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"Our Clear Stand To Give Reservation To Maratha Community": Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government is committed to giving reservations to the Maratha community by proving its social and educational backwardness.
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Navi Mumbai Man Allegedly Commits Suicide, Mentions Maratha Quota In Note
A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in neighbouring Navi Mumbai today, with his purported suicide note mentioning his anguish over the Maratha community not getting reservation, the police said.
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Maharashtra Man Jumps In Front Of Train Over Quota Demand, Dies
A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Aurangabad over the demand for reservation in government jobs and education for the Maratha community, police said today.
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"Stay At Home": Maratha Stir Victim's Last Conversation With Cousin
"You just stay at home, do not come out, stone-pelting is going on. I will come, along with appa and daji" -- this was the last conversation 21-year-old Rohan Todkar had with his cousin Shital Shinde, before the violence during the Maratha quota stir in neighbouring Navi Mumbai claimed his life.
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No Talk Of Replacing Devendra Fadnavis, Says Nitin Gadkari On Maratha Row
Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday ruled out any change of guard in Maharashtra amid the Maratha community's ongoing agitation for reservation.
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Over Maratha Agitation, Devendra Fadnavis Calls Legislators' Meeting
Facing heat due the renewed agitation for Maratha quota, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called a meeting of BJP ministers and party legislators from the Maratha community.
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Maharashtra On Edge Over Quota Stir, Mumbai Bandh Today
Large-scale violence marred a state-wide protest on Tuesday by Maratha outfits demanding reservation for the community in Maharashtra, where a constable died and nine other policemen were injured amid suicide attempt by three agitators.
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Attacking PM Modi Will Only Show Shiv Sena In Bad Light: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked ally Shiv Sena to stop attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cautioning that it will only boomerang on it.
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Sharad Pawar Meets PM Narendra Modi, Pitches For Quota For Marathas
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pitched for reservation for the Maratha community without diluting the quota for other communities.
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Maratha Protestors Use New Mobile Application To Mobilise Protestors
A new mobile application will now provide information and help coordinate protests by the Maratha community in Maharashtra. The application -- called EXYnow -- has already been downloaded 500 times.
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Why Maratha Protests Are Drawing Crowds Even Though No One's Leading Them
The ongoing Maratha unrest in Maharashtra for reservation in jobs and education has so far witnessed 15 massive, silent protests. What sets them apart from similar protests is the fact that they had been largely leaderless and despite that, forced some of the biggest Maratha leaders in the state to walk silently alongside.
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Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray Apologises For Offensive Cartoon
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today apologised for a cartoon which appeared in the party mouthpiece - Saamana - that poked fun at the silent or 'muk' protests carried out by Maratha community in Maharashtra.
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Maratha Quota Issue: Shiv Sena Demands Special Session Of State Assembly
A Shiv Sena delegation led by party chief Uddhav Thackeray today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to demand a special session of the state Legislature to discuss reservation for Maratha community and amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Thousands Join Maratha Protests Demanding Quotas In Sangli
Members of the Maratha community took out a huge silent march in Maharashtra's Sangli demanding reservation in educational institutes and government jobs and also strict action against culprits of the Kopardi rape case.
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Stones, Ink Thrown At Shiv Sena's Saamana Offices
Unknown persons pelted the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai with stones and threw ink at its offices in Thane on Tuesday, an official said in Thane.
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"Our Clear Stand To Give Reservation To Maratha Community": Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government is committed to giving reservations to the Maratha community by proving its social and educational backwardness.
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Navi Mumbai Man Allegedly Commits Suicide, Mentions Maratha Quota In Note
A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in neighbouring Navi Mumbai today, with his purported suicide note mentioning his anguish over the Maratha community not getting reservation, the police said.
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Maharashtra Man Jumps In Front Of Train Over Quota Demand, Dies
A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Aurangabad over the demand for reservation in government jobs and education for the Maratha community, police said today.
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"Stay At Home": Maratha Stir Victim's Last Conversation With Cousin
"You just stay at home, do not come out, stone-pelting is going on. I will come, along with appa and daji" -- this was the last conversation 21-year-old Rohan Todkar had with his cousin Shital Shinde, before the violence during the Maratha quota stir in neighbouring Navi Mumbai claimed his life.
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No Talk Of Replacing Devendra Fadnavis, Says Nitin Gadkari On Maratha Row
Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday ruled out any change of guard in Maharashtra amid the Maratha community's ongoing agitation for reservation.
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Over Maratha Agitation, Devendra Fadnavis Calls Legislators' Meeting
Facing heat due the renewed agitation for Maratha quota, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called a meeting of BJP ministers and party legislators from the Maratha community.
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Maharashtra On Edge Over Quota Stir, Mumbai Bandh Today
Large-scale violence marred a state-wide protest on Tuesday by Maratha outfits demanding reservation for the community in Maharashtra, where a constable died and nine other policemen were injured amid suicide attempt by three agitators.
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Attacking PM Modi Will Only Show Shiv Sena In Bad Light: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked ally Shiv Sena to stop attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cautioning that it will only boomerang on it.
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Sharad Pawar Meets PM Narendra Modi, Pitches For Quota For Marathas
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pitched for reservation for the Maratha community without diluting the quota for other communities.
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Maratha Protestors Use New Mobile Application To Mobilise Protestors
A new mobile application will now provide information and help coordinate protests by the Maratha community in Maharashtra. The application -- called EXYnow -- has already been downloaded 500 times.
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Why Maratha Protests Are Drawing Crowds Even Though No One's Leading Them
The ongoing Maratha unrest in Maharashtra for reservation in jobs and education has so far witnessed 15 massive, silent protests. What sets them apart from similar protests is the fact that they had been largely leaderless and despite that, forced some of the biggest Maratha leaders in the state to walk silently alongside.
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Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray Apologises For Offensive Cartoon
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today apologised for a cartoon which appeared in the party mouthpiece - Saamana - that poked fun at the silent or 'muk' protests carried out by Maratha community in Maharashtra.
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Maratha Quota Issue: Shiv Sena Demands Special Session Of State Assembly
A Shiv Sena delegation led by party chief Uddhav Thackeray today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to demand a special session of the state Legislature to discuss reservation for Maratha community and amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Thousands Join Maratha Protests Demanding Quotas In Sangli
Members of the Maratha community took out a huge silent march in Maharashtra's Sangli demanding reservation in educational institutes and government jobs and also strict action against culprits of the Kopardi rape case.
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Stones, Ink Thrown At Shiv Sena's Saamana Offices
Unknown persons pelted the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai with stones and threw ink at its offices in Thane on Tuesday, an official said in Thane.
