The Amravati airport has received aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Alliance Air will operate flights from the facility to Mumbai by the end of the month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
A man who allegedly faked his abduction to his family in a bid to take money from his father was taken into custody in Maharashtra's Pune, officials here said on Thursday.
After Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane's remarks, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday emphasized the importance of communal harmony in the state, urging both the opposition and ruling parties to avoid making statements.
BJP MLC Chitra Wagh called for promoting the use of local language in Maharashtra, a statement which comes after a video of a female employee of a prominent telecom company purportedly refusing to interact with a customer in Marathi went viral.
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced the suspension of four officials of state-run road transport corporation MSRTC, including a senior manager, for showing negligence in an incident in which a woman was raped at Swargate bus depot.
The success of the Bollywood film 'Chhaava' and the recent statements by some leaders, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, have thrust the Mughal emperor into the spotlight once again, more than 300 years after his death in 1707.
Loudspeakers at places of worship should be played between 6 am and 10 pm with a noise limit of 55 decibels in day and 45 decibels at night and those not adhering to these norms will face action, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cautioned
A 38-year-old married woman allegedly abducted her three-month-old nephew in Maharashtra's Palghar district to pose to her paramour that the baby was theirs in a bid to start a new life with him, police said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today backed the call for the removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from Khulabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
At least seven business centres of international standard will be established in Mumbai to boost the city's economy from the present USD 140 billion to USD 1.5 trillion by 2047, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced in state budget.
Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane announced a new certification for mutton shops that would be run only by Hindus.
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said everyone feels Mughal king Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should be removed, but it has to be done under the purview of law.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerayraked up the 'pollution in the Ganga' row on Sunday after he said he declined to drink water from the river due to medical safety concerns.
Police in Beed district have begun a probe after local BJP functionary Satish Bhosale was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account, which an official on Sunday said may be fake.
Weeks after a 15-year-old boy and his family were booked over anti-India slogans during a cricket match in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, they have claimed that the teen attended a madrasa for studies and wasn't interested in playing the sport.
The women's wing of the NCP (SP) has written to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to grant immunity from punishment against "one murder" as women want to kill the "oppressive mentality" and "rapist mindset".
Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil on Saturday suggested that women should carry knives, chilli powder along with lipstick in their purse for self-protection.
Devendra Fadnavis said his government has worked out a 100-day plan of work undertaken from taluka-level offices to the Mantralaya.
Both Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar have problematic supporters, who are ambitious and familiar with controversies. They cannot lose sight of that fact when numbers come into play.
A 38-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane district allegedly lost Rs 13.54 lakh after he fell for "high returns in forex trade", an official said on Friday.
The kin of a 14-year-old girl have been booked after she was married off to a 25-year-old man in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district in January this year, a police official said on Thursday.
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Amid the uproar over senior RSS leader Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi's "Mumbai has many languages" remark, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the language of the state and Mumbai is Marathi and everyone should learn it.
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