State news
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maharashtra to Cap Private Hospital Bills After Supreme Court Push
Maharashtra is formulating a policy to regulate private hospital charges, following a Supreme Court directive, with NICU costs of ₹15–20 lakh singled out for urgent action.
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Maharashtra Monsoon 2026 Arrives 12 Days Late: What a Delayed Season Means
The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on June 23, nearly two weeks late — raising concerns about rainfall deficit and its impact on Maharashtra’s farmers and water supply.
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Maharashtra MLC Elections 2026: Mahayuti Wins 16 of 17 Seats, MVA Draws Blank
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance swept Maharashtra’s Legislative Council polls on June 22, claiming 16 of 17 seats. The MVA opposition failed to win a single seat.
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