Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Fadnavis holds the honour of being the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra after Sharad Pawar. In the past, he has also been recognised as the youngest municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 21. He was the second youngest mayor elected in India, when he served as the Mayor of Nagpur at the age of 27, in 1997. He is also the only person to be re-elected as the Mayor in Council in Maharashtra. He has been an MLA representing Nagpur, since, 1999. A lawyer by profession, Fadnavis holds law degree from Nagpur Law College. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a diploma in Project Management from DSE, Berlin. His wife, Amruta Ranade is a branch manager in Axis Bank.
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Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today promised power sector reforms and said his government will work to reduce electricity tariff for industry by one and a half rupee per unit to boost industrial development.“We
Mumbai: Ignoring ally Shiv Sena's opposition to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today asserted that there is no question of going back on the project as it will be
Mumbai: Amidst protests by its ally Shiv Sena against setting up a nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the project has now reached a stage from where there
Amravati (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said stopping farmer suicides was the biggest challenge before his government and hoped a newly-launched scheme will help stem the trend.“Stopping farmer suicides is the biggest challenge
Mumbai: Shiv Sena today staged a protest against Shobha De for "insulting" Maharashtrian culture by opposing a government order on screening Marathi movies and demanded that she leave the state but the celebrated author remained
Mumbai: Congress MLC Manikrao Thakre today moved a breach of privilege motion against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the Legislative Council over a notification on the Land Acquisition Act.Thakre objected to the notification regarding
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that a strong police force of 15,000 personnel will be required to handle security arrangements in the upcoming Kumbh mela in Nashik.Raising the issue during the Question
Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis today said that all illegal mobile towers will be seized by the state government including those which emit radiations more than the prescribed norms.Charges for installation of mobile towers would
New Delhi: Maharashtra Government has taken initiatives to ensure quick disposal of cases related to atrocities against women and children pending for over 15 years, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said. Speaking at the joint conference
Maharashtra:Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Centre is working on formulating a new law under the IT Act, on the lines of Section 66A that was struck down recently by the Supreme
Mumbai: Defending his Cabinet colleague Girish Mahajan who is being criticised for attending a children's event with a revolver tucked in his waist, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he has not broken any law.Mahajan also
Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement at Thane Civil Hospital where a 24-year-old woman from Bhiwandi died due to medical negligence this week after being left ‘unattended'
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government said that it would study the feasibility of the Metro-3 project along the coastal road, apparently after protests by residents."We are studying the feasibility and possibility of a Metro being run
Describing the maiden budget of the new BJP-led government in Maharashtra as "daring", Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said it will boost rural infrastructure in the state."Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has provided enough funds for rural
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today stated in the Legislative Assembly here that his government was probing the intelligence inputs on the underworld money in real estate business in Mumbai.Replying to a debate on
Mumbai:Cricketing legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, drawing his attention to the "physical and mental toll on citizens" over toll tax."I am deeply concerned about the present
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced enactment of a new law to stop the practice of social boycott in the state, terming it as a "social evil"."The draft is ready and the
Mumbai: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared stage with NCP chief Sharad Pawar, the NCP on Wednesday attacked him over the suicide of a farmer in Vidarbha region, saying he was forced to kill
New Delhi: The ruling BJP today failed to rally the entire NDA behind it for the passage of the contentious Land Bill in Lok Sabha as key ally Shiv Sena abstained while one-member Swabhimani Paksha
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