

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday took on the Maharashtra government and the centre over their alleged joint decision to transfer the Elgar Parishad case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), terming it as an "unconstitutional" move that violates the state's jurisdiction over law-and-order issues.

Mumbai Police Commissioner's Family-Run Firm Got Government Contract Under BJP Rule: Report

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A firm owned by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve's son and wife was awarded a contract of digitisation of the city police''s official records by the previous BJP government in Maharashtra, sources said on Wednesday.

'Not Just Sena ...': NCP On Ashok Chavan's "Written Undertaking" Jibe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The common minimum programme (CMP) worked out by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress when they formed the government in Maharashtra was signed by leaders of all three parties and it is not right to say just one party did so, NCP leader Nawab Malik said on Tuesday.

Sonia Gandhi Sought Written Undertaking From Uddhav Thackeray, Says Ashok Chavan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sought a written undertaking from the Shiv Sena that the new government in Maharashtra would work within the ambit of the Constitution, former chief minister Ashok Chavan has said.

Many In Maharashtra Cabinet Earned Position On Merit, Says Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that many ministers in the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra do not belong to political families and have earned their position purely on merit.

"Will Decide": Congress On Anti-CAA Resolution In Maharashtra Assembly

India News | ANI | Sunday January 19, 2020

After Kerala and Punjab, the Uddhav Thackeray government may pass a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Maharashtra Assembly.

Sharad Pawar's Party Wins Big In Portfolios, Home Ministry Likely Too

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Sohit Mishra; Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday January 3, 2020

Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party -which played a key role in bringingtogether the ideologically disparate Shiv Sena and the Congress and help for the government in Maharashtra - is set to emerge as the biggest winner with most of the key cabinet berths.

Maharashtra Government Like Autorickshaw, Won't Last Long: Union Minister

India News | ANI | Thursday January 2, 2020

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Wednesday that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra is like three-wheeler vehicle (auto-rickshaw) and will not last long.

"Matoshree Of Delhi" Will Control Maharashtra Government: Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 1, 2020

The Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra will be controlled by "Matoshree of Delhi" and not from "Matoshree" in Mumbai, senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday in an apparent reference to the Congress leadership.

Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 28, 2019

Farmers whose crop loan, taken between April 2015 and March 2019, is more than Rs two lakh,will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme announced by the Uddhav Thackeray-led 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government in Maharashtra last week.

'Afraid Of Physical Attack On Me,' Says BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 18, 2019

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has claimed that with a Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra, he fears physical assaults by Sena workers.

Maharashtra Portfolios: Sena Gets Home, NCP Finance, Congress Revenue

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday December 12, 2019

Two weeks after Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the Chief Minister, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra finally arrived at an understanding on portfolio distribution. The Shiv Sena - of which Mr Thackeray is the chief - will get the Home and Urban Development portfolios as part of the arrangement while Finance and Housing w...