Cannes [France], May 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister for Medical Education and Cultural Affairs Amit V. Deshmukh, who is currently in Cannes, feels Maharashtra has the strong potential to become an international hub of Business Process Outsourcing.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 12 (ANI): A medical student evacuated from Ukraine on Saturday said that the medical studies in Ukraine are less expensive compared to India so more students prefer it.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister for Medical Education and Cultural Affairs Amit V Deshmukh on Wednesday said that the state government is looking to resolve the interruption in education of Indian students who returned from war-hit Ukraine.

Mumbai Feb 28 PTI Rajya Sabha MP and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs descendant Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje on Monday ended his indefinite fast for Maratha reservation and other demands on the third day of the protest following an assurance from the Maharashtra government He sat on thefast unto death at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Saturday The Maratha leader said his blood pressure and sugar level dropped on Monday Several Maratha groups had threatened agitation in support of the nominated MP supported by BJP Senior Maha Vikas Aghadi ministers including Dilip Walse Patil NCP Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena and Amit Deshmukh Congress met the MP and assured him to fulfil his demands in a time-bound manner Addressing a gathering at the protest site Shinde read out the assurances related to employment credit for farmers and students The government has seriously considered your demands I urge you to withdraw your agitation Shinde told the protesting leader Following the assurance Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje withdrew his agitation Earlier in the day several leaders from the Maratha community from different political parties and members from the warkari community met the MP at the venue of his protest The Supreme Court had last May quashed the Maratha quota in jobs and education for crossing the 50 per cent reservation ceiling PTI PR NSK NSK

Aurangabad Jan 25 PTI The wages decided by government agencies for high skilled labour like traditional mason are low and the amount should be revised from Rs 795 per day to at least Rs 1500 a senior Archeological Survey of India official said here on Tuesday Milan Kumar Chawale ASI Superintendent of Aurangabad made the demand after Maharashtra Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh held a meeting here to discuss issues associated with the Central and state departments The ASI has authority to use the rate list of the state where the monument is located In Maharashtra the wages for high skilled labour traditional mason range from Rs 724 to 864 rupees per day as per their category ABC Neighbouring states like Telangana pay Rs 1700 rupees for the same work he said The rate list should be revised and the wages should be hiked to Rs 1500 At low wages skilled labour will not come to the state This is hampering conservation work of ASI protected monuments Chawale added Deshmukh told reporters the state will think positively on the issue and come up with a solution PTI AW BNM BNM BNM

Aurangabad Jan 19 PTI The Congress has won a majority of seats in three nagar panchayats in Nanded ditstrict and four nagar panchayats in Latur district of Maharashtra results for which were declared on Wednesday The Supreme Court on December 6 stayed till further orders the local body elections in Maharashtra on seats reserved for the OBCs The apex court later directed the State Election Commission SEC to notify 27 per cent of seats in the local bodies which were reserved for the Other Backward Classes OBCs as a general category so that the poll process can be taken forward In Nandeds Naygaon nagar panchayat Congress has won all 17 seats The BJP won three and 14 seats in Nanded and Latur respectively an official said In Nanded voting was held for 51 seats in three nagar pancyats of Mahur Ardhapur and Naygaon Of these seats Congress bagged 33 seats After winning all 17 seats in Naygaon nagar panchayat and ten out of 17 seats in Ardhapur Congress secured an absolute majority The BJP won two seats in Ardhapur the official said In Mahur nagar panchayat out of 17 seats six are bagged by Congress seven by the NCP and three by Shiv Sena The BJP won one seat he added In Latur voting took place for 68 seats in four nagar panchayats 17 seats each In Latur BJP and NCP won 14 seats each The Congress won the highest 23 seats Shiv Sena and Prahar won six seats each Four seats went to Independent candidates Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh and former chief minister Ashok Chavan both from Congress represent Latur and Nanded districts in the MVA government PTI AW NSK NSK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 23 (ANI): Days after Tamil Nadu scrapped the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET), the Maharashtra government on Wednesday said that it will review the medical entrance exam and see whether it is good for students.