Pradip Kumar Maitra
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Nagpur police ban beggars from gathering in public places to beg

The Nagpur police recently used this provision to prohibit transgender persons from visiting public places, homes, wedding ceremonies and other events to “extort” money.

The Nagpur police has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC (Twiter/Nagpurpolice)
Published on Mar 09, 2023 01:58 PM IST

Maoists warn tribals against working in Surjagarh iron ore mine

NAGPUR: Senior members of the banned CPI (Maoist) in Gadchiroli, Raghu and Giridhar, have warned tribals of 13 villages under Pursalgondi gram panchayat in Etapalli tehsil against working at the Surjagarh mines bordering Chhattisgarh

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Updated on Mar 01, 2023 03:04 AM IST

SC/ST body issues arrest warrant for Chandrapur collector

NAGPUR: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes has issued an arrest warrant against Chandrapur collector Vinay Gowda for failing to appear before the commission in connection with a case involving tribal land

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Published on Feb 24, 2023 12:58 AM IST

Maharashtra police arrests suspected Maoist couple carrying 10 lakh reward

Police have identified the two suspected Maoists as Madhukar Chinanna Kodape, 42, of Baswapur and Shamala Mangalu Punam (35) of Basaguda in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

Initial reports suggest that both suspected Maoists are a couple and left the movement in 2006 (Representative Photo)
Updated on Feb 21, 2023 11:44 AM IST

Violence in Kashmir, Maoist-hit areas reduce by 80% under Modi govt: Amit Shah

The home minister said India is becoming “atmanirbhar” in defence production– with 70 per cent self-reliance– and asserted that the country is turning into a manufacturing hub in the world under PM Modi

Amit Shah paid a visit to the historic Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Deeksha bhoomi on Saturday (Twitter/@AmitShah)
Updated on Feb 18, 2023 05:58 PM IST

Sharad Pawar seeks probe against outgoing governor: 'Decisions Koshyari took…'

Welcoming BS Koshyari being shown the door, Sharad Pawar said, “Maharashtra has finally heaved a sigh of relief."

NCP chief Sharad Pawar and outgoing Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. (File)
Updated on Feb 12, 2023 10:39 PM IST

‘Indian Constitution gives the courage to speak…’: CJI Chandrachud

CJI DY Chandrachud said it cannot be forgotten that the Constitution has given the responsibility to bring about social, political and economic justice.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud addresses during the first convocation ceremony of Maharashtra National Law University in Nagpur on Saturday, (PTI)
Updated on Feb 11, 2023 08:44 PM IST

Praful Patel praises Fadnavis to the skies

NAGPUR At a time when one partner of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi troika, the Congress, is imploding with infighting, the sight of a prominent leader from another partner, the NCP, cosying up to the BJP leadership has stirred much speculation about political reconfiguration

Praful Patel praises Fadnavis to the skies
Published on Feb 10, 2023 01:09 AM IST

Bombay HC rejects bail plea of Surendra Gadling in Gadchiroli Maoist arson case

The Bombay high court observed that Surendra Gadling was part of a conspiracy for abetting commission of terrorist acts with direct membership of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist)

Surendra Gadling is also an accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case. (File Photo)
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 08:36 PM IST

Uddhav was ‘greedy’ for CM’s chair: Nadda

JP Nadda held rallies in Chandrapur (Vidarbha) and Aurangabad (Central Maharashtra) and held meetings with party leaders and office bearers. The rallies are seen as party’s launch of 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Maharashtra where it aims to win 45 of total 48 seats

New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): BJP President JP Nadda speaks to media after pays tributes to Guru Ravidas ji on his jayanti at BJP HQ in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Jan 03, 2023 12:32 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

State to bring law against derogatory remarks on icons

Nagpur: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced in the state legislative council that the state will bring a stringent law to ensure that dignity of national and state icons is protected

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 12:15 AM IST

Upper house keeps Lokayukta Bill in abeyance

Nagpur: In a major setback to the Shinde-Fadnavis government, the Lokayukta bill, which was passed in the state assembly on Monday, was kept in abeyance by the legislative council on Friday

