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The legislative move marks a significant step in the state's efforts to intensify the crackdown on the narcotics trade The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday unanimously passed an amendment to the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), bringing drug peddlers and narcotics-related offences under its ambit. This follows the bill's earlier clearance by the state assembly on July 9. Once it receives the Governor's assent, the amended law will impose stricter measures on drug-rel ...Read More >
New Delhi: The apex court on Monday adjourned till July 25 the hearing on pleas filed by the Kerala government against the Governor over delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly. The matter came up before the division bench of Justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar, which decided to defer the matter after Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani sought time. During the hearing, senior advocate KK Venugopal for the Kerala government contended that he would withdraw the plea, submittin ...Read More >
Mumbai:Defending the Maharashtra Public Security bill, which was passed in both the Houses of state legislature last week, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said it will help tackle "urban naxalism". Rejecting the opposition's claims, Mr. Fadnavis said strict safeguards in the bill leave no scope for its misuse. Those speaking against the bill are in a way trying to take forward the Left Wing Extremism ideology, he said. The bill, aimed at preventing "unlawful activities of Left Wing E ...Read More >
Nagpur: Urban Maoism is a well-planned "strategic change" to bring anarchy and Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, recently cleared by the state legislature, would be used to tackle this threat, said CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday. "Those who are opposing the bill are the ones who seem to be championing left-wing extremism and its mandate," he said.Asserting that urban Maoism is "slowly poisoning cities", he also hinted that those opposing the bill are the ones lending support to augment t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill as 'BJP Suraksha Act', saying the ruling party thinks whoever speaks against it is anti-national. He alleged that the bill has been brought with political intentions, and expressed fear that it will be misused against the opposition as well as common citizens. Talking to reporters on the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan, the state legislature complex here, Thackeray said th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) A non-cognisable case was registered on Friday against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad and his supporter for assaulting a worker at the MLA hostel canteen in south Mumbai, police officials said. A non-cognisable case is registered in minor offences. Police can not make arrest without a court warrant in such cases. Gaikwad and one of his supporters assaulted the worker at the Akashwani MLA hostel canteen for 'serving stale food' on Tuesday night. A viral video showing the two ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Shinde faction MLA Sanjay Gaikwad is now facing a non-cognizable offence case for assaulting and threatening a canteen employee at the MLA hostel near Churchgate. Mumbai's Marine Drive Police have initiated legal proceedings in the case, acting independently without the need for a formal complaint, reported IANS, quoting the cops. The move follows a viral video that surfaced earlier this week, showing Gaikwad physically assaulting a staff member over alleged complaints of stal ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Six organisations operating in Maharashtra have already been banned in some other states, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday, referring to the 'Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill'. The bill, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations with a focus on urban Naxalism and "passive militancy", has been passed by the assembly. It is expected to be tabled in the legislative council soon. "I am happy that the Maharashtra Spec ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Assembly approved a bill targeting Left-wing extremism. The Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, allows the state to ban organizations. It also allows the state to prosecute individuals linked to them. Critics are concerned about potential misuse. Devendra Fadnavis assured safeguards are in place. He mentioned similar laws exist in other states. The Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, aimed at curbing Left-wing e ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Revenue Minister and the Joint Select Committee Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday in the state assembly presented the committee's report on the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024. The minister said that the government is bringing this important bill to take action against organisations that are luring the youth towards Maoist ideologies and their associates. The joint select committee has suggested an amendment whereby the bill's aim is to curb Le ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (PTI) Viral video footage showing a ruling Shiv Sena MLA slapping and punching an employee at the MLAs' hostel canteen here for serving "stale food" has drawn widespread condemnation from government and opposition, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denouncing the act. The CM said such behaviour sends a "wrong message" about legislators misusing their power. The widely circulated video shows Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, wearing a vest and a towel, confronting the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday collected the samples of food from the canteen of an MLAs' hostel here and sent them for testing, a day after Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted its staffer for allegedly serving stale food to him. Gaikwad, who represents the Buldhana assembly constituency, sparked a controversy after a video of him slapping a canteen worker went viral on social media. The MLA claimed the food served to him was stale, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Tuesday said that if the Constitution of India is followed by Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, there will be no conflict among all three wings of the Constitution. The CJI made this remark while addressing the members of both the Houses of state legislature. Mr Gavai was felicitated by Maharashtra Legislature. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra legislature unanimously passed a congratulatory motion to felicitate the CJI Bhushan Gavai on hi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) The Devendra Fadnavis-led government on Thursday tabled the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill in the state legislative assembly in order to bring uniformity between the central and state GST laws. The bill, tabled in the Lower House of the state legislature by Minister of State for Finance Ashish Jaiswal, seeks to amend the Maharashtra GST Act, 2017, by incorporating 13 proposed changes aligned with the Finance Act, 2025 passed by the Centre in March. "The ...Read More >
Jammu, July 01: The Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced across India on July 1, 2017, marked a transformative shift in the country's indirect tax regime, replacing a complex web of central and state taxes with a unified, consumption-based tax system.In Jammu and Kashmir, the implementation of GST faced distinct challenges but has since played a pivotal role in fostering economic integration and growth.Unlike other states, J&K required specific legislative measures to adopt the Central Goods ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The special NIA court for Haryana in Panchkula has directed the police and central agencies to ensure the protection of six key witnesses named in the chargesheet filed by the investigative agency in connection with the twin blasts outside two nightclubs in Gurugram on Dec 24 last year.While directing the investigating agencies and law enforcement authorities to ensure the protection of witnesses, the NIA court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Goyal, als ...Read More >
MYSURU/BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sought to distance his govt from the 11 deaths in a stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL win celebrations on June 4, saying he had okayed only the state-organised event at Vidhana Soudha where nothing untoward happened.Blaming suspended police commissioner B Dayananda, he said he was informed about the stampede at 5.45pm, almost two hours after it occurred.The CM's statements came as opposition BJP demanded a three-day sp ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about caste for the first time since independence. The Home Ministry announced plans to conduct a two-stage count ending March 1, 2027, in a statement Wednesday night. India's last official census in 2011 counted 1.21 billion people. The country's population is now estimated to be well over 1.4 bil ...Read More >
Chennai, Jan 21 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu walked out of a meeting of his counterparts in Patna on Monday after accusing Governor R N Ravi of continuing to 'disrespect' the people of the state, elected government and century-old TN Legislative Assembly. Ravi's activities were 'deeply worrying.' he said. Citing the recommendations of the Punchhi, Sarkaria, Rajamannar and Venkatachaliah Commissions, on appointment of Governors, Appavu argued that the state legislature should be em ...Read More >
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