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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. (Photo: PTI)

Maratha quota: Manoj Jarange continues fast for 3rd day, claims govt sidestepping core issue

Jalna, Feb 12 (PTI) Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday accused the Maharashtra government of diverting the core issue of Maratha reservation and claimed it was considering a separate quota for the community. Jarange continued his indefinite fast at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district for the third day on Monday over his demand

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Maharashtra DGP Rajnish Seth

Maharashtra DGP Rajnish Seth to be new chairman of state Public Service Commission: sources

Mumbai, Oct 3 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has decided to name the incumbent Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth as the chairman of the Public Service Commission (MPSC), sources said on Tuesday. A decision to this effect has been taken at the government level and a formal order will be issued after due process,

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In Opposition to the Mahagathbandhan, the BJP wants to avoid caste census as the outcome may potentially hurt it politically. “A caste census would show greater numbers of OBCs and a reduced population of upper castes and can eventually be the trigger for demanding that the 50% on reservation be lifted,” Naqvi explained. “This is something that makes the RSS/BJP deeply uneasy.” The upper castes are considered the BJP’s strongest vote bank.

Bihar’s caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA

Thane, Oct 3 (PTI) The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Jitendra Awhad has hailed the Bihar government’s caste survey and demanded that a similar exercise be carried out in all states of the country, including Maharashtra, alleging that the rights of the OBCs were being snatched away. The member of the Maharashtra legislative

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CMO M Sawan Kumar (Photo/ANI)

179 children died in civil hospital at Nandurbar in Maharashtra in last three months

Nandurbar (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): 179 children have died in civil hospital in the last three months at Nandurbar in Maharashtra. According to Nandurbar’s Chief Medical Officer, M Sawan Kumar, several factors have contributed to the tragic deaths of these children. Low birth weight, birth asphyxia, sepsis and respiratory diseases have emerged as the

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