Maharashtra
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Maharashtra Cuts Department Spending 20% Over Drought: What Is Spared
Maharashtra has told every department to trim spending by 20% to fund drought relief. Schools, hospitals, loan waiver and Ladki Bahin keep their money.
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Maharashtra Orders 10% Water Cut From Oct 16: What Changes at Home
Every city, town and village body in Maharashtra must cut water supply by at least 10% from October 16. What the order covers, and how to prepare at home.
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Missing From Maharashtra’s Draft Voter List? October 12 Is the Cut-Off
The SIR draft roll dropped 2.07 crore names in Maharashtra. Claims close October 12; the final roll comes November 16. How to check and which form to file.
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Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver Phase 3: Who Got Paid, Who Waits
Phase 3 of Maharashtra’s farm loan waiver paid Rs 3,160 crore to 3.27 lakh farmers. About 15.85 lakh are covered so far. What waiting farmers should check.
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Aadhaar Check Now Mandatory to Register Property in Maharashtra
From October 1, Maharashtra sub-registrars won’t register sale, mortgage or partition deeds without Aadhaar verification. Who is affected and what to carry.
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Bank Strike Sept 28-30: Branches Open Only Two Days in Nine
A three-day strike by public sector bank unions, plus a weekend and Gandhi Jayanti, leaves branches open only on Oct 1 and Oct 3. Plan cash and cheques now.
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Maharashtra Approves Sugar Mill Loans. Only 0.6% of FRP Is Unpaid
Maharashtra’s cabinet cleared soft loans for cooperative sugar mills to pay cane arrears. But 99.37% of 2025-26 FRP is already paid. What the money is for.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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’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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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 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.