Maharashtra Doctors Must Put Up QR Plates by October 31
Maharashtra Medical Council wants every doctor to show a Know Your Doctor QR plate by Oct 31. Only about 14,000 had one in May. What patients should check.
Category: State news
Konkan Toll Waiver Runs Sept 11-27, But Only With the Sticker
Maharashtra has waived toll for Konkan-bound vehicles from September 11 to 27 for Ganeshotsav. The exemption only works if you carry the official pass.
Dahi Handi Killed Two in Maharashtra. Neither Was an Insured Govinda
Maharashtra insured 1.6 lakh Govindas for Dahi Handi 2026. The two people who died were a seven-year-old and a bystander, outside every safety rule.
Maharashtra Gives Loose Cooking Oil One More Year Before the Ban
Maharashtra has paused its ban on loose edible oil for a year after an FDA crackdown hit small traders. What changes for kirana shops and buyers now.
MPSC Cancels Drug Inspector Exam After Paper Leak, Six Arrested
MPSC scrapped its Drug Inspector recruitment exam after a leak probe led Mumbai Crime Branch to arrest six people, including three commission officials.
MSRTC to Run 5,220 Extra Buses to Konkan for Ganeshotsav 2026
MSRTC will add 5,220 buses from Mumbai, Thane and Palghar to Konkan for Ganeshotsav, September 7-25, with fare concessions for women and senior citizens.
Maharashtra Draft Voter Roll Out August 24: How to Check and Fix Your Name
Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll drops August 24 with over 2 crore names potentially missing. Here’s the one-month window to check and correct yours.
Maharashtra’s New Rules Let CM Override Any Minister’s Decision
Maharashtra’s new Rules of Business let CM Fadnavis override any minister’s decision in the public interest. Here’s what changed and why it matters.
Maharashtra’s e-Pramaan Lets Residents Skip the Registrar’s Office
Maharashtra has launched e-Pramaan, letting residents get certified property and marriage documents on WhatsApp instead of visiting a Sub-Registrar’s office in person.
Maharashtra Waives Stamp Duty on Renewable Energy Land Transfers
Maharashtra waives stamp duty on renewable energy land deals and revises interest on delayed land acquisition payouts, among eight cabinet decisions.
Maharashtra Bans Junk Food Sales Within 50 Metres of Schools
Maharashtra’s FDA has banned chips, chocolates and fried snacks in and around every school in the state, with FSSAI licensing now compulsory for canteens.
Maharashtra’s NEET Paper Leak Fallout: Pune Arrests, Mumbai March
CBI arrests reach Pune coaching classes and Latur in the NEET-UG paper leak probe, as Maharashtra protests culminate in a Thackeray-led Mumbai march.
Maharashtra Keeps Schools Open Under Red Alert as Monsoon Toll Mounts
IMD issued a red alert for Pune’s ghats and orange alerts for four more districts on July 22, but authorities left schools open, a reversal from three weeks earlier.
Maharashtra FDA Launches AI Portal to Speed Up Food Safety Complaints
Maharashtra FDA’s new AI grievance portal lets citizens report food and drug violations by voice in three languages, with auto-escalation built in.
Maharashtra Cabinet Widens Farm Loan Waiver, Lets Civic Bodies Sell Off Assets
Maharashtra’s cabinet dropped the ₹50,000 cap on a 2019 farm loan waiver and cleared a policy letting municipal bodies monetise land to fund basic services.
Maharashtra’s School-Zone Energy Drink Ban Leans on Enforcement It Hasn’t Built
Maharashtra has barred energy drink sales within 500 metres of schools after MLAs raised alarm, but the FDA’s plan relies on inspectors and labs the state hasn’t scaled up.
Marathwada Earthquake Swarm Rattles Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
Four tremors up to magnitude 4.6 shook Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani before dawn, reviving memories of 1993 in a region long rated minimal seismic risk.
Ratnagiri Landslide Buries Homes in Khed as Maharashtra’s Monsoon Toll Mounts
A landslide in Ratnagiri’s Khed taluka buried homes and trapped residents this week, the latest sign of how this year’s heavy monsoon is straining hill villages statewide.
Maharashtra Suspends New RTI Rules After Pune Airport Row, Hazare Threat
Maharashtra has put its new RTI Rules 2026 on hold after a Pune Airport transparency row and Anna Hazare’s hunger-strike threat. Here’s what changed and what it means.
Maharashtra TET 2026 Paper Leak: Six Lakh Aspirants Caught in an Interstate Exam Fraud Web
Over six lakh teaching aspirants were left in limbo when Maharashtra TET 2026 was postponed hours before the exam after an interstate syndicate allegedly leaked question papers.