Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI/Lokmat Media Group): Artist Deepa Kulkarni's solo painting exhibition 'The Flow' inaugurated on Sunday at Nariman Point's Bajaj Art Gallery received praise from many quarters. Senior artist Suhas Bahulkar, journalist and artist Prakash Bal Joshi, Speaker of the legislative assembly Rahul Narvekar, Chairman of the legislative council Ramraje Nimbalkar, senior journalist Chandrashekhar Kulkarni and businessman Abbasbhai Jasdanwala lauded her efforts.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap took oath as a member of the Legislative Council on Friday and said that the party high command should take strict action against the 7 MLAs who were involved in cross-voting in the MLC elections.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged five seats, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena won two each while Congress was able to clinch one seat out of the total 10 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) that went to polls on Monday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI/Lokmat Media Group): On the occasion of the silver jubilee year of Lokmat's Mumbai Edition, in a grand function, a special magazine ''Panchvis Varshanchi Mumbai' was launched at the historic Central Hall of Maharashtra Legislature. The magazine has a collection of articles based on the city. Welcoming the initiative, the political leaders and the eminent guests praised the magazine.

Mumbai Dec 28 PTI The Maharashtra Legislative Council was on Tuesday adjourned sine die as the winter session of the legislature endedThe Council functioned for five daysChairman Ramraje Nimbalkar adjourned the house sine die and announced that the budget session will start in Nagpur on February 28The term of six members of the council also came to an end These members are Ramdas Kadam Gopikishan Bajoria Bhai Jagtap Arunkaka Jagtap Girish Vyas and Prashant Paricharak PTI ND KRK KRK

Mumbai Dec 22 PTI Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Pravin Darekar has falsely claimed himself as a labourer to contest the election for the directors post of Mumbai Bank state minister Nawab Malik told the Legislative Council on Wednesday Speaking in the Upper House Malik raised the issue under the point of information Pravin Darekar has won the election to Mumbai Bank by showing himself as a labourer But he is the Leader of Opposition in the Council His earnings are very high and he is paying significant income tax the state Labour Minister said If he is giving false information and winning elections why should this House trust him His acts are nothing but a fraud Malik added Darekar objected to Maliks comments saying false information was spread by many MLAs and ministers who he said are targetting him selectively I have been selectively targeted on this issue There are many MLAs and other leaders who showed their business as a farmer but their lifestyle is of a wealthy person If Malik is ready let there be a thorough inquiry into all such fraudulent practices Darekar said Legislative Council Chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar said the state Cooperation Department has already launched a probe into this matter We need to wait till the investigation is over We should wait and watch he said The Maharashtra cooperation department had issued a notice to Darekar asking him to explain his labourer status when his monthly earnings are over Rs two lakh as a legislator The notice also pointed out that as per Darekars election affidavit his immovable assets are worth Rs 209 crore Hence prima facie he does not appear to be a labourer it said Darekar who belongs to BJP recently won the election as a director of the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank He had contested it as a member of the Pratidnya Labour organisation for which one has to be a registered labour worker to represent it PTI ND NSK NSK