R R Patil

Take police protection when going to suspicious places: Patil to women journos

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today had a word of advice for women journalists on assignments in suspicious places — take police protection.

Pawar reiterates NCP's support to UPA government

On a day when six Trinamool Congress ministers resigned from Union council of ministers, Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar today declared its continued support to the UPA government.

Mumbai mayhem:Raj Thackeray accuses govt of vote bank politics

MNS chief Raj Thackeray today alleged that the state government was "backing" the rioters who went on a rampage in South Mumbai after the rally organised by Raza Academy at Azad Maidan there on Saturday turned violent.

Formal probe begins in Pune serial blasts case

Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil on Friday said that investigating agencies were probing all angles to determine whether any terror outfit was behind the low intensity serial bomb blasts that rocked the city on Wednesday.

Pune blasts: Terror angle being probed, says RR Patil

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said investigating agencies were probing all angles to determine whether any terror outfit was behind the low intensity serial bomb blasts that rocked the city last night.

Naxal violence not on a decline: Maharashtra home minister

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today admitted in the Legislative Assembly that Naxal violence in the state was not coming down, despite heavy presence of security forces.

Will you take autorickshaw tomorrow, Mumbai?

The Mumbai Autorickshaw Commuter Association (MACA) is expecting hundreds of citizens to participate in its campaign to boycott autos this Sunday.

Patil, Mamata, Raja expose the deficits in coalition politics

Coalition politics is here to stay. But with all political parties obsessed with guarding their own interest and turfs, little thought is going into cohesive governance at the national level.