Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one's mother tongue is essential, the st ...

The Maharashtra Government has launched a Marathi language learning programme for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across the state. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said around 4,500 teachers will ...

Mumbai: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has announced a statewide Marathi language education drive for non-Marathi ...

To help non-Marathi-speaking drivers learn the language, the state government will set up Marathi language study centres at rickshaw union offices and Shiv Sena shakhas across the state ...

Union leaders said the free classes were aimed at helping drivers learn basic conversational Marathi so that they could communicate more effectively with passengers and comply with the state ...

A special enforcement drive by Thane Regional Transport Office found 2,175 of 2,317 screened auto-rickshaw drivers possessed ...

Mumbai: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday announced starting of ‘practical Marathi training’ classes for non ...

The booklet, titled ‘Maharashtra is my state… Marathi is my language!’, has been brought out with the assistance of Marathi litterateurs and language experts. It contains simple Marathi phrases common ...

Maharashtra government will run a statewide verification drive from May 1 to August 15 to enforce the Marathi language requirement for taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers, with no immediate penalties durin ...