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"Unfair to entire OBC community": Congress' Vijay Wadettiwar slams Maharas
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar expressed strong opposition to the Maharashtra government's September 2 Government Resolution (GR) that allows members of the Maratha community to obtain a caste certificate as Kunbi.
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Fadnavis welcomes end of Manoj Jarange's fast, says govt took 'equal decis
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jarange ended his fast at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Tuesday after accepting the Government Resolution (GR) presented by the Maharashtra cabinet sub-committee on Maratha quota. Breaking down in tears, he described the moment as a "Diwali" for the community.
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Amid Jarange's hunger strike, Maharashtra govt extends Genealogy Committee
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Maharashtra government on Saturday extended the term of the Genealogy Committee, chaired by the Tehsildar at the taluka level, until June 30, 2026, amid ongoing Manoj Jarange Patil's hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai over the Maratha reservation issue.
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde assures Maratha quota without hurting other c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"While giving Maratha reservation, we will keep in mind that whether it is OBC community or any other community, without making any kind of change in their reservation, we will give the reservation to Maratha community. Our view from the beginning has been to provide such reservation which m
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil resumes march from Beed on seco
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"We don't have any other option than to go to Mumbai. Today is the second day of the padayatra. Nearly 15 lakh people joined the padayatra yesterday. We have to ask some of them to go back to avoid inconvenience...," Manoj Jarange Patil said on Sunday.
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Maratha reservation: CM Eknath Shinde says special session of legislature
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday that a special session will be called to discuss the Maratha reservation in February 2024 and assured that no injustice will be done to any other community while giving reservation to the Maratha community.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) questions Centre's intent on reservation for Marathas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sanjay Raut said, "For Maratha reservation, BJP leaders will have to take the initiative because PM Modi is the Prime Minister. Why do the BJP leader and Maharashtra CM not say anything on this to PM Modi? Will the Modi government bring any proposal related to this in the winter session i
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Maratha quota row: Maharashtra govt accepts report to grant Kunbi certific
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In view of the ongoing Maratha reservation row in Maharashtra, the state government on Tuesday accepted the first report presented by the Shinde committee and issued a Government Resolution (GR), to decide the procedure for granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha in the Marathwada r
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Marathas from Marathwada with Nizam-era records to get Kunbi caste certifi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
“People from the Maratha community in Marathwada who are recognised as Kunbis in documents from the Nizam era will get Kunbi certificates,” the Chief Minister said speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting.
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Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai announces schemes to support traditional
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Traditional skills/occupations which will be covered under this scheme are Kumbhar (Potter), Kunbi Saree and Kashti (Handloom), Coir Making, Godhadi Making (traditional patchwork quilts), Kamar/Kasar (Blacksmith/Coppersmith), Cane Work/Bamboo Work, Fulkar (Flower Craft), Coconut Jaggery (God
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Goa Governor calls on PM Modi, issues pertaining to state discussed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and held discussions on several issues pertaining to the state.
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