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BJP workers and the personal assistant (PA) to Maharashtra school education minister vinod tawde allegedly assaulted a farmer-activist for “throwing“ a milk pouch in the minister's direction at Yedshi in Osmanabad district, on Friday.

BJP leader vinod tawde has moved a private member bill in the state legislative council, demanding that instead of implementing the RTE Act as per the rules laid down by the Centre, amendments should be made to the Act for implementation in the state, like expanding the law to cover children in the three-six age group.

BJP general secretary in charge of the Bihar affairs, vinod tawde, arrived here on Friday on a three-day tour as part of the follow-up to Union home minister Amit Shah's two quick visits to the state, and also to forge unity in the rank and file, party sources said.

A teacher who was part of a delegation that went to meet education minister vinod tawde ruffled the politician when she tried to video-record the group's conversation with him without permission.

Vijay Bodhankar was in great spirits as Kekoo Gandhi, vinod tawde, Ashish Shelar and Kiran Shantaram came in and praised his paintings at this art do.

BJP general secretary vinod tawde has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Supriya Shrinate over "cash-for-vote" allegations. Tawde denied the accusations, calling them defamatory and asserting his four-decade-long clean political record. The allegations surfaced just before the Maharashtra Assembly elections, with Congress leaders claiming Tawde was caught distributing money to voters.

The state government will work towards implementing apt reporting mechanisms in schools to ensure that young victims of abuse do not feel hesitant while reporting their grievances, education minister vinod tawde said here on Thursday.

State universities or its’ officials should not come under political pressure or be influenced by students’ or teachers’ unions, higher and technical education minister vinod tawde said on Monday.

State education minister vinod tawde on Sunday said that a master plan was being drawn to identify regional businesses and the skills required for them to boost economic growth. From foreign language courses in schools to yoga certificates, the state government is mulling various options to promote skill-based education.

As yet another year of admission for the 25% seats reserved under the RTE Act nears, several parents and activists have decided to send a list of demands to school education minister vinod tawde.

There is currently no policy on the pre-primary admissions under the 25% reservation of the Right to Education Act. It needs to be amended to avoid confusion between parents, institutions and other stakeholders, said school education minister vinod tawde on Friday.

State minister vinod tawde on Wednesday started an inquiry into the election of a state representative to the Medical Council of India (MCI). There were allegations that postal ballots had been rigged and a bulk of them sent to influence the poll outcome.

The saffron alliance, called the 'Mahayuti', will finalize its seat-sharing arrangement for the state assembly elections in the first week of September, said senior BJP leader vinod tawde.

Though high-profile BJP leader vinod tawde controls more than half a dozen key portfolios, peace has been eluding him ever since he was inducted into the cabinet in October 2014. There has been no end to controversies involving Tawde, who was once a contender for the CM’s post. It all began after a question was raised over his degree in electronics. In his affidavit before the Election Commission, Tawde had submitted that he is a graduate in electronics and that he holds a degree from a Pune-based university. But his rivals in the Congress and NCP found that the degree has no value as “the university from which he has obtained it is not recognized by the UGC”. Tawde did admit that the university is not recognized, but he said he had completed the four-and-half-year course. The controversy was followed by a row over his educational qualification and then there was another debate over display of photographs at educational institutions.

vinod tawde, leader of the opposition in legislative council, has pointed out major discrepancies in MSEDCL data as mentioned in the economic surveys of 2011-12 and 2012-13.