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185 people held in Pune for violence during Maharashtra bandh, booked under Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act
• 7 years agoPolice said that protesters hurled stones at the police personnel in the Chandani Chowk area of Pune city during the Maratha quota stir on Thursday.
Maharashtra bandh: Pune worst hit by violence, arson during Maratha quota protests; mobs block highway, vandalise property
• 7 years agoThe pro-quota Maharashtra bandh called by some Maratha groups on Thursday was marked by sporadic violence and arson, disruption of road traffic and rallies in various parts of the state.
Maharashtra bandh: Protesters storm Pune's IT hub at Hinjewadi, stone pelting reported across state
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA day-long bandh called by pro-Maratha groups across Maharashtra saw sporadic incidents of violence from across the state on Thursday morning, with most shops and commercial establishments, private schools and colleges shut.
Maharashtra Bandh Updates: Stone pelting reported in Pune; Maratha protesters gather outside Sharad Pawar's Baramati residence
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMaharashtra Bandh LIVE Updates: Demonstrators hold sit-in protest outside NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Baramati on Thursday.
Maharashtra bandh: Protesters disrupt road traffic across state over Maratha quota stir; public transport suspended
• 7 years agoAccording to officials, Maratha protestors halted buses and other vehicles on roads in Maharashtra's Latur, Jalna, Solapur and Buldhana districts.
Maharashtra bandh: Maratha groups call for shutdown today over demand for 16% quota; all you need to know
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMaharashtra is bracing for a day-long shutdown on Thursday called by an umbrella organisation of pro-quota Maratha groups, with the authorities ordering closure of schools and colleges in some areas fearing violence. However, Navi Mumbai has been exempt from the agitation.
Maratha quota stir: Man preparing for civil services ends life over reservation demand in Maharashtra's Aurangabad
• 7 years agoHis family members said they will not take possession of the body till the state government takes a final decision on the issue of reservation, over which the Maratha community has been agitating.
Maratha reservation protests: Shiv Sena, NCP MLAs from Aurangabad offer to quit in support of quota demand
• 7 years agoAurangabad district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region has emerged as the epicentre of the Maratha quota agitation.
Maratha quota stir: Devendra Fadnavis says community members should approach govt for talks, not resort to violence
• 7 years agoFadnavis said his government was committed to grant reservations in jobs and education to the Marathas, and pointed out the government passed a law in this regard, but it was struck down by the high court.
Maharashtra Bandh: Sion-Panvel highway cleared for traffic as Maratha groups call off shutdown
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Sion-Panvel highway which was blocked by protesters at the Kalamboli junction and Vashi has been cleared now.