Maharashtra school education minister Dadaji Bhuse asserted the need for all school staff to be proficient in basic Marathi, reinforcing its status as a core subject from 2025-26. The mandate ...

More than 100,000 drivers in Maharashtra have reportedly learned Marathi, highlighting the growing focus on language proficiency among the state’s driving workforce. However, not all of those who have ...

A new rule making it mandatory for drivers to learn Marathi or lose their licence had sparked protests.

Starting Thursday, August 20, officials from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) began their rounds, testing auto and taxi drivers on their working knowledge of Marathi through everyday conversation ...

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is in the process of making the state language ‘Marathi’ a compulsory subject across the entire spectrum of its curricula and courses. Prof SonawaneSanjeev ...

Widespread fear amongst autorickshaw and taxi drivers over rumoured steep fines linked to a state government Marathi proficiency drive erupted into street protests in parts of Mumbai on Monday, ...

Mumbai: In a significant move aimed at improving communication between commuters and drivers, the Maharashtra Transport Department has submitted a proposal to the Home Department to make basic ...

Rumours of steep fines over Maharashtra's Marathi rule triggered protests by taxi and autorickshaw drivers in parts of Mumbai. The state clarified that drivers only need basic work-related Marathi and ...