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25 Oct

Doctor suicide row: Four-page suicide note reveals chilling details, MP accused of pressuring her to issue fake certificates

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaDoctor, Maharashtra, Mp, Police, Satara, suicide

National Times Bureau :- The doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district and accused a police officer of raping her four times also left behind a four-page suicide note. In it, she alleged that she was pressured to issue fake fitness certificates for accused individuals in police cases and faced harassment when she refused. The letter further claims that the pressure came not only from police officials but also, in one instance, from a Member of Parliament and his two personal assistants. The 26-year-old medical officer, posted at the Phaltan sub-district hospital, had written on her palm that…

Maharashtra Withdraws GRs on Hindi in Schools, Sets Up Committee for Language Policy Review

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaDevendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra, three-language policy, Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, June 29, 2025 — Facing sharp opposition over introducing Hindi from classes 1 to 5 in Maharashtra schools, the state cabinet on Sunday withdrew two government resolutions (GRs) tied to the three-language policy.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, addressing a press conference on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature, announced a committee under educationist Narendra Jadhav to chart the path forward. The panel has been given three months to submit its report.Fadnavis alleged it was former CM Uddhav Thackeray who originally accepted recommendations from the Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar committee to implement a three-language formula across classes 1…

Rahul Gandhi Questions Voter Registration Irregularities in Maharashtra

nishuthapar10 CommentsPoliticsElection Commission, Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi

On Friday, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, raised alarms over a significant increase in new voters in Maharashtra, particularly in the five months between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. He noted that 39 lakh new voters were added in this short period, a stark contrast to the 32 lakh added over the five years preceding the 2024 elections. Speaking at a press conference at the Constitution Club in Delhi, alongside Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule, Gandhi expressed concern over discrepancies in voter registration, suggesting that the number of registered…