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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Mumbai: Maharashtra government's order banning beef in the state is drawing huge criticism from many quarters as the traders say the move would push up prices of other meat products and will affect poor.On Tuesday,
Latur (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said here that his government would respect the verdict of the court on the Muslim reservation issue.He was in Latur for the inauguration of Vivekananad Cancer Hospital.Fadnavis,
Mumbai: Congress today said that it will corner the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government over the issue of Muslim reservations during the ensuing Budget session of the state legislature.“We will corner the government and demand that
New Delhi: Union Minister Raosaheb Dadarao Danve, who was made Maharasthra BJP president a few months back, today resigned from the Council of Ministers over the principle of ‘one-man,one-post'.Danve submitted his resignation to Prime Minister
New Delhi: Devendra Fadnavis-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially decided to scrap the decision of providing reservation in education to the Muslim community in Maharashtra.Govt had earlier stated that it was against reservation on
The beef-ban in Mahrashtra has sparked a big controversy in the country with both political gallery and social networking sites buzzing with it. Now, anyone found to be selling beef or in possession of it
Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve on Wednesday said he will resign as Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution on Thursday and focus on boosting the party apparatus in the
New Delhi: Beef has been banned in Maharashtra with President Pranab Mukherjee giving his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Amendment Bill 1995.The action has been taken nearly after 19 years the Maharashtra Assembly passed
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today stated that decisions on complaints submitted by citizens on ‘Lokshahi Din' should be taken within a week.Fadnavis also said that in cases where people want to lodge grievance
Mumbai: Police Commissioner today ordered an inquiry into the ruckus outside a city club where policemen jostled with members to prevent their entry during a function attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has
Mumbai: A day after traffic policemen stalled movement of public vehicles to make way for his convoy, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to people and insisted that he
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today described the Railway Budget, as “extremely practical”, while the opposition Congress-NCP slammed Union Railway Minister for “failing the common man”, especially in Maharashtra and Mumbai.Fadnavis thanked Prime Minister
Mumbai: A day after Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray opposed the Land Acquisition Ordinance; Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that efforts would be made to explain provisions in the amendment to those who
Mumbai: As the second alliance government of the BJP-Shiv Sena combine, formed in Maharashtra after a brief period of bickering between the partners of 25 years, completes 75 days in power Friday, it is clear
Mumbai: RPI(A) Leader Ramdas Athavale today demanded that smaller allies of the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra should also get a representation in the ministry and coordination committee.All ‘Mahayuti' (grand alliance) partners played a key
Mumbai: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today reviewed issues related to empowerment of minorities in Maharashtra at a meeting with the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here. “My meeting with Fadnavis was
Mumbai: Maharashtra government is moving forward to make Mumbai's nightlife more happening. On Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis put a proposal before the state legislature to declare the non-residential areas and malls in city as
Mumbai: Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray said here he has discussed plans for revival of the vibrant Mumbai nightlife with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis."I had a meeting with @CMOMaharashtra on my proposal for #MumbaiNightLife.
Nashik: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today tried to play down the BJP's debacle in the Delhi Assembly elections saying that winning and losing are part of the electoral battle and this outcome should not
New Delhi: The centre is likely to push development projects in Maoist – hit areas like building road, bridges, educational institutions and other infrastructure.Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the developmental projects relating to roads, bridges,
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