Mumbai updates: BJP-ruled UP out to 'steal' our projects, CM Shinde must protect our jobs, investments, says NCP

BJP-ruled UP out to 'steal' our projects, CM Shinde must protect our jobs, investments, says NCP

The Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday asked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to protect jobs and investments in Maharashtra and not fall prey to what it called his ally Bharatiya Janata Party's plan of "diverting" big industrial projects from here to other states.

Maharashtra NCP chief spokesman Mahesh Tapase said his party has taken a serious view of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's attempt to woo Bollywood and state-based industries for investments in the northern state.

After Gujarat, now the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (both states are ruled by BJP) has come to "steal" our projects, Tapase alleged.

On Thursday, Adityanath held a roadshow in the financial capital in connection with an investor summit to be held in Lucknow next month and also met prominent personalities from the Hindi film industry.

Earlier, Vedanta-Foxconn and Tata-Airbus projects, initially planned to come up in Maharashtra, were diverted to Gujarat to enable the BJP win the Assembly elections in the neighbouring state, the NCP leader said.

And now the saffron outfit seems to be playing the same game and attempting to move ventures from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh keeping an eye on the number of Lok Sabha seats in the northern state, Tapase said in a statement.

Maha logs 32 new COVID-19 cases, one casualty; active tally at 134 

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 32 new COVID-19 cases that raised the tally of infections to 81,36,780, an official from the state health department said.

The toll stood at 1,48,418 after one casualty was reported in the last 24 hours, while the count of recoveries reached 79,88,228 as 30 patients recovered from the infection, he said.

The state had on Thursday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases.

Maha: 12-year-old kidnapped in Nashik, released by abductors hours later

A 12-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and later released by his abductors in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday, police said.

The incident took place around 7.30 pm on Thursday in Kalewada area in Sinnar, where the boy was playing with a group of children, an official said. 

Some persons dressed in black abducted the boy and forced him into a car, even as other children raised an alarm and people in the vicinity chased the vehicle, he said. 

The boy's father lodged a complaint with the Sinnar police, and check points were created in various parts of the district, the official said. 

The kidnappers later released the boy near his house at around 1.30 am on Friday, after holding him hostage for seven hours, he said.

The boy has informed that he was taken to Khopdi area in the car, and was blindfolded and moved to Baragaon Pimpri Shivar on a two-wheeler, before being released, the official said, adding that further probe is underway. 

Mumbai police recovered a dead body of an 18-year-old man in the washroom of a school in Mankhurd area in Mumbai. Efforts are underway to identify the deceased man. A case has been registered: Mumbai Police

Resident doctors of Govt Medical College in Yavatmal declared a strike after two junior doctors were stabbed by a patient; meanwhile, all resident doctors donned black ribbons to mark their protest and will take out a candle march.

Mumbai Airport Customs seizes 4.47 kg Heroin valued at Rs 31.29 crores & 1.596 kg Cocaine valued at Rs 15.96 crores in two separate cases. Heroin was concealed in documents folder covers whereas Cocaine was concealed in cloth buttons: Customs

Traffic congestion on JVLR, near IIT and then towards Jogeshwari; plan your travel accordingly

Traffic stalled at Mulund-Airoli Eastern Express Highway junction, claims motorist.

Heavy traffic congestion on Eastern Express Highway - Vikhroli to Suman Nagar

Due to the crane breakdown, traffic vehicular movement is slow at Chheda Nagar, Chembur (Southbound).

A patient attacked a resident doctor with a knife at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. He was injured & is under treatment. This isn't the first incident, earlier also an MBBS student was attacked with a knife: Pravin Dhage, BMC MARD President 

Accused Suraj Thakur was admitted at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. The accused had stabbed himself two days ago. He's a mentally unstable person. While the doctor was on rounds, the accused attacked him with a knife. Accused arrested: SP, Yavatmal

Now, enjoy laser shows at Girgaon Chowpatty

Now, the visitors and tourists at Girgaon Chowpatty can soon enjoy laser shows. A water curtain will also be installed to attract the tourists. BMC has estimated around Rs 2.5 crore for the installation and maintenance work and has invited tenders for the same.

BMC has undertaken a 'Mumbai beautification program'. Under this programme, flyovers, chowks, traffic islands and beaches of the city will be illuminated and roads and dividers will be repaired and painted. Wall painting will also be done on the major roads of the city. Thousands of community toilets will also be constructed in Mumbai. Bandra, Mahim, Sewari and Sion fort will be illuminated. The 850 gardens of Mumbai will be repaired and maintained. BMC is going to spend around Rs1705 crore for this project.

The laser show in Girgaon Chowpatty will be made like that of ones in Singapore and Bangkok. BMC has already constructed a viewing deck at Girgaon Chowpatty.