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‘Have we ever interfered?': NCP (SCP) defends Pawar's felicitation of Shinde
Sharad Pawar conferring Eknath Shinde an award named after the Maratha empire’s general Mahadji Shinde raised heckles within the Sena (UBT).
Updated on Feb 13, 2025 07:29 PM IST
Awhad elected NCP (SP) group leader; MLAs raise doubts about EVMs
NCP (SP) legislative party leader to be chosen in a joint meeting of members of the legislative assembly and the legislative council
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 07:18 AM IST
NCP-SP leader Jitendra Awhad leads with a margin of 96,228
Maharashtra assembly elections: Jitendra Awhad, an OBC leader, has been winning from Mumbra-Kalwa for consecutive three terms since 2009
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 04:37 PM IST
Bhujbal defends Awhad for ‘mistakenly’ tearing Dr Ambedkar’s picture
NCP leader Jitendra Awhad tears Dr. Ambedkar's picture in protest, defended by OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal. BJP protests, FIRs filed.
Updated on May 31, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Jitendra Awhad stokes controversy by unintentionally tearing a poster of Dr Ambedkar
Awhad apologised as soon as he realised his mistake but it gave enough fuel to the ruling parties such as NCP and Shiv Sena who within hours held protests against Awhad. BJP also declared to hold a statewide protest against the NCP (SP) on Thursday
Updated on May 30, 2024 08:16 AM IST
‘Judicial decisions smell of casteism’: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad
Awhad sparked another controversy earlier this month by referring to Lord Rama as a meat eater.
Published on Jan 17, 2024 02:16 PM IST
FIRs against NCP leader Jitendra Awhad for calling Lord Ram meat-eater
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad is facing multiple FIRs across police stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Earlier this week, the former Maharashtra minister had referred to Lord Rama as a meat eater in a speech he made in Shirdi
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 07:30 AM IST
NCP leader Jitendra Awhad booked in Mumbai for objectionable remarks on Lord Ram
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad has been booked at a police station here over his controversial remarks on Lord Ram, police said on Friday.
Updated on Jan 06, 2024 09:30 AM IST
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Lord Ram was non-vegetarian, Bahujan: Jitendra Awhad's comment sparks row
How could Lord Ram live in the jungle for 14 years being a vegetarian, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Jitendra Awhad said.
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 01:57 PM IST
Gloves are finally off between uncle and nephew
After Ajit’s first address to his faction’s workers soon after taking oath as deputy chief minister, he had stopped personally attacking his uncle. But latest developments indicate that he is out to finish Pawar politically. His announcement of contesting four Lok Sabha seats including Pawar family pocket-borough Baramati confirms this. It remains to be seen if he fields wife Sunetra or son Parth as is being speculated.
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 06:56 AM IST
Sharad Pawar group's emotive reply to Ajit's lawyer's alleged ‘fiefdom’ jab
On July 2, Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAs joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 06:59 PM IST
NCP seeks disqualification of 5 MLCs who have switched sides
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has filed petitions seeking the disqualification of five of its MLCs who have defected to the Ajit Pawar faction. The move comes after similar disqualification petitions were filed against 40 MLAs. The NCP leader Sharad Pawar has stated that the rebel leaders will not be taken back into the party.
Updated on Sep 12, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Awhad supporter files FIR against ex-MP Anand Paranjpe, wife
A supporter of Jitendra Awhad, a Sharad Pawar faction leader, has filed a police complaint alleging that an ex-NCP leader's wife threatened her over the phone.
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 12:40 AM IST
‘Sharad Pawar thinks I am behind NCP split, but…’: Chhagan Bhujbal's reply
Chhagan Bhujbal said Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy CM with Devendra Fadnavis in 2019 after Sharad Pawar dragged his feet after talks with BJP.
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 05:46 AM IST
Ajit Pawar revolts: Who is NCP's Jitendra Awhad - new LoP in Maharashtra?
Jitendra Awhad reached the Maharashtra speaker's office late on Sunday night to hand over his appointment letter.
