Chandrakant Patil: News
Born on June 10, 1959, Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician who is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He began his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a right-wing student body, which is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In 1985, he was inducted as the Kshetriya Sangathan Mantri of the ABVP. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and was elected as the Vice-President of the party in 2013. He became a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 2014 and has served as the Guardian Minister for Kolhapur, Sangli & Pune districts until 2019. Following BJP’s win in the 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections, Patil was inducted as a minister in the state cabinet and served as the Minister of Revenue and Minister of Public Works under the Devendra Fadnavis government. As of 2021, he represents the Kothrud constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
16 Nov 2019
MaharashtraAs Maharashtra crisis rages, Sena accuses BJP of horse-trading. Again!
Shiv Sena doesn't have nice things to say about estranged ally BJP and keeping up with the tradition it attacked the latter again today.
08 Aug 2019
FloodMaharashtra rains roundup: Situation worsens, 1.5L evacuated, 16 people dead
As heavy rains continue to hit several parts of the country, flooding in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts seems to have worsened.
29 Nov 2018
Maharashtra#MarathaReservations: Maharashtra assembly grants 16% reservations to Marathas
A bit more than a week after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the Maratha community would get reservations in government jobs and educational institutes, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, unanimously passed the reservation bill.
29 Nov 2018
MumbaiMaratha quota Bill, ATR to be tabled in Maharashtra Legislature
The much-awaited draft Bill, which provides for reservation to the Maratha community will be tabled in the Maharashtra Legislature today.
27 Nov 2018
MaharashtraMaratha quota issue: Maharashtra Assembly adjourned twice today
The Maharashtra Assembly was adjourned twice today over the issue of tabling the State Backward Class Commission's report recommending quota for the Maratha community in the House.
06 Oct 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra launches website, app 'Maha madat' to analyze drought situation
The Maharashtra Government has launched a website and a mobile application for collectively analyzing the rainfall, crop situation, and underground water level using modern technology.
25 Jul 2018
Navi MumbaiBuses attacked, roads blocked, Maratha outfits begin Mumbai bandh
Protesters attacked public buses in Maharashtra's capital Mumbai, and the neighboring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning.
14 Jul 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra: MLAs to get Rs. 1 lakh/month as compensation
In a rather weird development, the Maharashtra government is willing to give Rs. 1 lakh to almost 300 legislators as compensation, while the Manora MLA Hostel in Nariman Point, Mumbai is being rebuilt.
14 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 639 farmers ended lives between March-May this year
In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt, and inability to repay bank loans.
15 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: For bathing in well, two Dalit teens stripped, beaten
In a horrific incident, two Dalit boys were beaten by upper caste men in Vakadi village of Maharashtra's Jalgaon district for swimming in a well.
27 May 2018
MaharashtraCongress may win in Maharashtra if BJP-Sena break ties: Minister
The BJP is compelled to have an alliance with the Shiv Sena. If the alliance is broken, then the Congress could come to power in Maharashtra (after the next Assembly elections)," Maharashtra PWD minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil said.
26 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Over 3 lakh rat-kill tablets placed in secretariat
More than three lakh poison tablets were placed in the Maharashtra secretariat in May 2016 to check the rat menace, a state Minister said on Monday, clarifying that it was not the number of rodents killed in the exercise.
15 Nov 2017
MaharashtraSena MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav: BJP offered Rs. 5cr to defect
Shiv Sena MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav has accused the BJP of horse-trading. In a shocking claim, he said BJP was offering Rs. 5cr each to Sena's 25 MLAs.
14 Jun 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra provides immediate relief of Rs. 10,000 to farmers
The government provided an immediate assistance of Rs. 10,000 to small and marginal farmers who can begin sowing in the wake of the upcoming Kharif season.
19 Apr 2017
MumbaiMarathi schools left with vacant seats, parents opt-for English institutes
After organizing four rounds of admissions, schools in Mumbai have managed to fill only 2,663 out of 7,449 seats reserved for students coming through Right to Education.
18 Apr 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Congress seeks contributions from its MLAs
The Congress in Maharashtra is facing one of its worst financial crisis and is seeking a contribution from its MLAs for the same.