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Bombay HC bench recuses from hearing pleas against Maratha quota
Mumbai: A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused from hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community…
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Abu Azmi backs Maratha community’s demand for reservation
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi on Monday came out in support of reservation for the Maratha community. Social activist Manoj Jarange Patil is on an indefinite hunger strike at Azad…
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Maratha protester suffers heart attack in Azad Maidan, saved by doctor
Mumbai: A 45-year-old Maratha quota protester suffered a heart attack and fell unconscious at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday, officials said. Thanks to quick CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) given by a radiation…
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Jarange Patil begins indefinite hunger strike for Maratha reservation
Mumbai: Pro-Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Friday launched his indefinite fast demanding reservation for the Maratha community from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota. Amid the presence of a large number…
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‘No Church, No Gate’: Demand to rename Churchgate station
Mumbai: A Dhangar community leader on Saturday demanded that the Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, the revered queen of the Maratha-ruled Malwa kingdom. Talking to reporters…
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Akbar, Humayun Road signboards vandalized, Shivaji posters pasted
New Delhi: Signboards at Akbar Road and Humayun Road were blackened and posters of Chhatrapati Shivaji were pasted over them, police sources said on Saturday. They said the incident occurred after a…
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Maharashtra polls: Maratha leader’s threat fizzles out
Maharashtra’s irony is that a third of its total population comprises Marathas and they generally dominate politics, from the gram panchayats to the state Assembly. They have had a big hand because…
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Maratha protesters stop Sharad Pawar’s convoy; raise slogans at rally backing Jarange
Solapur: NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Sunday faced angry Maratha agitators in separate incidents who stopped his vehicle in Solapur district and later raised slogans and waved black flags when the…
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Govt trying to create rift between Maratha, OBC communities: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activist Manoj Jarange on Friday accused the Maharashtra government of trying to create tension between the Maratha and OBC communities, vowing that he won’t “let it happen”. The 41-year-old activist…
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Maha govt accepts Maratha quota demand
Navi Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s supporters celebrate after the Maharashtra government accepted his demands, in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI01_27_2024_000023B) Navi Mumbai: Supporters of Maratha reservation…
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Sharad Pawar: Sentiments of youth on Maratha quotas strong, can’t be ignored
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar said that the sentiments of Maratha youth on the pending reservation issue are “strong” and the government cannot afford to ignore it, here on Tuesday.…
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Satara: 1 killed, 8 hurt in group clashes after offensive social media posts
Satara: At least one person was killed and eight others injured when group clashes erupted here on Sunday-Monday to protest against certain offensive social media posts yesterday even as police clamped prohibitory…
