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Maharashtra government to invest Rs 36,000 crore in textile industry; generate 10 lakh jobs
Maharashtra, which generates 28 per cent of the country's overall cotton production, has plans to build textile hubs in the underdeveloped regions of Vidarbha and Marathwada

Maha govt to bear education cost of college students who lost parents to COVID-19
"As many as 931 undergraduate and 228 postgraduate students of various government colleges have lost both their parents to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government will pay their fees of the entire course," said Minister Chandrakant Patil.

No proposal regarding govt formation from BJP or Eknath Shinde but...: Maha BJP chief
His comments came in the wake of Eknath Shinde along with some Shiv Sena MLAs apparently camping in Gujarat's Surat city

Maharashtra BJP chief apologises for 'go home and cook' remark against Supriya Sule
During the BJP's protest over the OBC reservation, Chandrakant Patil, on Wednesday hit out at the MP saying, ‘Why are you (Sule) even in politics, just go home and cook. Go to Delhi or to a cemetery, but get us the OBC quota’

Narayan Rane gets late night bail after arrest over 'would have slapped Uddhav Thackeray' remark
Narayan Rane's remarks against Uddhav Thackeray set off protests in Mumbai and several other cities which included pelting of stones and vandalising offices of BJP in some areas by Shiv Sena cadres

Maratha quota row: Leaders across party lines stage protests seeking reservation in Maharashtra's Kolhapur
Among those present at the agitation were Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar and Congress leader Satej Patil

Eknath Khadse quits BJP; senior Maharashtra leader set to join NCP on Friday, says Jayant Patil
Khadse has been disgruntled with the saffron party ever since he was made to resign as a minister in the then BJP-led government in 2016 on allegations of corruption

Maharashtra BJP suspends Selu Municipal Council's Vinod Borade and Palam Municipal Council's Balasaheb Rokade for anti-CAA stand
BJP state president Chandrakant Patil has stated in the letters that both the party workers showed indiscipline by voting against CAA

Ex-BJP minister calls woman tehsildar ‘heroine’ during Jalna rally; NCP says leader's remarks ‘outraged woman’s modesty’
BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar has called a woman tehsildar sitting on the stage a 'heroine' during his speech on a planned rally of farmers in Jalna district

Over 80 dead, lakhs displaced after unprecedented downpour pounds several districts across Western Maharashtra
While the monsoon season is always welcomed for bringing respite from the summer heat and replenishing parched reservoirs, this year it wrecked havoc in parts of western Maharashtra where over 80 people lost their lives and lakhs got displaced after unprecedented rains

BJP leader Eknath Khadse says will look at other options if 'humiliation continues', claims anti-party activities led to daughter's defeat
Eknath Khadse met Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil after a meeting of the party's North Maharashtra core committee in Jalgaon

Congress’ Nana Patole elected Maharashtra Assembly Speaker; Devendra Fadnavis claims BJP withdrew their nomination after all party meet
Congress leader Nana Patole was elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as BJP candidate Kisan Kathore withdrew his nomination on Sunday. The deadline to withdraw the nomination was 10 am on Sunday

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil calls Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry's swearing-in illegal, claims prescribed oath format not followed
Chandrakant Patil also alleged that the new government in Maharashtra defied rules in replacing BJP's Kalidas Kolambkar with NCP's Dilip Walse Patil as pro-tem Speaker, and questioned the propriety of holding election for Speaker's post after the floor test.

BJP will not contest in Mumbai's upcoming BMC elections, says party leader Ashish Shelar; NCP, Congress likely to field candidates
BJP will not contest the upcoming mayoral elections in Mumbai as they are in minority, whereas the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress are likely to field their candidates

Shiv Sena targets BJP over 'paltry' aid by Maharashtra governor for rain-hit farmers, demands compensation of Rs 25,000 per hectare for destroyed Kharif crops
In party mouthpiece 'Saamana', they said BJP, which is in power at the Centre, left the affected farmers in the state 'disappointed' with the 'meagre' relief

Daily Bulletin: Winter Session of Parliament to begin today, BJP set to push Citizenship (Amendment) Bill; Justice SA Bobde to take oath as CJI today; day's top stories
Here are today's top stories: Winter Session of Parliament to begin today: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Personal Data Protection Bill on legislative agenda; Maharashtra govt formation: Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi to meet today to discuss alliance with Shiv Sena; and more

Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi meet over Maharashtra govt formation may be deferred, say sources; NCP panel to meet tomorrow
The meeting between Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi to discuss a possible alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra may not take place on Sunday

Maharashtra under President's Rule: NCP, Shiv Sena, Congress postopone meeting with governor; exit from NDA mere formality, says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena is in the process of working out a new equation with erstwhile rivals NCP and Congress to form a non-BJP government in Maharashtra, which is currently under President's Rule

Maharashtra govt formation Updates: Shiv Sena to skip NDA meet on Sunday; nobody can claim ownership rights on alliance, says Sanjay Raut
Maharashtra govt formation Updates: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party walking out of the BJP-headed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) remains a formality now

Rift between BJP and Shiv Sena might impact Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls slated for 22 November
The break up of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra may have an impact on Mumbai's mayoral polls scheduled for 22 November