Newly constituted Maharashtra Govt. holds first cabinet meeting in Mumbai

November 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The new Democratic Front government Sunday decided to sell tur dal, sugar and palm oil at concessional rates through the public distribution network till December-end. The decision was taken at the maiden meeting of the new cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan here, according to an official spokesperson.

November 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday reached a broad understanding on the portfolio allocation in Maharashtra. Union Defence Minister A K Antony, who is in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra, announced this after a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

October 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - The first session of the newly constituted 12th Maharashtra Assembly is likely to begin from November 3. The session is likely to be of three -day long.

October 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet today approved the constitution of 19th Law Commission for a period of three years with effect from September 1, 2009, to 31st August, 2012. The Law Commission is headed by a Chairman and consists of three full time Members, Member Secretary and three or more part time Members depending on the nature of Topics referred to the Commission for study.

October 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address three rallies in Maharashtra today. Besides Mumbai, Gandhi will campaign in Kolhapur and Nagpur for Congress- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidates.

September 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Recalling the Congress' "deep bonds" with Mumbai and Maharashtra, party president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged the people of the state to return it back to power in the state in the upcoming assembly elections. The Congress' aim had always been to serve and give justice to the common people of the country, Gandhi said addressing party workers at the inauguration of the new party headquarters, the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, here.

August 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Maharashtra Government has declared drought-like situation in 129 tehsils in the State. According to an official release, there has been less than 50 per cent of the normal rainfall and scarcity of water and fodder this year.

August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - With an aim to lend a fillip to the tourism in the state, the Maharashtra Tourism has launched a laser show. Bollywood star Celina Jaitley was present during a musical laser show that was presented for the first time here last evening.

June 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - A deeply divided Maharashtra cabinet Tuesday continued discussions on the report of the Ram Pradhan committee into the 26/11 terror attacks with some ministers proposing another panel to study it and others questioning why only former police commissioner Hasan Gafoor had been singled out for transfer. The report, scheduled to be tabled in the legislature Tuesday afternoon, was discussed threadbare at the cabinet meeting Monday evening.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Maharashtra has garnered the maximum berths, three, in the Manmohan Singh cabinet that took oath here Friday. The three ministers from Maharashtra are Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde and Murli Deora.

May 14th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa cabinet Thursday recommended dissolution of the 147-member state assembly, whose term expires Friday, official sources said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, at the state secretariat and the recommendation sent to Governor M.C.

May 1st, 2009 MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD - Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their formation day on Friday. On the occasion, Maharashtra Governor S.

March 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Police on Friday said it would be better if the Indian Premier League (IPL) is held in the state after elections.aharashtra's Director General (Elections) Suprabhat Chakravarty suggested that the tournament should be put on hold till the election is over. "There is no point in putting extra strain on policemen.

March 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra goes to the polls over three phases on April 16, 23 and 30 to elect its 48 representatives to the Lok Sabha. Voting for the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa will be held on April 23, the Election Commission announced Monday.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - More than two months after he was suspended for lashing out at the party leadership, former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane was Monday taken back into the Congress after party president Sonia Gandhi gave her nod. 'Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accepted the proposal of revoking the suspension of Narayan Rane.