Published on Jul 03, 2023 09:23 AM IST
Speaker’s prerogative to appoint leader of opposition: Narwekar
The appointment of the leader of the opposition in Maharashtra is disputed after the NCP announced the appointment of Jitendra Awhad, while the Speaker claims it is his prerogative.
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Monday Musings: At 82, Sharad Pawar faces toughest challenge of his political career
Ajit Pawar's rebellion against Sharad Pawar has left the NCP chief facing the most difficult period in his political career. Despite losing most of his party, Sharad Pawar remains calm and determined to take on the challenge. His ability to keep his close aides by his side is now in question. Ajit Pawar's rebellion may be driven by the desire to safeguard the interests of those controlling cooperatives and educational institutes, who see advantage in being on the ruling side. Sharad Pawar's previous defections may have come back to haunt him.
Updated on Jul 02, 2023 11:14 PM IST
‘The Kerala Story producer should be hanged in public': NCP MLA
The Sudipto Sen-directorial depicting the recruitment of girls by terror group Islamic State has triggered a massive political storm across the country.
Updated on May 09, 2023 01:02 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
MVA to hold third joint rally this year in BKC
The first joint rally of MVA was held in Aurangabad on April 2 and the second rally was held in Nagpur on April 16. Leaders from all three parties are confident of massive turnout for the rally which will be the biggest show of strength of MVA ahead of BMC polls
Updated on May 01, 2023 12:53 AM IST
NCP slams rapper’s ‘vulgar’ song filmed on SPPU campus
Pawar on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis regarding an incident of video shooting of a rap song with allegedly objectionable and abusive lyrics
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 11:04 PM IST
After street clash in Thane, verbal sparring between two Senas heats up
While Union minister Narayan Rane warned Uddhav Thackeray that if he attacked BJP leaders, it would cost him dearly, Aaditya Thackeray termed the Shinde camp “a gang of traitors” who would go to jail once the MVA government was back in power
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Sambhaji Nagar riots were orchestrated ahead of polls, alleges Thackeray
The rally, titled ‘Vajramuth’ (iron fist), was aimed at demonstrating the strength of the unity between the Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party and Congress. At the beginning of the rally, all the leaders present paid their respects to a photograph of ‘Mother India’ and the Constitution of India
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad granted anticipatory bail in molestation case
Awhad was arrested after the woman alleged he had touched her inappropriately during an event in Mumbra.
Updated on Nov 15, 2022 04:45 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
After ‘Har Har Mahadev’ film screening disrupted, Devendra Fadnavis's warning
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said entering a movie theatre and beating up moviegoers will not be tolerated. "Action will be taken against the (alleged) perpetrators,” news agency PTI quoted Fadnavis as saying.
Published on Nov 08, 2022 05:32 PM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad seeks probe in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: ‘No newcomer should go through such torture’
Maharashtra housing minister Jitendra Awhad has sought a detailed probe to ascertain whether Sushant Singh Rajput was subjected to ‘torture’ in Bollywood.
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
Maharashtra minister tweets negative Covid-19 test report, slams rumours
The state housing minister had gone into home quarantine on Monday after he had come in contact with a senior police officer, who tested positive for Covid-19 two days ago.
Published on Apr 15, 2020 03:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Maharashtra minister in quarantine after coming in contact with Covid-19 patient
Eighty-two more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Maharashtra on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 2064.
Updated on Apr 13, 2020 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Ankita G Menon
Suicides: Chandigarh saw 41% jump in suicide cases in 2018, second-highest in country
As per the record, 88% suicide victims had studied up to class 12 or less and 87% of them earned less than ₹1 lakh a year
Updated on Jan 12, 2020 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
IAS officer faces backlash after ‘sarcastic’ tweet on Mahatma Gandhi
NCP legislator Jitendra Awhad has demanded for Chaudhari’s suspension. He said, “Chaudhari is an IAS officer, and this is not expected out of her. What she tweeted was totally uncalled for.”
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Authorities reject NCP campaign video
The party has threatened to stop all campaigns in Thane if their film is not permitted in 24 hours by the election commission.
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 06:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thane | HT Correspondent
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