PIL filed against Maratha Kranti Morcha in Bombay High Court for resorting to violence during Maharashtra bandh
The petition has been filed by a farmer named Dwarkanath Patil. He has asked for a ban on the violent agitation over the demand for Maratha reservation.
Aug 09, 2018, 23:30 PM IST
Protesters disrupt road traffic, burn vehicles during Maharashtra bandh over Maratha quota
Maratha agitators also disrupted road traffic in some parts of Maharashtra as part of their statewide protests over reservation demand, while Internet services were suspended in seven rural tehsils of Pune district to prevent rumour-mongering.
Aug 09, 2018, 18:11 PM IST
Maharashtra bandh: Maratha groups call for 'peaceful protest' over demand for quota, security tightened
Maratha Kranti Morcha and other Maratha groups have been protesting over the demand for reservation.
Aug 08, 2018, 22:09 PM IST
Maharashtra bandh: A look at all demands of Maratha groups on reservation
The protest is expected to be peaceful and all essential services like schools and colleges have been excluded.
Aug 08, 2018, 21:46 PM IST
Pune schools, colleges, commercial units closed on Thursday as Maratha bodies call for Maharashtra bandh
Pune district police will deploy three companies of the State Reserve Police Force and a team of the Rapid Action Force in sensitive areas during the protest by the Maratha Kranti Morcha.
Aug 08, 2018, 18:26 PM IST
Reservation won't guarantee employment as there are no jobs, says Nitin Gadkari
At a time when the opposition has been attacking the Modi government on the issue of job creation, Gadkari's opinion on the Maratha stir may backfire.
Aug 05, 2018, 06:17 AM IST
Another Maratha community member's suicide reported
As Maratha organisations are agitating for reservation in jobs and education for the community, at least six cases of suicide by young Maratha men were reported in the last two weeks.
Aug 03, 2018, 05:57 AM IST
Maratha reservation stir: Uddhav Thackeray calls for calm, Sena MLAs to meet Fadnavis
Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Monday called for an urgent and definite solution to the reservation demands made by the Maratha community in Maharashtra. Calling for calm, he also said that Sena MLAs will meet state CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Jul 30, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
Shiv Sena mouthpiece questions PM, Centre for not resolving Maratha reservation issue
An editorial in Saamna has charged Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and PM Narendra Modi of not finding a solution to the Maratha reservation stir.
Jul 28, 2018, 08:00 AM IST
Maratha outfit seeking quota calls for 'peaceful' bandh in Maharashtra on Wednesday
Maratha outfits have called for a bandh in the state on Tuesday, a day after a man demanding reservation for the community jumped to his death in a river in Aurangabad district.
Jul 24, 2018, 17:19 PM IST
Maharashtra bandh LIVE Updates: Agitators set truck ablaze in Aurangabad, 2 protestors try to commit suicide
Maratha outfits have called for a state-wide agitation demanding reservation in government jobs and education.
Jul 24, 2018, 08:33 AM IST
Maharashtra bandh: Youth jumps to death in river during Maratha reservation stir
The Maratha Kranti Morcha is leading the agitation seeking reservations for the community. In the last few days, protests have take place in Buldhana, Akola, Parali, Washim and even in Mumbai.
Jul 23, 2018, 22:46 PM IST
Cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation a 'timepass': Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Saturday dubbed a cabinet sub-committee formed by the Maharashtra government to look into the issue of Maratha reservation as a "timepass" and sought to know why justice has not been meted out to the community despite several road shows in the state.
Sep 16, 2017, 13:17 PM IST
Maratha quota: Bombay HC gives govt last chance to file affidavit
The Bombay High Court on Thursday voiced dissatisfaction over the Maharashtra government's delay in filing affidavit and other submissions in a matter pertaining to reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in the state for the Maratha community.
Oct 13, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
Saamana cartoon on Maratha reservation issue provokes attacks
Unidentified persons allegedly belonging to the Sambhaji Brigade pelted stones at the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai while some other persons threw ink outside the Thane office of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece on Tuesday, an official said here.
Sep 27, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
Maratha silent march in Sangli passes off peacefully
Continuing with their agitation in various districts of Maharashtra, members of the Maratha community took out a huge silent march here pressing for reservation in educational institutes and government jobs besides demanding strict action against culprits of the Kopardi rape case.
Sep 27, 2016, 15:14 PM IST
