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NCP: Malik's portfolios to be given 'temporarily' to his cabinet colleagues

Malik is a cabinet minister who holds minority affairs and skill development portfolios in the Shiv Sena-led MVA government

Maha FM presents revenue deficit budget; introduces GST amnesty scheme

Tabling the third budget of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in the Legislative Assembly, Pawar said a provision of Rs 1,50,000 crore has been made for the annual plan

Maharashtra Budget 2022-23: State to be the first to have $1-trn economy

Maharashtra is set to become the first state in India to have a trillion-dollar economy, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, said while presenting the state's Budget for 2022-23.The state's revenue receipts for the financial year 2022-23 is pegged at Rs 4,03,427 crore, while revenue expenditure is estimated at Rs 4,27,780 crore, resulting in a revenue deficit of Rs 24,353 crore.Presenting the budget in the state assembly, Pawar said Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to formulate an agricultural export policy."Budget 2022-23 reflects Maharashtra's aspirations to achieve our goal of a one trillion dollar economy. With the practical implementation of 5 aspects, namely Agriculture, Health, Infrastructure, Transport and Industry, we will pave the way for a sustainable & prosperous Maharashtra," Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in a tweet.An outlay of Rs 115,215 crore is proposed for five focus areas

Maharashtra Budget: 'Medicity' offering all treatments to come up near Pune

A sprawling 'Medicity' offering all kinds of treatments at one place will come up near Pune, Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced while presenting the state Budget on Friday.

No discussion held on Maharashtra going mask-free: Dy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra has witnessed a decline in COVID-19 cases over the last few days

Active Covid-19 cases in Pune down by 50%: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Considering the trend, schools for Classes 1 to 8 can function full day as opposed to the half-day timings, he said

Ajit Pawar urges Centre to extend GST compensation to states for two years

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

Maharashtra logs sharp spike in Covid-19 cases at 18,466, Mumbai at 10,860

In Pune, the rise in cases prompted the administration to shut schools for Classes 1 to 8 in the district till January 30

10 Maharashtra ministers, 20 MLAs infected with Covid: Ajit Pawar

'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

Ajit Pawar warns officials against taking advantage of their position

Pawar was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy

MSRTC strike: Demand for merger with state govt not acceptable, says Dy CM

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 of 7 Omicron patients in Pune test negative for Covid-19: Ajit Pawar

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

Relaxation given in waiting time for passengers at Pune airport: Pawar

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

Taxmen order attachment of Rs 1,400-cr properties of Ajit Pawar's kin

Ajit Pawar is the nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar

I-T raids on premises linked to Ajit Pawar biggest in India: Somaiya

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

I-T conducts raids against Maharashtra deputy CM Pawar's family, realtors

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

Olympic medal to mark start of golden era for Indian hockey: Ajit Pawar

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.

Those who are fully vaccinated should be allowed to go out: Ajit Pawar

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".

Ajit Pawar denies links with sugar mill under Enforcement Directorate lens

The senior NCP leader said he had no idea why Guru Commodity Services -- which owns the sugar factory -- was facing probe.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Ajit Pawar reach Delhi, set to meet Modi

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss issues like Maratha and OBC reservation and Cyclone Tauktae relief measures