Maharashtra

Ashok Chavan sworn in Maharashtra chief minister

India eNews (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

A new Democratic Front government headed by Ashok Chavan took office in Maharashtra Saturday evening.

• Ashok Chavan, 37 more ministers take oath in Maharashtra - Sify
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Newly constituted Maharashtra Govt. holds first cabinet meeting in Mumbai

Timpu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Mumbai, Nov 8(ANI): The first meeting of the newly constituted Maharashtra Government was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan here on Sunday. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Maharashtra provides Rs600 crore for power sector

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

The government is planning to set up 565 sub-centres, install 72,370 distribution tranformers and put up 57,540 km long power distribution line.

Maharashtra Assembly's first session from tomorrow

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

The session of Council would be held on November 11 and the governor SC Jamir would address both the Houses together on the same day.

A year after 26/11 attacks, R R Patil back as Maharashtra home minister

Times of India (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Senior NCP leader R R Patil, who resigned in the aftermath of 26/11 attacks, is back as Maharashtra home minister. NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar would handle power portfolio.

Newly constituted Maharashtra Govt. holds first cabinet meeting in Mumbai

A little about .... (Free subscription) | yesterday

Mumbai, Nov 8- ANI: The first meeting of the newly constituted Maharashtra Government was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan here on Sunday.

Dilip Walse-Patil may be Maharashtra assembly speaker

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Senior NCP leader Dilip Walse-Patil is among the front runners for the post of Maharashtra assembly speaker, party sources said.

MNS divided anti-incumbancy votes in Maharashtra

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Kaptan Singh Solanki said here today that but for the MNS, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance would have come to power in the State.

Bank of Maharashtra cuts loan, deposit rates

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

The bank would offer home loans upto Rs30 lakh for 8% fixed rate in the first two years, 8.5 in the third year, 9.5% in the fourth year and 9.75% in the fifth year.

Seizure shows poachers’ Delhi, Maharashtra link

Big Cat News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Seizure shows poachers’ Delhi, Maharashtra link Neha Sinha Posted online: Sunday , Nov 08, 2009 at 0442 hrs New Delhi : In the biggest pan-India seizure since poacher Sansar Chand’s capture in 2005, the CBI and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Thursday seized tiger skin, tiger bone, leopard and otter skins from Delhi and Nagpur. While five persons were arrested in Nagpur with...

Koda scam shadow falls on Maharashtra Cong bigwig

Times of India (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

Kripashankar Singh was a glaring omission from Maharashtra ministry sworn in on Saturday, leading to strong comments in Congress that Koda raids had claimed its first bigticket victim.

Finally, Maharashtra gets a new govt

Times of India (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

After a stormy fortnight of hard bargaining between Congress and NCP, Maharashtra's new ministry — chief minister Ashok Chavan, deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal and 36 other ministers — was finally administered the oath of office.

Congress-NCP alliance forms government in Maharashtra for the second time

A little about .... (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Mumbai, Nov.7 - ANI: Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtras Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening here at Raj Bhawan.

Chavan: will try to make Maharashtra a global State

Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Mumbai: After taking oath, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said here on Saturday that the new government would endeavour to make Maharashtra a “global State.” “We would take steps to correct the development ...

Two women in new Maharashtra government

Sify (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday.