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Stipend of ITI student will be increased to Rs 500 from Rs 40 : Min Lodha

The Maharashtra government has made a big announcement for thousands of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students in the State. There will be a gradual increase in the monthly stipend received by the students of government ITI institutes. For the past several years, the students were given a stipend of Rs 40. Now, the stipend will be increased to Rs 500. Skill Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha informed the Legislative Council during question hour on Monday. The issue was raised by legislators Vikram Kale, Dr. Sudhir Tambe, Satish Chavan, Balaram Patil during question hour. For the last several years, the students of the Government ITIs in the State were being paid stipend Rs 40 per month. The MLCs underlined their demand and stated that the existing stipend of Rs 40 is minimal in the time of rising inflation. Responding to the query, Minister Lodha said that the process to table the proposal before the cabinet is underway. It is proposed to increase the tuition fee for trai

Declare ‘Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra’ as Union Territory : Uddhav Thackeray

While speaking on the raging boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday demanded in the state Legislative Council that the Union government should declare ‘Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra’ areas as a Union Territory and the resolution in this regard should be passed in the house. He also fired a salvo at the Shinde-Fadnavis government for failing to corner the Karnataka government on the issue. This was the first time Thackeray attended proceedings of State legislators after resigning as the Chief Minister in July. Thackeray said, “Marathi language and culture rooted in the Belgaum (Belgavi) area since 1800. It is not just a case of language and border, but of ‘humanity’.” These Marathi-speaking people are facing atrocities from the Karnataka government, he said and demanded that the ‘Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra’ areas should be declared as Union Territory by the Central Government till the issue is pending before the Suprem

Meritorious Mallakhamb players eligible for sports quota : Mahajan

Meritorious players of Mallakhamb will get the benefit of five per cent reservation quota in government jobs. Minister for Sports and youth welfare Girish Mahajan informed the Legislative Council on Monday. He was answering a question raised by MLCs Bhai Girkar, Pravin Darkar, Adv Niranjan Dawkhare, Nagorao Ganar, Ramesh Patil, Ramesh Karad. Mahajan said that All Indian Sports Association in its letter dated September 11, 2020 directed all states to give benefits of sports quota to meritorious Mallakhamb players for recruitment of Class ‘C’ posts. The Maharashtra government had already issued a Government Resolution on November 15, 2017. According to the resolution, the Mallakhamb players are eligible to get benefits of five per cent sports quota, he said. A committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary (Service). But direct recruitment of Mallakhamb players was not taken into consideration of the committee, he said. Some recommendations of the committe

Speeding car rams into police nakabandi, two serious

An Assistant Police Inspector (ASI) and a citizen were seriously injured when a speeding car rammed into a police nakabandi at NMC’s zonal office near Dhantoli police station. The injured persons are identified as ASI Gajanan Naik and Pranay Giradkar. A police official said that the incident occured on Sunday at 12.20 am. ASI Naik was part the police team deployed at Nakabandi point. Giradkar, who was passing through the road on a motorcycle, was stopped by the police for checking. A speeding Maruti Swift car came from Mokshadham Square at great speed. When the police signalled the car to stop, the driver rammed the vehicle into the barricades. ASI Naik and Giradkar sustained grievous injuries in the accident. Before the police could arrest the driver, he accelerated the vehicle and sped away from the spot. Profusely bleeding Naik and Giradkar were admitted to hospital. According to police, the condition of ASI Naik is stable while Giradkar is critical. An offence under Sections 3

Woman attempts to set herself ablaze near Vidhan Bhavan

A woman attempt to set herself ablaze outside the Vidhan Bhavan on Friday to protest derogatory remarks made against iconic personalities, including Chhatrapati Shviaji Maharaj. The woman was identified as Kavita Chavan (28), a resident of Solapur. According to police, Chavan came near the Vidhan Bhavan complex at around 2.30 pm and poured yellow coloured combustible liquid (probably petrol) on herself. The police staff deployed at the gate noticed her action and over-powered. Before she could set herself ablaze, the police staff bundled her in the police jeep. The woman was seen questioning the police about derogatory remarks made against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Saints. She raised slogans of ‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Ki Jai’ when the police took her into custody. She was taken to Sitabuldi police station. Later, the police also conducted her medical check-up. A police officer said that the woman would be booked under provisions of Indian Penal Code. The official said that condi

Fact finding committee to probe rehabilitation of Takli-Dolhari project in Yavatmal district

The State government constituted a fact finding committee to probe rehabilitation of Takli-Dolhari irrigation project in Yavatmal district. Minister for rehabilitation Shambhuraje Desai announced in the Upper House that the committee would submit the report for review. Desai was replying to the Calling Attention Motion moved by Congress legislators Adv Abhijeet Wanjari, Bhai Jagtap and Dr Sudhir Tambe. MLC Wanjari levelled serious allegations about the rehabilitation process. “Some buissinement from Raipur in Chhattisgarh have purchased agricultural land for Rs 4 lakh per acre after the notification about the project was issued by the government. Now these bussinement are getting Rs 65 per acre as compensation,” Wanjari informed the house. He further alleged that the Gram Sabha’s resolution was bogus as it was motivated by some government officials. The villagers are demanding to cancel the entire process of rehabilitation. The Chief Execution Officer (CEO) of Yavatmal submitted a r

28 wardens of government hostels facing inquiry

Acting on the complaints of the hostelites, the Special squad of the social welfare department conducted random checking in the 54 government hostels in the State and found that 28 complaints were true. Wardens of these 28 hostels have been served show cause notices and facing inquiry. Minister for social Justice Sanjay Rathod informed the Legislative Council on Thursday while replying to Calling Attention Motion moved by Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Manisha Kayande, BJP’s Prasad Lad, Nagorao Ganar and Ramesh Patil. Rathod said, the social welfare department conducted a ‘Samvad’ programme under which the officials themselves stayed in the hotels and interacted with students living in the government hostels. In this dialogue activity, the officials noticed some wardens are not living in the hostels, lack of clean drinking water and hot water, lack of library, complaints about food, lack of cleanliness in the hostel, computers in the computer room are malfunctioning, non-payment of sustena