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Maharashtra govt will 'shame' people for open defecation, says Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the government has installed a mechanism called 'ODF Watch', where people will be "shamed" if they defecate in the open.

2008 Malegaon blasts case: Kiren Rijiju says no conspiracy in Lt Col Shrikant Purohit's bail

Kiren Rijiju on Monday dismissed a Congress leader's accusations against the government on Lt Col Shrikant Purohit getting bail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case

Sanjay Raut: BJP trying to 'finish' Shiv Sena, Maharashtra to witness political earthquake in July

Mumbai: Accusing ally BJP of trying to "finish" Shiv Sena, party MP Sanjay Raut said Maharashtra will witness a "political earthquake" next month.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari: Loan waiver can't address issue of farmer suicides in Vidarbha

Nagpur: A loan waiver can give relief to some extent but it cannot address the issue of farmer suicides in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.

Drought-hit Vidarbha farmers to get solar pumps on priority, says Fadnavis

The six Vidarbha districts, which are most prone to farmer suicides, will get priority in allocation of solar pumps to overcome the power crisis in the region, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.

Dabholkar aides meet Rahul, Pawar for central anti-superstition law

In a bid to push for a central law on the lines of Maharashtra ordinance against superstition and black magic, associates of activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was the brain behind the measure, today met Rahul Gandhi.

Maharashtra CM to make bonfire of wildlife contraband

In a first-ever initiative in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will make a bonfire of wildlife contraband as part of a New Global Campaign to Save the Tiger here Tuesday, an official said Monday.