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 12:13 AM IST

Sparks fly as Thackeray bumps into Kesarkar

The venue of the animosity this time was legislative council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe’s office, where Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and BSS spokesman Deepak Kesarkar bumped into each other. Kesarkar was stepping out of Gorhe’s office just as Thackeray was entering

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray interacts with media in Mumbai. (Satish Bate/HT photo)
Published on Dec 30, 2022 01:14 AM IST

State gets aggressive about K’taka minister’s remarks on Mumbai

Nagpur: Both houses of the state legislature on Wednesday reacted sharply to the ‘anti-Maharashtra’ comments by Karnataka law minister J C Madhuswamy and other MLAs a day earlier

A nettled Maharashtra government said it would approach Union home minister Amit Shah on account of Karnataka’s continuous defiance of the mutual agreement by the two states to not act against each other until the Supreme Court gave its decision. Leader of the Opposition Ajit Pawar declared that this constant hurting of Maharashtra’s sentiments was happening because the Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister had failed to give a fitting reply. (PTI)
Published on Dec 29, 2022 12:37 AM IST
BySurendra P Gangan and Pradip Kumar Maitra

Maha resolution reiterates claim on 865 villages in K’taka

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution reiterating the state’s claim on 865 villages in three districts and cities including Belgavi, Karwar, Bidar, Nipani and Bhalki in Karnataka.The resolution comes in the wake of a similar stance adopted by the Karnataka Assembly on December 22nd when Karnataka CM Bommai vowed not to cede even an inch of land to Maharashtra.

Nagpur: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut arrives to attend the Winter Session of Maharashtra Assembly, at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_27_2022_000203B) (PTI)
Published on Dec 28, 2022 01:38 AM IST
BySurendra P Gangan, Pradip Kumar Maitra and Hirekop Rajan Samuel

Will fight in SC: Maha resolution on border

The Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution reiterating the state’s claim on 865 villages in three districts and cities falling in Karnataka, including Belagavi, Karwar, Bidar, Nipani and Bhalki in Karnataka, further escalating the row between the two states.

Protesters gathered near Kognoli Toll Plaza on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 28, 2022 12:07 AM IST
BySurendra P Gangan, Pradip Kumar Maitra and Hirekop Rajan Samuel, Mumbai/bengaluru

Thackeray demands central rule in ‘Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra’

The Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute dominated the proceedings of the state legislature on Monday, with heated discussions taking place between the ruling BSS-BJP coalition and the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

Nagpur: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut arrives to attend the Winter Session of Maharashtra Assembly, at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_26_2022_000106B) (PTI)
Published on Dec 27, 2022 12:46 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

Land allotment: Opposition demands Abdul Sattar’s resignation

Sattar is accused of illegally allotting 37.19 acres of grazing land in Washim, estimated to be worth ₹150 crore, to a local resident. The MLA from chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena is also facing allegations of forcing officials to sell passes for Sillod festival to the agriculture department’s suppliers

Agriculture minister Abdul Sattar (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 27, 2022 12:51 AM IST
BySurendra P Gangan and Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur

MVA sorts out internal differences, boycotts assembly

MVA legislators held a mock assembly on the steps of the legislature, where they spoke about the attempt to suppress the voice of the opposition inside the house and outside it. NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad said that the Shinde-Fadnavis government had been targeting them by lodging fake cases

Nagpur, India - December 22, 2022: Maha Vikas Aghadi MLA Aaditya Thakreay with other MLAs protests against the Maharashtra Government demanding resignation of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on the fourth day of the Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly, at Vidhan Bhawan, in Nagpur, Thursday, December 22, 2022. (Photo by Sunny Shende/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 24, 2022 12:09 AM IST
BySurendra P Gangan and Pradip Kumar Maitra

In Amravati case, Maharashtra to probe Uddhav role in investigation

Responding to a calling attention motion by the independent MLA Ravi Rana, Maharashtra minister Shambhuraje Desai told the state assembly that SID will investigate whether Thackeray had asked the Amravati commissioner of police Arti Singh to examine the robbery angle in Kolhe’s killing

Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. (File photo)
Updated on Dec 24, 2022 12:54 AM IST

HC relief for CM Shinde as he cancels Nagpur land allotment

The department also told the court that its officials had not informed Shinde about the ongoing petition in court, and that it was an unintentional mistake.

