Vinod Tawde: News
Vinod Tawde is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician from Maharashtra. As a youngster, he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He was the General Secretary of the Maharashtra BJP from 1995 to 1999, and again from 2002 till 2011. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Tawde won from the Borivali constituency in the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections and became the Minister for School Education, Higher & Technical Education, Culture, and Sports & Youth Welfare in the state government under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Ironically, there was a controversy around education minister Tawde’s academic degree, which was said to be awarded by an unrecognized university. Tawde responded by stating that he never hid this fact from the public. In 2020, he was appointed as Secretary in the national executive body of the BJP.
16 Apr 2019
MumbaiUrmila Matondkar gets police protection after Congress, BJP workers clash
Urmila Matondkar, who is contesting polls from North Mumbai constituency, was given police protection on Monday after Congress and BJP workers allegedly clashed outside Borivali station, where she was campaigning.
16 Feb 2019
IndiaMaharashtra government plans to make self-defense part of school curriculum
The Maharashtra government is considering making training in self-defense a part of the school curriculum in the state.
06 Jan 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra education minister orders student's arrest for asking tough question
Maharashtra Education Minister and BJP leader Vinod Tawde has come under fire after he allegedly ordered the arrest of a student recording a video of him being unable to answer tough questions.
12 Sep 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra cabinet approves sops to set up institutions of eminence
The Maharashtra cabinet today approved several sops for setting up Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities (IEDUs).
06 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Prank calls, asking for 'jalebis', make officials' life miserable
The Disaster Management Cell that is based out of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s headquarters in Fort, Mumbai, is finding it difficult to help those in need.
05 Jul 2018
PuneThis school asks girls to wear white/skin colored underwear
The MAEER's MIT School in Pune has some bizarre ideas for "security" of its students. For one, safety apparently lies in the color of girls' underwear.
16 Jun 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra: Biometric system for attendance now mandatory for junior colleges
Coming down heavily on coaching-centers, Maharashtra Government has ordered all junior colleges offering science stream to install biometric attendance system.
15 Apr 2018
MumbaiActor Dharmendra to be awarded Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award
Veteran actor Dharmendra and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards, respectively, Maharashtra Culture Minister Vinod Tawde announced in Mumbai today.
12 Apr 2018
MaharashtraCWG 2018: Maharashtra govt announces cash rewards for winners
The Maharashtra government has announced cash prizes for those who bagged medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
28 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Circular to keep schools open till Apr 30 withdrawn
A circular issued by an education body of the Maharashtra Government to keep all schools in the state open until April 30 for Classes 1 to 9 will be withdrawn, Minister Vinod Tawde said today.
20 Mar 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Exam centers involved in paper leaks to be blacklisted
Examination centers found guilty of leaking papers would be blacklisted and permanently barred from conducting exams, Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde told the Legislative Council on Tuesday.
05 Mar 2018
PuneFrisking of girls at MIT-Pune: Parties seek probe, demand action
A probe has been demanded by the Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP, on Monday into the alleged frisking of girl students at a school run by a Pune-based institute, while they had come there to appear for class 12 examinations.
27 Feb 2018
ICSEMarathi might be made compulsory in CBSE, CISCE schools
Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Tuesday said that the state government is considering to make the Marathi language a compulsory subject up to Class 10 in CBSE and CISCE schools.
15 Feb 2018
EducationShiv Sena: Maha-government teaching sex education to Class-1 students disgraceful
Shiv Sena's morality values have risen again. Their latest target is their own Maharashtra government's education minister Vinod Tawde.
30 Jul 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Thane residents can file pothole complaints using app
Thane Municipal Corporation will formally restart pothole application, Star Grade, next week enabling residents to file complaints related to potholes online.
27 Jul 2017
MumbaiMumbaiites can soon buy Metro tickets using smartphone
In order to make travelling easier for commuters, Mumbai Metro One will bring in mobile ticketing system from next month.
02 Feb 2017
IndiaMaharashtra board textbook blames 'ugliness' for dowry
The Indian Government has been taking multiple initiatives to eradicate menace of the dowry system that makes millions of women vulnerable to abuse.
20 Jan 2017
IndiaGovernment schools perform better than private schools: ASER
Government schools perform better than private schools in India, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for 2016.
02 Jan 2017
MumbaiMumbai charting a new course
Mumbai police have adopted e-challans to do their bit towards cashless economy.
