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Maratha quota: Jarange sits on indefinite fast under scorching sun, turns up heat on govt

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has begun an indefinite fast in Jalna. He is demanding Kunbi caste certificates for Marathas and other concessions. The Maharashtra government has submitted a 12-point proposal to Jarange. He stated his team will study the proposal before deciding to end the strike. The government expressed…

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8 killed, 16 injured as truck collides with bus in Maharashtra

The accident occured when the Ambejogai depot bus was enroute to Jalna and the truck coming from opposite direction. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Bitter’ sugarcane workers from drought-stricken Marathwada hold little hope from Lok Sabha poll

Seasonal migrant workers from Marathwada return home after sugarcane harvest, holding little hope for change post Lok Sabha polls.

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MVA’s Lok Sabha seat-sharing: Prakash Ambedkar demands Jarange-Patil be allowed to contest from Jalna

Prakash Ambedkar struck a discordant note, demanding that Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil be allowed to contest from the Jalna Lok Sabha seat.

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Maratha quota issue | Curfew imposed in Ambad tehsil of Jalna considering law and order situation

A curfew has been imposed in Ambad taluka of Maharashtra’s Jalna district considering the law and order situation in view of the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange, as per an order issued by the district administration.

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Prakash Ambedkar urges Jarange-Patil to contest Lok Sabha to give weight to Maratha quota demands

Prakash Ambedkar exhorted Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to contest as an Independent from Jalna

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Will review cases, police only used ‘mild force’ in Jalna against Maratha reservation protestors, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis says govt to review cases against Maratha quota protesters, take appropriate action. 79 police personnel & 50 persons injured in fracas. Govt to review cases instead of blanket withdrawal demanded by Jarange-Patil. Govt given Dec 24 deadline to grant Maratha quota.

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Maratha quota demand | Maharashtra’s winter of caste discontent

The Maratha demand for reservation in government jobs and education is on the boil once again, led by a man from the arid Marathwada region, Manoj Jarange-Patil.

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Schism within Maharashtra government over Jalna lathi-charge incident

Mahayuti govt in dissonance over Jalna lathi-charge incident; Shiv Sena Minister writes to CM Shinde demanding stay on reassignment of ex-Jalna SP Tushar Doshi to CID, Pune; Opposition pounces on letter, hinting at schism between Shinde & Fadnavis camps; Maratha quota activists & OBC leader divided on Doshi's reassignment.

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Maratha quota activist Jarange Patil takes fight to OBC leader Bhujbal’s bastion in Nashik

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange demands dismissal of police personnel responsible for lathi-charging peaceful protesters from the community in Jalna. He also calls for disclosure of those who ordered the lathicharge. Jarange has given a deadline of Dec 24 for his demands to be met, and hints at taking the…

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To counter Maratha quota onslaught, OBC leaders to stage rally in Jalna

OBC leaders to stage rally in Maratha quota activist's stronghold to counter him. Rally to be attended by influential leaders from across party lines. OBC leader Prakash Shendge says rally will be "historic" & country will see OBC camps coming together. Jarange Patil's demand of OBC certificates for Marathas by…

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Maratha quota activist ups pressure; reminds CM Shinde of deadline

Pro-quota activist to tour State to press for Maratha quota; CM Shinde had earlier assured community a decision on the issue in 40 days. Activist Manoj Jarange Patil to tour Maharashtra from Sept 30-Oct 11 to press for Maratha quota; CM Shinde had earlier promised a decision in 40 days.…

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Pro-Maratha quota activist Jarange ends fast after CM Shinde meets him in Jalna

Mr. Shinde observed that while the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis-led had passed a law on the Maratha quota and the same had been confirmed by the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court had unfortunately scrapped it.

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to continue fast until govt. grants reservation to his community

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on September 11 presided over an all-party meeting in Mumbai held in the backdrop of the ongoing Maratha quota agitation led by Mr. Jarange.

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Maharashtra government is shameless: Uddhav Thackeray on Jalna incident

Shiva Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took a dig at the Maharashtra government over the police lathi-charge on protesters in Jalna who were demanding reservation for the Marathas and called the government "shameless". Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Nashik bandh' call by Maratha outfits against lathi-charge gets mixed response

Mixed response to Nashik 'bandh' call by Maratha organisations over police lathi-charge on agitators demanding quota in Jalna. Protest march held in Nashik city and shops were closed in some parts but buses remained unaffected.

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Jalna SP, police personnel injured in violence over Maratha reservation

Maharashtra's Jalna Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi and four to five police personnel got injured after protestors pelted stones at them in the Ambad Chaufuli area on Saturday during their protest demanding Maratha Reservation in Jalna. Read further on dynamite News:

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Maratha quota | More than 360 booked for violence in Maharashtra's Jalna

Violence in Jalna, Maharashtra over Maratha quota demand leads to police filing case against 16 identified and 360 unidentified persons. Protestors demand reservation for Maratha community and question police action.

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Dalit man beaten to death in Maharashtra over suspected theft of two-wheeler

A 25-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of stealing a two-wheeler in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra, following which four persons were arrested

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Amidst high drama, Girinagar police bust inter-State drug racket in Bengaluru

Following a lead from a drug addict, the Girinagar police on Monday, July 4, busted an inter-State drug racket and arrested a gang of four peddlers from Jalna town in Maharashtra amidst high drama.

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Maharashtra BJP worker announces reward for cutting off NCP leader Jitendra Awhad's tongue

JALNA: A Bharatiya Janata Party functionary from Maharashtra's Jalna district has announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone who "cuts off" the tongue of Nationalist Congress Party leader Jitendra Awhad over his allegedly objectionable remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

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Maharashtra: 17-year-old girl killed by father, uncle for eloping with boyfriend

JALNA: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly strangulated by her father and uncle for eloping with a boyfriend in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said.

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Maharashtra: Man kills friend on suspicion of affair with wife, held

JALNA: A 36-year-old man allegedly killed his friend suspecting him of having an extramarital affair with his wife in Ambad town of Maharashtra's Jalna district on Monday, police said.

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Maharashtra: Five dead, 2 injured in autorickshaw-truck collision in Jalna district

JALNA: Five persons, including two women and a child, were killed and two others injured after a three-wheeler and a truck collided on Monday on Jafrabad-Mahora road in Maharashtra's Jalna district, a police official said. The incident took place at 4:30pm when the autorickshaw was heading to Jafrabad and was…

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Maharashtra: Disguised as baraatis, I-T officials raid 2 businessmen in Jalna, seize Rs 58 crore cash

MUMBAI: Income Tax (I-T) officials — disguised as baraatis — raided two businessmen at Jalna district in Maharashtra which led to the recovery of around Rs 58 crore unaccounted cash and gold worth Rs 15 crore.

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