States » West29 Sep 2026 | 7:19 PMYavatmal, Sep 29 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said that real development can be considered meaningful only when its benefits reach the last person in society, stressing that the welfare of the most deprived should remain central to the nation's progress.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 7:10 PMNashik, Sep 29 (UNI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister and Chairman of the OBC Cabinet Sub-Committee, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, today directed officials to immediately submit a proposal to make land owned by the Revenue and other government departments available at a nominal rate of Re 1 to support the holistic development of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community and provide facilities to students.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:52 PMNashik, Sep 29 (UNI) Superintendent Engineer Surendra Kankarej and Executive Engineer Ankush Palve, working under the Nashik Regional Public Works Department, have been announced as recipients of the Maharashtra government's State-Level Outstanding Engineer Award for 2025-26.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:43 PMNashik, Sep 29 (UNI) The Nashik Regional Division of the Maharashtra Public Works Department has received the state-level awards for the outstanding road and building for 2025-26.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:41 PMKolhapur, Sept 29 (UNI) Hundreds of farmers from Kolhapur district and the disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka border areas, led by the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS), on Tuesday began an indefinite dharna outside the residence of union Minister Pralhad Joshi in Hubballi, demanding a minimum support price of Rs 50 per kg for sugar, a subsidy of Rs 500 per tonne for sugarcane and other measures.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:20 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Eknath Shinde MLA Murji Patel has claimed that as many as 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena are already in touch with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to pull off an ‘Operation Tiger-4’ and defect.
“Major changes are likely within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in the coming days. As many as 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena are in touch with Eknath Shinde,” Murji Patel told newsmen, but refused to name any MLA who is likely to defect from the Uddhav-led Sena.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:13 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Leaders of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena have claimed that Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to return as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, since Devendra Fadnavis will move to New Delhi shortly, in order to handle bigger responsibilities.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 6:07 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) In an expansion of grassroots welfare infrastructure, the Maharashtra Cabinet Sub-Committee on OBC Welfare has directed administrative bodies to draft a policy granting government land for community development and student facilities at a nominal token rate of just one rupee. .
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:58 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Striking at the systemic delays and administrative opacity that have plagued generations of aspirants, a high-level state reform committee led by senior IAS officer V Radha has proposed a revolutionary overhaul of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and state recruitment framework, anchored by a predictable, UPSC-style examination calendar and strict appointment timelines.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:55 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Accusing the state election machinery of forcing a massive disenfranchisement wave under the guise of an administrative clean-up, Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the poll panel, demanding an immediate two-month extension to the rapidly closing voter registration window.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:45 PMKolhapur, Sep 29 (UNI) The District and Sessions Court here today sentenced a man to imprisonment unto death along with a fine of Rs 1,000for sexually assaulting and impregnting his close relative's minor daughter for two consecutive years from the calendar year 2020 in Karveer tehsil of the district.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:39 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute on Tuesday alleged that attempts were being made to give a political turn to the agitation by Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants and claimed that students were being used for political purposes.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:34 PMBaramati, Sep 29 (UNI) The brutal murder of two women, by slitting their throats, in Sherewadi village of Baramati taluka has sent shockwaves across the area.
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 5:07 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) A special NIA court here today granted bail to former police officer Sachin Waze, an accused in the twin cases of planting of an explosives-laden SUV at industrialist Mukesh Ambani's iconic home Antilia in south Mumbai and the businessman Mansukh Hiren murder, as prosecution failed to substantiate its claims concerning the allegation of a terrorist act under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
see more.. 29 Sep 2026 | 4:46 PMMumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday announced that their parties would hold a joint march against the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Mumbai on October 4, amid the ongoing row over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and differences within the poll panel.
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