Maharashtra has witnessed a decline in COVID-19 cases over the last few days
Considering the trend, schools for Classes 1 to 8 can function full day as opposed to the half-day timings, he said
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and state Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday urged the union government to extend the period of GST compensation from Centre to States for two more years
In Pune, the rise in cases prompted the administration to shut schools for Classes 1 to 8 in the district till January 30
'I want to appeal to the people that they need to understand that Covid is increasing rapidly, as a result of which we had to cut short our assembly session to 5 days only,' says Deputy CM
Pawar was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy
The demand by striking MSRTC staffers for merger of the undertaking with the state government was not acceptable, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told the Assembly on Friday.
Five out of seven COVID-19 patients in Pune district, who were earlier detected with Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, have now tested negative for the infection, Maharashtra Dy CM said
Passengers arriving in Pune by flights will not have to spend too much time at the airport for verification of Covid-19 norms due to relaxation provided recently, Ajit Pawar said
Ajit Pawar is the nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya claimed searches conducted by Income Tax officials on premises linked to family members of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are "biggest" such raids in India
The Income Tax Department raided some businesses linked to family members of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and some real estate developers on charges of alleged tax evasion
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday hailed the Indian men's hockey team, saying its Olympic medal after 41 years will mark the beginning of a golden period for the sport. The win, after 41 years of hard work and wait, cannot be described in words, Pawar, who heads the Maharashtra Olympic Association, said in a statement. In an edge-of-the-seat pulsating bronze play-off, India defeated Germany 5-4 on Thursday to earn a podium finish at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. "The country's prestige has been enhanced and the bronze medal will be the beginning of a golden era for the sport," Pawar said. He said the players, trainers and their colleagues deserved all the good wishes for bagging the medal with a determination to win against all odds.
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that he was of the view that those who have received both the jabs of coronavirus vaccines should be allowed to "go out".
The senior NCP leader said he had no idea why Guru Commodity Services -- which owns the sugar factory -- was facing probe.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss issues like Maratha and OBC reservation and Cyclone Tauktae relief measures
The Maharashtra government is making "all possible efforts" to grant reservation to Marathas, without disturbing the existing quotas of other communities, said Dept CM Ajit Pawar.
Here's a selection of court hearings scheduled for Wednesday
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said it deliberated on tax relief on medicines, injections and health equipment
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed the allegation that he has diverted a Bharat Biotech project of manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines to his home district Pune