Articles by Pradip Kumar Maitra
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.
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
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
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
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
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."
Updated on Feb 12, 2023 10:39 PM IST
Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur
‘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.
Updated on Feb 11, 2023 08:44 PM IST
Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur
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
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)
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
Updated on Jan 03, 2023 12:32 AM IST
Pradip 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
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
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
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
Published on Dec 29, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Surendra 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.
Published on Dec 28, 2022 01:38 AM IST
Surendra 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.
Updated on Dec 28, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Surendra 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)
Published on Dec 27, 2022 12:46 AM IST
Pradip 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
Updated on Dec 27, 2022 12:51 AM IST
Surendra 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
Published on Dec 24, 2022 12:09 AM IST
Surendra 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
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.
Published on Dec 23, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Pradip 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
Updated on Dec 22, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur
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
Published on Dec 22, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Pradip 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
Published on Dec 22, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Pradip 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
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
Updated on Dec 21, 2022 12:05 AM IST
Pradip 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
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
Published on Dec 19, 2022 01:14 AM IST
Pradip 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
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.
Updated on Dec 12, 2022 04:49 AM IST
