It was a night of long knives in Maharashtra politics that saw it all -- coup within a family, outsmarting the smartest Maratha politician Sharad Pawar -- and invocation of Rule 12 of the the Government of India (Transaction of Business) to bypass the need of Union Cabinet's approval for revocation of the President's rule.
Sources say that Ahmed Patel may not attend the meeting, though he has been appointed as key point man to negotiate the CMP and fine-tune the power-sharing agreement.
It was an emotional and spiritual moment for the devotees who paid obeisance at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur on the inaugural day of the cross-border passage, and they hoped it will become a "peace corridor" in future.
Maharashtra governor B S Koshyari has invited the single largest party BJP to form the government on Saturday. Koshyari has asked BJP to prove its majority in the assembly.
Government formation in Maharashtra is likely to be delayed due to the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut hinted on Saturday. The Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.
7th Pay Commission: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government implemented recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission for the state municipal corporation, municipal council, Nagar Panchayat employees and pensioners last month. Now, the govt has decided to allot Dearness Allowance (DA) to the stat employees. This move by CM Devendra Fadnavis govt is a big Dussehra bonus for around 4 lakh staffers and pensioners.
7th pay commission: The Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government in Maharashtra has earmarked an amount of Rs 409 crore for the benefit of the employees and pensioners of 26 municipal corporations and 362 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.
The Central Railway (CR) early on Tuesday suspended suburban train services after incessant heavy rain flooded tracks at several spots between Mumbai-Thane, and services on Western Railway were also hit as Maharashtra government declared a precautionery public holiday for the city, officials said.
Maharashtra School Education Minister Ashish Shelar on Monday said the state government will prepare a robust system to reimburse fees directly into the bank accounts of students hailing from drought-hit areas.
A caveat is filed by a litigant in high courts and in the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against the party without it being heard.
The court further held that judges held an important constitutional office and as such, were expected to be people of the highest moral standards.
The Delhi High Court freed Navlakha from house arrest on Monday, five weeks after he and four other rights activists were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence in Maharashtra.
The BJP-led state government had in June last year launched a scheme to provide Rs 34,000 crore debt relief to 89 lakh financially distressed farmers.
The dream of a commercial pilot to set up an aircraft manufacturing company is set to take wings with the Maharashtra government on Tuesday signing a Rs 35,000 crore pact with him to build aircraft.
The removal of the 11,700 employees that gained jobs by means of fake certificates would likely be the largest sack of government employees in one swoop, and trigger protests by unions.
The death of an 84-year-old farmer protesting against inadequate compensation for a plot of land acquired by the government today triggered a political slugfest between the ruling BJP and the Opposition.
The bench, which was hearing two PILs seeking an independent probe into the death of Loya, adjourned the hearing for after a week without specifying any dates.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dared his party's ruling ally BJP to "resign" from the Maharashtra government and face midterm polls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Maharshtra government calling its new law prohibiting liquor in dance bars as absurd and absolutely arbitrary but refused to stay the implementation of the legislation.
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