Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar acknowledged some ministerial dissatisfaction after portfolio allocations. Pawar, retaining the finance ministry, assured pending projects would resume after the election-related delays. The budget session is scheduled for March 3. CM Fadnavis and Deputy CM Shinde will hold key portfolios like home, urban development, and public works.

The children, aged 14 to 18, were forced to endure harsh cold during their stay under the open sky without food, water or appropriate clothing for the chilly temperatures.

The national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the ’very poor’ category with a reading of 370 on Saturday.