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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis

DOB: 22 July 1970

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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Politics | Jan 11, 2015, 04:20 PM IST

New Delhi: To counter AAP's claim of representing the common man, BJP has decided to rope in for campaigning in Delhi the newly-elected chief ministers of Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra who have risen from the

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Govt won't grant undue favour to any celebrity: Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 10, 2015, 10:31 PM IST

New Delhi: Amidst the row over the furlough to actor Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis today said government will go by rules and will not grant undue favour to anyone but

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Sanjay Dutt's furlough row: will follow the law, says Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 09, 2015, 09:29 PM IST

Mumbai:  Even as the fate of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's application for extension of leave of absence from the jail remains uncertain, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the government would follow the law

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Ambedkar house in London looking for buyers as Indian government loses interest

India | Jan 09, 2015, 10:45 AM IST

New Delhi: The 2050 sq ft, three-storey house Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in London looking for buyers as the Indian government fails to purchase it again after all these years.Rao's house has market price of Rs

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Mayors should be empowered, says Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 06:12 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made a pitch for decentralising power by empowering Mayors for better administration of the cities."I am in favour of empowering Mayors, whether they are elected by the people

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Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 05:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Union minister Raosaheb Patil Danve was on Tuesday appointed as the new BJP chief of Maharashtra. Danve (59) succeeds Devendra Fadnavis, who has since become the state Chief Minister after the party's stunning

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Govt will aggressively invest to improve rail services: Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 05:12 PM IST

Mumbai: Admitting that Mumbai suburban rail services needs urgent attention, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the government will aggressively invest to improve the infrastructure.He also assured creation of a mechanism for better

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Maharashtra govt to formulate road safety policy: Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 06:58 AM IST

Thane (Maha): With a view to reduce the alarming number of road accidents in Maharashtra, the state government will formulate a road safety policy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here Monday.  “It has been observed

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BJP-Sena Govt to withdraw political, social agitation cases

Politics | Jan 05, 2015, 10:33 PM IST

Mumbai: The BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra will withdraw police cases lodged in the over last nine years against people who took part in various political or social agitations in the state.A decision to this

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Sena will ensure compensation reaches right people: Uddhav

Politics | Jan 05, 2015, 03:56 PM IST

Mumbai: Days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced compensation for hailstorm-affected farmers, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today said his party would ensure that the funds reached the right people.“We will ensure that the

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Announcement of LBT abolition soon: Fadnavis

Politics | Jan 03, 2015, 07:20 PM IST

Kolhapur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was committed to fulfilling the election promise of scrapping the local body tax, and an announcement would be made soon.  Traders in the state are

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Maharashtra Government nod for probe against ex-Congress minister Patil

Politics | Dec 31, 2014, 03:01 PM IST

Mumbai: Three weeks after approving probe into graft charges against senior NCP leaders, the BJP-led government in Maharashtra has now shifted its attention on allegations of graft against State Congress leaders.  The Home department, headed

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'PK' row: Maharashtra CM says no probe; film shows to continue

Politics | Dec 31, 2014, 02:41 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today ruled out any probe into Aamir Khan starrer ‘PK', a day after MoS for Home ordered an inquiry into the film's “content” amidst raging protests, and promised adequate

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Devendra Fadnavis ministry to be expanded; 12 ministers to be inducted

Politics | Dec 30, 2014, 02:48 PM IST

Mumbai:  The two-month old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry in Maharashtra will be expanded soon, with the induction of 12 more ministers.  Of the 12, six will be from BJP, two from Shiv Sena and four from

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Devendra Fadnavis dismisses tribal CM issue in Jharkhand

Politics | Dec 28, 2014, 03:49 PM IST

Ranchi: Dismissing criticism for installing a first non-tribal chief minister in Jharkhand, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said tribal or non-tribal is a non-issue as development in the state is the need of the

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Maharashtra government to allow online RTI queries

Politics | Dec 24, 2014, 12:02 PM IST

Mumbai: From New Year, people in Maharashtra will be able to seek information under RTI Act online.Aiming to simplify the process of filing Right to Information (RTI) queries and usher in transparency in the system,

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Fadnavis credits Modi for Jharkhand and J&K poll outcome

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 10:48 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today attributed BJP's success in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls as the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's politics of development and the party's hard work under

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Maharashtra government to ensure skills development, says Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Dec 22, 2014, 07:03 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here today that his government is committed to ensure skills development among youth through educational reforms and also help enhance their overall personality.“Maharashtra is a young state, where

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Navi Mumbai International Airport to be operation by 2019: Fadnavis

India | Dec 21, 2014, 06:25 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport will be operational by 2019.  “As all the environmental-related permissions are cleared for the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport, this project

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Memorials of Shivaji and Sardar Patel will be grand: Fadnavis

Politics | Dec 21, 2014, 06:27 AM IST

Bhopal: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday said both the proposed memorials- that of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian sea off Mumbai and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's in Gujarat will be gigantic.  Talking to reporters

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