Morning Digest: April 24, 2023

Morning Digest: April 24, 2023

‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh being brought to Dibrugarh Central Jail following his arrest from Punjab’s Moga, in Dibrugarh. | Photo Credit: PTI Amritpal shifted to Assam on Centre’s directive, to be in solitary confinement The Punjab government has decided to shift pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh to a jail in Assam, more than 2,600 km away […]

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Maharashtra government employees on strike for Old Pension Scheme

Maharashtra government employees on strike for Old Pension Scheme

Lakhs of employees of the Maharashtra government went on strike on March 14 seeking restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), a move that could hamper the functioning of the State administration and affect many services. Paramedics working in hospitals run by the State government and civic bodies, sanitation workers, and teachers have also joined […]

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Will probe Sanjay Raut’s allegations thoroughly: CM Eknath Shinde

Will probe Sanjay Raut’s allegations thoroughly: CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut alleged a threat to his life, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on February 22 said the police will investigate the allegations thoroughly. “Police will check the claims to know if his claim is based on […]

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Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha Secretariat has allotted the Shiv Sena office in Parliament House to the Eknath Shinde-led faction after the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the group as the real Shiv Sena. Also read: Supreme Court urgently lists Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to stay EC order […]

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Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said people of Maharashtra have not liked the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena. On February 17, the EC had allotted the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and […]

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Morning Digest | Eknath Shinde faction gets Shiv Sena name, symbol; Congress mulls 50% quota in party posts, and more

Morning Digest | Eknath Shinde faction gets Shiv Sena name, symbol; Congress mulls 50% quota in party posts, and more

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. | Photo Credit: PTI Eknath Shinde faction recognised as real Shiv Sena, allocated ‘bow and arrow’ poll symbol The Election Commission of India on February 17 ruled that the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and the symbol ‘Bow and Arrow’ would remain with the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath […]

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Morning Digest: October 9, 2022

Morning Digest: October 9, 2022

Election Commission freezes Shiv Sena symbol, name  The Election Commission on Saturday decided that the two factions of the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, would not be allowed to use the party name and symbol for the ongoing Andheri East by-poll till the EC passes a final order on the dispute between them. Anticipating the […]

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Scholarship to minority communities students doubled by Maharashtra govt

Scholarship to minority communities students doubled by Maharashtra govt

The scholarship for students from minority communities who are pursuing higher education has been doubled by the Maharashtra government to Rs 50,000. A decision to this effect was taken by the state cabinet at its meeting here. In 2011, the scholarship for students from minority communities pursuing higher education was Rs 25,000. In 2018, the amount […]

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Maharashtra Minister Chandrakant Patil to head panel on Maratha quota

Maharashtra Minister Chandrakant Patil to head panel on Maratha quota

PTI Mumbai September 20, 2022 14:22 IST Updated: September 20, 2022 14:22 IST PTI Mumbai September 20, 2022 14:22 IST Updated: September 20, 2022 14:22 IST The Committee, under Chandrakant Patil’s leadership, will continue to follow up on the legal and technical aspects to ensure that the Maratha community gets its due quota, the Chief […]

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Morning Digest | September 17, 2022

Morning Digest | September 17, 2022

SCO members should give each other full transit rights: PM Modi Better regional connectivity is only possible if members grant each other “full transit rights”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, referring to Pakistan’s refusal to give India transit trade access by land to Afghanistan and Central Asia, at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation […]

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