The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has been attacking Shinde on his allotment of 4.5 acres of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) land to private individuals in April 2021. Shinde, as urban development minister, had allotted the land reserved for slum dwellers to 16 private individuals despite the matter being sub-judice. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 23, 2022 12:53 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Yogesh Naik

Amruta Fadnavis calls PM Modi ‘father of new India’

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has called prime minister Narendra Modi the “father of new India”, giving the opposition fresh ammunition to target the BJP over insulting national icons

MUMBAI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 : Amruta Fadnavis was spotted at a press conference of movie 'Karta Tu Dharta Tu' on Sunday September 3, 2017 in Mumbai, India. (Freelance photo by Yogen Shah) (Yogen Shah)
Updated on Dec 22, 2022 12:26 AM IST

Rift in MVA over questioning CM on Nagpur land scam

Questions are being raised on the stand of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, whose duty it is as Leader of the Opposition in the assembly to coordinate and lead the Opposition’s attack on the ruling parties

Nagpur, India - December 21, 2022: Maha Vikas Aghadi MLAs protest against the Maharashtra Government demanding resignation of Chief Minster Eknath Shinde, on the third day of the Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly, at Vidhan Bhawan, in Nagpur, Wednsday, December 21, 2022. (Photo by Sunny Shende/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 22, 2022 12:26 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

Land given on lease to 16 influential people: Petitioner

The high court treated the letter, along with the newspaper cuttings, as a PIL and appointed a senior Nagpur-based lawyer, Anand Parchure, as amicus curiae. The PIL is still pending in the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court

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Published on Dec 22, 2022 12:23 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

State calls for strict enforcement of banning mobile phones in schools

NAGPUR: The state government on Wednesday said that it has strictly prohibited the use of mobile phones in schools

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Published on Dec 22, 2022 12:13 AM IST

Shinde in trouble as Nagpur HC remarks on illegal plot allotment

Both houses of the state legislature witnessed an uproar followed by adjournments on Tuesday over the issue, which is likely to dominate the ongoing winter session. On behalf of the MVA, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, who was present in Nagpur, demanded that Shinde step down

MUMBAI, INDIA - JULY 20, 2016: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde at Vidhan Bhavanin Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (Photo by Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 21, 2022 12:05 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

Ruckus in Maharashtra assembly against CM Shinde over alleged Nagpur land scam

The Opposition alleged that chief minister Eknath Shinde had allocated land meant for slums to private individuals when he was urban development minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government

Opposition members created a ruckus in both the Houses of Maharashtra assembly demanding chief minister Eknath Shinde’s resignation. (ANI)
Published on Dec 20, 2022 05:14 PM IST

Ruling alliance wary of MVA setting the narrative in winter session

Nagpur: The initial euphoria is gone

After their government was toppled six months ago, the MVA for the first time seems to be upbeat and united, with ammunition to corner the ruling parties. Its leaders believe that issues such as Governor Koshyari’s remarks on King Shivaji, the state losing industrial investment to other states and the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute could set a narrative that the Shinde-Fadnavis government is not making any effort to safeguard the interests of Maharashtra. (Sunny Shende/HT Photo)
Published on Dec 19, 2022 01:14 AM IST
ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Surendra P Gangan

Maharashtra: Tiger kills 3 in 3 separate incidents in last 3 days

With Thursday’s kill, 50 people, most of them villagers, were killed in different attacks by big cats in Chandrapur district from January until December 15 this year, chief conservator of forests (CCCF) Prakash Lonkar, Chandrapur circle, informed

50 people, most of them villagers, were killed in different attacks by big cats in Chandrapur (Representative Photo)
Published on Dec 15, 2022 07:41 PM IST

India needs sustainable development and not shortcut politics: PM Modi

India needs sustainable development and not “shortcut politics”, PM Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he warned of “politics of opportunism” after launching and inaugurating projects in Nagpur.

Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a function after the inauguration of AIIMS, in Nagpur, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_11_2022_000201A) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 12, 2022 04:49 AM IST
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